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New Dawn Charter High School
Staff Directory
At New Dawn Charter Schools we value, above all, our relationships with students, parents, and guardians. In addition to our core academic, internship, and college programs, we are proud to focus on our students social and emotional needs by providing every one with a Mentor in the building. Each of our faculty and staff members are mentors to our students. If you are looking to reach a teacher, administrator, or mentor, please feel free to contact them from this list or through our learning management system Jupiter Ed.
New Dawn Charter High School Administration and Teachers
New Dawn Charter Schools Leadership Team
Dr. Sara Asmussen, Executive Director: sasmussen@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Steve Ramkissoon, Director of Finance and Human Resources: sramkissoon@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Jose Obregon, Director of Operations: jobregon@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Dr. Lisa DiGaudio, Director of Curriculum and Instruction: ldigaudio@ndchsqueens.org
Ms. Nazli Askin, Director of Student Support Services, College and Career Readiness and Internship: naskin@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Emily Predmore, Data Specialist: epredmore@ndchsqueens.org
Mr. Michael Di Fede, Instructional Coach: mdifede@ndchsqueens.org
For more information about the individuals listed above, click here.
Ms. Donna Lobato, Principal
Holding a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Special Education from Dowling College, Ms. Lobato has been teaching special education for the past 20 years, ranging from Early Intervention services to high school students with a variety of populations. Her experience also ranges from classroom teacher to administrative roles both in public and private school settings, but always maintains a connection with students by teaching classes and collaborating with faculty. Donna enjoys the challenging of finding ways and strategies to support student success. When she is not working Donna enjoys time on the beach with a good book.
Mr. Rudolph Asher, Dean of School
Aspiring Teacher
Ms. Evelyn Ng, eng@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Counseling Department
Ms. Beranda Felder, School Counselor, New Dawn Suns Basketball Coach: bfelder@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Daniel Rabinovich, Substance Abuse Counselor: drabinovich@ndchsbrooklyn.org
ELA Department
Mr. William Brown: wbrown@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Lisa Dickler Awano, Development Specialist of Methods for Writing the Research Paper;
ELA and Social Justice Teacher:
ENL and Special Education Department
Mr. Marques Damon, Special Education Teacher: mdamon@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Nyddia Lugo, ENL Teacher: nlugo@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Diane Ramjit, Special Education Teacher: dramjit@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Internship and College/Career Readiness Department
Ms. Annick Aska, College and Career Readiness Coordinator: aaska@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Omari Bellamy, College and Career Readiness Coordinator: obellamy@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Josephine DiGaudio, Internship Writing Teacher: jdigaudio@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Ashley Hall, Chef, CTE Culinary Program: ahall@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Scott Milliken, Guidance Counselor: smilliken@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Math Department
Mr. David Gorkhover, Algebra and Geometry Teacher: dgorkhover@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Vadim Manevich, Algebra and Personal Finance Teacher: vmanevich@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Science Department
Ms. Kyshaya Adams: kadams@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Danielle Tennant: dtennant@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Social Studies Department
Mr. Robert Cervone, Global History and Economics: rcervone@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Mr. Marcus Fennell, US History and Civics: mfennell@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Stephanie Siegel, Global History: ssiegel@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Specials and LOTE Department
Ms. Suzanne Goldenberg, Art Teacher: sgoldenberg@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Kayla Ortiz, Physical Education and Health: kortiz@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Ms. Hana Sharhan, Arabic: hsharhan@ndchsbrooklyn.org
Support Staff
Ms. Kim Fields, Parent Coordinator: kfields@ndchsbrooklyn.org