Paul Cuffee families are not only invited but expected to become equal partners in their children’s education.
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Administration, Faculty
and Staff
Our recruitment goals include hiring highly qualified
professionals who reflect our diverse student population and who
share our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive model
for urban public education.
This hardworking, talented team of professionals, who share
a commitment to providing the best possible educational experience
for Paul Cuffee students, focus on the individual learning needs of
each child as means to positively influence his/her academic
performance and to help each one contribute to our inclusive,
respectful school culture.
School Staff |
Elementary School | Middle School
High
School | Enrichment Staff
School Staff
Michael
Obel-Omia, Head of
School
Matthew J. Bowen, PhD, Psychologist
Andrea Carvalho, Family Engagement Facilitator
Jonathan Conklin, Business Manager
Don DeCosta, Special Education Director
Annmarie DeBrito, Executive Assistant to the Head of School
Ben Harris, Technology Director
Julia
Karahalis, Institutional Advancement Director
Henry Leite, Head of Maintenance
Alicia Luzón, Human Resources / Accounting
Coordinator
Olinda Matos,
Admissions Coordinator
Kelly Polak, Technology Coordinator
Dulibel Ureña, Institutional Advancement Associate
Elementary School Faculty and Staff
(401) 453-2626
Suzanne Mills-Shaw, Elementary School Principal
YanePaulo Andrade, Building Maintenance
Christina Hawksley,
Assistant to the
Elementary School
Principal
Sindy De León, Bilingual Receptionist / Secretary
Candy Matos, Administrative Assistant
Tara Skitt, Social Worker
Jose Soares, Building Maintenance
Kathy Tudino, RN, School Nurse Teacher
Kindergarten Team
Amy Hill, Teacher
Susan
Prouty, Teacher
Jennifer Reis, Teacher
Jennifer Batista, Teaching
Partner
Lina Lopes, Teaching
Partner
Mariel Polanco, Teaching Partner
1st Grade Team
Brooke Beach,
Teacher
Ruth Doran,
Teacher
Karen Wargo,
Teacher
Allison Merrill, Teaching Partner
Christian Staton, Teaching Partner
Sallyann Wedel,
Teaching Partner
2nd Grade Team
Robert Pike,
Teacher
Donna Raymond,
Teacher
Sarah Rich,
Teacher
Rose Clapprood,
Teaching Partner
3rd Grade Team
Jennifer Bifulco,
Teacher
Lauren Galoski, Teacher
Sandy Leclerc,
Teacher
Ivette
Maldonado,
Teaching Partner
4th Grade Team
Kelly Barr,
Teacher
Rebecca Bueno,
Teacher
Emily Caldarelli,
Teacher
Liz Trimbach,
Teaching Partner
5th Grade Team
Darline Berrios,
Teacher
Kathryn Conley,
Teacher
Jenny Guzmán-Polanco,
Teacher
Stacy Gale, Teaching Partner
Lower School Special
Subject Teachers
Michelle Carden, Visual Arts Teacher
Frances Cruz-Candelario, Integrated Arts Instructor
Megan Madden, Librarian
Marlon Mussington, Physical Education Teacher
Kelly Polak, Technology
Mark Fleisher, Permanent Substitute, Remedial Math
Lower School Special Services
Lauren Fournier, Title I Reading
Ann Hampson, Title I Reading Coordinator
Nikki Philp, Teacher Coach
Leslie McCrea, Reading Specialist
Becky Melrose, Title I Math
Kristen Montag, Speech / Language
Robin Yabroudy-Miles, Special Education / Resource
Leanne Nyahkoon, Occupational Therapist
Sarah
Reis, ELL Instructor
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Middle School Faculty and Staff
(401) 453-2711
Nell Sears, Middle School Principal
Claudia Arroyave, RN, School Nurse
Leslie Brackett, Director of Wellness Program
Michelle Bush, Dean of Students / Assistant Principal
Dinka Carreras, Assistant to the Middle School Principal
Joao Fidalgo,
Building Maintenance
Naomi Morey, Library Teaching Partner
Jahelia Olivera, Receptionist
Antonio Soares, Building Maintenance
Yamira Gonzalez, Teacher Intern
Hanna Vila, Permanent Substitute
6th Grade Team
