Teachers and Staff

Office Staff and support

Please visit our friendly office staff to help you with any questions.
RoleNameLocation
PrincipalPauline Cheung, Ed.D.Main Office
SecretaryMaria LandiMain Office
NurseKatherine WongNurse's office (2nd floor)
CounselorsRachael LaPolla (grades K-3)
Catherine Collins (grades 4-6)		Counselor's suite (1st floor)
Climate ManagerWayne ThomasRoom 23
School Based Teacher LeaderAn NguyenRoom 12
Community Partnerships CoordinatorGabriel CepedaRoom 6

Specialist Teachers

These teachers provide specialized instruction to students at least once a week.
RoleTeacherLocation
ArtBhavisha PatelRm. 29
Digital LiteracyRobert Rivera-Amezola, Ed.D.Rm. 22
MusicGeoffrey EdnieRm. 9
Physical EducationLois BernsteinRm. 1

Special Education

Special education teachers support students who need extra help with school work.
GradeTeacherLocation
Grades K-3Lane BonthronRm. 27
Grades 4-6Ryan Dinon, Ed.D.Rm. 27

ESOL teachers

Our ESOL teachers provide services to students learning English.
GradeTeacherLocation
Grade 1Carmen Paternoster Rm. 2
Grade 2Jennifer DasilvaRm. 17
Grade 3Rochelle KraussRm. 17
Grade 4Anna Jeong Rm. 25
Grade 5Delilah Baines-WashingtonRm. 33
Grade 6Abbe KohnRm. 33

Regular Education Teachers

These are our teachers!
GradeTeacherLocation
KindergartenKatie Mergot Rm. 5
Jessica MillerRm. 11
Grade 1Krista SylvesterRm. 3
Sarah ShinRm. 4
Grade 2Meresa GarciaRm. 16
Rachel Savoca Rm. 18
Grade 3Holly LauRm. 19
Rachel BoschenRm. 20
Grade 4Lotus RongRm. 26
Anna PhelanRm. 28
Grade 5Patrice PotterRm. 30
Lisa YauRm. 24
Grade 6Miguel PulidoRm. 31
Christina ZancolliRm. 32

Student art work celebrating our Hispanic heritage