Our Staff
Main Office and Support Staff
| Role | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principal | Rebecca Julien | Main Office | rjulien@philasd.org |
| Secretary | Melanie Ricco | Main Office | mricco@philasd.org |
| Counselor | Andrea Jamison | Counselor Suite | abrown6@philasd.org |
| Counselor | Carly Cawly | Counselor Suite | cwichkam@philasd.org |
| Nurse | Morgan Heibel | Nurse's Office | mheibel@philasd.org |
| Dean of Students | Kim Oteri | Counselor's Suite | koteri@philasd.org |
| SBTL - Math | Nicole Del Quadro | Room 107 | ndelquadro@philasd.org |
| SSO | Dorphylia Lincoln | dlincoln@philasd.org |
Bilingual Counselors
| Name | Language | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Chan | Cantonese | Counselor's Suite (Tuesday) | mkchan@philasd.org |
| Vittorio Cho | Mandarin | Counselor's Suite (Thursday) | vcho@philasd.org |
| Polyka Ma | Khmer | Counselor's Suite (Friday) | polykama@philasd.org |
| Leishla Torres | Spanish | Counselor's Suite (Tuesday) | ltorres2@philasd.org |
Pre-K Staff
| Grade | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | Gabriella Massamini | Room 101 | gmassimini@philasd.org |
| Pre-K Assistant | Donita Thomas | Room 101 | |
| Pre-K | Veronica Carfagno | Room 104 | vcaporale@philasd.org |
| Pre-K Assistant | Rebab Mehfoud | Room 104 |
K - 5 Classroom Teachers
| Grade | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Linda Chim | Room 103 | lchim@philasd.org |
| Amy Hunter | Room 109 | ahunter3@philasd.org | |
| Grade 1 | Nertila Ferko | Room 202 | nferko@philasd.org |
| Somaly Valentine | Room 205 | snvalentine@philasd.org | |
| Grade 2 | Kristin Oteri | Room 208 | kdoteri@philasd.org |
| Melissa Heidel | Room 211 | mpolisano@philasd.org | |
| Grade 3 | Sara Caselle (ELA/SS) | Room 209 | scaselle@philasd.org |
| Liza Taylor (Math/Sci) | Room 212 | ltaylor2@philasd.org | |
| Grade 4 | Christina Forline (ELA/SS) | Room 308 | cforline@philasd.org |
| Josephine Bursk (Math/Sci) | Room 311 | jbursk@philasd.org |
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| Grade 5 | Francesca Freed | Room 309 | ffreed@philasd.org |
| Rachel Grant (Math/Science) | Room 312 | rgrant@philasd.org |
Middle Years Teachers
| Grade | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6/7 - ELA | Thomas Parry | Room 310 | tparry@philasd.org |
| Grades 6/7 - Math | Thomas Duch | Room 307 | tduch@philasd.org |
| Grades 7/8 - ELA | Erica Devose | Room 301 | edevose@philasd.org |
| Grades 7/8 - Math | Shira Cohen | Room 302 | scohen2@philasd.org |
| Social Studies Grades 6-8 | Bach-Nhan Tram | Room 303 | btram@philasd.org |
| Science Grades 6-8 | Nadia Hunt | Room 305 | nhunt2@philasd.org |
Specialist Teachers
Our specialists provide daily instruction to students with a bi-weekly teacher rotation.
| Role | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Literacy/TTL | Damian Furmanchin | Room 304 | dfurmanchin@philasd.org |
| Physical Education | Anthony Drames | Gymnasium | adrames@philasd.org |
| Art | Peter Metcalfe | Room 015 | pmetcalfe@philasd.org |
| Science Enrichment / Health | TJ Gobreski | 204 | tjgobreski@philasd.org |
| String Instrumental Music | Jirair Youssefian | IMC | jyoussefian@philasd.org |
ESL Teachers
| Grade | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten & Grade 1 | Dawn Hiltner | Room 201 | dhiltner@philasd.org |
| Grade 2 | Yoon Byun | Room 201 | yjbyun@philasd.org |
| Grade 3 | Christopher Morales | Room 201 | cjmorales@philasd.org |
| Grades 4/5 | Angela Pelosi | Room 203 | apelosi2@philasd.org |
| Grades 6/7 | Sarah Hosan | Room 102 | shosan@philasd.org |
| Grade 7/8 | Stacey Siegel | Room 203 | stsiegel@philasd.org |
Special Education Teachers
| Grade | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| K - Gr. 4 | Jessica Toscani (SPCM) | Room 210 | jdeluca@philasd.org |
| Grades 3 -4 | Leah Pazda | Room 210 | lpazda@philasd.org |
| Grades 5 -8 | Carol Harper | Room 102 | charper@philasd.org |
| Speech | Janessa Hughes | Room 210A | jhughes@philasd.org |
Autistic Support Teachers
| Grade | Name | Location | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| K - Grade 2 | Victoria Frederick | Room 106 | vrfrederick@philasd.org |
| Grades 3 - 5 | Nicole DiSpigno | Room 108 | ndispigno@philasd.org |
| Grades 6 - 8 | Stephanie McKnight | Room 110 | smcknight@philasd.org |
Classroom Assistants
| Grade | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Amos | ||
| Bernadette Davis | ||
| Nepheteri Nunnally | ||
| Jovan Matthews | ||
| Nayaisha Ortiz | ||
| Marsila Skura | ||
| Jeremiah Rhaynes | ||
| Joan Amos | ||
| Akyah James | ||
| Zoey Epps | ||
| Monique Walker | ||
| Kim Brannan | ||
| Malachy Kedley-Bergmann | ||
| Mercadez King | ||
| Bernardo (Javier) Deustua-Vivanco |