“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.
Every individual makes a difference.”
-Jane Goodall

Every member of our instructional staff was selected through a rigorous application process. Thank you to all of the parents, Board members and community partners who assisted us in identifying the founding staff of each school.

The Spanish School

H. Arlene Galve Salgado
Head of School

Maribel Martinez
Assistant Head of School

Kindergarten
José Manuel Castro Chávez
Teacher

Emily Coppersmith
Teacher Assistant

Scheilla Ballena Oganes
Teacher

Gloria I. Martin
Teacher Assistant

Sara Seitz
Teacher

Natalia Hirsch
Teacher Assistant

Joey Mooney
Teacher

Yazmin Murillo
Teacher Assistant

Perla Rivera
Teacher

Alicia Santiago
Teacher Assistant

First Grade

Alejandro Ascencio
Teacher

Xema Estevez
Amity Intern

Issys Castañeda Jones
Teacher

Ariadne Rovira
Amity Intern

Olga Fernández González
Teacher

Anna Claravell
Amity Intern

Laura Thompson
Teacher

David Costas
Amity Intern

Second Grade

Karina Otoya
Teacher

Raúl Muñoz
Amity Intern

Anna Fletcher
Teacher

Andréa Forero
Amity Intern

Fatima Rodriguez
Teacher

Scarleth Diaz
Amity Intern

Third Grade

Laura Clithero
Teacher

Javier Moreno
Amity Intern

Specialists

Marta Torres
Library, Title I Teacher Assistant

Gabriela Catanzaro
Art

Veronica Cruz
Healthy Choices, Title I Teacher Assistant

Mary Densmore
Physical Education

Irene Williams
Title I Teacher Assistant

Christopher Barker
Music, PE Specialist

Angela Cuartas
Title I Teacher Assistant

Melissa Mallon
Title I Teacher Assistant

Giovana Galdave
Title I Reading Coordinator, Reading Specialist

Shared Specialists

Christa Braun
English Language Arts

Jill Meyer
English Language Learners

Sara Schmittgens
Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator