HELEN C. PEIRCE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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School Leadership Team

Lori Zaimi
​(She/Her)

Principal
lzaimi@cps.edu
      
Latasha Randle (She/Her)
Resident Principal
LIMallory@cps.edu
Samuel Lee (He/Him)
Assistant Principal 5th-8th
MYP IB Coordinator
swlee@cps.edu
Kristen Munoz (She/Her)
Assistant Principal K-4th
​
kmmunoz2@cps.edu
Kim Lebovitz
​(She/Her)

​PYP IB Coordinator
kclebovitz@cps.edu
Nana Adu (She/Her)
Counselor
​PK to 4th Grades

naadu@cps.edu
Anne Park (She/Her)
Counselor
​5th to 8th Grades
​apark1@cps.edu
Shelton Jackson
Restorative Practices Coach
sjackson143@cps.edu
Athanasia Kolontouros (She/Her)
Case Manager
K-8 IEPs
​atkolontouro@cps.edu​
Anita Ivory
​Case Manager
PK IEPs & All 504 Plans
aivory@cps.edu 
Joshua Lerner (He/Him)
Instructional Coach & Bilingual Lead Teacher
jdlerner@cps.edu
Tiffany Brugman (She/Her)
Interventionist

​tmking@cps.edu
Jinny Gerhardt (She/Her)
Interventionist

​jlcrawford@cps.edu
Sally Suarez
Main Office
Enrollment, Fee-based after school programs, Volunteering
essuarezdeduran@cps.edu
Lynn Carro
Main Office
After School Programming, Enrollment, Building rental, lunch and recess
lcarro@cps.edu

Pre-Kindergarten:  Main Building

Rebecca Darland (She/Her)
Room 121
rldarland@cps.edu
Julia Guerrero (She/Her)
Room 122

​jcaguilar7@cps.edu
​Brie Salgado (She/Her)
​Room 123

bsalgado46@cps.edu  
Pre-Kindergarten:  Branch
Rekha Singh (She/Her)
Branch PreK Teacher 
Room 101

rsingh@cps.edu
Katharine Gabelman (She/Her)
Branch PreK Teacher 
​Room 102

​​klhopkins@cps.edu
Amy Liss (She/Her)
Branch PreK Teacher 
Room 103

abliss@cps.edu
Erica Melman 
​
Branch PreK Teacher 
​Room 104

  ​ elmelman@cps.edu​​

Kindergarten

Michelle Lovato (She/Her/They/Them)
​Room 101

mmlovato@cps.edu
Bridget Fabianski
​(She/Her)
​Room 110

  bmfabianski@cps.edu
Caitlin Bencel 
​(She/Her)
​Room 126

cmbencel@cps.edu   
Theodore Wanberg
​(He/Him)
​Room 128

 twwanberg@cps.edu

1st Grade

Ana Cholico (She/Her)
​Room 102
amcholico1@cps.edu
Stephanie Sanchez (She/Her)
​Room 103
​
smsanchez9@cps.edu
 Ellen Zaander (She/Her)
​Room 104
​
  ezaander@cps.edu
Stacy Gibson (She/Her)
​Room 105
​
sdgibson1@cps.edu ​​

2nd Grade

Kate Bell (She/Her)
​Room 223
kebell1@cps.edu
Geri Baumgarten (She/Her)
Room 224 
glbaumgarten@cps.edu
Sheri Alber (She/Her)
​Room 225

sbhagemann@cps.edu
Emina Kurtovic (She/Her)
​Room 228

ekurtovic4@cps.edu

3rd Grade

Alexandra Wagner (She/Her)
​Room 201
awagner5@cps.edu
Rebecca Zisook (She/Her)
​Room 202

​rdzisook@cps.edu
Araceli Medrano
Temporary Teacher
Room 202 
amedrano32@cps.edu
Shannon Lynn 
Room 203

