Faculty & Staff
Meet the educators, administrators, and staff who make PS/MS 96 a vibrant place to learn.
Administration
- James Konstantinakos
Principal
- David Ledesma
Assistant Principal
- Dr. Mallory Locke
Assistant Principal
Office Staff
- Arlette Martinez Medrano
Parent Coordinator
- Jacqueline Espinal
Attendance Teacher
- Janet Cruz
School Secretary
- Shamia Reedy
Student Support / Paraprofessional
- Julie Torres
School Aide
- Juned Ahmed
Community Coordinator
Related Services
- Danielson
IEP Teacher / SETTS
- Ms. Law
Family Worker
- Ivonne Gonzalez
Social Worker / Mandated Counseling
- Emma Fisher
Speech & Language Teacher
- Carolyn Paskoff
Speech & Language Teacher
- Karen Horel
School Psychologist
- Katiuska Peña
Social Worker SBST
English as a New Language
- Soultana Nikas
ENL Teacher
- Bernice Garcia
ENL Teacher
- Christine Johnson
ENL Teacher
School Counselors
- Cesarina Desroches
Elementary School Counselor
- Emilio Alvarez
Middle School Counselor
Elementary School Teachers
- Maria Mendez
Pre-K
- Josefina Bahamondes
Kindergarten Dual Language
- Sari Seidel & Vanessa Mejia
Kindergarten
- Natia Duran
1st Grade Dual Language
- Karen Guzman
K–2nd Grade Special Education
- Karla Perez
2nd Grade Dual Language
- Nicole Saranita & Diana Jacob
2nd Grade
- Estefani Ventura
3rd Grade Dual Language
- Makenzie Burud & Jane Cohen
3rd Grade
- Aliris Perez
4th Grade Dual Language
- Lawrence Budasoff & Niko Jin
4th Grade
- Hadiyah Najeeullah
3rd–4th Grade Special Education
- Olivia Hernandez
5th Grade Dual Language
- Caitlin Edwards & Cristina Cruceta
5th Grade
Middle School Teachers
- Victoria Rodriguez
6th Grade Dual Language
- Evelisse Ortiz & Curtis Timmons
6th Grade
- Hilary Bail & Shaminique Isler
7th Grade
- Carole Moench
7th Grade
- Kia Graham & Dayrin Barrios
8th Grade
- Evangelia Rizou
8th Grade
- Nino Mitic
5th–6th Grade
- Vincent Bisogno
7th–8th Grade
Cluster Teachers
- Adam Goldberg
Physical Education
- Debra Wysong
Art
- Ambar Galvan
Middle School Science
- Sharon Heller
Music
- Debra Braun
Literacy Coach
- Gale Sookdeo
ES SS / UFT Teacher Coach
- Emmanuel Okon
Elementary School Science
- Cecil Mittoo
Technology