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Faculty and Staff

BBLC Staff Directory

Bright Beginnings Directory 2024– 2025

Administration

Kate Johnson, BCBA

Principal

kjohnson@escnj.us

Ext. 3540

Jenn Nesi

Vice Principal

jnesi@escnj.us 

Ext. 3550

Nelly Palacios

Secretary

npalacios@escnj.us  

Ext. 3500

Xiomara Pregnolato

Secretary

xpregnolato@escnj.us  

Ext. 3510

 
Case Managers

Ruth Caceres

Case Manager

rcaceres@escnj.us

Ext. 3850

Christie Farmiga

Case Manager

cfarmiga@escnj.us

Ext. 3490


Teachers, Preschool

Stephanie Marrone

A-2  Classroom

smarrone@escnj.us

Ext. 3620

Tara Eastman

A-4  Classroom

teastman@escnj.us

Ext. 3640

Rachelle Ekwonye

B-4 Classroom

rekwonye@escnj.us 

Ext. 3740


Teachers, Elementary

Andrea Iskowitz

A-1  Classroom

aiskowitz@escnj.us

Ext. 3610

Kidalie Lemaine A-3 Classroom klemaine@escnj.us Ext. 3630

Lisa Ballard

B-1  Classroom

lballard@escnj.us       

Ext. 3710

Olga Lepkowska

B-2 Classroom

olepkowska@escnj.us

Ext. 3760

Julie Sakowicz

B-3 Classroom 

jsakowicz@escnj.us 

Ext. 3730

Christen McNair C-1 Classroom cmcnair@escnj.us Ext. 3810

Carlos Tapia Florentino

C-2  Classroom

ctapiaflorentino@escnj.us

Ext. 3820

Rebecca Marcinko C-3 Classroom rmarcinko@escnj.us Ext. 3830
Rachel Berry C-4 Classroom rberry@escnj.us  Ext. 3840
Sathya Sivakumar D-1 Classroom ssivakumar@escnj.us Ext. 3910

Rachel Armus

D-2 Classroom

rarmus@escnj.us 

Ext. 3920

Giovanna Sollazzo

D-3 Classroom

gsollazzo@escnj.us 

Ext. 3930

Toniann Pallone

D-4  Classroom

tpallone@escnj.us  

Ext. 3940

 
Teachers, Special Subject Areas

Kevin Smith

Music

ksmith@escnj.us  

Ext. 3890

Gail Miller-Wagner

Art

gwagner@escnj.us  

Ext. 3970

TBD

Physical Education

 

 


Related Service Providers
Danielle Kreda Physical Therapy dkreda@escnj.us Ext 3340

Alyssa Rodriguez

Occupational Therapy

alyssa.rodriguez@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Noa Elbaum

Speech Therapy

nelbaum@escnj.us

Ext. 3760

Sophia Lewicki  Speech Therapy slewicki@escnj.us Ext. 3860

Beata Mershon

Speech Therapy

bmershon@escnj.us

Ext. 3660

Karen Murphy

Occupational Therapy

kmurphy@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Bianca DeVito

Occupational Therapy

bdevito@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Marisa Martin-Vargo

Speech Therapy

mvargo@escnj.us

Ext. 3960

Aliza Hoffman Occupational Therapy ahoffman@escnj.us Ext. 3340

Ettie Luban

Speech Therapy

eluban@escnj.us

Ext. 3950

Myriam Smilow

Physical Therapy

msmilow@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Sydney Parker

Physical Therapy

sparker@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Marianne Petritsch

Speech Therapy

mpetritsch@escnj.us

Ext. 3650

Adina Pruzansky

Occupational Therapy

apruzansky@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Judy Shoen

Speech Therapy

jshoen@escnj.us

Ext. 3750

Emily Sutaria Occupational Therapy esutaria@escnj.us Ext. 3340

Jennifer Wajngold

Physical Therapist

jwajngold@escnj.us

Ext. 3340

Devora Zinkin

Physical Therapy

dzinkin@escnj.us

Ext. 3340


Health Office

Dahlia Burrell-Thompson

School Nurse

dthompson@escnj.us

Ext. 3480

Joy Figueroa

School Nurse

jfigueroa@escnj.us

Ext. 3470

 
Cafeteria Aide

Martha Herrera

Cafeteria Aide

mherrera@escnj.us  

Ext. 3390

Custodial Support
James Ryan

Custodian

jryan@escnj.us

Ext. 3680

Justin Carpentieri

Custodian

jcarpentieri@escnj.us

Ext. 3680