​smlynn@cps.edu
Suzanne Schaefer (She/Her)
Room 210

slschaefer@cps.edu
Nadia Zubair
Temporary Teacher
Room 210

nizubair@cps.edu
    

4th Grade

Cecilia Sweeney (She/Her)
​Room 204

cmsweeney1@cps.edu
Andrea Calhoun (She/Her)
Room 207
​alcalhoun@cps.edu
Berenice Heinlein (She/Her)
​Room 208

bheinlein@cps.edu    
Isabella Buscaglia (She/Her)
​Room 209
imbuscaglia@cps.edu     

5th Grade

Lisa Roman (She/Her)
​Room 322

Language Arts &
Social Studies
for (322 & 324)

lmroman5@cps.edu
Joseph Park (He/Him)
​Room 324
Math & Science
​for (322 & 324)

jjpark3@cps.edu
Gabriella Moncher (She/Her)
Room 323
​Math & Science
​for (323 & 325)

grmoncher1@cps.edu
Catherine Durudogan (She/Her)
​Room 325
​Language Arts &
​Social Studies
for (323 & 325)

cpdurudogan1@cps.edu

6th Grade

Alicia Haro 
​Room 320
​Math

azamudio@cps.edu
​Shannon Harvey (She/Her)
​Room 321

Individuals & Society/
​Writing

smangas@cps.edu
Gabi Munoz (She/Her)
​Room 331
​Language Arts
gmunoz48@cps.edu
Adrienne Keiner (She/Her)
​Room 329
Science & Design

awangler@cps.edu ​​

7th Grade

Nicholas Chudoba 
​Room 301
Language Arts
nchudoba@cps.edu
Megan Tolpa (She/Her)
Room 302
​Science & Design
mmtolpa@cps.edu
Kaitlyn Carro 
​Room 309
Mathematics
kcarro2@cps.edu
Patrick Meallet 
Room 310
Individuals & Society / Writing

pmeallet@cps.edu

8th Grade 

Tehseen Firoze (She/Her)
​Room 303
Science & Design
tffiroze@cps.edu
Francisco Alvarez (He/Him)
​Room 304
Individuals & Society / 
Writing

flalvarez@cps.edu
Grace Negron (She/Her)
​Room 307
​Language Arts
gnegron4@cps.edu
Chris Weber (He/Him)
​Room 308
 ​Math
ctweber@cps.edu​

Specials Teachers

Brooke Thompson (She/Her)
​Room 305
Music & Drama

btthompson@cps.edu
Marissa Moritz (She/Her/Hers)
Room 205
​Dance

​mamoritz@cps.edu
Bibiana Andrade (She/Her)
Room 229
Media & Technology

 baandrade@cps.edu
Kathleen Schultz (She/Her)
​Room 220
Spanish K-3rd

kaschultz@cps.edu
Laura Romera (She/Her)
Room 306B​
​Spanish 4th - 8th

lromera@cps.edu
Meredith Buchbinder (She/Her)  
Room 231
​​Art K - 3rd 

mabuchbinder@cps.edu
Alicia Zapata (She/Her)
Room 328
​Art 4th - 8th 

ajzapata@cps.edu
Luis Carbajal (He/Him)
P.E. K - 3rd
​
lecarbajal@cps.edu
Rich Crawley (He/Him)
P.E. 4th - 8th

rcrawley1@cps.edu

Special Education Teachers

Paige Lowenstein (She/Her)
   PK, Room 121​
   plowenstein1@cps.edu

               
Anh Nguyen (She/Her)
PK, Room 122
​atnguyen12@cps.edu​
Meredith O'Malley (She/Her)
​PK, Room 123
mmomalley2@cps.edu ​
Natalie Trerice (She/Her)
Kinder, Room 110
​
ntrerice@cps.edu​​
Molly Ostry (She/Her)
1st, Room 104
​mbostry1@cps.edu
Kayce Youngbauer (She/Her)
2nd, Room 228
​kyoungbauer@cps.edu
Laine Porter
3rd, Room 201
​lheuer@cps.edu
​Evan Trad (He/Him)
4th Grade, ​Room 204
​
emtrad1@cps.edu
Jacob Rivera (He/Him)
4th Grade, Room 209

jrivera326@cps.edu
Amber Makowski (She/Her)
5th Grade
armakowski@cps.edu
Tabitha Harris (She/Her)
6th Grade
​trharris11@cps.edu
Jeremiah Claussen (He/Him)
7th Grade

jjclaussen@cps.edu

Sara Walsh (She/Her)
7th Grade
sewalsh@cps.edu​
Annie Munz (She/Her)
8th Grade
ajmunz1@cps.edu
​
Tonya Harbottle (She/Her)
8th Grade
tjharbottle@cps.edu​
​
Daniel Calderon (He/Him)
6th-8th Grades
​dcalderon34@cps.edu 
Maria Lopeztello
3rd & 7th Grades
​meramos@cps.edu​​

