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Staff and Faculty

Administrators &

Office Staff

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Joshua Satin  Principal

jsatin@ellabakerschool.org

212-717-8809 ext. 3391/2 

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Betsy Fee  Assistant Principal

bfee@ellabakerschool.org

212-717-8809 ext. 3391/2 

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Valerie Kirk-Kamali  Parent Coordinator

vkirkkamali@ellabakerschool.org

212-717-8809 ext. 2321

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Mia Hernandez  Payroll Secretary

mhernandez@ellabakerschool.org

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Susan Amaro  School Aide

samaro@ellabakerschool.org

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Kira Hammond  Guidance Counselor

khammond@ellabakerschool.org

212-717-8809 ext. 3212 

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Gordien Ndizeye  School Aide

gndizeye@ellabakerschool.org

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 Special Education and Service Providers 

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Rachel Lavoie  Social Worker

rlavoie@ellabakerschool.org

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Debra Strashun  Occupational Therapist

dstrashun@ellabakerschool.org

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Hiba Barakat  Speech Therapy

hbarakat@ellabakerschool.org​

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Kathy Brown  SETSS (Special Education)

kbrown@ellabakerschool.org

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Nicoleta Cornetti English as a New Language

ncornetti@ellabakerschool.org

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JuliaBeidl School Social Worker

jbeidl@ellabakerschool.org

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Karmiya Jordan Nurse karmiyajordan@gmail.com

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Pillmeier Kristina School Psych

kpillmeier@schools.nyc.gov

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 Arts and Athletics 

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Naomi Avadanei Theater

navadanei@ellabakerschool.org

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Nicole Bernadette Physical Education

nbernadette@ellabakerschool.org​

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lan Weissman  Maker Space Studio

iweissman@ellabakerschool.org

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Teaching Teams

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 Pre-K 

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Milana Kagan Teacher

mkagan@ellabakerschool.org

 

Maricela Lepkofker Teacher

mlepkofker@ellabakerschool.org

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Mady Fernandez  Paraprofessional

mfernandez@ellabakerschool.org

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 Kindergarten 

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Taz Azad  Teacher

tazad@ellabakerschool.org

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Liz Santiago  Teacher

lsantiago@ellabakerschool.org

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Kelly OttingerTeacher

dpalacios@ellabakerschool.org

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 Grade 1 

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Eli Uraga  Teacher

euraga@ellabakerschool.org

 

Iaishia Carvallo  Teacher

icarvallo@ellabakerschool.org

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Tim Garvey Teacher

tgarvey@ellabakerschool.org

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Norma Tormos  Paraprofessional

ntormos@ellabakerschool.org

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 Grades 2

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Sara Edwards-Auguste  Teacher

sedwards@ellabakerschool.org

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Tashom Carroll Teacher

tcarroll@ellabakerschool.org

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Steven Gatewood-Cowart Teacher

sgatewoodcowart@gmail.com

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Nazum Chowhury  Paraprofessional

n@ellabakerschool.org

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Lisa Rivera  Paraprofessional

lrivera@ellabakerschool.org

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Shawna Weston  Paraprofessional

sweston@ellabakerschool.org

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 Grades 3

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Liz Malerba  Teacher

lmalerba@ellabakerschool.org

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Christine Wang  Teacher 

cwang@ellabakerschool.org

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Jessica Marenda  Teacher

jmarenda@ellabakerschool.org

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Malik Torres Teacher

mtorres@ellabakerschool.org

Grades 4 

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Regina Gallagher Teacher

rgallagher@ellabakerschool.org

 

Lauren Silvera Teacher

lsilvera@ellabakerschool.org​​​

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Joshua Guzman  Paraprofessional

jguzman@ellabakerschool.org

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Tasha Fuller  Paraprofessional

tfuller@ellabakerschool.org

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Daniel Palacios Paraprofessional

dpalacios@ellabakerschool.org

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Nita St. Juste-Hamilton Paraprofessional

nhamilton@ellabakerschool.org

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Grade 5 

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Laura Nuss-Caneda Teacher

lnuss@ellabakerschool.org

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Elizabeth O'Ferrall Teacher

eoferrall@ellabakerschool.org

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Grade 4/5 

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Kerri Manson Teacher

kmanson@ellabakerschool.org

 

Grade 6 

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Fabian Funez  Teacher

ffunez@ellabakerschool.org

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Tess Raser Teacher

traser@ellabakerschool.org

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Sabrina Van-Phanz Science Teacher

svan-phanz3@ellabakerschool.org

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 Grade 7 

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Carrie Massey  Teacher

cmassey@ellabakerschool.org

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Sabrina Van-Phanz Science Teacher

svan-phanz3@ellabakerschool.org

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Tiffany Gross Teacher 

tgross@ellabakerschool.org

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Michael Paoli  Teacher  

mpaoli@ellabakerschool.org

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 Grade 8 

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Carrie Massey  Teacher

cmassey@ellabakerschool.org

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Tiffany Gross Teacher 

tgross@ellabakerschool.org

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Michael Paoli  Teacher  

mpaoli@ellabakerschool.org

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Sabrina Van-Phanz Science Teacher

svan-phanz3@ellabakerschool.org​

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Della Cannon  Paraprofessional

dcannon@ellabakerschool.org

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