LEAPS

Leadership
Empowerment
Advocacy
Perseverance
Success

Faculty and Staff

Diane Varano, Principal: Science, Art/ Culinary Arts/ 

NEP/ Innovation Magazine

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peter Sacca, Assistant Principal: Social Studies and Law 

and New Opportunities Program

 

 

 

 

Halley Tache, Assistant Principal: 

Reading Lab/ ESL and Collaborative Team Teaching

 
 
Martin Young: Parent Coordinator, Parent ARIS Link Administrator/Organization and Attendance/Immunization



Nicole Abrams: 

Mathematics/ Music/ Data Specialist/ Dean

 
 

Carmen Barrasso/ Mathematics



Jacob Beck: P

hysical Education, Teacher Action Team Coordinator/ Dean

 
 

Christopher Birkel/ Social Studies, Law



John Crawford, Science and Physical Education



Deirdre Deloatch: E

nglish, College Now and Law

 
 
Sterlin Emile: Science/Health/B

ilingual Education

 
 
Jill Klinofsky: Secretary/

Organization and House

Tina Ferrante: Science and Nursing

 
 

Amiee Mateo: English and Innovation Magazine



David McGill: 

Social Studies, Economics and Entrepreneurship

 
 
Grisett Medrano Lopez: Paraprofessional/

Student Support

 
 

John Montavon McKillup, Collaborative Team Teaching



Sonia Nelson: Health and Collaborative Team Teaching
 
 
Marie Petit Blanc: Mathematics
 
 

James Rusk, Social Worker, Interborough DCC



Verona Scott, Spanish





Kenneth Tanzer, Guidance: High School and College Preparation
 
 
Mark Alan Thompson: National Educator Program Partner/Instructional Coach
 
 
Amina Williams: Paraprofessional/

Student Support

 
 
Edward Winn: 

Social Studies, Virtual Enterprise, Teacher Action Team Coordinator, College Now

 
 
 
Brady Zelenka: English/Culinary Arts /

Creative Writing