Faculty and Staff

Corlears Faculty and Staff

The Corlears faculty is committed to encouraging the intellectual, social, physical, and emotional growth of our students. The faculty not only has a concern for the well-being of each child, but also has an ongoing commitment to academic excellence in all its teaching. Our faculty possesses a diversity of interests and talents that they share with the children.

Most of our teachers have earned advanced degrees; many have been trained at Bank Street College of Education, a leader in the field of education. Classroom instruction is enriched by teaching specialists in music, art, woodworking, science, drama, movement, and physical education.

Throughout the year faculty members work with curriculum specialists to further develop their professional skills.

At Corlears we value continuity and experience in classroom teaching, which we encourage through participation in the Advisory Committee - a group of some of our senior teachers and the Head of School. Participation in this committee encourages on-going professional development and faculty involvement in school-wide administrative issues.


Staff List 2007-2008

DAVID ARUTYUNOV Custodian BETTY BAEZ 2/3s Teacher Aide/After School Assistant A.A. Pan American School DORREY BLAIR 4/5s Head Teacher B.S. Lehman College M.S. Bank Street College of Education CECILYA BRAVO-OOSTERHOUT Spanish Teacher University Iberoamericana, Mexico Institute Superieur European Del Mode, France ANNE CAVALLARO Art Teacher B.F.A. Parsons School of Design, NYU M.S. Bank Street College of Education JAMIE DI MARE Movement Teacher B.A. Dance, Rutgers University B.A. Psychology, Rutgers University ROBERT FANTAUZZI Director of Business and Finance B.S. College of St. Rose, Albany M.S. SUNY Albany M.B.A. Candidate Excelsior College SARAH FULLER 6/7s Co-Head Teacher B.A. Boston University M.S. Bank Street College of Education SALLY GROSS Movement Teacher B.A. Brooklyn College Choreographer, College Teacher, Dancer JANET B. GROSS Librarian/Education Technology Specialist B.A. Scripps College, CA M.S. Marlboro College Graduate Center, Vermont M.L.S. University of North Carolina AMANDA HAMLIN 4/5s Head Teacher B.A. Sarah Lawrence College M.S. Bank Street College of Education DENISE HANTMAN Development Director B.A. American University M.S.W. Hunter College MEGHAN HUGHES 6/7s Co-Head Teacher B.A. University of Rhode Island M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education THEA MARIE KABACINSKI Learning Specialist B.A. Hofstra University M.S. S.L.P Columbia University	AARON KELLNER 8/9s Co-Head Teacher B.F.A. Chapman University M.F.A. SUNY Stony Brook M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education BRIAN KOSCUISZKA 4/5s Assistant Teacher B.S. Boston College M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education BONNIE LEVINE 8/9s Co-Head Teacher B.A. SUNY Purchase M.S. Bank Street College of Education SANDRA LEWIN Physical Education Teacher B.A. Brooklyn College JULIE LOCKMAN 8/9s Assistant Teacher B.F.A. -RIT M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education SARAH LONGWELL-STEVENS 4/5s Head Teacher B.A. Carleton College, MN M.S. Bank Street College of Education PATRICIA MARIN 6/7s Co-Head Teacher B.S. New York University M.S. Bank Street College of Education THYA MERZ Head of School B.A. Norwich University M.S. Johns Hopkins University JOVAN MILETIC Chess Specialist School of Technology, Belgrade-Chemistry SUZANNE PILLSBURY 2/3s Assistant Teacher B.A. Brown University M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education NEOSHO PIOVO Technology Coordinator A.A. University of West Florida B.S. University of West Florida M.A. Prairie View A&M University Sound Design, New York University Editing, New York University DEBRA RABINOWITZ 2/3s Teacher Aide B.S. Candidate, SUNY Empire State College CHARLES RAGLAND 2/3s Head Teacher After School Teacher B.A. University of Tennessee M.F.A. New York University M.S. Bank Street College of Education	MICHELE RICCIO Administrative Assistant Admissions Assistant AMY-MARIE RIVERA Reading Specialist B.A. University of Rochester M.S. Bank Street College of Education M.Ed Bank Street College of Education VALDELENA RODRIQUEZ 6/7s Co-Head Teacher B.A. State University, Brazil ESL Certificate, New School M.S. Bank Street College of Education ANDREA ROMAIN 4/5s Assistant Teacher B.A. City College M.S. Candidate, Touro College RORRY ROMEO Admissions Director Financial Aid Director Middle School Placement B.S. SUNY Brockport M.S. Pace University KRISTI SCHUMACHER 4/5s Assistant Teacher B.F.A. New York University M.S. Bank Street College of Education SARA SIEGEL 2/3s Co-Head Teacher B.A. Emory University M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education JOYCE SMITH Administrative Director B.A. George Washington University LAURA SOMMER Music Teacher Trinity Christian College B.A. Western Michigan University M.A. University of Georgia SARAH THORNTON Science Teacher B.A. Hampshire College M.S. Bank Street College of Education PATRICIA WESTAWAY 2/3s Co-Head Teacher B.A. Oberlin College M.S. Candidate, Bank Street College of Education JOYCE WRIGHT Assistant to the Librarian A.A. Staten Island Community College B.A. Richmond College M.A. Wagner College

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