Teaching Our Cities brings together teams of teachers, school leaders, students, othr staff, and community partners from 6 urban public high schools in the Northeast United States: Common Ground HIgh School, Boston Green Academy, New Roots Charter School, The Greene School, Two Rivers Magnet High School, and CT River Academy. It is initiated and led by staff Common Ground -- the nation's older urban environmental charter school, housed within a community environmental education organization. Teaching Our Cities also mobilizes the expertise and capacity of a set of project advisors from across the country.
Teaching Our Cities: The People
Project Staff
Team Members
Boston Green Academy
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Sophia Abbasi
Director of Communication and Outreach
sabbasi@bostongreenacademy.org -
Chris Donnelly
Environmental Science Teacher
cdonnelly@bostongreenacademy.org -
Matt Holzer
Headmaster
mholzer@bostongreenacademy.org -
Naeemah Kennedy
Humanities Teacher
nkennedy@bostongreenacademy.org -
Mia Lefkowitz
English Teacher
mlefkowitz@bostongreenacademy.org -
Corina Rangel
English Teacher
crangel@bostongreenacademy.org -
Jen Salazar
Humanities Teacher
jsalazar@bostongreenacademy.org -
Chamberlain Segrest
Director of Green Programming
csegrest@bostongreenacademy.org -
Erica Wilson
Physics and Engineering Teacher
ewilson@bostongreenacademy.org
Common Ground High School
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Maite Aguirre
Teaching Assistant (Science), STEM programmer
maite.agiurre@commongroundct.org -
Taquann Brown
Student
taquann.miller@commongroundct.org -
Liz Cox
School Director
lcox@commongroundct.org -
Jesse Delia
Environmental Leadership Coordinator
jdelia@commongroundct.edu -
Evan Green
Math Teacher
egreen@commongroundct.org -
Keith Lambert
English Teacher
klambert@commongroundct.org -
Keilly Solano
Student
keilly.solano@commongroundct.org -
Jeremy Stone
Social Studies Teacher/Curriculum Lead
jstone@commongroundct.org
Connecticut River Academy
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Tara Amatrudo
Principal
tamatrudo@ctriveracademy.org -
Jason Borger
Science Educator
jborger@ctriveracademy.org -
Alicea Charmut
Community member: Lower River Steward CT River Watershed Council
acharamut@ctriver.org -
Kelly Falvey
Library and Media Specialist
kfalvey@ctriveracademy.org -
Roberto Gonzalez
Special Education Coach and Fishing Club Advisor
Rgonzalez@ctriveracademy.org -
Michelle Mack
Certified Teacher: School Counselor
mmack@ctriveracademy.org -
Amanda Malinowsky
Certified Teacher: Environmental Science and Biology
amalinowsky@ctriveracademy.org -
Bruce Morton
Higher Education adviser and community member: Goodwin College Program Director of Environmental Studies
bmorton@goodwin.edu -
Michele Saulis
Environmental Theme Coach
msaulis@ctriveracademy.org -
Mathew Spinelli
Certified teacher: Technology Education
mspinelli@ctriveracademy.org -
Tom Sullivan
Mathematics Educator
tsullivan@ctriveracademy.org
New Roots School
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Tina Nilsen-Hodges
Principal & Superintendent
tnilsenhodges@newrootsschool.org -
Lachara Cason
lcason@newrootsschool.org -
Rebecca Cutter
Community Learning & Outreach Coordinator
rcutter@newrootsschool.org -
Colleen Emond
English Teacher
cemond@newrootsschool.org -
Jhakeem Haltom
Dean of Student Life
jhaltom@newrootsschool.org -
David Sanders
Special Education Teacher
dsanders@newrootsschool.org -
Patrick Schweiger
Global Studies Teacher
pschweiger@newrootsschool.org -
Zach Stallman
Senior and Teaching Our Cities team member
Zachstallman@newroots.org -
Veridana Wagner
Earth Systems Science Teacher
vwagner@newrootsschool.org
The Greene School
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Alex Edelmann
Dean of Students
Aedelmann@thegreeneschool.org -
Lara Haggerty
Science Teacher
Lhaggerty@thegreeneschool.org -
Brendan Haggerty
Science, Instructional Guide
bhaggerty@thegreeneschool.org -
Jeff Johnson
US History and Sustainable Development Teacher
jjohnson@thegreeneschool.org -
Joshua Laplante
Head of School
Jlaplante@thegreeneschool.org -
Chelsea Lizardo
Student
chelsealizardo@thegreeneschool.org -
Nick Pasterino
Science Teacher
Npasterino@thegreeneschool.org -
Julia Rushton
Student
juliarushton@thegreeneschool.org -
Jen Sherer
Board Member: Academic Standards Committee
jensherer@gmail.com
Two Rivers High School
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Lauren Amaturo
Science Theme Coach
lamaturo@tworivers.crec.org -
Marc Bilodeau
ELA teacher
mbilodeau@crec.org -
John Limeburner
GIS, Environmental Law, AP Human Geography Teacher
jlimeburner@crec.org -
Robert McCain
Principal
rmccain@crec.org -
Jessica Smith
Biology teacher
jesssmith@crec.org