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Meet our HUM IV staff

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Meet our HUM IV staff

Explore HUM IV 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
  • ELA
  • Special ED
  • Electives
  • Science
  • Math
  • Social Studies

We rise by lifting others.

Leadership

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Musa Ali Shama

Principal

ashama18@unitedcharter.org

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Kevin Walston

Assistant Principal of Culture & Student Succ

kwalston8@unitedcharter.org

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JeQuila Lawrence

Associate Director of Special Education

jlawrence24@unitedcharter.org

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Lamar Pinkett

Associate Director of Counseling

lpinkett2@unitedcharter.org

Operations

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Lisa Green Reid

Family & Community Associate

LReid7@unitedcharter.org

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Sonie Kesselly

Operations Assistant

skesselly15@unitedcharter.org

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

Counselors

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LeShea Jones

School Counselor

ljones1@unitedcharter.org

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Kassandra Smallwood

Social Worker

ksmallwood5@unitedcharter.org

English Language Arts (ELA)

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Yannick Atambona

ELA Teacher

yatambona5@unitedcharter.org

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Ashirea Burroughs

ELA Teacher

aburroughs11@unitedcharter.org

Special Education

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Nicole Gale

Special Education Teacher

ngale20@unitedcharter.org

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Stacey Howard

Special Education Teacher

showard7@unitedcharter.org

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Kody Martin

Special Education Teacher

kmartin20@unitedcharter.org

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Sarah Mignola

Lead Literacy Teacher

smignola15@unitedcharter.org

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Emmanuel Ourum

Special Education Teacher

eourum21@unitedcharter.org

Electives

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Nicholas Dubrowsky

CTE Teacher

ndubrowsky4@unitedcharter.org

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Katira Ramos

CTE Teacher

kramos17@unitedcharter.org

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Curtis Sylvester

Physical Education/Health Teacher

CSylvester21@unitedcharter.org

Science

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Kwaku Darkwah Jr.

Science Teacher

kdarkwah10@unitedcharter.org

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Jarrel Doorn

Science Teacher

jdoorn25@unitedcharter.org

Math

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Kimberly Knoernschild

Math Teacher

kknoernschild2@unitedcharter.org

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Shantel Wong

Math Teacher

swong28@unitedcharter.org

Social Studies

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Rory Mifsud

Lead Social Studies Teacher

RMifsud17@unitedcharter.org

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Elward Tyrell

Social Studies Teacher

etyrell21@unitedcharter.org

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Humanities • HUM IV

  • 100-00 Beach Channel Drive
  • Far Rockaway, NY 11694
  • P: (718) 734 - 3350
  • E: create4hum@unitedcharter.org

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