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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Rummana Amrin
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Ms. Sarah Balkind AdlerHead of Early ChildhoodBank Street College of Education - M.S.
Syracuse University - B.A. -
Sally ClarkAssociate TeacherOtterbein University - B.F.A. -
Jacob CookEC/LS CounselorU. of Pennsylvania - M.S.W.
St. John's University - B.A. -
Ms. Sharifa FootmanDepartment Chair LS ScienceHunter College - M.S.
Hunter College - B.A. -
Maeve GalliganAssociate Teacher -
Claribel GomezInterim Admissions Associate, JK-8 and Early Childhood Faculty -
Ms. Alexandra GreenbergEC Learning SpecialistHunter College - M.S. Ed.
Washington University - B.A. -
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. -
Mr. Justin HawkinsEC/LS Visual ArtSchool of Visual Arts - B.F.A. -
Megan HimelMusicBerklee College of Music - M.A.
New York University - B.Mu. -
Emilie HotzEC Head TeacherWhittier College - B.A. -
Christina HultholmDirector of Strategic CommunicationsPrinceton University - M.A.
New York University - B.A. -
Mrs. Victoria KingEC/LS/MS Nurse
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Ms. Mélissa LasfargeasEC Head TeacherBank Street College of Education - M.S.Ed
Northeastern University - B.S. -
Ms. Laurel LesioEC/LS Music; EC/LS DanceNew York University - M.A.
SUNY Geneseo - B.S. -
Ms. Maya LevyEC Head TeacherTeachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
Hunter College - B.A. -
Ms. Charlotte MackieAssociate TeacherBucknell University - B.A. -
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. Kate PattonDirector of Admissions and Enrollment, JK-4Bank Street College of Education - M.S. Ed.
Cornell University - 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. -
Ms. Jorinda SilversteinEC/LS Learning SpecialistColumbia University - M. A. / M. P. A.
New York University - B. A. -
Mrs. Melissa SobelEC/LS/MS Physical EducationTouro College - M. Ed.
Hofstra University - M. S.
SUNY Cortland - B. S. -
Rose SpazianiCounseling InternSyracuse University - M.A.
Fordham University - B.A. -
Ms. Chanté StoneEC/LS/MS Physical EducationTeachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
Springfield College - B.S. -
Olivia StrongSubstitute Teacher
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Mr. Simon Thomas-TrainDirector of Admissions, Middle SchoolPresidio Graduate School - M.B.A.
Middlebury College - B.A. -
Mrs. Amber WardDirector of Grace International Exchange ProgramJ.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern - M.B.A. -
Ms. Joanna WesleyEC Head Teacher; Assistant Director of After School ProgramBank Street College - M.S. Ed.
Holy Cross - B.A. -
Ms. Eve WolfsohnEC/LS/MS Head LibrarianColumbia University - M.L.S.
Bryn Mawr College - 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.
