Bank Street GSE Commencement Program 2024

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BANK

STREET GRADUATE SCHOOL OF

EDUCATION

COMMENCEMENT 2024

MAY 8, 2024 | 4:30 PM United Palace New York City

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES

From all of us at Bank Street Graduate School of Education, we wish you the best of success in your future endeavors.

TEACHING AND LEARNING CANDIDATES

CHILD LIFE

CHILD LIFE

Abigail Barker, MS

Heather Bragg, MS

Kylie Chupka, MS

Cameron Clute, MS

Itzamary Cruz, MS

Devorah Furman, MS

Christina Giovanniello, MS

Frayda Glucksman, MS

Ashley King, MS

Dani Kirsch, MS

Olivia Marzovilla, MS

CHILD LIFE (NON-CERTIFICATION)

Allison Harms, MS

Olivia Meyers, MS

Jacob Portnoy, MS

Jacqueline Shanley, MS

Ann G. Singley, MS

Kayla Soares, MS

Amelia Stoeberl, MS

Grace Sullivan, MS

Maria Wall Wood, MS

Ariela Weintraub, MS

Edena Zewdie, MS

CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION

Elizabeth Applegate, MSEd

Denise Batista, MSEd

Hannah Benson, MSEd

Hanna Chicheportiche, MSEd

Nica Delbourgo, MSEd

Cole Dente, MSEd

Azia Dottin-Meggs, MSEd

Olivia DuSold, MSEd

Rebecca Feder, MSEd

Sarah Ferbank, MSEd

Hannah Findlay, MSEd

Rebecca Flammino, MSEd

Heather Futterman, MSEd

Stacey Ann Gibson, MSEd

Grace Ginther, MSEd

Jordana Hanover, MSEd

Alexandra Humair, MSEd

Omar Lovell, MSEd

Charlotte Maltby, MSEd

Perla Montas, MSEd

Krystle Morrison, MSEd

Maya Morrison, MSEd

Cara-Lynn O’Brien, MSEd

Julia Pogge, MSEd

Amanda Samet, MSEd

Jamie Segal, MSEd

Lisa Shapiro, MSEd

Sydney Strauss, MSEd

Summer Syphax, MSEd

Jazmin Velez, MSEd

Isabel Walton, MSEd

Oliver Weerasinghe, MSEd

Kathryn Wertheimer, MSEd

Rapiere Williamson, MSEd

Genevieve Wollenbecker, MSEd

CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION DUAL CERTIFICATION

Caroline Aronowitz, MSEd

TEACHING AND LEARNING CANDIDATES

CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION (continued)

CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION (DISTRICT 13)

Christopher Cousino, MSEd

Heather Job, MSEd

Jane Sconzo, MSEd

CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION (ONLINE)

Kerry Grove, MSEd

Meira Gurell, MSEd

Irena Mertiri, MSEd

Kiera Nemsick, MSEd

Fioreilis Suero, MSEd

DUAL LANGUAGE/BILINGUAL EDUCATION

DUAL LANGUAGE/BILINGUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION

Amanda Fernandez, MSEd

Ashley Lourenco, MSEd

Evelyn Valdez, MSEd

DUAL LANGUAGE/BILINGUAL CHILDHOOD GENERAL EDUCATION

Arabelis Martinez, MSEd

Griselle Osorio, MSEd

Nathiel Tejada, MSEd

DUAL LANGUAGE/BILINGUAL CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

Yadira Rivas, MSEd

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION DUAL DEGREE

Bria Ramsey, MSEd

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION

Tirza Baker, MSEd

Olivia Bloom, MSEd

Luna J Britt, MSEd

Itselle Daniel, MSEd

Emily Eidler, MSEd

Elena Fasone, MSEd

Rachel Fein, MSEd

Melinda Flecha, MSEd

Maria-Lian Glander, MSEd

Kathleen Good, MSEd

TEACHING AND LEARNING CANDIDATES

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION (continued)

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION (continued)

Gabrielle Gubitosa, MSEd

Ashley Johnson, MSEd

Hannah Jones, MSEd

Louisann Joseph, MSEd

Ke Kim, MSEd

Molly Koltys, MSEd

Ashley Lawrence, MSEd

Rebecca Lawrence, MSEd

Yolanda Lawrence, MSEd

Robin Mahon, MSEd

Laurie Markiewicz, MSEd

Audrey Martinez, MSEd

Dominique Mentor, MSEd

Farah Mohammad, MSEd

Hannah Perlman, MSEd

Alexandra Pernikoff, MSEd

Padmini Persaud-Obasi, MSEd

Deborah Roesch, MSEd

Emma Schenker, MSEd

Samuel Shapiro, MSEd

Melanie Sirota, MSEd

Shaneece Sonny, MSEd

Samantha Szuch, MSEd

Judy Theriot, MSEd

Nora Yawitz, MSEd

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

Thabata Frota-Marino, MSEd

Asia Kaul, MSEd

Steve Liverpool, MSEd

GENERAL EDUCATION

CHILDHOOD GENERAL EDUCATION

Kendall Broseman, MSEd

Katherine Nettesheim, MSEd

Henry Ratliff, MSEd

Jaime Zarafonetis, MSEd

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CHILDHOOD GENERAL EDUCATION

Adam Aharoni, MSEd

Jonathan Jacobs, MSEd

India Kerz, MSEd

Molly Waterman, MSEd

EARLY CHILDHOOD GENERAL EDUCATION

Nasrinara Begum, MSEd

Amy Conley, MSEd

Alexa Mangione, MSEd

John Morrill, MSEd

Danielle Rothstein, MSEd

Hannah Schlesinger, MSEd

Ayesha Syed, MSEd

Katherine Urry, MSEd

Jessica van Itallie, MSEd

TEACHING AND LEARNING CANDIDATES

INFANT AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY INTERVENTION

INFANT AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY INTERVENTION/ EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION

Annie Bien-Aime, MSEd

Kethly Cianci, MSEd

Kate DuBose, MSEd

Jenny Levy, MSEd

Rochelle Kate Licaros, MSEd

Shardae Sales, MSEd

Talia Stewart, MSEd

Denise Yankou, MSEd

INFANT AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY INTERVENTION/ EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

Lila Wolfson, MSEd

INFANT AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY INTERVENTION (NON-CERTIFICATION)

Natasha Adams, MSEd

Laura Alarcon-Almeida, MSEd

INFANT AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY INTERVENTION DUAL DEGREE

Talia Bornstein, MSEd

Laura Guarnaccia, MSEd

Claire Klinger, MSEd

Kelly Mohen, MSEd

Mahalajah Stokes, MSEd

NEW YORK CITY TEACHING COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM

TEACHING ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Adenike Aboyade-Cole, MSEd

