Our Faculty and Staff
Administration
Principal: Lakeisha Patrick
lpatrick@philasd.org
Assistant Principal: Carla Laury
Secretary: Colleen Bacon
cbacon@philasd.org
Climate Manager: Anthony Lewis
Nurse: Nurse Harvey
charvey@philasd.org
Counselor: Sean Anthony
santhony2@philasd.org
Instructional Support Team
K-6 Math Interventionist: Shannon Kemmer
sjkemmer@philasd.org
Literacy Lead/ 6th grade ELA & Social Studies Teacher, Crystal Pierce
cpierce@philasd.org
Reading Specialist: Denise Stoltzfus
STEP Program
The STEP team works alongside students, school staff, and families to help figure out what may be stopping students from learning and to provide them with support both inside and outside of the classroom.
STEP Clinical Coordinator: Rachel Hurley, LSW, MEd
rhurley@philasd.org
STEP Case Manager: Kimberly Nettles, MBA
knettles@philasd.org
STEP Family Peer Specialist: Lasina Jones
STEP Behavioral Consultant, Jordan Kotler
Teachers
K-2
Kindergarten: Elena Sissell
First Grade: Elena Cooper
elcooper@philasd.org
Second Grade: Briana St. George
bstgeorge@philasd.org
Teachers
3-5
Third Grade: Fadumo Darur
fdarur@philasd.org
Fourth Grade: Carol Chandler
cchandler@philsd.org
Fifth Grade: Joyel Scott
joscott@philasd.org
Teachers
7-8
Language Arts: Elizabeth Balabayev
ebalabayev@philasd.org
Science & Social Studies: Marva Sumlin
msumlin@philasd.org
Math: Nick Taylor
ntaylor3@philasd.org
Expressive Arts
Visual Arts – Marissa Kerins
mhanker@philasd.org
Music: Emily Carcano
ecarcano@philasd.org
Integrated Technology – Esther Bohn
ebohn@philasd.org
Physical Education – Kevyn Grosso
kgrosso@philasd.org
Autistic Support and Life Skills
K-2
Autistic Support: Niffari Poorman – Amelia Lord
npoorman@philasd.org – alord@philasd.org
Life Skills: Katherine Fasoldt
kfasoldt@philasd.org
Speech Therapist – Olivia DiGiandomenico
Autistic Support and Life Skills
3-5
Autistic Support (Grade 3-5): Hassansa Amad
SPCM / Special EDU Compliance Monitor (Grade K-8) – Kelsey Turp
Autistic Support and Life Skills
6-8
Autistic Support (Grade 6-8) – Olu Odeniyi
oodeniyi@philasd.org
Life Skills (Grade 7-8) – Tamia Lawrence
tlawrence2@philasd.org
Occupational Therapist: Elizabeth Schoen