Born and raised in Community School District 15 in Brooklyn (Boerum... Read more
TEAM
Our team consists of professionals with decades of experience in all levels of education. What sets them apart is not only their immense knowledge of teaching and administration, but their diverse experience in other fields as well. With their expertise, Stairs Academy is closer to its goal of bringing innovative education to children.
Steering Committee / Board of Trustees
China Aroh
Director of Arts and Extended Day
China Aroh has been an educator for more than 15 years as... Read more
Gail Sachs
Leadership & Philosophy
Gail Sachs has over 30 years of education under her belt. She is an... Read more
Chris Finn
Leadership & Development
Christopher Finn has spent 22 years in education. He is the... Read more
Clark Hoefnagels
Educational Technology
Clark Hoefnagels has spent over 8 years in education He has... Read more
Eric Safyan
Architect
Eric Safyan is the principal architect at Eric Safyan Architect PC, a Brooklyn-based... Read more
Michael Gold, PhD
Leadership Development
Michael Gold was part of Jazz Impact: Collaborative... Read more
Jason Borges
Literacy Specialist
Jason Borges spent 9 years with the NYC Department of Education as... Read more
Anwar Sharhan
Business & Operations
Anwar Sharhan has 10 years of NYC Department of Education... Read more
Philip Miller, Esq
Attorney at Law
Philip Miller is a litigation attorney, but he wears many hats... Read more
Scott Horowitz
Grants & Finance
Scott Horowitz has over 17 years of experience in the nonprofit... Read more
Planning Team
Angelica Perez
Co Director, Goddard Riverside Early Learning Center
Angelica Perez is the head teacher of Pre-K for 10 years... Read more
Sean Williams
Consultant / Educator / Curator / Music Composer / Filmmaker
Marc Gilkes
Educator / Creative / Educational Client Relations Manager
Marc Gilkes was a creative arts teacher in the NYC... Read more
Mindy Giraud
NYC DOE Licensed Secretary / Office Administrator
Mindy Giraud has 28 years of experience in the NYC... Read more
Erik Lieber
Staff Developer / Tech Coordinator / Data Specialist / Educator
Erik Lieber was in the NYC... Read more
Claudia Imperiale
Early Childhood Specialist / PreK & Elementary Educator
Claudia Imperiale has been a Pre-K and... Read more
Kelly Glad
Paralegal at NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Jeff Rivera
NYC DOE Educator - Dean of Academic Advisement
Jeff Rivera was a dean for 8 years for Kindergarten ... Read more
Spring 2018 Interns
Foster Brown Jr.
Graphics & Web Development
Sangam Gurung
Administration, HR, Statistics, Graphics, Grant Research
Sangam Gurung has interned for Stairs Academy for... Read more
Diana Rachvak
Web Development & Marketing
Patrick Ryszkiewicz
Comm. Outreach, HR & Admin, Marketing
Temitope Jinad
Web Dev, Marketing, Research & Statistics
Khari Prospere
IT, Marketing, Video & Educational Tech
Nicholas Chavarria
IT & Educational Technology
Md Zafar Sadak
IT, Video & Educational Tech
Fall 2018 Interns
Olga Sannikov
Website, Graphics
Olga is currently obtaining her second degree in computer science... Read more
Mohammad Danyal
Web and mobile app developer
Mohammad was always interested in web and mobile... Read more
Sayma Hasan
Data Analysis, Statistics, Digital Marketing
Sayma Hasan is a prospective data analyst with... Read more
Wadh Alsabahi
App Development
Wadh Alsabahi is pursuing a computer science degree. He likes web application... Read more
Sangam Gurung
Administration, HR, Statistics, Graphics, Grant Research
Sangam Gurung has interned for Stairs Academy for... Read more
Khalia Reed
Marketing, Research, Fundraising
Khalia is a psychology major and marketing minor at Brooklyn... Read more
Justin Wong
Fundraising, Digital Marketing
Justin is a graduating senior in Business Administration with... Read more
Alex Jones
Web Development, Graphics
Alex Jones is currently enrolled as a Macaulay Honors student at Brooklyn... Read more
Daisy Tiros
Marketing, Outreach, Fundraising
Daisy Tiros' role during her internship was to market STAIRS... Read more
Xiao Ting Lan
Business and Outreach
Xiao Ting is currently majoring in Business Administration with a... Read more
Lilly Karak
Web, Graphics, and Marketing
Lilly Karak is majoring in business administration with... Read more