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Michael Juel-Larsen

Dean of College & Career

Suahd Iddrissu

Lead College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2016

Kellee DaSilva

College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2021

Carmen Piedad

College & Career Counselor
Boston, MAWheelock College, Northeastern University | American Studies, Higher Education AdministrationAsk me about: Live music, podcasts, learning guitar, yoga, swimming, cooking, candle making, traveling, dog sitting. Supporting students with the college and career goals.
πŸ“ 2022

Kayla Torres

Brooklyn, NYSyracuse University | Social WorkAsk me about: Physical activities like stepping, dancing, sports. Poetry and singing.
πŸ“ 2022

Dr. Kyana Gordan

FoL III Teacher

Valissa McNish

Summer Programs Manager

Nitsa Chery

Dean of College & Career
πŸ“ 2021

Kamala Moore

College & Career Counselor
Brooklyn, NYStony Brook and NYU | Psychology, Gender Studies, K-12 School Counseling Ask me about: Traveling, exploring NYC, eating out, trying new hands-on activities.
πŸ“ 2021

Lindsay McKenzie

College & Career Counselor
Inglewood, CAAdvertising, Higher & Postsecondary EducationAsk me about: Traveling, being in nature, eating!
πŸ“ 2022

Nadia Pariag

FoL IV Teacher
πŸ“ 2021

Chelsea Parsons

FoL III Teacher
πŸ“ 2022

Nikole Allsopp

Summer Programs Manager
Brooklyn, NYSpelman College & Georgia State University | Pre-Med, Political ScienceAsk me about: Practicing lash extensions, coloring, poetry or self care books, organization, and research.
πŸ“ 2022

Tyrone Brown

Dean of College & Career
πŸ“ 2020

Aharon Singleton

College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2022

Afia Opoku

College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2021

Tyshawn Boykin

Summer Programs Manager
Bronx, NYAmerican International College | Sports And Recreational ManagementAsk me about: Football, basketball, video games, and seafood.
πŸ“ 2021

Shana Robinson

Dean of College & Career

Edlyn Davila

College & Career Counselor
Brooklyn, NY | Harrisburg, PAPenn State University, Human Development & Family StudiesAsk me about: letters of recommendation, farmer's markets, traveling, GF dining.
πŸ“ 2019

Erika Castellar

College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2021

Jennifer Moran

College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2022

Allison Hildebrand

FoL III Teacher
Long Island, NYNYU | Psychology, Pre-med, Chemistry & Public Health and Policy Ask me about: Skincare, baking, pop culture, Liverpool FC, spending time with family, dinner and drinks, instant photography, college trip planning and coordination, SAT prep and exam administration, FOL III.

Dr. Fanny Ballard

Summer Programs Manager
πŸ“ 2021

AMISTAD

CEEB Code: 070512

Attallah Sheppard

Dean of College & Career
Waterford, CTHoward University, Business Administration & ManagementAsk me about: essays, personal organization, lesson planning, family engagement, poetry, fashion, cooking, reading, community organizing
πŸ“ 2016

Kathryn Goldberg

Associate Director of College & Career Counseling
Grand Rapids, MIKenyon & CCSU, Spanish, Sociology, CounselingAsk me about: college, career, and success counseling, crafting
πŸ“ 2011

Naixtza (Nani) Rivera

FoL III Teacher
Bronx, NYUniversity of New Haven, PsychologyAsk me about: career resources, goal-setting, exercising, writing, couponing, and my 2 year old.
πŸ“ 2019

Melina Rodriguez

FoL IV Teacher
Bronx, NYCUNY Hunter & CUNY SPS, English & PsychAsk me about: CUNY, writing, reading, yoga, traveling, painting, fashion, history, poetry, politics, classic movies and TV
πŸ“ 2020

Anastasia Tabasco-Flores

College & Career Counselor
Holyoke, MAHolyoke Community College & Westfield State & Bay Path - Liberal Arts, Math, Applied Data ScienceAsk me about: admissions advocacy, BIPOC & Latinx in STEM, anime, video games, ATV, hiking, painting,
πŸ“ 2019

Lauren Cohen

Director of Summer Programs

Island Ector

College & Career Counselor
East Haven, CTCUNY and SCSU | Sociology, School Counseling (in progress).Ask me about: Dance, college resources.
πŸ“ 2022

Meverlyn Maisonave

College & Career Counselor
πŸ“ 2021

Kyle Augustine

College & Career Counselor
Groton, CTSCSU, Secondary Education & HistoryAsk me about: Cooking, Shopping, Fashion, Baking, Reading, Social Justice, Collage, African American Studies, Caribbean Studies, Organization, Success Coaching, First Generation Student Resources, Career Exploration
πŸ“ 2022

Brittany Omoniyi



πŸ“ 2022



Amy Christie

Senior Director of College & Career

Berea, Ohio | Smith College, Sociology & FrenchAsk me about: women's colleges, formulas in Excel, admissions reps, cooking and cookbooks, cocktail-making, letter-writing, and my family.

πŸ“ 2010