Staff | Ella Baker School

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Staff and Faculty

Administrators &

Office Staff

Joshua Satin Principal

jsatin@schools.nyc.gov

212-717-8809

Valerie Leak Assistant Principal

vleak@schools.nyc.gov

212-717-8809

Valerie Kirk-Kamali Parent Coordinator

vkirkkamali@schools.nyc.gov

212-717-8809 ext. 2321

Mia Hernandez Payroll Secretary

mhernandez13@schools.nyc.gov

Susan Amaro School Aide

samaro2@schools.nyc.gov

Kira Hammond Guidance Counselor

khammond@schools.nyc.gov

212-717-8809 ext. 3212

Gordien Ndizeye School Aide

gndizeye@schools.nyc.gov

Martine Pluviose School Nurse

MPluviose@schools.nyc.gov

Special Education and Service Providers

Rachel Lavoie Social Worker

rlavoie@schools.nyc.gov

Debra Strashun Occupational Therapist

dstrashun@schools.nyc.gov

Hiba Barakat Speech Therapy

hbarakat@schools.nyc.gov

Carly Saunders Speech Therapist

csaunders15@schools.nyc.gov

Karla Francisco SETSS (Special Education)

kfrancisco3@schools.nyc.gov

Nicoleta Cornetti English as a New Language

ncornetti2@schools.nyc.gov

Julie Beidl School Social Worker

jbeidl@schools.nyc.gov

Martine Pluviose Nurse

mpluvioise@schools.nyc.gov

Kristin Pillmeier School Psych

kpillmeier@schools.nyc.gov

Arts and Athletics

Naomi Avadanei Theater

navadanei@schools.nyc.gov

Nicole Bernadette Physical Education

nbernadette@schools.nyc.gov

lan Weissman Maker Space Studio

iweissman@schools.nyc.gov

Hattie Schapiro Visual Arts

hschapiro@schols.nyc.gov

Teaching Teams

Pre-K

Milana Kagan Teacher

mkagan3@schools.nyc.gov

Kindergarten

Gladys Jimenez Teacher

gjimenez19@schools.nyc.gov

Liz Santiago Teacher

Esantiago10@schools.nyc.gov

Tim Garvey Teacher

tgarvey@schools.nyc.gov

Destiny Beltran Paraprofessional

dbeltran2@schools.nyc.gov

Grade 1

Kerri Manson Teacher

Kmanson@schools.nyc.gov

Iaishia Carvallo Teacher

icarvallo@schools.nyc.gov

Taz Azad Teacher

tazad3@schools.nyc.gov

Malvedy Fernandez Paraprofessional

Mfernandez11@schools.nyc.gov

Sherry Rich Paraprofessional

Srich32@schools.nyc.gov

Nita St. Juste-Hamilton Paraprofessional

nstjustehamilt@schools.nyc.gov

Grade 2

Sara Edwards-Auguste Teacher

Sedwards63@schools.nyc.gov

Maricela Lepkofker Teacher

Mlepkofker@schools.nyc.gov

Ashley Lawrence Teacher

Alawrence29@schools.nyc.gov

Jessica Marenda Teacher

jmarenda@schools.nyc.gov

Tasha Fuller Paraprofessional

Lfuller4@schools.nyv.gov

Nazum Choudhury Paraprofessional

Nchoudhury20@schools.nyc.gov

Grades 3

Liz Malerba Teacher

Emalerba@schools.nyc.gov

Christine Wang Teacher

cwang19@schools.nyc.gov

Jessica Marenda Teacher

jmarenda@schools.nyc.gov

Ernest Suarez Paraprofessional

Esuarez8@schools.nyc.gov

Grades 4

Kelly Ottinger Teacher

Kottinger@schools.nyc.gov

Malik Torres Teacher

mtorres170@schools.nyc.gov

Lauren Silvera Teacher

lsilvera2@schools.nyc.gov

Lashawna Weston Paraprofessional

lweston2@schools.nyc.gov

Daniel Palacios Paraprofessional

dpalacios@schools.nyc.gov

Grade 5

Russell Wilder Teacher

rwilder3@schools.nyc.gov

Tashom Carroll Teacher

tCarroll9@schools.nyc.gov

Gabriel Sanchez Teacher

gsanchez20@schools.nyc.gov

Nita St. Juste-Hamilton Paraprofessional

NStjustehamilt@schools.nyc.gov

Juan Palomino Paraprofessional

jpalomino@schools.nyc.gov

Grade 6

Fabian Funez Teacher

ffunez2@schools.nyc.gov

Ava Lim Teacher

Slim8@school.nyc.gov

Ashai Gonzalez Paraprofessional

Agonzalez152@schools.nyc.gov

Delcy Nieves Paraprofessional

Dnieves11@schools.nyc.gov

Grades 7 and 8

Carrie Massey Teacher

cmassey4@schools.nyc.gov

Sabrina Van-Phanz Teacher

svan-phanz3@schools.nyc.gov

Tiffany Gross Teacher

tgross3@schools.nyc.gov

Michael Paoli Teacher

mpaoli@schools.nyc.gov

Della Cannon Paraprofessional

dcannon3@schools.nyc.gov

Lisa Rivera Paraprofessional

lrivera85@schools.nyc.gov

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