Faculty & Staff
Great classrooms begin with great teachers. In the youngest grades, students are taught by a team of talented and dedicated teachers who take the time over the years to get to know every student well. In the older grades, students and faculty are bound together in intellectual exploration and the dynamic exchange of ideas, knowledge and values. Across the school, faculty and staff place a high level of emphasis on the dynamic relationship between family and school.
Faculty & Staff Directory
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Ms. Elizabeth AbramsMS Music; Choral DirectorNew York University - Steinhardt - B.A.
New York University - Tisch - B.F.A. -
Ms. Lucie AidinoffDepartment Chair English JK-8Columbia University - M.A.
Harvard College - B.A. -
Galib Al-KabirMS Debate Club Leader
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Dr. Akbar Ali HerndonChief Technology OfficerTeachers College, Columbia University - Ed.D.
Teachers College, Columbia University - M.Ed.
Teachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
Carnegie Mellon University - B.S. -
Rummana Amrin
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Mrs. Mischa AntonioMS LanguagesDurham University - B.A.
Canterbury Christ Church University - Qualified Teacher Status -
Mr. Joe BamburySubstitute Teacher -
Ms. Ellen BanksMS MathematicsFordham University - M. A.
Whitman College - B. A. -
Gloria Bolivar
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Mrs. Melissa CarrollMS EnglishRider University - M. Ed.
Chestnut Hill College - B. S. -
Ms. Kim ChalonerDean of FacultyNew York University - M.Ed.
Queen's University, Canada - B.S. -
Ms. Leslie DockerayMS/HS Instrumental MusicQueens College, City University of New York - M.A.
Queens College, City University of New York - B.A. -
Tatyana DvorkinMS TechnologyTeachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
U. of California - Santa Cruz - B.A. -
Mr. Nicholas FrankfurtMS ScienceHunter College - Postbaccalaureate
Yale University - B.A. -
Michelle FriedmanMS Consultant
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Hayley Grossman7/8 girls basketball head coach -
Ms. Emily GundlachEC/LS/MS LibrarianQueens College - M.L.S.
Touro College - M.S.
Calvin College - B.A. -
Mr. Gary GurreriEC/LS/HS Physical EducationLIU Brooklyn - M.S.
St. Francis College - B.S. -
Mrs. Aubrie HallEC/LS/MS Learning SpecialistTeachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
Kenyon College - B.A. -
Ms. Hilary HarnischfegerLS/MS Visual ArtColumbia University - M.F.A.
University of Houston - B.F.A. -
Jennifer HarveyMS SpanishHunter College - M.S.
University of Colorado at Boulder - B.A. -
Mrs. Elsa HepnerHead of Middle SchoolSt. Joseph's College - M.A.
Trinity College - B.A. -
Amanda Houser
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Christina HultholmDirector of Strategic CommunicationsPrinceton University - M.A.
New York University - B.A. -
Mr. Adam JohnsonHS Latin; HS Philosophy & ReligionColumbia University - M.A.
Virginia Tech - B.A. -
Mr. Kenneth JohnsonLS/MS DanceU. of Memphis - B.L.A. -
Mr. Nick KadajskiHS MusicAaron Copeland School of Music - Queens College - M.Mus
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester - B.Mus. -
Kylie Kelder
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Susie KimHistory -
Mrs. Victoria KingEC/LS/MS Nurse
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Samantha LakeMS Band -
Dr. Saara MahjouriAssistant Head of SchoolNew York University - B.F.A.
Harvard University - Ed.M.
University of California Los Angeles - Ph.D. -
Mr. Eric MassaOperations Coordinator and Executive Assistant to CFO/COO -
Kellyann McEneryAssistant to the Assistant Head & Dean of Faculty -
Ms. Claudia McQuistionMS Learning SpecialistU. of North Carolina, Greensboro - M. F. A.
Clark University - B. A. -
SMJ MeekerMS Play DirectorOtterbein University - B.F.A.
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Kenyatta Mitchell -
Emily NelsonAssistant Director of Athletics -
Dave NolandMS BandNew Jersey City University - M.M.
William Paterson University - B.M. -
Ms. Beverly O'MaraEC ArtColumbia University - M.F.A.
