Collaboration is key to a healthy and safe school community that fosters education for our 1.1 million students. While many of our 1,800 schools communities lack quality educational leaders, we are happy to report that we have been hearing positive stories of great educational leaders in our schools. UFT Solidarity has made it our mission to find these diamonds in the rough and celebrate them here!
We asked the community to nominate not just principals, but any administrators that are leading adults and children with love, logic, fairness, and dignity. This includes instructional coaches, assistant principals, district leadership, and borough support staff.
To nominate an individual not currently on the list, click here for the form.
- Acquafredda, Sandy (I.S. 223, Brooklyn)
- Allen, Jamie (P.S. 224, Queens)
- Anaya, Rene (Lower East Side Preparatory High School, Manhattan)
- Antoine, Louise (P.S. 40, Brooklyn)
- Arzuaga, Joe (George Westinghouse High School, Brooklyn)
- Balbuena, Patricia (P.S. 161, Manhattan)
- Balkaran, Andreanna (P.S. 195, Queens)
- Barter, Hope (Energy Tech HS, Queens)
- Bellon, James (P.S. 189, Bronx)
- Benevento, Paulette (P.S. 373, Staten Island)
- Bender, Maria (I.S. 281, Brooklyn)
- Bennett, Danielle (Z111 District 20 Pre K Center)
- Beverly, Aisha (James Weldon Johnson Leadership Academy, Manhattan)
- Blank, Darryl (High School of Fashion Industries, Manhattan)
- Blough, Brian (South Bronx Early College Academy Charter, Bronx)
- Bomani, Tabari Z (Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, Brooklyn)
- Borelli, Matthew (I.S. 125, Queens)
- Boyle, John (I.S. 34, Staten Island)
- Branch, Ryan (Community Voices Middle School, Queens)
- Byas-Aracena, Sara (P.S. 721, Bronx)
- Cabral, Rafael (I.S. 206, Bronx)
- Capetanakis, Jayne (P.S. 69, Brooklyn)
- Caputo, James (Harlem Renaissance HS, Manhattan)
- Carty, Thomas (PS IS 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole, Queens)
- Careddu, Laurie Ann (PS 18 Winchester, Queens)
- Casale, Michael (I.S. 73, Queens)
- Casella, Anthony (South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25, Staten Island)
- Celestine, Cynthia (P.S. 26, Brooklyn)
- Chan, Jack (New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn)
- Chetirko, Jeffrey (Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, Brooklyn)
- Cohen, Jodi (James Madison High School, Brooklyn)
- Conti, Scott (New Design HS, Manhattan)
- Contreras, Eric (Stuyvesant High School)
- Dalton, Jean (P.S./M.S. 279, Bronx)
- Daniel, Jeremy (PS 627 Brighter Choice Community)
- Dascal, Jonathan (Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars, Manhattan)
- DeBenedetto, Anthony (I.S. 259, Brooklyn)
- de Castro, Marcos (Grant Avenue Elementary School, Bronx)
- DeJesus, Esmery (P.S. 214, Brooklyn)
- DeJesus, Odalis (P.S. 173, Queens)
- DeLisse, Anna (P.S. 148, Queens)
- Demos, Nina (P.S. 503, Brooklyn)
- Derrig, Danielle (Samara Community School, Bronx)
- Diaz, Judy (P.S. 106, Bronx)
- DiBetta, Eileen (P.S. 130, Bronx)
- Didio, Paul (P.S. 159, Queens)
- Dimilta, Anna (P.S. 184, Queens)
- Dimonda, Anna (South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25, Staten Island)
- Edwards, Jabari (P.S. 346, Brooklyn)
- Eisenberg, Harold (Veritas Academy, Queens)
- Eller, Steve (Flushing High School, Queens)
- Ellis, Tracey (District 13)
- Erat, Kristin (Grant Avenue Elementary School, Bronx)
- Esdelle, Karen (Jill Chaifetz Transfer School, Bronx)
- Estevez, Elvis (All City Leadership Secondary School, Brooklyn)
- Estwick, Sonhando (Tompkins Square Middle School, Manhattan)
- Falciani, David (Community Health Academy of the Heights, Manhattan)
- Fanning, David (AP Randolph High School, Manhattan)
- Farkas, Denese (High School for Service and Learning, Brooklyn)
- Farrow, Deb (P.S./I.S. 116, Queens)