Edna Attias, Science Instructor
Eric Charlesworth, Math Instructor
Josie Batista,
Humanities Instructor
Massiel Liao,
Teaching Partner
7th Grade Team
Lance Comeau, Science Instructor
Lynn Prentiss, Math Instructor
Ariana Wohl, Humanities Instructor
Carolina Almonte, Teaching Partner
8th Grade Team
Kathleen Alvarez, Science Instructor
Tom Chen, Humanities Instructor
Benjamin Hall, Math Instructor
Christopher Love,
Teaching Partner
Michelle Colburn, Teaching Partner, Special Education
Middle School Special Subjects
Leah Lubman, Librarian
Michaela Mayer,
Physical Education Teacher
Frank Piccirillo, Visual Arts Specialist
Middle School Special
Services
Matt Black, Title I Math
Marisa Colucci, Special
Education / Resource
Rebecca Chwalk, Title I Reading
Francine Collignon, ELL Instructor
Geanise Love, Special
Education / Resource
Beth Morris, Special Education / Resource
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High
School Faculty and Staff
(401) 781-2727
Becky Coustan, High School Principal
Michelle Bush, Associate Division Head
Robin Anderson, Permanent Substitute
Andrea Carrera, Assistant to High
School Principal
Gisele Polanco,
School Social Worker
YanePaulo Andrade, Building Maintenance
Karla Vargas, Receptionist
9th Grade Faculty
Tom Beall, Math Teacher
Nora Cullen, Science Teacher
Aaron Weiser-Woodward, Humanities Teacher
10th Grade Faculty
Eric Hanson,
Science Teacher
Sean Geoghegan,
Math Teacher
Megan Thoma,
Humanities Teacher
Teaching Partners & Enrichment Staff
Lloyd Alston, 9th Grade Teaching Partner
Moneca Kennedy, 10th Grade Teaching Partner
Naomi Morey, Library Teaching Partner
Joel Polanco, Athletics Coordinator and Teaching Partner
Hillary Vargas, High School Enrichment Coordinator and Teaching Partner
Special Subjects
Leah Lubman, Library / Media Specialist
Kelsey Lucas, Digital Media Teacher
Michaela Mayer, Physical Education / Health Teacher
Marlon Mussington, Physical Education / Health Teacher
Frank Picirrillo, Integrated Arts Teacher
Erika Sanzi, Spanish Teacher
Kelly Stoos, Visual Arts Teacher
Special Services
Francine Collignon, ELL Instructor
Cherylee Dumas, Special Education / Resource
Thomas Epstein, Special Education / Resource
Jennifer Giles, Reading Intern / Permanent Substitute
Kelsey Lucas, Special Education / Resource / Math Specialist
Enrichment Staff
Catherine Edwards, Elementary School Site Coordinator
Joel Polanco, Athletic Coordinator MS/HS
Luz Avila, Elementary School Building
Rose Clapprood, Elementary School Building
Sallyann Wedel, Elementary School Building
Katherine Félix, Middle School Building
César Morillo, Middle School & High School
Building
Francisco Núñez, Middle School & High School
Building
Emmanuel Pabón, Middle School & High School
Building
Mary Teuscher, Middle School & High School
Building
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Board
of Trustees
The Paul Cuffee
School Board meets every other month to review subcommittee
progress and approve any major financial or policy decisions. In
addition to bimonthly meetings, the school's annual meeting is held
in June. The present Board includes the following individuals,
several of whom are founders of the school:
Executive Committee
Joop Nagtegaal -
President
Carolyn Pemberton - Vice
President
Babak Taleghani -
Treasurer
Russell Carey - Clerk
Members at Large
Su Almeida
(Descendant
of Paul Cuffee)
Darline Berrios (PCS Faculty)
David Burnham (Board President Emeritus)
John Cariati
Tom Chen (PCS Faculty)
Allyn Copp
Stefano Crema
Dorothy Fields (Grandparent)
Philip Gould
Robert
Kelley (Paul Cuffee Descendant)
Keith S.
Mathews
Maria Monteiro
(PCS Parent)
Alex Molina
Martha Newcomb, Esq.
Leanne Yinusa Nyahkoon (PCS Faculty)
Dorothy Patrick
Ana-Cecilia Rosado
Earl Smith III
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