a New Visions Charter High School
Our Staff
Executive Leadership
The leadership at our school is committed to being responsive to the needs of all the diverse constituencies in our school community.
Claubentz Dieujuste
Principal
Operations
The staff members that ensure a smooth school experience
Deron Gurcharan
Associate Director of Business Operations
Elaine Burke
Associate Director of School Operations
Frances Lee
Data and Programming Specialist
Mario Mendija
Technology Specialist
mmendija17@charter.newvisions.org
Alan Taylor
Technology Assistant
ataylor29@charter.newvisions.org
Shanella Ible
Operations Coordinator
sible8@charter.newvisions.org
Danielle Ifill
Family Outreach Specialist
School Counselors and Social Workers
Connecting with students is important!
Kareen Sookoo
Lowerhouse Social Worker (9th & 10th Grade)
Jasmine Townsend
Kim Parker
Nicole Arias
Imani Thomas
Shawana Collins
Post-secondary Counselor
Student Support - Dean Team
Ana Cruz
Assistant Principal of School Culture & Climate
Assistant Principal of 12th Grade
Heather Henry
Dean Manager
Ewuraesi Dadzie
Dean Associate (9th Grade)
Kadianne Gordon
Dean Assistant (11th Grade)
Kadian John
Work-Based Learning Coordinator
kjohn15@charter.newvisions.org
Haleem Thomas
Dean Coordinator
hthomas1@charter.newvisions.org
Stephanie Smith
Dean Associate
ssmith8@charter.newvisions.org
STEAM Department
Science, Math, Technology, Art and Music Teachers
Lendonna Thomas
Diana Barbosa
Geometry Teacher
Shavan Ramdial
Chemistry Teacher
Namshik Yoon
Earth Science Teacher
Daeho Kim
Trigonometry Teacher
Deokie Mohan
Rocco Dapice
Music Teacher (Music I & SUNY Rudiments of Music)
rdapice15@charter.newvisions.org
Brendamarie Alexander
Art teacher
balexander17@charter.newvisions.org
Scott Merrell
Math Teacher
smerrell28@charter.newvisions.org
Adeola Reid
Math Teacher
areid1@charter.newvisions.org
Chuck Awe
Computer Science Teacher
cawe6@charter.newvisions.org
Humanities Department
English, Social Studies, Physical Education, Health & Philosophy Teachers
Julieta Sasuman
English Teacher (12th Grade)
Malina Santiago
Social Studies (9th Grade & US History)
Sepedeh Levihaim
Social Studies Teacher (Global 10 and Intro African American History)
Joseph Fulginiti
Social Studies Teacher (Global 9)
Taylor Miller
Social Studies Teacher (US History)
Michael Stewart
Social Studies Teacher (Career Technical Education)
Andy Nicot
Physical Education Teacher
Jasmine Estrada
Physical Education Teacher
jestrada14@charter.newvisions.org
Kelly McCoy
Physical Education Teacher (Health)
kmccoy24@charter.newvisions.org
Kay Zeng
Foreign Language Teacher (Mandarin)
Carlin Lungu
Foreign Language (French & Spanish Teacher)
clungu15@charter.newvisions.org
Clarita McDonald
English Language Arts Teacher (9th and 10th Grade)
Derra Glasco
ELA Teacher
dglasco1@charter.newvisions.org
Diverse Learners Department
Josette Fleury-Douglas
Assistant Principal of Diverse Learners and English Language Learners
Assistant Principal of 10th Grade
Michael Accurso
Special Education Teacher
Sabrina Alonte
Special Education Teacher
Thomas Foote
Special Education Teacher
John Muir
Special Education Teacher
jmuir24@charter.newvisions.org
Robbie Richardson
Algebra 1 Teacher
Alyssa Reyes
Reading Specialist (Read 180, Just Words/Wilson)
areyes26@charter.newvisions.org
Brittany Solares
Reading Specialist (Read 180)
bsolares11@charter.newvisions.org
Tierney Smith
Reading Specialist (Black Literature)
tsmith19@charter.newvisions.org
Christine Cavanaugh
ENL Teacher
ccavanaugh1@charter.newvisions.org
Michael Sacks
ENL/Entrepreneurship
msacks10@charter.newvisions.org
