Administration

Ms. Kirsten Larson


Principal
Founding Teacher

Languages Spoken: French, Pulaar

International Experience:
Peace Corps Volunteer: Senegal

Mr. Paul Parris


Assistant Principal

International Experience:
Barbados

Ms. Wanda Dingman


Assistant Principal

Languages Spoken: French

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

English/ESL Department

Mr. Patrick Bernal


10-12th Grade ESL Journalism

Languages Spoken: Mongolian

International Experience:
Peace Corps Volunteer: Mongolia

Mr. Neil Schleifer


World Literature
Public Speaking

Ms. Mary-Helen Hughes


College English, 9th Grade ESL

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience:
Peace Corps Costa Rica

Ms. Sherry Lewkowicz



US Literature, AP Literature

Languages Spoken: French

Ms. Jenna Ishkanian


English

Ms. Yasmin Soto


English

Mr. Steve Cuttler


English

History Department

Ms. Rachel Allen


Humanities

Languages Spoken: Japanese, French

International Experience: Japan

Ms. Janice Vazquez


Humanities

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Naomi Santoro


Economics, Government
AP 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, AP US History

International Experience: Poland

Ms. Karen McMurdo


Humanities

Languages Spoken: Chinese

International Experience: United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany

Ms. Judy Lee


Humanities

Mathematics Department

Ms. Jeanette Cruzado


School Programmer and Algebra 3

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Puerto Rico

Mr. Louis Rossi


Algebra, Algebra 2, Trigonometry

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

Mr. Scott Wahl


Geometry 3, Algebra 2 Trigonometry, and Financial Math

Languages Spoken: French

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

Ms. Taylor French


Algebra

Mr. Nicholas Pesola


Geometry, School Programmer

Languages Spoken: Chitumbaka

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Malawi

Build On Coordinator

Mr. Jason Garofalo


Geometry

Math for America - Master Teacher

Ms. Sarah Laugeman


Algebra

Science Department

Mr. David Meek


AP Biology, Environmental Science, Living Environment

Languages Spoken: Kiswahili and German

International Experience: Peace Corps Volunteer: Tanzania

Ms. Yolanda Olsen


Living Environment

Languages Spoken: Spanish, Ilokano and Tagalog

International Experience: Phillipines

Ms. Oanh Lo

World Health, Chemistry1-3

Languages Spoken: Chinese

International Experience: China

Mr. J. J. O'Connell


Chemistry, Physics, and AP Physics

Ms. Olivia Ramirez


Environmental Science and Astronomy

Ms. Andra Puris

Living Environment

Mr. Geraldo Medor

Living Environment

World Languages Department

Ms. Karen McMurdo


Chinese

Languages Spoken: Chinese

International Experience: United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany

Ms. Luz E. Jacobson


AP Spanish, College Readiness

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

International Experience: Dominican Republic, Spain.

Ms. Damaris Nunez


Italian 1-6, Spanish Culture

Languages Spoken: Italian, Spanish

Ms. Roberta Young


Japanese 1-6

Languages Spoken: Japanese

International Experience: Japan

Special Education Department

Mr. Marco Barreto


Special Education
9th & 10th Grade, COSA

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Michael Boyle


Special Education
9-12th Grade

Mr. Adam Levine


Special Education
9-12th Grade

Ms. Larissa Clark

Special Education

Student Support Services

Ms. Wendy Garcia-Vanderhorst


Guidance Counselor

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Dominican Republic

Ms. Lucia Jackson


Founding Guidance Counselor

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Panama

Ms. Maria Gonzalez


Para Professional

Ms. Nilufar Kamal


Para Professional

Mr. Ohi Chowdury


Para Professional

Ms. Josefina Contin


Para Professional

Administrative Support

Mr. Juan Navarro


Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Angie Velez


School Secretary

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Margarita Pol


Attendance Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Mr. Alvaro Gonzalez


Technology Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish and Italian

Ms. Milagros Mercado


Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Ms. Wanda Ramos


Administrative Support

Languages Spoken: Spanish

International Experience: Puerto Rico

Ms. Lissette Reyes


Parent Coordinator

Languages Spoken: Spanish