HELEN C. PEIRCE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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School Leadership Team

Christine Munns
​(She/Her)

Principal
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Samuel Lee (He/Him)
Assistant Principal 5th-8th
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Kim Lebovitz
​(She/Her)

​PYP IB Coordinator
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Jinny Gerhardt (She/Her)
MYP IB Coordinator

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Liv Fonte (She/Her)
Restorative Practices Coach
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Nana Adu (She/Her)
Counselor
​PK to 4th Grades

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Anne Park (She/Her)
Counselor
​5th to 8th Grades
​[email protected]​
Anita Ivory
​Case Manager
PK-3rd Grade IEPs & 504 Plans
​All Speech IEPs

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Athanasia Kolontouros (She/Her)
Case Manager
​
4th-8th Grade IEP & 504 Plans
​[email protected]

Joshua Lerner (He/Him)
Instructional Coach & Bilingual Lead Teacher
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Tiffany Brugman (She/Her)
Interventionist

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Sally Suarez
Main Office
Enrollment & Volunteering
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Lynn Carro
Main Office
After School Programming, Enrollment, Building rental, lunch and recess
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Pre-Kindergarten:  Main Building

Rebecca Darland (She/Her)
Room 121
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Julia Guerrero (She/Her)
Room 122

​[email protected]
​Sarah Bitautas (She/Her)
​Room 123

[email protected]
Pre-Kindergarten:  Branch
Rekha Singh (She/Her)
Branch PreK Teacher 
Room 101

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Maresa Spooner Gibney
(She/Her)
Branch PreK Teacher 
​Room 102

[email protected]
Amy Liss (She/Her)
Branch PreK Teacher 
Room 103

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Erica Melman 
​
Branch PreK Teacher 
​Room 104

  ​ [email protected]​​

Kindergarten

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

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Bridget Fabianski
​(She/Her)
​Room 110

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Caitlin Bencel 
​(She/Her)
​Room 126

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Samantha Phillips
​(she/her)
​Room 128
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1st Grade

Lorena Tapia (She/Her)
Room 102
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Kelly Butler (She/Her)
​Room 103
​
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 Ellen Zaander (She/Her)
​Room 104
​
  [email protected]
Stacy Gibson (She/Her)
​Room 105
​
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2nd Grade

Kate Bell (She/Her)
​Room 223
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Geri Baumgarten (She/Her)
Room 224 
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Ana Cholico (She/Her)
​Room 225

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Emina Kurtovic (She/Her)
​Room 228

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3rd Grade

Alexandra Wagner (She/Her)
​Room 201
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Alexis Alva (She/Her)
Room 202 
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Shannon Lynn (She/Her)
Room 203

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Suzanne Schaefer (She/Her)
Room 210

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4th Grade

Cecilia Sweeney (She/Her)
​Room 204

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Andrea Calhoun (She/Her)
Room 207
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Berenice Heinlein (She/Her)
​Room 208

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Isabella Buscaglia (She/Her)
​Room 209
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5th Grade

Lisa Roman (She/Her)
​Room 322

Language Arts &
Social Studies
for (322 & 324)

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Joseph Park (He/Him)
​Room 324
Math & Science
​for (322 & 324)

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Gabriella Moncher (She/Her)
Room 323
​Math & Science
​for (323 & 325)

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Catherine Durudogan (She/Her)
​Room 325
​Language Arts &
​Social Studies
for (323 & 325)

[email protected]

6th Grade

Alicia Haro 
​Room 320
​Math

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​Shannon Harvey (She/Her)
​Room 321

Individuals & Society/
​Writing

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Lissete Plaza (She/Her)
​Room 331
​Language Arts

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Adrienne Keiner (She/Her)
​Room 329
Science & Design

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7th Grade

Nicholas Chudoba 
​Room 301
Language Arts
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Megan Tolpa (She/Her)
Room 302
​Science & Design
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Magaly Sherrill
​Room 309
Mathematics
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Patrick Meallet 
Room 310
Individuals & Society / Writing

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8th Grade 

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

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Grace Negron (She/Her)
​Room 307
​Language Arts
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 Hannah Barraza (She/Her)
​Room 308
 ​Math
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Specials Teachers