- Ferrandino, Vinette (P771K)
- Finerty, Erin (P.S. 531, Bronx)
- Francis, Tosha-Lyn (Queens United Middle School)
- Foreman, Jason (P.S. 154, Queens)
- Fox, Lynnann (School for Environmental Citizenship, Bronx)
- Fucheck, Greg (Bronx River High School, Bronx)
- Garcia, Johanny (Careers in Sports High School, Bronx)
- Geary, Janice (I.S. 259, Brooklyn)
- Geballe, Benjamin (MS 131, Manhattan)
- Gisone, Sabrina (Learners and Leaders, Queens)
- Dr. Goming, Jessica (Bronx School for Law and Finance, Bronx)
- Gonzalez, Cristina (P.S. 94, Brooklyn)
- Gonzalez Rojas, Myrna (M.S. 136, Brooklyn)
- Goring, Jessica (Bronx School for Law and Finance)
- Greenfield, Andrew (Port Richmond High School, Staten Island)
- Greenridge, Ayanna (P.S./I.S. 266, Queens)
- Guy, Herman (Millennium Art Academy, Bronx)
- Gucciardino, Maria (I.S. 93, Queens)
- Hanna, Kathleen (Queens Transition Center, Queens)
- Harris, Claudia (P.S./I.S. 384, Brooklyn)
- Harris, Earline (P.S. 61, Bronx)
- Harris, Neil (A-Tech High School, Brooklyn)
- Carol Heeraman (P.S./I.S. 30, Brooklyn)
- Herman, Kathryn (P.S. 88, Queens)
- Hernandez, Martin (World View HS, Bronx)
- Hill, Kim (P.S. 95, Queens)
- Hill, Stephaun (P.S. 190, Brooklyn)
- Hong, Yuqing (P.S. 310, Brooklyn)
- Honore, Ralph (P.S. 55, Queens)
- Honoroff, Ben (M.S. 50, Brooklyn)
- House, Mark (Community Health Academy of the Heights, Manhattan)
- Huggins, Carrie (Francis Lewis HS, Queens)
- Irrizary, Gail (I.S. 383, Brooklyn)
- Jackson, Bryant (M.S. 127, Bronx)
- James, Judith (P.S. 28, Brooklyn)
- Jiménez, Krystle (P.S. 19, Queens)
- Johnson, Andrea (P.S. 246, Bronx)
- Johnson, Asya (Longwood Prep Academy, Bronx)
- Kabinoff, Jeremy (P.S./M.S. 184, Manhattan)
- Khavina, Yuliya (Clara Barton HS, Brooklyn)
- Kiernan, Deborah (Veritas Academy, Queens)
- Knudson, Jessica (Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School, Queens)
- Lagao, Jennifer (P.S. 179, Brooklyn)
- Lamorte, Michael (P.S. 58, Staten Island)
- Lapointe, Marc (Manhattan Field Support)
- Ledda, Angelo (Academy of Personal Leadership and Excellence, Bronx)
- Leong, April (Liberation Diploma Plus HS, Brooklyn)
- Litvin, Lana (New Utrecht High School, Brooklyn)
- Locke, Nadine (High School for Service and Learning, Brooklyn)
- Lopez, Glorimar (Bronx Lab School, Bronx)
- Losurdo, Chris (VOYAGES South, Queens)
- Louissaint, Katiana (M.S. 8, Queens)
- Lowry, Joel (Lower Manhattan Arts Academy)
- Lovett, Abigail
- Lucas, John (Manhattan Alternate Learning Center at Battery Park)
- Lucas, Justine (P.S. 143, Queens)
- Lucadamo, Jennifer (Col. Jeromus Remsen, Queens)
- Macri, Rocco (JHS 104 Simon Baruch)
- Mandell, Ilyssa (P.S./I.S. 208, Queens)
- Martinez, Ralph (P.S. 89, Bronx)
- Martinez, Tracy (Martin Van Buren HS, Queens)
- Mandel, Faiga (P.S. 205, Brooklyn)
- Marshall, Thomas (I.S. 2, Staten Island)
- Mastrogiovanni, Laura (MS 137, Queens)
- McCauley, Megan (P.S. 213, Queens)
- McCord, Damon (Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Brooklyn)
- McCoy-Dailey, Keisha (P 396K, Sid Miller Academy, Brooklyn)
- McElhaney John, Samantha (P.S. 237, Brooklyn)
- McKoy, April (City Polytechnic School, Brooklyn)
- Medina-Palchik, Nazda (P.S. 133, Manhattan)
- Mehldau, Thomas (Martin Van Buren High School, Queens)
- Mele, Nicholas (I.S. 51, Staten Island)
- Meyerson, Matthew (Clara Barton HS, Brooklyn)
- Miller, Jennifer (I.S. 194, Queens)
- Moore, Scott (The Hamilton Grange School, Manhattan)
- Muscarelle, Colby (P.S./I.S. 192)
- Napoli, Alison (P.S. 71, Queens)
- Napolitano, Lauren (District 20 Pre-K Centers. Brooklyn)
- Ng, Silvana (P.S. 2, Manhattan)
- Nuñez-Goihy, Genesys (P.S. 130, Bronx)
- Nurdjaja, JoAnn (P.S. 238, Brooklyn)
- O’Brien, Pauline (High School for Medical Professions)
- O’Neill, Maureen (P.S. 56 Norwood Heights, Bronx)
- Orsini, Lawrence (John Dewey High School, Brooklyn)
