Our Team
Our Faculty and Staff
2024-2025
Administrator
John Piniat ~ Principal
Administrative Support
Ruth Garcia ~ School Counselor
Elizabeth Jones ~ Psychologist
Bria Smith ~ Secretary
Badiyah Lewis ~ Climate Manager
Cara Pokrywa ~ SBTL
Nurse
Bright Futures Parent Cooperative Nursery Teacher
K-8 Teachers
Melissa Tsiobikas ~ Kindergarten
Daniel DiMartino ~ Kindergarten
Michelle Danzeisen ~ Grade One
Carletha Washington ~ Grade One
Catherine Cmiel ~ Grade Two
Teresa Coyle ~ Grade Two
Tanika Hines ~ Grade Three
Talya Watson ~ Grade Three
Ryan Albany ~ Grade Four
Isabelle Croumbley ~ Grade Four
Mary Pownall ~ Grade Five
Melissa Freedman ~ Grade Five
Nicole McGeary~ Grade Six
Jason Willis ~ Grade Six
Bernadette Banaszak ~ Grade Seven
C.Robinson~ Grade Seven
Kimberly Konopka ~ Grade Eight
Ryeisha Cochran – Grade Eight
Special Education Teachers
Maria Dana ~ LS/K-5
Amy Pittman ~ LS/6-8
Jessica Walerski ~ AS/K-2
Mary Patricia Lavin – AS/K-2
Jessica Doyle ~ AS/3-5
Ashley Brown ~ AS/6-8
Lisa Liu -ELL
Alysa Canally ~ MG
Kristen Winkelspecht ~ Speech/Language Support
Meghan Toomey~ Hearing Support
Nicole Minnett ~ OT/PT
Specialist Teachers
Sabra Shafi ~ Art
Alysa Canally ~ Computer Education
Loren White-Librarian
Caitlin Brimmer ~ Physical Education
Amanda Parashar – STEM
Support Staff
Caitlin Collins
Deborah Seeney-Carter
Larry. King
Linda Verlieb
Custodial Team
Building Engineer
Terrell Hunter
Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Johnson
Food Service
L. River
Taj Bacchus
Tonya Bostick
B Ross
Special Education Assistants
Diane Bateman-
Elizabeth Braxton – AS
Michelle Dalicandro – AS
Vonn Davis
Christine Esbenson – 5th Grade
Linda Erby-Oberton – AS
Kim Jones – AS
Selena Jones –
J. Kinsey
Celeste Lee-AS
Sue Lynch – Kindergarten Assistant
Becca Nu’Mani – AS
D. Palmer – AS
Danielle Slaughter
Loreal Wynn
Itinerant Music Teachers
Myers ~ Strings
Hugh Williamson ~ Brass