Teacher Assistants:  PK Main Campus

Bridget Mendoza (She/Her)
Room 121
​Diverse Learners

bmmendoza-al@cps.edu
​Lily Tafoya (She/Her)
Room 122
Diverse Learners

​lltafoya@cps.edu
Barbara Limberopoulos (She/Her)
​Room 123

Teacher Assistant
bjlimberopoulos@cps.edu

Teacher Assistants:  PK Branch

​Norma Loma (She/Her)
​Branch Room 101

Teacher Assistant
nvloma@cps.edu

Meruche (Mary) Chierici
​Branch Room 102

Teacher Assistant
mchierici@cps.edu
Maria Loma (She/Her)
​Branch Room 103
Teacher Assistant
​
mloma@cps.edu​
Denise Pinos
​Branch Room 104

Teacher Assistant
depinos@cps.edu

Special Education Classroom Assistants

Marie Cruz (She/Her)
mcruz78@cps.edu
Edward Curran
​ecurran@cps.edu
Amy Gay (She/Her)
aagay1@cps.edu​
Chris Hanley (He/Him)
cbhanley@cps.edu
Jeremy Hays
jhays2@cps.edu
Mike Judd
mjudd@cps.edu
​Sandra Kifarkis (She/Her)
​swkifarkis@cps.edu
Quentin Lozano
qlozano@cps.edu
​Miguel Medina (He/Him)
mmedina73@cps.edu​
Sheila Miller
sdmiller@cps.edu​
Joanna Pulgar (She/Her)
​jmpulgar1@cps.edu
Julio Ramirez
jcramirez17@cps.edu
Mayra Rivas Plata (She/Her)
​
marivasplata@cps.edu

Diamond Stacey
dmstacey1@cps.edu
TBA

School Assistants

Ms. Jing
Cadre Substitute
xcai@cps.edu
Luke Coyle
​lgcoyle1@cps.edu
Liv Fonte
​ljfonte@cps.edu
Jennifer Ramirez
jaramirez55@cps.edu

Security Team

Adolfo Ramirez
Main Building 
aeramirez14@cps.edu

Lee Duran
Main Building
liduran@cps.edu

Justin Macias
​Branch 
jmacias43@cps.edu

Facilities Team

Arthur Haduch
​Room 326
Engineer
ahaduch@cps.edu
Roberto Jasso
Daytime Custodian
Richard Loma
​Daytime Custodian
Syed Mohammed
​Night Custodian
Jasmine Hobson
PK Branch Custodian
Kayla Boyles
PK ​Branch Evening Custodian

​Recess & Lunch Coaches 

Luz Alverio
lalverio@cps.edu
Rosa Delgado
redelgado3@cps.edu
Susan Everett
seeverett1@cps.edu

Gina Heredia
gheredia3@cps.edu

Alex Miranda
amiranda98@cps.edu
Clarissa Moreno
cmoreno47@cps.edu
Stephanie Ortega
​sortega48@cps.edu
Flor Ramirez
framirez73@cps.edu
Dante Williams
dlwilliams97@cps.edu

Yvonne (Eve) Sopala
ysopala@cps.edu
​
Clarissa Moreno
​
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 Helen C. Peirce
School of  International Studies
1423 W. Bryn Mawr
Chicago IL, 60660
Phone: (773) 534 2440
Fax: (773) 534 2577
PK Branch
5300 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone:  (773) 534-2234
​Fax:  (773) 534-2235
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  • About
    • Our History
    • Mission & Vision
    • School Tours
    • Enrollment Information
    • Policies & Forms
    • Staff Directory
    • Local School Council (LSC)
    • Continuous Improvement Work Plan
    • Support Peirce
    • Branding Guidelines
  • Family Information
    • Before & After School Programs
    • Case Management
    • Student Door Entry
    • New to Peirce
    • Family Communication
    • Parent Organizations
    • Principal's Newsletter
    • Volunteer Opportunties
  • Academics
    • International Baccalaureate >
      • IB Primary Years Programme
      • IB Middle Years Programme
      • IB Learner Profile
    • Pre K
    • Art
    • English Learner Program
    • Counseling Department
    • Dance
    • Garden
    • Music
    • Physical Education
    • Restorative Practices
    • Spanish
    • Sports Programs
    • Technology
  • Calendar