Our Faculty & Staff
Who We Are
Southwark’s staff consists of a principal, assistant principal, teacher leader, upper school coordinator, three counselors, a STEP team, classroom teachers, and a wealth of specialists in the fields of English for Speakers of Other Languages, Special Education, Technology, the Arts and Physical Education.
Southwark Faculty
Southwark Faculty 2020-21Staff Position | Staff Name |
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Principal | Andrew Lukov |
Assistant Principal | Natalie McHugh |
Climate Manager | Debbie Rodriguez |
Secretary | Rose Rodriguez A. Spurill |
Teacher Leader | Jennifer Heston |
ESOL Coordinator | Shelley Ruderman |
Upper School Coordinator | Jessica Downs |
Math Coordinator | Jaeun Lee |
Writing Coordinator | Jennifer O'Shaughnessey |
Early Learning Specialist | Carolyn LeComte |
School Technology Coordinator | Michael Berstein |
Counselor | Johanna Bogdan Vania Hoyte Timothy McCullion |
STEP Team | Emily Husband, Clinical Coordinator Yolanda Baker, School Behavior Consultant Jonathan Mendoza, Case Manager Nadine Woodberry, Family Peer |
Nurse | Jasmine Peno |
School Resource Officer | Officer Brandi Flint |
Community School Coordinator | Liz Hejlek |
Program Coordinator | Erica Randall |
Pre-K (Head Start) | Gail Marshall Nina Willbach |
Pre-K Teaching Assistant | Nigeria Gardner Heba Shehata |
Kindergarten | Alyssa Dougherty Cheryl Nesmith Cybil Yakira (TWI Program) Matthew Taylor |
Supportive Service Assistants | Laverne Bey Joanne Mercado Everett Wilde |
1st Grade | Leanna Arcaro Lorena Lambertini (TWI Program) Jason Morroni Dina Palermo (ESOL) |
2nd Grade | Erinn Dowling (Math & Science) Jayleen Medina (TWI Coordinator) Paige Moderski (ELA & Social Studies) Laura White (ESOL) |
3rd Grade | Mary Chrusch (Science & Social Studies) Kayla Jacob (Math) Laura Johnston (ELA) Amber Spurka (TWI Program) |
4th Grade | Jennifer Bell (Math) Meagan Ingerson (ELA) (Renayia Jones) Andrea Liess (TWI Program) Joe Ulrich (Science & Social Studies) |
5th Grade | Jessica Hicks (Math) Earl Jefferson (Science & Social Studies) Kimberly Johnston (ELA) Karenin Loinaz (TWI Program) |
6th Grade ELA | Bess Harris |
6th Grade Math | Phil Dauria |
6th Grade Science & Social Studies | Joseph Richetti |
6th & 7th Grade TWI Program Math & Science | Elisse Santiago Droz |
6th & 7th Grade TWI Program ELA & Social Studies | Liza Rangel |
7th Grade ELA | E. Fajardo Canlas |
7th Grade Math | Daniel Koh |
7th & 8th Grade Social Studies | Laura Schad |
7th & 8th Grade Science | William Barca |
8th Grade ELA | Vanessa Smiley |
8th Grade Math | Andrew Mojica |
8th Grade Room 307 | Jessica Downs (ELA & Social Studies) Justin Guida (Science) Jaeun Lee (Math) |
Specialists | Michael Berstein, Computer Tech Willa Capper, Vocal Music Justin Guida, STEM Aaron Kalinay, Art Luke McHugh, Math Specialist Courtney Minto, Physical Education & Health Rebecca Nugent, Instrumental Music Michael Rizen, Physical Education & Health |
Instrumental Music | Jordan Graef Set Rodriguez Diaz |
SPECM | Christine Leuzzi |
Psychologist | Nicole Tomaselli |
SPED | Christi Bohot (K-3) Susan Kronmiller (4-5) Linda Lucchesi (6-7) Molly Toomey (8) Ryan Dinon (Gifted Support) |
Special Ed Supports | Shameanah Allen Sandra Gay Hadiya Singletary Nadirah Washington |
Speech Therapist | Kelsey Rey |
ESOL Teacher | Tiffany Brogden (2nd) Jennifer Pour (3rd) Lynn Daisey (4th) Kim Sollberger (6th) Kate Falkowski (7th-8th) |
Bilingual Counseling Assistants | Say Hong Choing, Khmer Loan Do, Vietnamese Megawati Eischen, Indonesian Rodrigo Fernandez, Spanish Esther Lian, Burmese Connie Wang, Mandarin/Cantonese |
Food Service | Elizabeth James (Mgr) David Brewington |
Climate Staff | Patricia Cosenza Aaliyah Gomez Lovette Green Lashay Odom Andreia Williams Cut Zahara |
Building Engineer | Tangy Lewis |
Custodial Assistant | Brandon Parker |
General Cleaners | Carl Curtis Terrence Harris Will Smith |