- Oroszlany, Peter (Mott Hall V, Bronx)
- O’Shaughnessy, Linda (P.S. 88, Queens)
- Paolucci, Erica (P.S. 46, Bronx)
- Panagot, Dana (The Facing History School , Manhattan)
- Passantino, Jill (I.S. 7, Staten Island)
- Pena, Jasmine (Progress High School, Brooklyn)
- Perlberg, Michael (MS 839, Brooklyn)
- Pimentel-Rodriguez, Suheil (P. S. 595, Bronx)
- Pizarro, Ramona (Home Instruction, Bronx)
- Perez, Tiawana (P.S. 6, Bronx)
- Perrini, Daphne (Harvey Milk Transfer School, Manhattan)
- Petrotta, Daniel (World Journalism Prep, Queens)
- Pitt, Marcia (P.S. 469, Bronx)
- Polsonetti, Karen (Manhattan Business Academy, Manhattan)
- Porto, Stella (South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25, Staten Island)
- Posner Marino, Randi (P.S. 134, Queens)
- Poulos, Nancy (World Journalism Prep, Queens)
- Quatrano, Cheryl (Veritas Academy, Queens)
- Radoslovich, Jackie (Mt. Eden Children’s Academy, Bronx)
- Ramos, Michele (P.S. 16, Staten Island)
- Ramos, Suany (P.S. 188, Manhattan)
- Renny, Mary (P.S. 16, Brooklyn)
- Resto, Desiree (I.S. 232, Bronx)
- Riccio, Jessica (PS 163, Brooklyn)
- Robinson-Etkins, Asia (P.S./I.S. 119, Queens)
- Robbins, Jeff (Pathways to Graduation Queens)
- Rodriguez, Saida (Queens Metropolitan High School, Queens)
- Rolon, Eleuterio (P.S. 139, Queens)
- Rose, Antoinette (P.S. 811, Brooklyn)
- Rosario, Robert (Careers in Sports High School, Bronx)
- Rosoff, Jared (M.S. 101, Bronx)
- Rucker, Keisha (Gateway to Heath Sciences Secondary School, Queens)
- Rueda-Mattock, Elizabeth (P.S. 231. Brooklyn)
- Russell, Ebony (P.S. 77, Brooklyn)
- Sánchez, Marjorie (P.S. 61, Bronx)
- Santos, Edward (I.S. 93, Queens)
- Sannon-Brown, Fritzy (Queens Transition Center)
- Scott Parker, David (P.S. 452, Manhattan)
- Scamardella, Sophie (P.S. 65, Staten Island)
- Scarpati, Toni (South Richmond High School I.S./P.S. 25, Staten Island)
- Scrogin, Sarah (East Bronx Academy for the Future, Bronx)
- Settani, Susan (P.S. 336, Queens)
- Shapiro, Emily (P.S. 958, Brooklyn)
- Sheeran, Douglas (P.S. 396, Bronx)
- Sheridan, Andrea (Veritas Academy, Queens)
- Shu, Emily (Bronx Envision)
- Simeoli, Danielle (P.S. 373, Staten Island)
- Spadaccini, Helene (Mott Haven Community High School, Bronx)
- Spalding, Jennifer (Sunset Park Prep, Brooklyn)
- Soto, Indiana (I.S. 71, Queens)
- Struhl-Nasjletti, Meridith (P. S. 91, Bronx)
- Tang, Maggie (Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School, Staten Island)
- Thomas, Colin (Bronx Regional High School, Bronx)
- Tiernan, Jane (P.S. 583, Bronx)
- Tipaldi, Angela (P.S./I.S. 229, Brooklyn)
- Trapp, Tamella (P.S. 115, Brooklyn)
- Tubiolo, Janine (The Bronx School for Continuous Learners)
- Vega, Nicole (P.S. 45, Staten Island)
- Wang, Molly (P.S. 173, Queens)
- Washington, Carland (West Prep Academy, Manhattan)
- Washington, Pamela (High School for Service and Learning, Brooklyn)
- Wbur, Paul (Forest Hills High School, Queens)
- Weinstein, Catherine (P.S./I.S 102, Queens)
- Werner, Janine (World Journalism Prep, Queens)
- White, Darryl (Bronx Collegiate Academy)
- Whittingham, Cami (Boys & Girls High School, Brooklyn)
- Wiebusch, Michael (New Heights Middle School, Brooklyn)
- Williams, Denise (Millennium Art Academy, Bronx)
- Williams, Merve (I.S. 68, Brooklyn)
- Williams, Vanessa (I.S. 141, Queens)
- Winter, Paul (P.S./I.S. 266, Queens)
- Witkowski, Kelly (Williamsburg Preparatory High School, Brooklyn)
- Wright, Latisha (P.S. 17, Queens)
- Yarbrough, Jesse (P.S. 536, Bronx)
- Yenzer, JoAnn (P.S. 69, Brooklyn)
- Zambrano-Burakov, Ana (High School for Arts and Business, Queens)
- Zapata, Christine (P.S. 29, Staten Island)
To nominate an individual not currently on the list, click here for the form.
Odalis DeJesus, Denise Gilrane, Danielle Tweedy
PS173
Mr. Mora and Ms. Miller (AP) (MS 244/NSLA/Bronx