Staff and Faculty
Administrators &
Office Staff
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Joshua Satin Principal
212-717-8809
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Betsy Fee Assistant Principal
212-717-8809 ext. 2322
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Valerie Leak Assistant Principal
212-717-8809
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Valerie Kirk-Kamali Parent Coordinator
vkirkkamali@ellabakerschool.org
212-717-8809 ext. 2321
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Mia Hernandez Payroll Secretary
mhernandez@ellabakerschool.org
Susan Amaro School Aide
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Kira Hammond Guidance Counselor
212-717-8809 ext. 3212
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Gordien Ndizeye School Aide
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Special Education and Service Providers
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Rachel Lavoie Social Worker
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Debra Strashun Occupational Therapist
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Hiba Barakat Speech Therapy
hbarakat@ellabakerschool.org​
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Carly Saunders Speech Therapist
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Karla Francisco SETSS (Special Education)
kfrancisco@ellabakerschool.org
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Nicoleta Cornetti English as a New Language
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JuliaBeidl School Social Worker
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Sudi Issak Nurse sissak@ellabakerschool.org
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Pillmeier Kristina School Psych
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Arts and Athletics
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Naomi Avadanei Theater
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Nicole Bernadette Physical Education
nbernadette@ellabakerschool.org​
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lan Weissman Maker Space Studio
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Hattie Schapiro Visual Arts
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Teaching Teams
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Pre-K
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Milana Kagan Teacher
Maricela Lepkofker Teacher
mlepkofker@ellabakerschool.org
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Mady Fernandez Paraprofessional
mfernandez@ellabakerschool.org
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Nazum Chowdhury Paraprofessional
nchowdhury@ellabakerschool.org
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Kindergarten
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Gladys Jimenez Teacher
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Sherry Rich Teacher
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Liz Santiago Teacher
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Tim Garvey Teacher
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Jacqui Redrovan-Garcia Paraprofessional
jredrovan-garcia@ellabakerschool.org
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Grade 1
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Eli Uraga Teacher
Iaishia Carvallo Teacher
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Taz Azad Teacher
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Delcy Nieves Paraprofessional
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Grade 2
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Sara Edwards-Auguste Teacher
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Tashom Carroll Teacher
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Norma Tormos Teacher
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Grade 2/3
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​Jessica Marenda Teacher
​jmarenda@ellabakerschool.org
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Tasha Fuller Paraprofessional
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Grades 3
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Liz Malerba Teacher
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Christine Wang Teacher
cwang@ellabakerschool.org​​​
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Lashawna Weston Paraprofessional
Grades 4
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Kelly Ottinger Teacher
rgallagher@ellabakerschool.org
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Malik Torres Teacher
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Lauren Silvera Teacher
lsilvera@ellabakerschool.org​​​
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Ashai Gonzalez Paraprofessional
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Daniel Palacios Paraprofessional
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Grade 5
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Laura Nuss-Caneda Teacher
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Gabriel Sanchez Teacher
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Nita St. Juste-Hamilton Paraprofessional
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Grade 5/6
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Kerri Manson Teacher
Grade 6
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Fabian Funez Teacher
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Amy Harbison Teacher
aharbison@ellabakerschool.org​
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Josh Guzman Paraprofessional
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Juan Palomino Paraprofessional
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Lisa Rivera Paraprofessional
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Grade 7
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Carrie Massey Teacher
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Sabrina Van-Phanz Science Teacher
svan-phanz3@ellabakerschool.org
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Tiffany Gross Teacher
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Michael Paoli Teacher
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Della Cannon Paraprofessional
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Grade 8
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Carrie Massey Teacher
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Tiffany Gross Teacher
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Michael Paoli Teacher
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Sabrina Van-Phanz Science Teacher
svan-phanz3@ellabakerschool.org​
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Ernest Suarez Paraprofessional