About Us :: Faculty

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Administration
Erika Brockman (Ms. Erika) - Executive Director
Turi Nilsson (Ms. Turi) - Director of Instruction
Fatima Abdul-Hamid (Ms. Fatima) - Executive Assistant

Kindergarten
Lena Costa (Ms. Lena) - Teacher
Margo Kurth (Mrs. Kurth) - Teacher
Mimi Hale (Mrs. Hale) - Paraprofessional
Tia Lynn (Ms. Tia) - Paraprofessional

First Grade
Heather Fleming (Ms. Heather) - Teacher
Lisa Dannenberg (Ms. Dannenberg) - Teacher
Lisa McCullough (Ms. McCullough) - Paraprofessional
Whitney Flanigan (Ms. Whitney) - Paraprofessional

Second Grade
Linn Thorburn (Ms. Thorburn) - Teacher
Carolyn Dryden (Ms. Dryden) - Teacher
Melanie Maisey (Ms. Melanie) - Teacher
Brandon Bennett (Mr. Brandon) - Paraprofessional

Third Grade
Vaishali Dharmadhikari (Ms. Dharmadhikari) - Teacher
Lee Homesley (Mr. Homesley) - Teacher
Ashley Williams (Ms. Williams) - Paraprofessional

Fourth Grade
Grace Hayes (Ms. Hayes) - Teacher
Abby Yunker (Ms. Yunker) - Teacher

Iffeisha Gordon-Toppin (Mrs. Gordon-Toppin) - Paraprofessional
Specialists
Gay Claudio (Ms. Claudio) - Special Education
Dawood Thomas (Mr. Thomas) - Student Support Coordinator
Beth Clark (Ms. Clark) - Math Specialist
Shawndella Tayor (Ms. Taylor) - Math Specialist
Dan Sliwinski (Mr. Sliwinski) - Math and Technology Support
Mary Rebecca Thomson (Ms. Becky) - Art and Project Integration
Lauren Lipcon (Ms. Lipcon) - Art
Beynu Osagyefo (Mr. Osagyefo) - Physical Education

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