Staff Directory

Principal

Simi Mahajan

SMahajan2@schools.nyc.gov

Assistant Principal 

Michael Lamneck

MLamneck@schools.nyc.gov

School Secretary

Michelle Haverkamp

MHaverkamp@schools.nyc.gov

Parent Coordinator

Emmanuel Daza

EDaza2@schools.nyc.gov

718-461-7462 ext. 1160

Dean

Christine Turansky 

CTuransky@schools.nyc.gov​

Guidance Counselor

Steve Adinolfi

SAdinolfi@schools.nyc.gov
Virtual Counseling Link (opens in a new tab)

School Psychologists

Tayeba Hasan

THasan4@schools.nyc.gov

Brigette Maquilon

BMaquilon@schools.nyc.gov

Family Worker

Pablo Fuentes

PFuentes3@schools.nyc.gov

Social Worker

Syreeta Hinton

SHinton9@schools.nyc.gov

Inna Nieves (Tues/Fri)

INieves@schools.nyc.gov

​Youth Development Counselor

Barbara Muszel

BMuszel@schools.nyc.gov 

Nurse

Suma George 

Sgeorge37@schools.nyc.gov

Metro  Cards

Nancy Carbone

NCarbone5@schools.nyc.gov

Yellow School Bus 

Christy Jackson

CJackson26@schools.nyc.gov 

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Donna DiTrapani

DDitrapani@schools.nyc.gov

Paola Reyes 

PReyes12@schools.nyc.gov

Please note that Grades 3-8 are departmentalized.  Each class has a homeroom teacher and other teachers for each subject area. 

Pre-K

Jessica Clerkin

JClerkin@schools.nyc.gov

Kindergarten

Patricia Kelleher (K-1)

PKelleh@schools.nyc.gov

Keiko Shirata (K-2)

KShirat@schools.nyc.gov 

First Grade

Susan Bondy (1-1)

 SBondy@schools.nyc.gov

Patricia Tripoli 

 PTripoli@schools.nyc.gov

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Second Grade

Lois Song (2-1)

LSong2@schools.nyc.gov

Deanna Stevenson (2-2)

DStevenson3@schools.nyc.gov

Third Grade Homeroom Teachers

Elizabeth Griffin (3-1)

EGriffin@schools.nyc.gov

Cindy Betancourt (3-2)

CBetancourt@schools.nyc.gov

Fourth Grade Homeroom Teachers

Kelly Piazza (4-1)

KPiazza@schools.nyc.gov

William Kong (4-2)

WKong@schools.nyc.gov

Fifth Grade Homeroom Teachers

Maria Kaloudis (5-1)

MKaloudis@schools.nyc.gov

Elizabeth Adasse (5-2)

EAdasse@schools.nyc.gov

Please note that Grades 3-8 are departmentalized.  Each class has a homeroom teacher and other teachers for each subject area. 

Sixth Grade Homeroom Teachers

John Strohschein (6-1)

JStrohschein@schools.nyc.gov

Zachary Boudreux (6-2)

ZBoudreaux@schools.nyc.gov

Seventh Grade Homeroom Teachers

Giovanni Catinella (7-1)

GCatinella@schools.nyc.gov

Abby Loring (7-2)

AGarofalo2@schools.nyc.gov

Varsha Dhyani (7-3)

VDhyani@schools.nyc.gov

Eighth Grade Homeroom Teachers

Mariel Salamanca (8-1)

MSalamanca@schools.nyc.gov

Audrey Shmuel (8-2)

AShmuel@schools.nyc.gov

Science

Jessica McDermott (K-3)

JMcdermott14@schools.nyc.gov

Margaret Avila (4-6)

MAvila5@schools.nyc.gov

Audrey Shmuel (7-8)

AShmuel@schools.nyc.gov

Social Studies

Margarita Dhandari (K - 2)

MDhanda@schools.nyc.gov

Cindy Betancourt (3 - 5)

CBetancourt@schools.nyc.gov

Varsha Dhyani (6)

VDhyani@schools.nyc.gov

John Strohschein (7)

 JStrohschein@schools.nyc.gov

Abby Loring (8)

AGarofalo2@schools.nyc.gov

Spanish

Paulette Aguirre (6-8)

PAguirre@schools.nyc.gov

Art

Hyuna Hwang

HHwang4@schools.nyc.gov

Physical Education

David Vega (K-8)

DVega17@schools.nyc.gov

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Music

Michelle Parsinski (PreK-8)

MParsinski@schools.nyc.gov 

Technology

William Kong (1-8)

WKong@schools.nyc.gov

Theater

Abby Loring (7th Grade)

AGarofalo2@schools.nyc.gov

SETSS

Vita Capelluto (K-8)

VCapelluto@schools.nyc.gov

Christine Turansky 

CTuransky@schools.nyc.gov​

Theodore Insalaco 

TInsalaco@schools.nyc.gov​

Karenia Mitchell

KMitchell20@schools.nyc.gov

Speech

Christine Idarecis 

CIdarecis@schools.nyc.gov

Hearing

Susan Bornstein

SBorenstein2@schools.nyc.gov

ELL

Bella (Yuying) Wu (K-8)

YWu11@schools.nyc.gov