Maureen Ansel, MSEd

Assetou Bagayoko, MSEd

Tylor Broady, MSEd

Penelope Clarke, MSEd

David Edinboro, MSEd

Ikea Ewing, MSEd

Tatianna Footman, MSEd

Jessica Frazer, MSEd

Claritza Garcia, MSEd

Wil Hughes, MSEd

Tamara Hurgus, MSEd

Debra Rivers, MSEd

Joshua Sanes, MSEd

Maria Sarmiento, MSEd

Crystal Spencer, MSEd

Madison Terroni, MSEd

Andrea Wareham-Brown, MSEd

Leslie Wilkins, MSEd

TEACHING AND LEARNING CANDIDATES

NEW YORK CITY TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM

TEACHING ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Angel Abreu, MSEd

Stefanie Albaeck, MSEd

Benjamin Alexander-Crossan, MSEd

Raphy Bastien, MSEd

Elizabeth Cummings, MSEd

Julian Fleuranges, MSEd

Kristen Foye, MSEd

Yomayra Guerrero, MSEd

Shawnett Haywood, MSEd

READING AND LITERACY

ADVANCED LITERACY SPECIALIZATION

Emily Fastov, EdM

Jennifer Miller, EdM

Marco Kawatra-Palzer, MSEd

Grace Kim, MSEd

Disorn Kwunchaithanya, MSEd

Dalia Perez, MSEd

Alana Rettig, MSEd

Emily Sanchez, MSEd

Jenice Lyla Walford, MSEd

Tara Woebbe-Alcaraz, MSEd

TEACHING LITERACY (BIRTH THROUGH GRADE 6): FOCUS ON CLASSROOM TEACHING

Amy Dore, MSEd

Jamie Gil-Morales, MSEd

TEACHING LITERACY AND CHILDHOOD GENERAL EDUCATION

Madison Adams, MSEd

Jasmine Coleman, MSEd

Sydney Hollis, MSEd

Remi Klein, MSEd

Leah Wonski, MSEd

TEACHING LITERACY: FOCUS ON CLASSROOM TEACHING

Alexis Armistead, MSEd

Anja Hernandez, MSEd

Shannon Monahan, MSEd

STUDIES IN EDUCATION

STUDIES IN EDUCATION

Nakida Camille, MSEd

Leah Danziger, MSEd

Laura Himmler, MSEd

Sari Lehrer, MSEd

Meghan Lopez, MSEd

Lucienne Villeneuve, MSEd

Charlotte Wells, MSEd

LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES

EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Mollie Bruhn, EdM

Judy Glowitz, EdM

Elaine Heiskell, EdM

LEADERSHIP

Eboni Robinson, EdM

Lisa Singer, EdM

Selena Witcher, EdM

LEADERSHIP IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

LEADERSHIP IN MATHEMATICS

Marks Bernard, Jr., MSEd

Nadine Blackwood, MSEd

Jacqueline Burns, MSEd

Brisa Cully, MSEd

Marnie Geltman, MSEd

Laura Goodspeed, MSEd

Rachel Herman, MSEd

MUSEUM EDUCATION

EDUCATION

Mary O’Brien, MSEd

Jaime Palmer, MSEd

Zachary Rosenbloom, MSEd

Robert Roth, MSEd

Ruby Sheets, MSEd

Thor Tillberg, MSEd

LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT IN MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS

Stephanie Barnett, MSEd

Emily Dallorso, MSEd

Brook Gesser, MSEd

Olivia Hammond, MSEd

Sylvia Kohn-Levitt, MSEd

PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP

PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP

Kate Bitter, MSEd

Shanice Coombs, EdM

Ziograin Correa, EdM

Bria Crowl, EdM

Grasilel Diaz, EdM

Elizabeth Fowler, MSEd

Spiro Gouras, EdM

Lenny Herrera, MSEd

Tatyana Jackson, MSEd

Tarima Levine, EdM

Susan Landau, MSEd

Kristin McCool, MSEd

Selenia Ortiz, MSEd

Abamby Steve Estrada Raymundo,

MSEd

Katherine Malone, EdM

Brooke Peters, EdM

Maria-Gabriela Bolanos Pinela, EdM

Joana Rodriguez, EdM

Nicole Roque, MSEd

Jana Tyree, MSEd

Stefanie Vespoli, EdM

Dejuan Whetstone, EdM

Kelly Willinger, MSEd

Troy Wilson, MSEd

LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES

PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP

(continued)

LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (LEAP)/ P20 PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP

Yasmin Al-Hanfoosh, EdM

Tishana Allen, EdM

Adrienne Andry, EdM

Lauren Blackburn, EdM

Natashia Boston, EdM

Vanessa Brassfield, EdM

Melainie Bruno, EdM

Brandon Camacho, EdM

Joshua Campos, EdM

Shanise Cancryn, EdM

Justin Casale, EdM

Bridgedette Castro, EdM

Marcia Cudjoe-Forrest, EdM

Thomas Cusack, EdM

Rayven DeLeon, EdM

Clairna Dory, EdM

Ruth Duran-Chea, EdM

Esther Ekpi, EdM

Kezia Ellis, EdM

Julianne Ennis, EdM

Marcos Funes Flores, EdM

Karise Fyfield, EdM

Teniece Garden-Garricks, EdM

Jewel Gibson, EdM

Tanisha Gill, EdM

Domonique Glover, EdM

Caitlin Gnann, EdM

Alison Goldstein, EdM

Shade Gottgens, EdM

Brenee Greene, EdM

Thomas Hackett, EdM

Kareem Hagazi, EdM

Karina Hain, EdM

Krista Hanson, EdM

Amanda Harriott, EdM

Ehab Henain, EdM

Kristen Hinds, EdM

Charissa Hinnant, EdM

Kayleigh Hughes, EdM

Danielle Jenkins, EdM

Gloria Hyewon Jeong, EdM

Lawrence Johnson, EdM

Phylicia Johnson, EdM

Rose Johnson, EdM

Vicky Jones, EdM

Patrisel Lafontaine, EdM

Erica Lazarow, EdM

Francilia Litardo, EdM

He Luo, EdM

Chantell Mays, EdM

Kelly McArdle, EdM

Cassandra McLean, EdM

Isaiah McCoy, EdM

LaShanda McMillon, EdM

Jennifer Miley, EdM

Samantha Oteo, EdM

Maria Payano, EdM

Amy Pomponio, EdM

Alexandra Ponzetto, EdM

Rachel Power, EdM

Christine Publik, EdM

Melinda Raczy, EdM

Kesha Rashed, EdM

Hannah Ree, EdM

Chascidy Reeves, EdM

Jaclyn Reyes, EdM

Dahionara Rosario, EdM

John Sandrowicz, EdM

Diana Santos, EdM

Hannah Smith, EdM

Sandra Solomon, EdM

Emily Stetson, EdM

LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES

PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP (continued)

LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (LEAP)/ P20 PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP (continued)

Antron Sykes, EdM

Ronda Tomasi, EdM

Christina Torres, EdM

Danielle Tsoi, EdM

Traci Tucker, EdM

Lauren Turner, EdM

Stephanie Vazquez, EdM

Valerie Vazquez, EdM

Angela Vetrano, EdM

Nancy Vigliotti, EdM

Shaneureka White, EdM

Arlene Whiteman, EdM

Teorah William, EdM

Joy Williams, EdM

Duane Williamson, EdM

Yen Wong, EdM

Sherene Wright, EdM

Wenli Yu, EdM

This document is not an official graduation list. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy in this Commencement program, printing deadlines may result in omission of some names and use of names of persons not completing graduation requirements as intended. This printed program, therefore, should not be used to determine a student’s academic or degree status. The College’s official registry for conferral of degrees is the student’s permanent academic record, maintained by the Registrar, Office of Student Services. Names are displayed alphabetically by last name, by program, as indicated on each student’s application for graduation.

ABOUT BANK STREET

OUR MISSION

The mission of Bank Street College is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the education process all available knowledge about learning and growth and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. In so doing, we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn. We see in education the opportunity to build a better society.

BANK STREET CREDO

Lucy Sprague Mitchell, who founded Bank Street as the Bureau of Educational Experiments over a century ago, wrote a credo that continues to define the spirit of imaginative and critical inquiry that motivates and guides our work today.

What potentialities in human beings—children, teachers, and ourselves—do we want to see develop?

• A zest for living that comes from taking in the world with all five senses alert

• Lively intellectual curiosities that turn the world into an exciting laboratory and keep one ever a learner

• Flexibility when confronted with change and ability to relinquish patterns that no longer fit the present

• The courage to work, unafraid and efficiently, in a world of new needs, new problems, and new ideas

• Gentleness combined with justice in passing judgments on other human beings

• Sensitivity—not only to the external formal rights of the “other fellow,” but to him as another human being seeking a good life through his own standards

• A striving to live democratically, in and out of schools, as the best way to advance our concept of democracy

Our credo demands ethical standards as well as scientific attitudes. Our work is based on the faith that human beings can improve the society they have created.

ABOUT BANK STREET

BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Bank Street College of Education is a leader in early childhood education, a pioneer in improving the quality of classroom practice, and a national advocate for children and their families. Since its inception in 1916, Bank Street has been at the forefront of understanding how children learn and grow. From early childhood centers and schools to hospitals and museums, Bank Street has built a national reputation on the simple fact that our graduates know how to do the work that is right for children.

At Bank Street, our longstanding focus has been on children—how they learn, what teachers need to help children learn, and how to support the development of schools and communities that help learners reach their full potential.

BANK STREET GRADUATE SCHOOL APPROACH

Our approach to progressive education emphasizes and embraces:

• A recognition that learning happens best through meaningful relationships developed in the context of intentional communities.

• A deep understanding of individual development, rooted in evidence about what works for learners at all ages.

• A commitment to building educational experiences upon the strengths of individuals.

• Social justice and principles of access and equity for all learners.

• Advocacy, action, and the fostering of democratic principles.

Programs in the Graduate School of Education model these principles and values. Adult learning at Bank Street happens through inquiry, observation, research, and hands-on opportunities to help students build on their own knowledge, skills, and experiences.

Core to our approach is the opportunity for graduate students to apply what they are learning in sustained fieldwork experiences. While in fieldwork, students are closely mentored by Bank Street faculty and experienced practitioners and meet with a small group of peers to work collaboratively over time to develop reflective and supportive learning communities.

Congratulations to Our New Alumni

Welcome to the Bank Street College Alumni Association, a community of over 14,000 alumni who crossed the stage before you and proudly call Bank Street their alma mater.

Visit our website, graduate.bankstreet.edu/alumni, to learn more about the Office of Alumni Relations and the Alumni Association. Let us know how you are doing and update your contact information so we can stay in touch.

Thru our new digital partner, CeCredential Trust, Bank Street Graduate School of Education is now able to provide you with secure digital proof of your credential. This official and downloadable PDF document is both confidential and verifiable.

How do I request my digital diploma? You’ll receive an email from the Office of Student Services in the coming weeks. Simply follow the given directions, pay a one-time fee of $15.95 for unlimited use, and start sharing your digital diploma on your resume, LinkedIn profile, employers, and even family members.

The email from Student Services will include an video link explaining CeCredential in more detail.