Meet Our Staff
Administration
Principal: Valeria Ossa, Vossa@schools.nyc.gov
Assistant Principal: Liliana Scamardella, Lscamardella@schools.nyc.gov
Assistant Principal: Vanessa Brassfield, vbrassfield@schools.nyc.gov
Parent Coordinator: Maria Garces, Mgarces4@schools.nyc.gov
STH Community Coordinator: Angelique Coward, acoward4@schools.nyc.gov
School Secretaries
Nicole Scaglione, Nscagli@schools.nyc.gov
Zoraida Bejarano, Zbejarano@schools.nyc.gov
Teaching Staff
Classroom Teachers:
3K1: Danielle Garson & Mayte Mora
3K2: Kate Toale & Melissa Davis
4K1: Judith Newell & Josephine Melendez
4K2: Vanessa Tapia & Ada Ramirez
Kindergarten K11: Jasmine Abreu-Hernandez & Daniel Gleeson
Kindergarten K12: Melissa Rivera & Mathew Contarino
B01 K/1: Rose Agathos & Luisana Pena
First Grade 1-101: Tania Cardenas & Raven Ingenito
First Grade 1-102: Larissa Ramjit & Julian Marsano
Second Grade 2-201: Claudia Macuil & David Peabody-Diez
Second Grade 2-202: Kimberly Vento & Roberto Lopez
Third Grade 3-301: Jasmine Moran & Migdalia Franklin
Third Grade 3-302: Stephanie Valero & Marlon McRae
B02: Laura Castillo & Jaylene Rivera
4th Grade 4-401: Tonisha Maldanado & Lisette Bravo
Fourth Grade 4-402: Marlissa Leatham & Daniel Tandarich
Fifth Grade 5-501: Aracelis Rodriguez & Ladyjey Sanchez
Fifth Grade 5-502: Ellen Slater & Thomas McMurrer
B03: Catherine Acosta & Vivien Villanueva
Enrichment Teachers:
Music: Kristopher Wettstein
Art: Francisco Ferreira
Physical Education: Michelle Pacheco
Dance: Alexandra Torres
Sustainability: Cindy Hernandez
Support Staff
Intervention Team:
SETTS Teacher: Sofia Furman
ENL Teacher: J. Villavicencio
ENL Coordinator: Mayra Badillo
IRead Lead Teacher / AIS: Gabriela Peña-Torres
Student Services Staff:
Social Worker : Sasha Acevedo, LCSW
Bridging The Gap (BTG) Social Worker : Monica Shepherd
School Psychologist: Angelica Morales
SBST Social Worker: Rachel Seidman
Early Childhood SEIT Teacher: Stephanie Kosnik
Family Worker: Blanca Zambrano
Speech Therapists: Dolly Gutierrez & Tara Scoza
School Counselor: Carrie Rosenberg
Occupational Therapist: Maddox Meneses
Counseling in Schools (CIS)
CIS is a community-based organization that provides in-school and after school support.
CIS Community School Director: Laurel Boyce
CIS Art Therapist: Ms. Julianne
CIS Afterschool Director: Jennifer Hernandez
CIS Afterschool Assistant Director: Nadine Calixte