Thomas Kelly, Ph.D., is Head of School at Horace Mann School. He is a member of the Upper Division and Middle Division faculty where he has taught Ethics in School and Society, and Advanced Placement Psychology, and an 8th grade science elective, The Biology of Psychology. In addition, he is programmatically and pedagogically involved with the good work being carried out by the Center for Community Values & Action across all grade levels.

Beyond the walls of Horace Mann School, Dr. Kelly's commitment to the community at large includes serving as a board member for De La Salle Academy, Early Steps, Riverdale Senior Services, Inc., and the Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy. In addition, Dr. Kelly's service also includes sitting on the Children's Council of the New York Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children. The Children's Council is comprised of the organization's most notable champions.

Prior to accepting his post at Horace Mann School, Dr. Kelly served in the public school arena as a Superintendent of Schools, High School Principal, and Director of Special Education. While a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University, he served as the Director of Education & Senior Behavior Analyst at a private - highly specialized - day school practicing the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling or CABAS. In addition to his N-12 duties, Dr. Kelly has held adjunct teaching positions at several graduate programs, including Teachers College, Columbia University.

Kimberly Joyce-Bernard, Ph.D., is an innovate program leader and practitioner-scholar with over fifteen years of experience providing educational technical guidance and out-of-school time programming to urban schools. Dr. Joyce-Bernard writes and presents about parent, family, and community engagement, service-learning, ethics, and family and intergenerational literacy programming.

At Horace Mann School, Dr. Joyce-Bernard serves as the Director of the Center for Community Values and Action. She is known for administering creative programming, cultivating work processes, and fostering a collaborative, highly effective learning environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Prior to her arrival at Horace Mann School, Dr. Joyce-Bernard worked in various capacities as a family and community engagement director, program manager, and literacy teacher trainer, in urban schools in New York, Central America, and Massachusetts.

Dr. Joyce-Bernard is a proud alumna of AmeriCorps and Peace Corps. In addition, she is thrilled by her commitments in her expanded community as an Executive Trustee Member of the Caedmon School, DEI Task Force Member of the Eastchester Union Free School District, Mentor for BIPOC Lesley Ph.D. students, and an active Committee Member of the local library in her village in Westchester, NY. Dr. Joyce-Bernard has been featured in the Community Works Institute Journal (CLICK HERE).

email: kimberly_joyce-bernard@horacemann.org

Mr. Fabio Puello serves as the Associate Director for the Center for Community Values and Action at Horace Mann School. Mr. Puello earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester and his Master of Science in Education from CUNY Hunter College. A skilled leader with over ten years of experience in various educational settings, Mr. Puello has served as an English Literature and special education teacher, as well as department chair in urban schools in New York and Florida.

Mr. Puello’s passion for service work has led him to develop student training for international volunteer work in places like South Africa, as well as authentic civic engagement programs in Harlem, and his native Bronx, NY.

Conasia Watts (HM 13') is entering her third year in the CCVA as a Program Associate. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication and Media studies and will be pursuing her Masters in Sociology and Education. Conasia also coaches Middle Division Field Hockey, a sport she started playing at HM in the 7th grade. Prior to joining the HM community she worked as a New York City Councilmanic Aide where she partnered with Summer Youth Interns on an array of Civic Engagement projects.

Outside of Horace Mann, Conasia hosts community events in her hometown of Mount Vernon, NY. She is currently organizing an Intergenerational Double Dutch Clinic.