The MS 131 Staff is a diverse group of educators with a wide range of professional experience and interests.
Kedon Anderson
School Aid
Sofya Benyayeva
8th Grade
Math
Shayna Braitman
7th, 8th
ELA
Jetia Byfield
7
Special Education
Kristen Capadona
7th Grade
Special Education
Ligia Chiorean
6th and 8th
Science
Virgenmina Cosme
School Aide
Main Office
Joseph Dado
8th Grade
English Language Arts
Jonirose Dino
6th Grade
Math
Mia Dong
All Grades
Guidance
Sean Fitzpatrick
6, 7, 8
Physical Education
Helen Fleming
6th
Math and ELA
Charles Gansa
Speech
Support Services
Robert Garcia
6, 7, 8
Paraprofessional
Benjamin Geballe
Principal
Administration
Francesca Gomez
8
Paraprofessional
Careen Halton
6th and 7th Grade
Special Education
Pui He
7th and 8th Grade
Math and Coding
Otis Kriegel
6th and 7th
Social Studies, Digital Arts
Anita Lee
6th Grade
Special Education
Errol Lee
8th Grade
English Language Arts
Hubert Li
7th and 8th
Social Studies
Abigail Lopez
6th
Paraprofesional
Amylin Martin
Paraprofessional
Niki Moulinos
6, 7, 8
English as a Second Language
Alex Ng
Technology Support
Support Staff
Holly Obernauer
6th Grade
English Language Arts
Willem Oosthuysen
6, 7, 8
Music
Miriam Pagan
Pupil Accounting Secretary
Office Staff
Chris Phillips
6, 7, 8
Visual Arts
Margaret Plaza
6/7/8
Dance
Susan Potoroka
6, 7, 8
English as a Second Language
Rina Robinson
6th and 7th
Social Studies
Carmelo Ruiz
7th and 8th Grade
Science
Scott Saunders
8th Grade
Social Studies
Terrence Smith
7th and 8th
Math and Social Studies
Francisca Sung
8
Paraprofessional
David Suriel
6/7/8
Guidance
Veronica Torres
8
Paraprofessional
Diana Zakow
7th Grade
Special Education - 7th Grade
Stefan Wong
7th, 8th
Science
Erica Wong
6, 7, 8
Special Education and ELA
Yulan Wu
Parent Coordinator
Support Staff
Eunice Yun
6th and 7th
ELA and Math
Kenny Zhao
6, 7, 8
Special Education and Math
