YCS Staff Directory

Jennifer Belfi,
Assistant Principal

Samantha Kaplan, Principal

Pre-K 

Alix Gebhardt - Pre-K-201

Sarah Layden - Pre-K-202

Andrea Petrera - Pre-K-205

Olivia McAndrew - Pre-K-206

Kindergarten Teachers 

Cristina Collabolletta - K-203

Rachel Zweig - K-204

Annie Liu & Erin Chong/ICT - K-210

First Grade Teachers 

Sarah Gomori - 1-307

Tamar Nemeth & Leigh Brown/ICT - 1-308

Dawn Demarco - 1-310

Second Grade Teachers 

Olivia Germain - 2-403

Ali Denkberg & Mariel Sirota/ICT - 2-410

Third Grade Teachers 

Laura Cogan & Lainie Purugganan /ICT - 3-406

Sindy Singer - 3-409

Fourth Grade Teachers 

Katie Bellissimo & Bryan Anger/ICT - 4-508

Marissa Rabinowitz - 4-506

Fifth Grade Teachers 

Jessica Speisman & Camaron BarLev/ICT - 5-507

Aaron Schulman & Jessica Rosenberg/ICT - 5-510

Specials Teachers 

Music – Annabelle Merola - 305

Phys. Ed – Jonathan Ascher - 302

Art - Jessica Suarez - 401

Dance – Jason Sosnowski - 306

Library- Amy Zelik-Diker - 407

Science- Allison Geiman -504

Office Staff and Cafeteria Staff

Maria Arroyo- School Secretary

Christie Falciani- Parent Coordinator

Katherine De La Cruz - School Aide

Angela Roina - School Aide

Keren/Grimelda/Ramona/Kelvi - School Foods

Para Professionals / Teaching Aides 

Hilary Auerbach

Tiffany Baker

Rosemary Blanco

Isaiah Butler

Justin Butler

Ana Castro

Miranda Cromartie

Maria Mercedes

Josephine Otero

Ashley Plata

Janea Sass

Jessei Taveras

Shawn Tonge

Cecil Wilder

Claude Kasemichael

School Based Support 

Kathryn Gallo - Guidance Counselor  

Margaret Sinkevitch - School Psychologist

Naomi Ovadia - Social Worker

Samantha Winitsky - Speech & Language

Kerry Haugh - Speech & Language

Beverly Vachher - Physical Therapy

Tracie Mandel - Occupational Therapy

Christina Gentile - IEP Teacher

Rachel Reback - SETSS

Amy Zelik-Diker - ENL

Stephen Drighes - School Nurse

Custodial Staff 

Steven Lane 

Mahamad Saleh

Maurice Mallette