Teacher and Staff Directory 2025-2026

Main Number: 212.360.0114 (fax -0121)  

Please report all absences online HERE

The phone tree instructions are out of date. Press the following once the recording picks up:

2 - Main office: Joann y Chris hablan español.
1 - Parent Coordinator 
3 - Guidance 
4 - Social Worker  
5 - Nurse
7 - School-based Assessment Team 

 

 
ADMINISTRATION & STAFF 2025-2026
Last Name First Name Email Phone
Tree		 Position
Kupferman Jesse jkupferman@schools.nyc.gov   Principal
Hyman Amanda ahyman3@schools.nyc.gov   Assistant Principal
Medina Joann jmedina42@schools.nyc.gov 2 Secretary
Agosto Chris cagosto4@schools.nyc.gov 2
Community Associate
Griffo Carly cgriffo2@schools.nyc.gov 1 Parent Coordinator
Finkelstein Izzy ifinkelstein6@schools.nyc.gov 4 Social Worker
McInnis Jessica jmcinnis@schools.nyc.gov 3 Guidance Counselor
TBD   nurse@esmsnyc.net 5 Nurse
Perez Steven     School Aide
Posner Laurie lposner@schools.nyc.gov 7 Psychologist
Caicedo Jasmina jcaicedo4@schools.nyc.gov  7 Family Worker
Lacativa Nick nlacativa@manhattanyouth.org   Afterschool Director
(917) 565-7472


TEACHERS 2025-2026
Last Name First Name Email Grades Subject Homeroom
Ahmed Sadiyah sahmed18@schools.nyc.gov 8 Humanities 802
Belfer Sarah SBelfer@schools.nyc.gov 7, 8 Humanities  
Cabrera Alanna ACabrera14@schools.nyc.gov 6,8 Math  
Deneroff Lauren ldeneroff@schools.nyc.gov All Dance  
Deneroff Joe Jdeneroff@schools.nyc.gov All PE  
Diaks Alex adiaks@schools.nyc.gov 8 Science 805
Duchatelier Alicia APilgrimDuchate@schools.nyc.gov 8 Science  
Feder Michael MFeder3@schools.nyc.gov 6 Humanities 601
Fisher John (Fish) jfisher3@schools.nyc.gov 7 Math 703
Forigua Alejandro Fforiguaupegui@schools.nyc.gov 8 Spanish 803
Fure Emilie efure@schools.nyc.gov 7 Science  
Grippo Lillian larlia@schools.nyc.gov 6 Science  
Hamilton Elisabeth Ehamilton2@schools.nyc.gov 8 Humanities 801
Herson Melissa MHerson@schools.nyc.gov 6 Humanities  
Kircher Jacqui jkircher3@schools.nyc.gov 6, 7 Humantiies  
Lee May YSchwartz10@schools.nyc.gov 6,7 CS, Science 705
Liu Wen Jie wliu15@schools.nyc.gov 7, 8 Math  
Mainhart Ali asolomon2@schools.nyc.gov 7, 8 Art  
Mann Gillian gmann@schools.nyc.gov 8 Humanities  
Morse Hannah hmorse@schools.nyc.gov 6, 7 Math  
Nathan Melissa mnathan2@schools.nyc.gov 6 Humanities 604
Nicolosi Pilar pnicolosi@schools.nyc.gov 6 Science  
Oberkehr Chuck coberkehr@schools.nyc.gov 6 Math 605
Ostrowsky Sharon Sostrowsky@schools.nyc.gov 6, 7 Math  
Pray Marilee mpray@schools.nyc.gov 7 Humanities  
Reilly Caroline CReilly25@schools.nyc.govv 6 Humanities 602
Sehgal Jessyca Jsehgal2@schools.nyc.gov 6 Art 603
Shire Ilana ishire@schools.nyc.gov 7 Humanities 702
Silverstein Ruby rsilverstein4@schools.nyc.gov 6, 7 Math/Humanities  
Stein Cara CStein@schools.nyc.gov All Speech  
Stella Janet JCappadona@schools.nyc.gov 7 Spanish 704
Yarmush Gila gyarmush@schools.nyc.gov 7 Humanities 701
Yu Anita ayu2@schools.nyc.gov 8 Math 804
Attendance reporting: ESMS Attendance Form