Superintendent & Team

Superintendents communicate New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) policy to schools and the public. All superintendents perform statutory duties for each school, including evaluating schools in their districts, appointing principals in district schools, acting as rating officer for principals in the district, approving principal and teacher tenure decisions, and approving school budgets.

They also support communities by communicating with District Leadership Teams (DLTs), Presidents’ Councils, and Parent Associations (PA/PTAs), liaising with Community Education Councils (CECs) and the Citywide Council of High Schools (CCHS),  and supervising Family Leadership Coordinators and Family Support Coordinators.

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Julia Bove

Community School District Superintendent

Julia Bove has been an educator and leader in District 22 for 35 years. She started her career as a middle school math teacher in the district, later becoming principal of the same school. She worked for several years serving in leadership roles for central Brooklyn before becoming the District 22 Superintendent in 2014.

Superintendent Bove's Team


Stamatis Chasabenis, Executive Director


Marie Buro, Senior Director for School Finance, DSL*

Nina Ciatto, Elementary School ELA Implementation Specialist

Debbie Cotler, Related Service Transmittal Associate*

Linda Dalton, Family Support Coordinator

Janine Dasilva, Student Services Manager

Erica DiGiovanna, Director of Communications and External Affairs 

Antoinette Felix, Mandated Counseling Compliance Coordinator

Heather Fiorica, Family Leadership Coordinator

Michealle Gregory Karakollukcu, Academic Policy 

Natalie Hemmings Noble, Senior M/ELL Compliance & Performance Specialist*

Anna Kavrakis, District Achievement and Instructional Lead

Mary Kate Muller, UFT Teacher Center Elementary District Coach

Jazmine Pagan, Director of Instructional Support

Gil Palmer, Budget Director*

Lori Piccininno, Administrator of Special Education

Yana Postel-Kotlyar, School Social Worker

William Ramirez, Director of Special Education*

Dr. Tyiba Rashid, District Achievement and Instructional Lead

Alexandra Raskin, District Achievement and Instructional Lead

Magen Rodriguez, M/ELL Administrator of Instruction

Robert Rowe, Administrative Assistant

Sean Salfarlie, Procurement Specialist*

Diana Safyan, Administrator of Special Education

Maureen Sheridan, Director of Instructional Evaluation

Petra Tidd, Academic Intervention Specialist

Karlene Turner, Academic Intervention Specialist

Steeve Traversiere, Attendance Manager

Ebelisse Vargas, Human Resources Director*

Natalie Wheeler, Physical Education & Wellness Instructional Coach


*Serving all districts in Brooklyn South