Administration 

Kathleen Rucker
Principal

 Laura Alcazar
Assistant Principal

Ken Kastenbaum
Guidance Counselor
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Support Staff

Angie Hancock
Business Manager

David Etienne
Assistant Community School Director (CSS)

​​Cindy Zhinin
​CPC Program Director for SYEP

Grace Dang
College/Career Counselor & Librarian​

​Lilian Ghali​
Parent Coordinator

​​Elena Sullivan
Social Worker

Alex Rodrigues
School Technology Support/SPOC
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Megan Minturn
Work Based Learning Coordinator

​Mir Mahmood
Community Assistant ​ ​​​
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​Giselle Matos
Interborough Counselor

​Cloda Alexandre-Goulbourne
Interborough Counselor​
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Malcolm Sacks
​Restorative Justice Coordinator

​Jen Olivares
​Public Health Educator
​CATCH Program

Yina Sanchez
Community Associate
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​​​Margie Crespo
SAPIS Counselor

Arelis Diez
​Family Worker​

Sandra Smith
School Aide

Annalynn Perez
School Aide
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​Cheick N’Diaye
​Paraprofessional
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​​Sofia Contreras
Paraprofessional​​
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Mor Gueye​
Paraprofessional​

​​Lesly Portillo
​Substitute Teacher
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Joselyn Guaman
Community Associate/ ELL support​​

​Teachers & Instructional Teams 

Journey
(9th & 10th Grade)

Megan Berdugo, Math
James Bleshman, Social Studies
Karli O'Connell, Dance
John Derian, Science
Gerina Xhiherri, English
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Balance
​(9th & 10th Grade)

Ashkan Jahangiri, Science
Erin Fleischauer, Humanities
Lindsay Hubert, Math
Kathy Wu, History 
Catherine Melendez, Art

Growth
(11th Grade)

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

Patrick Narea, Science
Jay Pirani-Mellstrom, Math
Shahzia Pirani-Mellstrom, English
Norma Gaytan, Art
​Sheila Aminmadani, PIE*
​*PIE- Power, Identity, and Equity (Humanities)

Paul Allen, Physical Education
​​Nathaniel Jimenez, Special Education
Medi Ford, Special Education & 504 Coordinator​

​*All staff members can be reached through their school email ([email protected])