Our Team
Meet Our District 9 Professionals
In Service to the Community
Harry Sherman, Community Superintendent
Before Becoming Superintendent of District 9, Harry Sherman was read...
Nyasha Blunt, Academic Intervention Services Coordinator
Nyasha Blunt is a seasoned educator. She began read...
Tanya Reid, Instructional Specialist
Tanya was born and raised in the Bronx. Tanya believes the Bronx represents... read...
Roxanne Candeias, Specialized Student Support Lead
Roxanne Candeias is a Specialized Student Support Lead for read...
Deborah Cimini, Student Services Manager
Born and raised in the Bronx, proud NYC public school graduate. read...
Francisco De La Rosa, Districtwide Attendance Liason
“I am an Afri-Domini-Rican-York”, Francisco arrived in read...
Victoria Dedaj, Administrator of Special Education
Vicky is an Administrator of Special Education in District 9. She works with read...
Maria Guerrero, ELL Services Administrator
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Roxanne Holloway, Academic Policy Lead
Throughout Roxanne’s 30-year career she has held multiple school instructional read...
Wanda Morales, Executive DIrector of School Support & Operations
Wanda Morales, with almost two decades of experience read...
Barbara Ortiz, Family Leadership Coordinator
Barbara Ortiz started her professional journey with the read...
Cristina Rios, Instructional Lead: Phys Ed, Health & Wellness
Cristina Rios is an Instructional Lead for Physical Education...read
Roshelle Rowe, District Achievement Instructional Specialist (DAIS) of Literacy
Roshelle Rowe is a District Achievement Instructional Specialist in ELA and read...
Irina Soto-Finnerty, Academic Policy Lead
Irina has been with the NYC Department of Education for 20+ years. read...
Ryan Spass, Director of Continuous Improvement
Ryan has spent the past 15 years working in education in the Bronx (nine as a teacher), read...
Preya Singh, Administrator for Special Education
Preya Singh is a dedicated and passionate educator with two decades of experience read...
Chakil Craig, Intensive Reading Interventionist
With over 17 years of experience, Chakil Craig is a passionate and read...
Vanessa Ramirez, ELA Implementation Specialist
Vanessa Ramirez has been a NYCPS educator for the past 18 years read...
Jesse Mechanick,Achievement and Instructional Specialist
Jesse is a District Achievement and Instructional Specialist for District 9 read...
Joe Allegretto, Instructional Lead - Math and Multilingual Learners
Before joining the District 9 Team Joe Allegretto became a Teaching Fellow read...
Astrid Jacobo,District Achievement Instructional Specialist (DAIS)
Astrid Jacobo was inspiredto become an educator as a result of read...
Sampurna Rawal, Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Coordinator
Sampurna's journey as an educator began with the kindness of her teachers during read...
Kimberly Garcia, Administrative Assistant
Kimberly Garcia is adedicated educationprofessional with 9 years of experience in the field read...