Faculty and Staff
JQES is proud to have a staff of teachers that are passionate about making a difference in students’ lives through tireless dedication to education. Get to know each of our team members below.
Administration
Main Office Support Staff
Zhong Ruan, Secretary
Shea O'Brien, Secretary
Student Support and Family Engagement Team
Wenxin Zhang, Family Liaison
Quinn Beattie, City Connects Coordinator
Shanice Pullen, Social Worker
Jasmine Sealy-Norvin, Social Worker
LD/MD Teachers
Linda Mui White (K0/K1)
Room 212 (K0/K1)
Ta-Tanisha Curry (Gr. 1/2)
Amy Nguyen (Gr. 2-4)
Mark Sacco (Gr. 2/3)
Carolyn DeCarlo (Gr. 4/5)
Molly Gillespie (Gr. 4/5)
Specialists
Andrea Blake, Computer Science
Heidi Boulogne & Regina Mei, Librarian
Susan Buki, Occupational Therapist
Amy Carlson, Physical Therapist
Russell Springer, Science
Marn Lau, Engineering
Sally Connors, Health
Kristen Delmonte, Resource Room
Patrice Duffy-Monahan, Music Teacher
Tracy Guan, Speech & Language
Tom Levett, Physical Education
Matthew Lydon, IB Coordinator
Kelly McDermott, Physical Therapist
Juliana O'Brien, Resource Room
Pallavi Shukla, Speech Pathologist
Eric Wong, Psychologist
Lori Wong, Generalist
Yin Lo, Yingshu Li & Yimin Zhao, Mandarin
Shaina Lu, Art
Elizabeth Janssen, Theater Arts
Amanda Alexis, ESL
Emily Smith, ESL
Francisca Hom, ESL
Angela Cao, Inclusion Specialist
Mary McClerklin, Inclusion Specialist
Christopher Carron, Coordinator of Special Education (COSE)
K1
K1, Gertrudes Fidalgo
K1, Nina Lin
K1, Sarah O'Leary
K1, Nancy Yee
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K2
K2, Liana Cosgrove & Stephanie Crawford
K2, Kelly Chiappardi
K2, Rebecca Lee
K2, Leanne Switzer
K2, Angel Ngo Yang
Grade 1
Beverly Friberg and Heidi Thomas
Andrea Cammarata
Melinda Seeto
Tinyan Chan
Alice Chan
Connie Postma
Grade 2
Yvonne Der Yi
Charlotte Menna
Jasmine Young
Paula Gee
Jennifer Liao
Sylvia Ng
Stephanie Tham
Grade 3
Nhi Dang
Susan Connelly
Phillip Amara
Siu Wan Luie
Winnie Li
Grade 4
Susan Crawford & Matthew Lydon
Alphonsus Ho
Nicole Terranova
Yun-Hsuan Hsiao
Chu Hei Chan
Grade 5
Kelly Keefe
Deborah Aguayo-Delgado
Sophia Wang
Steven Lee
Jerry Qiao