About Us :: Faculty

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Administration
Erika Brockman (Ms. Erika) - Executive Director
Turi Nilsson (Ms. Turi) - Director of Instruction
Jaime Stone (Ms. Stone) - Middle School Administrator
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
Latifa Abdul-Hamid (Ms. Latifa) - Paraprofessional
Whitney Flanigan (Ms. Whitney) - Paraprofessional

Second Grade
Linn Thorburn (Ms. Thorburn) - Teacher
Jessica Nizimoff (Ms. N) - Math Specialist
Melanie Maisey (Ms. Melanie) - Teacher
Brandon Bennett (Mr. Brandon) - Paraprofessional

Third Grade
Vaishali Dharmadhikari (Ms. Dharmadhikari) - Teacher
Lee Homesley (Mr. Homesley) - Teacher
Susannah Maynard (Ms. Maynard) - Paraprofessional
Kalilah Harried (Ms. Harried) - Paraprofessional

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

Fifth Grade
Iffeisha Gordon-Toppin (Mrs. Gordon-Toppin) - Teacher
Gena Proctor (Mrs. Proctor) - Teacher


Specialists
Gay Claudio (Ms. Claudio) - Special Education
Jeremy Smith (Mr. Jeremy) - Special Education
Myrna Nazarro (Ms. Nazarro) - Special Education
Dawood Thomas (Mr. Thomas) - Student Support Coordinator
Beth Clark (Ms. Clark) - Math Specialist
Carolyn Dryden (Ms. Dryden) - Math Specialist
Leanne Gibson (Ms. Gibson) - Math
Dan Sliwinski (Mr. Sliwinski) - Math/Technology/L@TCH
Mary Rebecca Thomson (Ms. Becky) - Art and Project Integration
Lauren Lipcon (Ms. Lipcon) - Art
Tony Bianca (Mr. Bianca) - Music

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