Our Team

One of our priorities is to provide time and opportunities to enable faculty and staff to connect and work together. Small study groups, team meetings, professional development workshops, regular school-wide and department-specific meetings all help to develop our group of professionals into a dynamic and cooperative team. Each member of the Parkside team is certified by New York State in their respective fields. They each bring specific training, skills, experience and expertise to the task of creating an interdisciplinary and integrated plan for your child at Parkside. 

Administration

Albina Miller

Co-Head of School
Administrative Director

amiller@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x114

Leslie Thorne

Co-Head of School
Educational Director

lthorne@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x111

Cathy Weeks

Director of Curriculum
cweeks@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x255

Anthony Kapp

Director of Advancement
akapp@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x153

Andie Levinger

Director of Placement
alevinger@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x276

Tom Casey

Facility Manager
tcasey@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x136

Jillian Mayonove

Coordinator of Administrative Services
jmayonove@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x126

Rebecca Frank

Instructional Coach
rfrank@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 144

Grier Richards

Human Resources Coordinator
grichards@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x110

Morlon Mitchell

School Nurse
nurse@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x130

Edgar Ochoa

Mario Cabrera

 

Occupational Therapy

Christine Yen

Occupational Therapist
Department Head

cyen@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 202

Leah Bataille

Occupational Therapist
lbataille@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 154

Abby Chirokas

Occupational Therapist
echirokas@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x177

Shira Mechanic

Occupational Therapist
smechanic@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x170

Social Work

Rick Alston

Social Worker
Department Head

ralston@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x116

Adaora Achufusi

Social Worker
aachufusi@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x147

Katie Bry

Social Worker
kbry@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x275

Cara Levinson

Social Worker
clevinson@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x115

Hannah Looney

Social Worker
hlooney@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x274

Caitlin Stetner

Social Worker
cstetner@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x145

 

Specialty Department

James Lonsdale

Art Teacher
Department Head

jlonsdale@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x137

Jakiem Swinger

Gym Teacher & After-School Program Coordinator
jswinger@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x192

Andres Cruz

Behavioral Specialist
acruz@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x201

Israel Gold

IT & Support Staff
igold@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x278

Kristen Guerriero

Support Staff
kguerriero@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x174

Stephanie Hilton

Support Staff
shilton@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x165

Jamal Hopper

1:1 Support Staff
jhopper@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x141

Yamilex Mejia

Support Staff
ymejia@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 171

Enrique Vargas

Support Staff
evargas@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x187

 

Speech & Language

Greta Lincoln

Speech Therapist
Department Head

glincoln@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x150

Roberta Favant

Speech Therapist
rfavant@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 176

Jamie Nussbaum

Speech Therapist
jnussbaum@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x265

Erica Parlamenti

Speech Therapist
eparlamenti@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 140

Jessica Scovel

Speech Therapist
jscovel@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x146

Reyma Thomas

Speech Therapist
rthomas@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x151

 

Teaching

Jacquline Ament

5-2 Teacher
Department Head

jament@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x189

Zoe Birk

4-1 Teacher
zbirk@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 159

Myrializ Braccia

3-1 Teacher
mbraccia@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 267

Rebecca Colwell

4-2 Teacher
rcolwell@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: x156

Natalie De La Cruz

3-3 Teacher
ndelacruz@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 182

Eliana Goldberg

3-2 Teacher
egoldberg@parksideschoo.org
Phone Ext: 131

Jodalys Herrera

4-4 Teacher
jherrera@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 167

Kelly Holmes

3-4 Teacher
kholmes@parksidescdhool.org
Phone Ext: x195

Michelle Mejia

3-1 Teacher
mmejia@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 157

C’Asia Miles

4-4 Teacher
cmiles@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 175

Marissa Schattner

5-4 Teacher
mschattner@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 164

Julia Scheibe

3-3 Teacher
jscheibe@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 186

Courtney Takahashi

4-3 Teacher
ctakahashi@parksideschool.org
Phone Ext: 161

 
 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cindy Cardinal
Thomas Casey III
Ethan Dabbs
Peter Halloran
Sarah Krissoff
Albina Miller
Vita Miller, emerita
Stephanie Perry
Adam Rosen
Leslie Thorne
Peter Ticali

Nischal Pai
President
Alan Pearson

Vice President

Brook Cuddy
Treasurer

Corinne Bilerman
Secretary