Faculty and Staff

Meet the great people at New Roots Charter School!

Click on each staff person's name for a bio and photo. Check back as more are added.

Administration and Support Staff

Tina Nilsen-Hodges, Founder and Principal

tnilsenhodges@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Denise Gomber, Administrator, Empowerment Team

dgomber@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

 

Sabrina Johnston, Business & Operations Manager

sjohnston@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220, ext. 202

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Katy Hall, Assistant to the Principal
khall@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220, ext. 208

 

 

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Student Empowerment and Community Outreach

Farm to School

Operations

Teaching Faculty

Adjunct Instructors

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Student Empowerment and Community Outreach

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Angelina Blasich, School Social Worker

ablasich@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Alex Graham, Americorps VISTA Member, Academic Support & Family Communications

agraham@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Elizabeth King, Student Academic Support 

eking@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Jeff McCall, Student Intervention

jmccall@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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dtamir@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Carolyn Tavares, One-to-One Aide

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Amy Westmiller, One-to-One Aide

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Michelle Wright, Academic Counselor, Senior Year

mwright@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220, ext. 205

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Farm to School

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Leslie Santi, Americorps VISTA Member, Farm to School Program

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Operations

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Christina Van Valkenburg, Operations Assistant

cvanvalkenburg@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Danica Webbe, School Receptionist

dwebbe@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220, ext. 100

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Art Cacciola, Technology coordinator and teacher

acacciola@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

 

 

 

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Teaching Faculty

Todd Ayoung, Art

tayoung@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Jaclyn Camidge, Mathematics

jcamidge@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Maria Gimma, Spanish Language and Culture

mgimma@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Rebecca Graham, Music 

rgraham@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Kris Haines-Sharp, English

khainessharp@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Tanya Kingsley, Spanish Language 

tkingsley@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Zach Lind, Global Studies

zlind@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Peter McWain, Instructional Guide

pmcwain@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Ian Milne, Special Education

imilne@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220, ext. 201

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Sue Schwartz, English

sschwartz@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Audrey Southern, Social Studies & Humanities

asouthern@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Fran Speight, Physical Education & Wellness 

fspeight@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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David Streib, Contemporary Science and Technology 

dstreib@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Aaron Sweet, Math

asweet@newrootsschool.org, 607-882-9220

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Adjunct Instructors