Staff

Booker T. Washington Academy’s staff is made up of intellectually fluid, highly skilled and committed educators.  Each member of the team meets all of the professional standards of the State of Connecticut, in additional to those that we value as necessary in order to ensure our scholars a world-class education. We encourage open communication and dialogue, so please feel free to contact the members of our team.  You can send them an email by clicking on the name of the person whom you wish to contact.

John A. Taylor, Jr.                        Executive Director
Dr. Laura Main                             Principal/Director of Academics
Katherine Stearns                       Dean of Academics
Derrick "Diamond" Powell.         Dean of Student Culture
Chris Marina                                 Office Manager/Human Resource Coordinator
Chantel Cave                                Lead Secretary
Sandra Rivera                              Secretary
Chelsey Angeli                              Kindergarten Teacher
Krista Cyphers                               Kindergarten Teacher
Iaonna Pouliovalis                         Kindergarten Teacher
Shakaya Kitchen                            Kindergarten Academic Assistant
Theresa Black                                Kindergarten Academic Assistant
Idarmis Rodriguez                        Kindergarten Academic Assistant
Renee Graham                             1st Grade Teacher
Meghan Hulsart.                          1st Grade Teacher
Kristin Delbene                             1st Grade Lead Teacher
Adrianne Smith                            1st Grade Academic Assistant
Doreen Spears                             1st Grade Academic Assistant/Afterschool Program Director
Anthony McKnight                       1st Grade Academic Assistant
Shelley Ryan.                               2nd Grade Lead Teacher
Denise Hickmon                          2nd Grade Teacher
Amare McPherson                      2nd Grade Teacher
Alexis Walker.                               2nd Grade Teacher
Latrice Allen.                                2nd Grade Academic Assistant
Travis DeBoise                             2nd Grade Academic Assistant
Stephen King                               2nd Grade Academic Assistant
Shaniece Conyers                       2nd Grade Academic Assistant
Marisa Palermo                           3rd Grade Lead Teacher
Polite Wilson.                              3rd Grade Teacher
Charlene Antoine                        3rd Grade Resident Teacher
Madison Breuer                           4th Grade Teacher
Mark Morrison                             4th Grade Teacher
Gabriela Morera                           ELL Teacher
Holly West                                    Resident Teacher
Paradise Garrett                           Resident Teacher
Jacob Matherly                            Resident Teacher
Andrea Daniels                            Resident Teacher
Natalia Sidorova                          World Language Teacher
Intisar Khan                                   Science Teacher
Sarah Williams                             Special Education Teacher
Philip DeHuff                                 Physical Education Teacher
Lia Hamilton-Davila                      Dance Teacher
Elizabeth Squire                            Art Teacher
Takayla Thomas                            Physical Education/Health; Movement Teacher
Gail Campbell                               School Nurse
Monica Bien-Aime                       Social Worker
​Sharon Morrison                           Security

Your satisfaction is the school’s highest priority, so we hope you will contact the school’s leaders with any questions, concerns, or suggestions at (203) 691-6535.