Our Teachers
Assistant Principal
Stacie Lorraine
Ms. Stacie joined the YCS community in 2017 as the Assistant Principal. Before that, she spent 17 years as an elementary school classroom teacher while leading professional development for teachers in literacy and aesthetic education. Ms. Stacie was born in Rochester, NY , where she still enjoys spending time with her family. Her educational background is in Music Education and Music Performance as a French horn player. As an educator, Ms. Stacie hopes to provide children with multiple opportunities to find joy in learning- whether it is learning to read for the first time, solving a complex word problem, celebrating a successful live performance or sharing a good joke.
Teacher Communication
It is our goal that teachers use their instructional and daily planning time to work with students and design lesson plans. We do not want our teachers consumed with emails and discourage this form of communication during school hours and/or after hours. If you have a question regarding school work, homework, your child’s development, etc., please write a note to your child’s teacher and put it in their Home/School Folder. In a case of an emergency, please call the main office and leave a message for the teacher and they will contact you.
*Every Tuesday, from 8:00-8:40am, teachers will be available to meet, (scheduled meeting required), as well as additional times, as per agreement with the teacher.
Pre-K | |
Olivia McAndrew | Pre-K-Remote |
Clara Campoli | Pre-K-202 |
Alix Gebhardt | Pre-K-201 |
Mariel Posner | Pre-K-Remote |
Kindergarten Teachers | |
Dana Perlstein | K-Remote |
Rachel Wolfson | K-204 |
Sarah Layden & Erin Chong | K-210 |
Christina Collaboletta | K-203 |
First Grade Teachers | |
Andrea Petrera | 1-307 |
Rachel Heimler & Leigh Brown | 1-308 |
Ryanne Deitch |
1-Remote |
Second Grade Teachers | |
Mariel Sirota & Alexandra Denkberg | 2-410 |
Dawn Demarco | 2-409 |
Nuria Figueroa | 2-Remote |
Third Grade Teachers | |
Sindy Weisinger | 3-403 |
Melissa Seltzer | 3-Remote |
Laura Cogan & Molly Chapar | 3-406 |
Fourth Grade Teachers | |
Katie Bellissimo | 4-508 |
Jennifer Dionisio & Melanie Flaxer | 4-506 |
Jessica Suarez | 4-Remote |
Fifth Grade Teachers | |
Camaron BarLev & Jessica Speisman | 5-507 |
Aaron Schulman | 5-510 |
Nickie Colman | 5-Remote |
Specialist Teachers | |
ESL - Amy Zelik-Dyker | 405 |
Phys. Ed – Jonathan Ascher | 300B |
Music – Annabelle Merola | 305 |
Dance – Jason Sosnowski | 306 |
Para Professionals/ Teaching Aides | |
Erica Albero | |
Bryan Anger | |
Bianca De La Cruz | |
Margarita Martinez | |
Maria Mercedes | |
Elizabeth Villanueva | |
Ana Castro | |
Anna Zysk | |
Josephine Otero | |
Ashley Plata | |
Cecil Wilder | |
Marielisa Seda | |
Miranda Cromartie | |
School Based Support | |
Kathryn Gallo | Guidance Counselor |
Kimberly Givner | Guidance Counselor |
Nicole Cuttita | School Psychologist |
Naomi Ovadia | Social Worker |
Briana Jinadu | Speech & Language |
Ashley Small | Speech & Language |
Beverly Vachher | Physical Therapy |
Tracie Mandel | Occupational Therapy |
Felix Romero Castillo | Clerical Support |
Christina Gentile | SETSS |
Michelle Park | SETSS |
Stephen Drighes | School Nurse |
Custodial/ Office Staff | |
Samuel Rodriguez | |
Mahamad Saleh | |
Sammy Rodriguez | |
Rich Van Pelt | |
Annette Ortiz | School Secretary |
Dominique Carmoega | School Secretary |
Christie Falciani | Parent Coordinator |
Angela Roina | School Aide |
Salem Gutic | School Aide |