Meet Our Team!

Katherine Garzon was born and raised in Colombia. Currently she is a Bilingual Counselor at Veritas Academy. After graduating from Bard College, she was recruited for the Teach for America program. She worked 5 years as a special education teacher in a dual language school in Spanish Harlem. She graduated with a Masters of Bilingual School counselor from Queens College. Her goal as a counselor is to help create safe spaces for all students, and give voices to those that feel at a disadvantage due to their cultural background, economic status, or immigrant status. 

Katharina Kempf (she/ella) teaches Spanish and Latin American history at Bard High School Early College Queens (BHSECQ). She is the coordinator of Undocufriendly BHSECQ and supervisor of the Dream Team, two organizations that support (un)documented immigrant students and their families at BHSECQ. She manages the HOPE Scholarship, which provides financial assistance for undocumented BHSECQ graduates towards finishing their Bachelor's degree at their next college. She is the faculty editor of Immigrant Voices, a print magazine and blog featuring writing, art, and music about the immigrant experience from the Bard College network. 

Juan Carlos (he/him) is originally from Mexico. He immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 11. After graduating from IHS at LaGuardia, he earned his B.S. and M.A. in Secondary Math and TESOL Education from Adelphi University. Currently Juan Carlos has DACA and works as a math teacher at the International High School at Union Square. He enjoys his job because he can use his personal experiences of growing up as an undocumented immigrant in NYC to connect with and help his students and their families.

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