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Leadership
Luis O Cartagena
Chief Financial & Operating Officer
lcartagena@nbfacademy.org
Pamela Dalton
Chief Academic Officer
pdalton@nbfacademy.org
Mrs. Collette Fearon
Lower School Principal (Pre-K to 3rd Grade)
cfearon@nbfacademy.org
Mariana Figueroa
Elementary Assistant Principal
mfigueroa@nbfacademy.org
Katherine Habansky
Upper School Assistant Principal
khabansky@nbfacademy.org
Ronelle Swagerty
Director & CEO
rpswagerty@nbfacademy.org
Mrs. Valore Turner
Upper School Principal (Grades 4-8)
vturner@nbfacademy.org
Roree M. Warnke
Chief Development and Communications Officer
rwarnke@nbfacademy.org
Staff
Heidi Barker
School Counselor & Climate Coach
hbarker@nbfacademy.org
Starsheema L Browning
Food Service Aide
sbrowning@nbfacademy.org
Natalie Cole
SPED
ncole@nbfacademy.org
Todd Daigle
Food Service Supervisor
tdaigle@nbfacademy.org
Claudia M. Jimenez
Food Service Aide
cjimenez@nbfacademy.org
Nicole Johnson
Executive Assistant/SPED Coordinator
njohnson@nbfacademy.org
Anna Lavallee
Human Resources Associate
alavallee@nbfacademy.org
Diana Lopez
Administrative Assistant & Enrollment Coordinator
dlopez@nbfacademy.org
Bernie Lynch
Grant Writer
blynch@nbfacademy.org
Jamila Malines
Cook
jmalines@nbfacademy.org
Gregory Marable
Restorative Coordinator
gmarable@nbfacademy.org
Bailey MeCey
Communications Officer
bmecey@nbfacademy.org
Millie Morales
Human Resources & Payroll Manager
mmorales@nbfacademy.org
Pre-Kindergarten
SallyAnn Augustine
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
saugustine@nbfacademy.org
Sheree L Baldwin-Muhammad
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
sbaldwin@nbfacademy.org
D'Quan Christopher
Pre-k Instructional Assistant
dchristopher@nbfacademy.org
Andrew Daniels
Pre-Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
adaniels@nbfacademy.org
Tasha Harris
Pre-K Teacher
taharris@nbfacademy.org
Deborah Howard
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
dhoward@nbfacademy.org
Mrs. Nyeeliah Pierre-louis
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
npierre@nbfacademy.org
Melanie Stephens
Pre-K Instructional Assistant
mstephens@nbfacademy.org
Kindergarten
Ms. Abbey Assunto
Kindergarten Teacher
aassunto@nbfacademy.org
Gina Beecher
Kindergarten Teacher
gbeecher@nbfacademy.org
Jaclyn Bollinger
Kindergarten Teacher
jbollinger@nbfacademy.org
Tahyra Lloyd
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
TLloyd@nbfacademy.org
Leslie Murphy
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
lmurphy@nbfacademy.org
Second Grade
Maria Luft
Second Grade Teacher
mluft@nbfacademy.org
Denise Taylor
Second Grade Teacher
dtaylor@nbfacademy.org
Third Grade
Mrs. Suzanna Brown-Douglas
Third Grade Instructional Assistant
sbrown@nbfacademy.org
Nelly Gonzalez
Third Grade Teacher
ngonzalez@nbfacademy.org
Tamara Murphy
Third Grade Teacher
tmurphy@nbfacademy.org
Fourth Grade
Giselle Henderson
4th Grade Teacher
ghenderson@nbfacademy.org
Ms. Alexandria Stefanou
4th Grade Teacher
astefanou@nbfacademy.org
Fifth Grade
Monica Greaves
Fifth Grade Teacher
mgreaves@nbfacademy.org
Miriam Osbourne
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
mosbourne@nbfacademy.org
Mrs. Beatrice Suarez
5th Grade Teacher
bsuarez@nbfacademy.org
First Grade
Lindsay Hall
First Grade Teacher
lhall@nbfacademy.org
Ka'Wana Morrow
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
kmorrow@nbfacademy.org
Amy Orsaia
First Grade Teacher
aorsaia@nbfacademy.org
IIdiis Serra
1st Grade Teacher
Iserra@nbfacademy.org
Sixth Grade
Layla McDowell
Sixth Grade Teacher
lmcdowell@nbfacademy.org
Eighth Grade
Octavia Haley
7/8th Science Teacher
ohaley@nbfacademy.org
Vickie Peterson
7/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
vpeterson@nbfacademy.org
Seventh Grade
Octavia Haley
7/8th Science Teacher
ohaley@nbfacademy.org
Vickie Peterson
7/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
vpeterson@nbfacademy.org
Specialists
Joseph Brigante
Math Specialist
jbrigante@nbfacademy.org
Kevin Bright
Art Teacher
kbright@nbfacademy.org
Natalie Cole
SPED
ncole@nbfacademy.org
Tara Croce
Reading Specialist
tcroce@nbfacademy.org
Elizabeth Doran
Librarian
Edoran@nbfacademy.org
Amanda Esteves
Math Interventionist
aesteves@nbfacademy.org
Antuan Harris
Restorative Coordinator
aharris@nbfacademy.org
Inez Harris
Family Engagement Coordinator
iharris@nbfacademy.org
Nicole Johnson
Executive Assistant/SPED Coordinator
njohnson@nbfacademy.org
Noel Jordan
Math Interventionist
njordan@nbfacademy.org
Damon M Kelliher
Music Teacher
dkelliher@nbfacademy.org
Patsy Lewis
Instructional Coach
plewis@nbfacademy.org
Alexis Myles
CNA
amyles@nbfacademy.org
Brianna Sellers
SPED Classroom Teacher
bsellers@nbfacademy.org
Mary Staudt
Literacy Tutor
mstaudt@nbfacademy.org
Julie Suchenski
ESL teacher
jsuchenski@nbfacademy.org
Beth Wells
Literacy Tutor
bwells@nbfacademy.org
Shavonne Williams
Literacy Tutor
swilliams@nbfacademy.org
Kenesha Willis
School Nurse
kwillis@nbfacademy.org
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