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

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Marissa Moritz (She/Her)
Room 205
​Dance

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Maria Hernandez-Martin (She/Her)
​Room 220
Spanish K-3rd
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Jocelyn Ortiz (She/Her)
Room 306B​
​Spanish 4th - 8th

[email protected]
Meredith Buchbinder (She/Her)  
Room 231
​​Art K - 3rd 

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

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

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Special Education Teachers

Paige Wagman (She/Her)
   PK, Room 121​
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Anh Nguyen (She/Her)
PK, Room 122
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Meredith O'Malley (She/Her)
​PK, Room 123
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Natalie Trerice (She/Her)
Kindergarten
​
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Molly Ostry (She/Her)
1st Grade
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Kayce Youngbauer (She/Her)
1st & 2nd Grades
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Laine Porter
3rd, Room 201
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​Evan Trad (He/Him)
4th Grade, ​Room 204
​
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Jacob Rivera (He/Him)
3rd & 4th Grades

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Amber Makowski (She/Her)
5th & 8th Grades
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Tabitha Harris (She/Her)
6th-8th Grades
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Jeremiah Claussen (He/Him)
7th & 8th Grades

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Sara Walsh (She/Her)
7th & 8th Grades
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Annie Munz (She/Her)
8th Grade
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​
Daniel Calderon (He/Him)
6th-8th Grades
[email protected] 
Maria Lopeztello
3rd & 7th Grades
​[email protected]​​

Teacher Assistants:  PK Main Campus

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

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​Lily Tafoya (She/Her)
Room 122
Diverse Learners

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Barbara Limberopoulos (She/Her)
​Room 123

Teacher Assistant
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​

Teacher Assistants:  PK Branch

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

Teacher Assistant
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Meruche (Mary) Chierici
​Branch Room 102

Teacher Assistant
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Maria Loma (She/Her)
​Branch Room 103
Teacher Assistant
​
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Denise Pinos
​Branch Room 104

Teacher Assistant
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Special Education Classroom Assistants

​Linda Adjei
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Edward Curran
​[email protected]
Amy Gay (She/Her)
[email protected]​
Chris Hanley (He/Him)
[email protected]
Mike Judd
[email protected]
Sandra Kifarkis (She/Her)
​[email protected]
Quentin Lozano
[email protected]
Dante Williams
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​Miguel Medina (He/Him)
[email protected]​
Sheila Miller
[email protected]​
Joanna Pulgar (She/Her)
​[email protected]
Julio Ramirez
[email protected]
Mayra Rivas Plata (She/Her)
​
[email protected]

Diamond Stacey
[email protected]

School Assistants

Ms. Jing
Cadre Substitute
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Jennifer Ramirez (She/Her)
[email protected]
Clairet Campos ​(She/Her)
[email protected]
​Cole Papadopoulos (He/Him)
Library Staff
​[email protected]

Security Team

Adolfo Ramirez
PK Branch 
[email protected]
Lee Duran
Main Building
[email protected]
Ivan Gonzalez
Main Building
[email protected]

Facilities Team

Brian Carranza
​Room 326
Engineer
Roberto Jasso
Daytime Custodian
Richard Loma
​Daytime Custodian
Syed Mohammed
​Night Custodian
Jasmine Hobson
PK Branch Custodian
Otilia Bernal
PK ​Branch Evening Custodian

​Recess & Lunch Coaches 

Luz Alverio
[email protected]
Sakura Robles
[email protected]​
Gina Heredia
[email protected]

Norman Polk
[email protected]
Yussilay Pons
[email protected]
Mayra Ceja
[email protected]
Stephanie Ortega
​[email protected]
Kathryn Michael
​[email protected]
Brenda Hernandez
[email protected]​
Jasmine Hernandez
​​[email protected]
Michael Collins
​[email protected]
Angelica DeLeon
​[email protected]
Nora Becerril
[email protected]

Nursing Team

Fatoumata Barry, CSN [email protected]
Ebony Rankin, HSN
​
[email protected]
Helena Seo, Agency Nurse [email protected]
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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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  • Home
  • 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