Lou Gehrig Academy Staff

Lou Gehrig Academy believes in creating a welcoming environment for all stakeholders. 
We will instill within our children a growth mindset, respect, inner harmony, and trustworthiness as they 
discover their unique greatness to aspire.

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Administrators

Diedra Thomas, Principal
Jayne Hunnewell, Assistant Principal

Staff

​Lou Gehrig Academy *LIBERATE GREATNESS TO ASPIRE *
Diedra Thomas, Principal
250 East 156th St., Bronx, NY 10451 Tel. (718) 292- 0260 Fax (718) 292-5704

Carmen Rosario - Community Associate
ELA 8th Crystal Salisbury
ELA 7th Pamela Meyers
ELA/ Social Studies 6th Martiza Ford
LA (ICT & SC)/ SS(ICT) 8th ICT/SC Diane Allen
ELA(ICT& SC) /SS (ICT) 7th ICT/SC Charely Ruperto
ELA/SS/Math/Sci 6th ICT Megan Singleton
Social Studies 7th / 8th Mark Basciano
Math 7th/ 8th Mabel Fiallo 
Math 6th /7th Esther Oehl 
Math (ICT +SC)/ Sci(ICT) 8th ICT/SC Nipa Choudhury
Math (ICT & SC)/Sci (ICT) 7th ICT/SC Derek Davidson
ELA/SS/Math/Sci 6th SC Roanmy Feliz
Science 6th/7th/8th Noemi Rodriguez
Visual Art 6th/7th/8th Marie Devito
Physical Ed 6th/7th/8th Jared Albert
LOTE 8th Noemi Rodriguez
ESL - Estelle Francisco
ESL - Michelle Bugay

Para-professionals
8th Carmen Gutierrez
8th Regina Moreno
6th Aury Roche
6th TBA

School Guidance Counselor –
Shenikua McGann
Brian Edwards 

Single Shepherd Social Worker –
Ian Griffin
Lakeshia Williams 

Single Shepherd Family Worker –
Kenan Higgins
Jaquel Wisdom

Single Shepherd Speech Therapist – Shoshana Ament

Food Services – Ms. Brocoli
SAPIS worker – Ed Atristian
School Safety –
School Aide- Ana Caceres
Custodian Engineer – Julio Soler
Community Associate – Carmen Rosario
School Psychologist – Akelia Benjamin
Family Worker – Bernadette Cruz
CBO – New York Edge – Ted Allen
School Secretary- Vilma Acevedo
Montefiore Clinic-