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Leadership
Heidi Barker
Culture and Climate Specialist
hbarker@nbfacademy.org
Luis O Cartagena
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
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Mrs. Collette Fearon
Interim Director
cfearon@nbfacademy.org
Katherine Habansky
Data Assessment & Research Administrator
khabansky@nbfacademy.org
Ronelle Swagerty
Director & CEO
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Mrs. Valore Turner
Interim Principal
vturner@nbfacademy.org
Pre-Kindergarten
SallyAnn Augustine
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
saugustine@nbfacademy.org
Anastasia Austin
PreK Floater
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Jaclyn Bollinger
Prekindergarten Teacher
jbollinger@nbfacademy.org
Ellen Bruno
Pre-Kindergarten Floater
ebruno@nbfacademy.org
Brianna Dickson
Pre-Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
bdickson@nbfacademy.org
Octavia Haley
Pre-Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
ohaley@nbfacademy.org
Deborah Hardaway
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Dhardaway@nbfacademy.org
Deborah Howard
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
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Shatia Little
Pre-Kindergarten Floater
slittle@nbfacademy.org
Tahyra Lloyd
Pre-kindergarten Instructional Assistant
TLloyd@nbfacademy.org
Hope McCormack
PreK Teacher
hmccormack@nbfacademy.org
Mrs. Nyeeliah Pierre-louis
Pre Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
npierre@nbfacademy.org
Kiera Tucker
Pre-Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
ktucker@nbfacademy.org
Kindergarten
Ms. Abbey Assunto
Kindergarten Teacher
aassunto@nbfacademy.org
Gina Beecher
Kindergarten Teacher
gbeecher@nbfacademy.org
Tara Croce
Kindergarten Teacher
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Destiny Diaz
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
ddiaz@nbfacademy.org
Krysantha Gooden
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
kgooden@nbfacademy.org
Julia Lagoutis
Kindergarten Teacher
jlagoutis@nbfacademy.org
Paula Minyety
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
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Afiya Walton
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Awalton@nbfacademy.org
1st Grade
Lindsay Hall
First Grade Teacher
lhall@nbfacademy.org
Amy Orsaia
First Grade Teacher
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Natalie Wilson
1st Grade Teacher
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2nd Grade
Clare Fanning
2nd Grade Teacher
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Kalia Laforey-McIntosh
2nd Grade Teacher
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Denise Taylor
Second Grade Teacher
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3rd Grade
Tamara Murphy
Third Grade Teacher
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Dana Rodia
3rd Grade Teacher
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Smaurtey Stewart
3rd Grade Teacher
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4th Grade
Peter Hudson
4th Grade Teacher
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5th Grade
Ashlyn Manuel
5th Grade Teacher
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Michelle Reynard
5th Grade Teacher
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6th Grade
Layla McDowell
Sixth Grade Teacher
lmcdowell@nbfacademy.org
Unified Arts
Sheree L Baldwin-Muhammad
Art Teacher
sbaldwin@nbfacademy.org
Tasha Harris
Music Teacher
taharris@nbfacademy.org
Specialists
Nikayla Ashley
Instructional Tutor
Nashley@nbfacademy.org
Golda Batty
SPED IAs
gbatty@nbfacademy.org
Joseph Brigante
Math Specialist
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John Burton
Math Interventionist
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Monica Greaves
SPED
mgreaves@nbfacademy.org
Noel Jordan
Math Interventionist
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Essence Joy
SPED Instructional Assistant
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Patsy Lewis
Instructional Coach
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Johnanna Mata
SPED Instructional Assistant
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Suzanne Sugrue
ESL
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Laura Varrone
School Counselor
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Beth Wells
Literacy Interventionist
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Shavonne Williams
Literacy Interventionist
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Staff
Mrs. Suzanna Brown-Douglas
SPED Instructional Assistant
sbrown@nbfacademy.org
Starsheema L Browning
Food Service Aide
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Todd Daigle
Food Service Supervisor
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Gianna Flor
Food Service Aide
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Pamela Gilbert
Cook
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Claudia M. Jimenez
Food Service Aide
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Nicole Johnson
Executive Assistant/SPED Coordinator
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Shatia Little
Pre-Kindergarten Floater
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Diana Lopez
Administrative Assistant & Enrollment Coordinator
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Millie Morales
Human Resources & Payroll Manager
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Yadira Muniz
Lunch Monitor
ymuniz@nbfacademy.org
Alexis Myles
CNA
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Mirna Romero
School Nurse
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Enya Schutsky
Human Resource Associate -Recruiter
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Hansel Serrano
Food Service Aide
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Robin Smeriglio
Part-time SPED
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Petrelle Thompson
Food Service Aide
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Tangela Williams
Lunch Monitor
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