University of California, Santa Cruz - B.A. -
Rev. Julia OffingerBibleUnion Theological Seminary - M.Div.
Barnard College - B.A. -
Mr. Ali OsbornMS Visual ArtsRutgers University - M.F.A.
Wesleyan - B.A. -
Mr. Robbie PennoyerHead of SchoolYale Divinity School - M.Div.
Harvard College - A.B. -
Mr. Ravendra PersaudDirector of Academic SystemsBaruch College - B.A.
Fordham University - M.A. -
Mr. Brian PlatzerMS World WritersJohn Hopkins - M.F.A.
Columbia University - B.A. -
Mr. Timothy QuinnDirector of Athletics & HS Physical EducationManhattanville College - M.A.
Concordia University Irvine - M.A.
College of Saint Roe - M.Ed.
Manhattanville College - B.A. -
Mr. Michael RaposoDepartment Chair, JK-8 Performing ArtsNew York University - M.M.A.
Hartt School of Music - B.M.A. -
Ms. Kimberly ReeveMS School CounselorNew York University - M.A.
U. of Colorado, Boulder - B.A. -
Mr. Nigel RichmondMS MathematicsDalhousie University, Nova Scotia - B. Ed.
St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia - B. Sc. -
Mr. Ted RohrsAssistant Director of Physical EducationAdelphi University - M.A. -
Savonnah RoweMS MathematicsClark University - B.A. -
Mr. Daniel RuferDean, Class of 2024New York University - M.A.
City College of New York - M.S.
Vassar College - B.A. -
Dr. Brian SebastianMS/HS Latin; HS Philosophy & ReligionUniversity of Florida - Ph.D.
University of Missouri - M.A.
Xavier University - B.A. -
Mr. Schuyler SemlearEC/LS/MS ScienceBank Street College of Education - M.S.
SUNY Plattsburgh - B.A. -
Ms. Leah SilverEC/LS Math CoordinatorBank Street College - M.S.Ed
Brandeis University - B.A. -
Ms. Wendy SmallEC/LS/MS NurseNew York University - B.S.N.
School of Visual Arts - B.F.A. -
Mrs. Melissa SobelEC/LS/MS Physical EducationTouro College - M. Ed.
Hofstra University - M. S.
SUNY Cortland - B. S. -
Léa SonzaMS LanguagesNew York University - M.A.
Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris - M.A.
University College, Dublin - B.A.
Sorbonne, Paris - B.A. -
Rose SpazianiCounseling InternSyracuse University - M.A.
Fordham University - B.A. -
Ms. Susan Sterman-JonesGrade 7/8 Dean; Department Chair MS DramaNew York University - M.A.
Syracuse University - B.A. -
Ms. Chanté StoneEC/LS/MS Physical EducationTeachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
Springfield College - B.S. -
Anne-Carter StoweMS EnglishU. of Mississippi - M.A.
Sewanee: The University of the South - B.A. -
Mr. Simon Thomas-TrainDirector of Admissions, Middle SchoolPresidio Graduate School - M.B.A.
Middlebury College - B.A. -
Sensei Morika TsujimuraDepartment Chair, JK-8 ScienceHunter College - M.S.Ed.
Columbia College - B.A. -
Ms. Sonia von GutfeldDepartment Chair, 5-8 MathBank Street College of Education - M.S.Ed.
Yale University - B.A. -
Jessica WangMS MusicThe Julliard School - M.M.
Harvard College - B.A. -
Mrs. Amber WardDirector of Grace International Exchange ProgramJ.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern - M.B.A. -
Mr. Mark WeinsierDepartment Chair, JK-8 HistoryHunter College - M.A.
Haverford College - B.A. -
Mr. Richard WhiteMS EnglishFordham University - M.S.
New York University - B.S. -
Ms. Rose WhiteMS ArtSkidmore College - B.A. -
Ms. Eve WolfsohnEC/LS/MS Head LibrarianColumbia University - M.L.S.
Bryn Mawr College - B.A. -
Mr. Lawrence WongMS MathematicsTeachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
U. of California - Berkeley - B.A.
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Grace Church School is a co-educational independent school in downtown Manhattan, New York City providing instruction for nearly 800 students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.
