Ms. Kirsten Larson:
Principal
Founding Teacher

Languages Spoken: Pulaar, French

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Senegal

View ESL curricula created by Ms. Larson:
A Study of Racial Discrimination as seen in Richard Wright's Black Boy
Using TIPS Public Policy Analysis to Analyze Literature
Chinua Achebe and Colonialism in Africa
The Five Confucian Relationships

Mr. Paul W. Parris:
Assistant Principal,
Supervision

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Barbados

Ms. Sara Lowes:
Assistant Principal, Founding Teacher/ World Literature (ESL)

Magnet School Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Ukrainian

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Ukraine

View Humanities curricula created by Ms. Lowes:
From Poverty:   The Color of Water by James McBride and the Cycle of Childhood Poverty
The World of the Mayas
Medieval Social Problems in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

Dr. Margarita Rosario:
Literacy Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish, French and Italian

International Experience: Puerto Rico, China

Visit Ms. Rosario's web page.

Ms. Rebecca Bell:
Math Coach

Languages Spoken: French

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer; Cameroon

Mr. Marco Barreto:
Collaborative Team Teaching, Choreography, Yoga and COSA.

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Patrick Bernal:
English and Journalism

Languages Spoken: Mongolian

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Mongolia

Mr. William Elmore:
Exam Coordinator, US Literature

International Experience: England

Damaris Nuñez:
AP Spanish, Health and Italian

Languages Spoken: Spanish and Italian

Ms. Roberta Young:
Japanese

Languages Spoken: Japanese

International Experience: Japan

View some student work from Ms. Young's class
Read Ms. Young's chronicle of her stay in Imabetsu, Japan
Class Trip: View photos of the Japanese Spring Festival

Ms. Yifei Shen
English and Chinese

Languages Spoken: Chinese, Japanese

Ms. Wanda Dingman
ESL

Languages Spoken: French

International Experience: Denmark, Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, West Africa

Ms.Luz E. Jacobson
Spanish, Health and Senior Seminar

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

International Experience: Dominican Republic, Spain.

College: Lehman College BA, MA
Saint Joseph Seminar MA

Ms. Jeanette Cruzado:
School Programmer and Math A

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Puerto Rico

Dr. Carol Kinney:
Math A (ESL)

Languages Spoken: Japanese

International Experience: Japan

Ms. Marian Mosley:
Math

International Experience:
New Zealand, Ireland, England and Jamaica

Mr. Louis Rossi :
Math

International Experience:
Germany, France, England, Switzerland and Italy.

Mr. Nicholas Pesola:
Math B

Languages Spoken: Chitumbaka

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Malawi

Mr. Scott Wahl:
Math

Languages Spoken: French

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer (Cameroon)
France, United Kindom

Mr. David Meek:
AP Biology and Health

Languages Spoken: Kiswahili and German

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Tanzania

Ms. Yolanda Olsen:
Living Enviroment, Environmental Science, and Health.
Community Service Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish, Ilokano and Tagalog

International Experience: Phillipines

Visit Ms. Olsen's 9th Grade Science class website.

Visit Ms. Olsen's Community Service Website

Ms. Oanh Lo:
Chemistry and Anatomy

Languages Spoken: Chinese

Mr. Eugene Palatulan:
Living Environment

Languages Spoken: Tagalog, Cebuano and Spanish.

International Experience: Philippines, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

Mr. J. J. O'Connell
Chemistry

Mr. Rick Weller:
Economics and Government

Languages Spoken: French and Pulaar

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Senegal

United Federation of Teachers Representative

Mr. Young-McMurchie: Humanities and Global Education

Ms. Naomi Santoro: Humanities and World History

Languages Spoken: Hebrew, French and understanding of Latin and classical Greek.

International Experience: Venezuela, Spain, Italy, Greece, Israel, Nepal, Bolivia, Morocco and Mexico.
 

Mr. Christopher Benson
US History

International Experience: Poland

Ms. Karen McMurdo
Humanities

Languages Spoken: Chinese

International Experience: United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany

Ms. Rachel Allen
Humanities

Languages Spoken: Japanese, French

International Experience: Japan

Ms. Mary-Helen Hughes
ESL/Humanities

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Peace Corps Costa Rica

Ms. Lucia Jackson,
Founding Guidance Counselor

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Panama

Ms. Wendy Garcia-Vanderhorst,
Guidance Counselor

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Dominican Republic

Ms. Janice Vazquez:
Parent Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Lilliana Diaz,
Secretary

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Maria Gonzalez,
Educational Para

"The School's Grandmother "

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Margarita Pol,
Attendance Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Alvaro Gonzalez,
Technology Coordinator
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish and Italian

Ms. Milagros Mercado,
Administrative Support
Supplies Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Wanda Ramos,
Administrative Support
Office Assistant

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Puerto Rico

Mr. Manuel Torres,
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Lissette Reyes,
Educational Para

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Frank Peavy,
Administrative Support

Mr. Darnell Martin,
Assistant Senior Advisor
Administrative Support

Ms. Dawn Louis,
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Juan Navarro,
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Desire Silva,
Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish