BA Queens College

BA CUNY (Queens College)

AS Manhattan Community College

BA CUNY Queens College

AS CUNY Laguardia Community College

Ms. Antunovic is a certified Art teacher, and includes Visual Arts in her STEM classes. She enjoys painting and drawing, and building up her jewelry store with her partner.

BA Lehman College

Ms. Astacio enjoys spending time with her family and close friends. She oves good active walks, good music and many laughs!!

MS - Gen/SpED Birth to Grade 2 - Touro College

BS - Education - St. Bridget's College

Mrs. Barrios enjoys spending time with her family and being around children. She loves singing and dancing.

MSEd - Adolescence Education in Social Studies - St. John's University

BA - History - SUNY Albany

Mr. Bernal is huge sports fan, a diehard fan of the Yankees and the Jets. He is also an avid amateur photographer, enjoys running road races, and traveling to new places.

MSEd - School Counselor - LIU Brooklyn

BS - Human Services - Touro College

Ms. Bradford is  a parent of 3. She loves spending time with her family, helping people, and traveling.

MBA Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry

BS St. John's University

BA University of the West Indies

 

MA - Urban Education - New Jersey City University

BA - Family and Child Studies - Montclair State University

This is Ms. Burns' 11th year teaching her favorite grade, first grade! She enjoys spending time withher friends, family and dogs.

BA York College

s. Carve has her general education certification in grades 1 - 6. She graduated with a bachelors degree in both History and Childhood Education with a middle school extension. She enjoys traveling and spending time with family.

MSEd City College of NY

BA University of Georgia

Mrs. Clancy loves spending time with her family, rooting for the Georgia Bulldogs and the NY Giants, and spending time at the beach.

BA St. Joseph's College

Mr. Clendenning has a deep passion for teaching history and giving students the tools to decipher the world around them. He believes that to have a informed citizenry it is essential that students can objectively learn by looking at all sizes of different historical issues to come to their own understanding and become lifelong learners.

MS The New School

BS Towson University

Mr. Crusante enjoys traveling around the world and immersing himself in new cultures. An avid sports fan, he travels frequently to Washington D.C. during the Fall as a season ticket holder and avid fan of the Washington Redskins.

MS St. John's University

BS St. John's University

A favorite quote of Mr. Fung is: "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."

MSEd - TESOL - Touro College

BA - Child Study - St. Joseph's College

Ms. Giaccone enjoys going on adventures, traveling and spending time in the sun.

MA Teachers College, Columbia University

BA Queens College

Ms. Guridis is a traveler, food lover, enjoys reading aloud to youth, and believes in turning ideas into realities. 

BS SUNY Cortland

Ms. Herbst enjoys helping others and spending time with family and friends.

BA - Physical Education - SUNY Cortland

Mr. Hughes enjoys staying active and playing a variety of sports!

MA Hofstra University

BA Adelphi University

Ms. K loves spending time outside, traveling, and arts & crafts. She is a food-lover  and lifelong learner who enjoys meeting new people, learning new things, and spending time with those who are important to her.

MSED - CUNY Queens College

BA - New York University

Mr. Lam likes to watch movies, is interested in gadgets and tech, and loves playing basketball.

MS Dowling College

BS SUNY Old Westbury

MSEd Grand Canyon University

MBA Findlay University

BA Capital University of Economics and Business

Ms. Li's motto is "Work work hard, Play play hard."

MS Music Education

BA Political Science

Mr. Makarowitz grew up on Long Island. Music has always been a very important part of his life. He draws his inspiration from his wonderful family and friends.

MBA American Public University System

BA CUNY Queens College

BA Baruch College

AAS Laguardia Community College

Ms. Montaque believes in living everyday to the fullest!

BA Brooklyn College

Ms. Newman's interests include working together with people living in Tanzania and Haiti to help develop opportunities for education and sustainability.

BS Brooklyn College

MA Hofstra University

BA University of Rhode Island

Ms. Pabon enjoys spending time with her family and friends and watching her two boys grow up. She absolutely loves what she does, loves working with all of her students, and having the opportunity to teach them how to be healthy and physically fit.

MSEd CUNY Queens College

BS Farmingdale State

Mr. Palmisano enjoys having the opportunity to help others. He also enjoys spending as much time as he can at the beach.

BA City College

AAS Medgar Evers College

Cooking, Criminal Minds and PBS are Mr. Rawls' passions.

MA Queens College

BA Queens College

Ms. Jagarnauth enjoys any water activity, especially swimming. She also enjoys trying new foods and going to new places.

MPS - Childhood/Special Education - Manhattanville College

BA - Journalism - Ithaca College

Mr. Roth has two wonderful children, Sydney and Benjamin and enjoys sports, travel and learning.

 

MA Touro College

BA SUNY Geneseo

Mr. Rubel enjoys spending time with friends, playing sports, and going to concerts.

MSED Queens College

BA Queens College

Ms. Sestan was born and raised in Astoria, NY. She enjoys spending time with her loved ones, traveling every summer to Croatia to visit her family and friends, shopping, and exploring NYC.

MSEd  Education Leadership - St. John's University

BS  Biology - St. John's University

Ms. Sinclair has been teaching science for 13 years. She loves animals, the outdoors, the performing arts and traveling to new places.

MA Hunter College

BA Hunter College

Mrs. Stephanides takes pleasure in exploring different places around the world and spending quality time with her family. She is passionate about teaching and helping students gain their independence.

MS University of Phoenix

BS St. John's University

Mrs. Torres is a committed advocate of children. She enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, and grandsons. She enjoys reading, dancing, and entertaining friends and family.

SBL & SDL Hunter College, New York City

MA Columbia University, Teachers College, New York City

BA John Jay College, New York City  

For more than fifteen years Rod Wilkins has provided leadership in education. He began his career in education as an elementary school teacher. As an administrator, he developed programs to improve schoolwide systems. Prior to joining OWNCS as Principal of OWN 2, Mr. Wilkins supported the work of seven Districts and Building Administrators as a Senior Project Associate at NYU’s Metropolitan Center for Urban Education. Mr. Wilkins, has developed curriculum, created professional development content, built Early Warning Systems, coached, mentored and provided critical solutions for complex educational problems. His professional experience includes: Regional Summer School Principal H.S., Associate Principal H.S. and Assistant Principal Elementary. Mr. Wilkins has also founded a not for profit corporation, served as Cooperative Board President, and worked in financial management and investment.