Administration 

Kathleen Rucker
Principal

 Laura Alcazar
Assistant Principal

Pat Doherty
Literacy Coach

Ken Kastenbaum
Guidance Counselor

Supportive Staff

​Angie Hancock
Business Manager

​​Luis Ruiz
CPC Program Director for SYEP

​Arelis Diez
​Family Worker

​​​Sean Fason
Lunch Assistant 

​Lilian Ghali​
Parent Coordinator

​​Margie Crespo
School Aide

​​Elena Sullivan
Social Worker

​Mir Mahmood
Community Assistant 
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Juanelvis Paulino
​Education / Marketing Coordinator ​​​
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​Marie Welch
Interborough Counselor

Mor Gueye​
Paraprofessional​
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​Aliya Latif 
Restorative Justice Coordinator​
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​Sandra Smith
School Aide

​​Cheick N’Diaye
​Sub Paraprofessional

Orubba Almansouri
Community Coordinator

​​​Pilar Perez
​Fab Lab Coordinator

Grace Dang
Librarian & College Counselor​​​

​​Sofia Contreras
Paraprofessional​​

Annalynn Perez
School Aide
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​Alex Rodrigues
School Computer Specialist




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Teachers

Journey
(9th & 10th Grade)

Megan Berdugo, Math
James Bleshman, Social Studies
Megan Minturn, Dance
Patrick Narea, Science
Taylor Overturf, English
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Balance
​(9th & 10th Grade)

Mariah Doll, Science
Erin Fleischauer, Humanities
Lindsay Hubert, Math
Kathy Wu, History 
Ryan Minezzi, Art

Growth
(11th Grade)

Amanda McKenna, English
Jason Fleischauer, Math
Scott Jackson, Social Studies
Ei Meeker, Adolescent Issues
John Derian, Science
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Be the Change 
(12th Grade)

Steve Oszust, Science
Meredith Ford, Economics
Jay Pirani-Mellstrom, Math
Shahzia Pirani-Mellstrom, English
Malcolm Sacks, Government
​Sheila Aminmadani, ENL Support
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All grade teachers:

Paul Allen, Phys. Ed
​​Nathaniel Jimenez, Sp. Ed

*all staff can be reached through their school email (fistname+lastname@mybihs.org)