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Meet our AMS II staff

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Meet our AMS II staff

Explore AMS II staff directory—meet the dedicated educators behind the best charter schools in NYC. Recognized among the top 10 best charter high schools, inspiring excellence across communities.

  • Leadership
  • Operations
  • Counselors
  • Special ED
  • Social Studies
  • Science
  • ELA
  • Math
  • Electives

We rise by lifting others.

Leadership

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Bridget Lopez

Principal

blopez27@unitedcharter.org

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Christine Alves

Deputy Director of School Operations

calves3@unitedcharter.org

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Andrew Lee

Assoc Director of Data, Testing & Programming

alee27@unitedcharter.org

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Jesus Garcia

Assistant Principal

jgarcia27@unitedcharter.org

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Maria Mejia

Assistant Principal

mmejia11@unitedcharter.org

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Michelle Pizer

Assistant Principal

mpizer1@unitedcharter.org

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David Serrano

Assistant Principal

dserrano8@unitedcharter.org

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Caridad Ramos

Associate Director of School Counseling

cramos13@unitedcharter.org

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Steven Rodriguez

Associate Director of School Culture

srodriguez617@unitedcharter.org

Operations

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Johanna Araujo

Operations Associate

JAraujo24@unitedcharter.org

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Breanne Berry

Operations Specialist

bberry6@unitedcharter.org

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Tamara Campbell

Dean Specialist

TCampbell23@unitedcharter.org

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Crystal Contreras

Family and Community Specialist

CContreras3@unitedcharter.org

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Jeffrey Garcia

Operations Associate

jgarcia18@unitedcharter.org

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Sharon Hernandez

School Associate

shernandez21@unitedcharter.org

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Addae Hicks

Associate Dean

AHicks10@unitedcharter.org

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Anthony Lake

Dean Associate

alake24@unitedcharter.org

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Patrick LaRose

Technology Manager

plarose27@unitedcharter.org

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Abimael Ortiz

Dean Specialist

aortiz16@unitedcharter.org

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Javonne Singleton

Family and Community Specialist

jsingleton27@unitedcharter.org

We have amazing people working at our schools who truly care about our children and go above and beyond to support our students.

Counselors & Social Workers

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Dana Ashwood

Lead School Counselor

dashwood28@unitedcharter.org

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Rosmina De La Cruz

Social Worker

rdelacruz5@unitedcharter.org

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Krystal Hodrick-Frias

Social Worker

khodrick25@unitedcharter.org

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Danielle McKenzie

School Counselor

dmckenzie9@unitedcharter.org

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Tarah Perez

School Counselor

tperez2@unitedcharter.org

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Avina Rivera

School Counselor

ARivera11@unitedcharter.org

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Zoraida Torres

College & Career Counselor

ZTorres15@unitedcharter.org

English Language Arts (ELA)

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James Fisher

ELA Teacher

jfisher12@unitedcharter.org

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Zoeya Garcia

ELA Teacher

zgarcia13@unitedcharter.org

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Sharon Holmes

ELA Teacher

sholmes15@unitedcharter.org

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Tommy Tsang

ELA Teacher

ttsang30@unitedcharter.org

Special Education

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Carmen Reyes

Special Education Lead Teacher

Creyes25@unitedcharter.org

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Melvin DeBottis

Special Education Teacher

mdebottis16@unitedcharter.org

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Isaac Fosu

Special Education Teacher

ifosu13@unitedcharter.org

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Sasha Lebron

slebron27@unitedcharter.org

Special Education Teacher

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Suzanne Likeness

ELL Teacher

slikeness10@unitedcharter.org

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Shakeya Mahone

Special Education Teacher

smahone7@unitedcharter.org

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Johnette Pichardo

Special Education Teacher

jpichardo23@unitedcharter.org

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Darianniz Reyes

Special Education Teacher

dreyes23@unitedcharter.org

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Kelli Smith

Special Education Teacher

KSmith16@unitedcharter.org

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Papa Tall

Special Education Teacher

ptall4@unitedcharter.org

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David Toth

ESL Teacher

dtoth17@unitedcharter.org

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Stacey Willie

Special Education Teacher

swillie22@unitedcharter.org

Electives

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Alex Gjuraj

Physical Education Teacher

agjuraj10@unitedcharter.org

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Vanessa Grullon Rodriguez

Foreign Language Teacher

vgrullonrodriguez7@unitedcharter.org

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Olson Jean Louis

Performing and Visual Arts Teacher

ojeanlouis21@unitedcharter.org

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Maria Parker Dorantes

Foreign Language Teacher

mparkerdorantes11@unitedcharter.org

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Regulo Silva

Spanish Teacher

RSilva17@unitedcharter.org

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Urian Smith

Foreign Language Teacher

usmith15@unitedcharter.org

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Jorge Unigarro

Physical Education Teacher

junigarro14@unitedcharter.org

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Angela Veninga

Art Teacher

aveninga13@unitedcharter.org

Science

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Zachary Albarran

Science Teacher

zalbarran27@unitedcharter.org

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Ryan Cates

Science Teacher

RCates14@unitedcharter.org

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Eric Han

Science Teacher

ehan1@unitedcharter.org

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James Kostka

Science Teacher

jkostka9@unitedcharter.org

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Alande Louis

Science Teacher

alouis20@unitedcharter.org

Math

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Zayra De Jesus

Math Teacher

zdejesus3@unitedcharter.org

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Michael Huckins

Math Teacher

mhuckins26@unitedcharter.org

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Yohany Lopez

Math Teacher

ylopez24@unitedcharter.org

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Avyanna Manolias

Math Teacher

amanolias11@unitedcharter.org

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Jeffrey Woo

Math Teacher

JWoo7@unitedcharter.org

Social Studies

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Robert Boxwell

Social Studies Teacher

rboxwell15@unitedcharter.org

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David Malinovsky

Social Studies Teacher

dmalinovsky10@unitedcharter.org

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Joanna Pellegrino

Social Studies Teacher

jpellegrino14@unitedcharter.org

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Zachary Pensa

Social Studies Teacher

ZPensa28@unitedcharter.org

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Jason Pino

Social Studies Teacher

jpino3@unitedcharter.org

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