Meet Our Team
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Christopher F. Herman, M.Ed (2020)
Senior Leadership Team
Brad Battaglia
Upper Division Head & Director of College Counseling (2017)
Nashwa Rafla
Director of Finance (2024)
Kat Sullivan
Assistant Head of School for Advancement (2020)
William Vogel
Lower Division Head (1977)
Broad Leadership Team
Guilherme Andreas
Chair of Visual & Performing Arts Department, Instrumental Music Teacher, and 7th Grade Advisor (2023)
Marlene Dapice
9th and 10th Grade Dean, Science Teacher, and 9th Grade Advisor (1989)
Jodian Davis-Forbs
Director of Admissions & Marketing (2023)
Daniel Feldman
Chair of the Science Department and 11th Grade Advisor (2021)
Michelle Ferreira
Assistant Director of Athletics and Student Life Coordinator (2016)
Gabriel Gomis
Student Travel Coordinator, French Teacher, 7th and 12th Grade Advisor (2005)
Rui Guimaraes
Chair of English Department (2021)
John Hale
Technology, Robotics & Schedule Coordinator (1997)
Kim Hayes
Paula James
Dean of Grades 1-3 (2009)
Cristian McCarthy
M.A. French Literature, Queens College (CUNY)
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish, French
Agustin Melara
Ana Mesias
Lauren Murray
Darien Ortiz
STEM Chair and Lower Division Science Teacher (2021)
Brendan O’Shea
Director of Athletics (2023)
Sarah O’Sullivan
Dean of Grades 7-8 and 7th Grade Advisor (1999)
Jacquelyn Renner
Dean of Grades 4,5,6 (2001)
Eileen Reyes
Dean of Grades N-K (1986)
John Tocco
Director of Facilities (1997)
Maria Victora
Director of Pre-K for All Program (2014)
Charles Wharton
Chair of the History Department and 11th Grade Advisor (2024)
Administration Staff
Reshma Baig
Christine Haddad
Controller (2013)
Mary Maisano
Business Office Associate (1992)
Mary Petruso
Executive Assistant to the Head of School (2004)
Lisa Sohmer
College Counseling Associate (1996)
Elena Sokolova
School Nurse (2020)
Micaela Warren
Communications & Advancement Associate (2024)
Faculty & Staff
Uwe Anselm
Math Teacher (2024)
Raymond Arias
Facilities, Dining Hall Assistant and Transportation (2021)
Jennifer Babbino
Early Childhood Educator (2024)
Kathleen Buechel
Early Childhood Educator (2024)
Jessica Caicedo-Marino
Early Childhood Educator (2021)
Herbert Carvajal
Facilities (2011)
Ogier Castedo
After School Team (2022)
Hillary Castro
Early Childhood Educator (2021)
Eugenia Rodica Chavez
Early Childhood Educator (2023)
Marissa Chille
English Teacher and 10th Grade Advisor (2002)
Ryan Daley
Early Childhood Educator (2013)
Maureen DeGaetano
Early Childhood Educator (2016)
Christine Drayer
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Rory Duncan
Kindergarten Classroom Assistant and Transportation (2021)
Tania Duran
Early Childhood Educator (2024)
Euridice Eleftheriou
Early Childhood Educator (2014)
Laura Ganley
Early Childhood Educator (2012)
Angelica Gomez
Early Childhood Educator (2014)
Davina Hardyal
Early Childhood Educator (2019)
Lenny Herrera
Math Teacher and 8th Grade Advisor (2022)
Diana Jaramillo
Early Childhood Educator (2022)
Tierison Karathanasis
Nursery Teacher (2022)
Kohinoor Khabir
Early Childhood Educator (2021)
Mosammat Khalid
Early Childhood Educator (2015)
Ching-Yu Lin
Mandarin Teacher (2024)
Michael Malone
Facilities (1995)
Kristen “Ms. A” Manson
First Grade Teacher (1995)
Grace Martinez
Visual Arts Teacher (2023)
Andrea Matute Vargas
Early Childhood Educator (2019)
Catherine Mesias
Early Childhood Educator (2014)
Joseph Mesias
Early Childhood Educator (2015)
Langauges Spoken:
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Omar Maldanado
Campus Security and Facilities (2016)
Brenda Nitti
Early Childhood Educator (2016)
Edward Orlowski
Fine Arts Teacher (2020)
Lauren Ortiz
English Language Academy Teacher (2024)
Yaritza Perdomo
Early Childhood Educator (2021)
Kathleen Reyes
Early Childhood Educator (2020)
Oishy Reza
Language Arts Teacher (2024)
Jorge Rodriguez
Transportation: Bus Driver (2020)
Mariela Romero
Early Childhood Educator (2021)
Camari Sabal
After School Team (2022)
Becca Santone
Kindergarten Teacher (2023)
DeJuan Scott
PE Teacher, Coach (2023)
Nataliya Shelomyanova ’04
Early Childhood Educator (2024)
Alison Sicinski
Music Teacher (2024)
Selina Sultana
Early Childhood Educator (2014)
Erich Slimak
English Teacher and 8th Grade Advisor (2024)
Rachel Vidal
Third Grade Teacher (2017)
Calogera Volpe
Nursery Assistant Teacher (2004)
Evin Watson
Advanced Engineering and Robotics Teacher, FRC/FTC Coach (2024)
Jalin Weaver
French and Spanish Teacher (2022)
Evelyn Zamora
Early Childhood Educator (2022)
Garden School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, ethnicity, age, national origin, gender, or sexual orientation in its hiring and promotion of administrators, faculty and staff, and in its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.