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Community and High School Superintendents
District and Borough Family Advocates
District and Borough Family Advocates provide information for the community and support the resolution of family inquiries and concerns. They provide information to families and community members to increase awareness about academic standards and school resources and develop helpful connections with schools. See the contact information of the 32 District Family Advocates, the 6 Borough Family Advocates, and the Districts 75 and 79 Family Support .
To contact the District/Borough Family Advocate of a specific school, please visit the NYCDOE School Search (in the center of our home page) and type in the name of the school. You will then be directed to the link of the school’s website. When you open the school’s website, the office phone number and address of the District/Borough Family Advocate will be listed in the right margin under “School Details”.
Parent Coordinators Parent Coordinators serve at the school level to resolve family inquiries and concerns. They provide information to parents about the school, academics, and helpful resources.
To contact of the Parent Coordinator of a specific school, please call the school. Visit the NYCDOE School Search (in the center of our home page) and type in the name of the school. You will then be directed to the link of the school’s website. When you open the school’s website, the school phone number and the name of the Parent Coordinator will be listed in the right margin under “School Details”.
District Family Advocates Working in the offices of the Community Superintendents, District Family Advocates support the families and communities of the elementary and middle schools in each school district. There are 32 District Family Advocates (one for each community school district).
Learn more about the Borough Family Advocates and the Districts 75 and 79 Family Support.
| District |
DFA |
Address |
Phone Number |
| 1 |
Aixa Torres |
166 Essex Street, Room 136 |
New York, NY 10002 |
212-353-2949 |
| 2 |
Jennifer Greenblatt |
333 7th Avenue, Room 712 |
New York, NY 10001 |
212-356-3789 |
| 3 |
Dorothy Sheppard |
154 West 93rd Street, Room 122 |
New York, NY 10025 |
212-678-5857 |
| 4 |
Nancy Pereira |
160 East 120th Street, Room 424 |
New York, NY 10035 |
212-831-4981 |
| 5 |
Denise Gordon |
425 West 123rd Street, Room 205 |
New York, NY 10027 |
212-769-7500 |
| 6 |
Rebecca Alicea |
4360 Broadway, Room 409 |
New York, NY 10033 |
917-521-3757 |
| 7 |
Frances Torres |
501 Courtlandt Avenue, Room 102 |
Bronx, NY 10451 |
718-742-6500 |
| 8 |
Jean DePesa |
1230 Zerega Avenue Room 90 |
Bronx, NY 10462 |
718-828-6707 |
| 9 |
Barbara Martoral |
450 St. Paul's Place, Room 204 |
Bronx, NY 10456 |
718-842-7853 |
| 10 |
Elba Velez |
1 Fordham Plaza, Room 842 |
Bronx, NY 10458 |
718-741-5835 |
| 11 |
Marian Martinez |
1250 Arnow Avenue, Suite 120B |
Bronx, NY 10469 |
718-519-2668 |
| 12 |
Marisol Martinez |
1434 Longfellow Avenue, Room 409 |
Bronx, NY 10459 |
718-328-2310 |
| 13 |
Precious Jones-Walker |
355 Park Place, Room 212 |
Brooklyn, NY 11238 |
718-636-3234 |
| 14 |
Pamela Payne |
215 Heyward Street, Room 246 |
Brooklyn, NY 11206 |
718-302-7689 |
| 15 |
Selena Williams |
131 Livingston Street, Room 301A |
Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
718-935-4263 |
| 16 |
Camelia Brogdon-Cruz |
1010 Lafayette Avenue, Room 135 |
Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
718-574-2824 |
| 17 |
Margot Sargeant |
1224 Park Place, Room 142 |
Brooklyn, NY 11213 |
718-221-4372 |
| 18 |
Ivie Bien-Aime |
1106 East 95th Street, Room 111 |
Brooklyn, NY 11236 |
718-566-6005 |
| 19 |
Rosemary Roman |
557 Pennsylvania Avenue, Room 201 |
Brooklyn, NY 11207 |
718-240-2700 |
| 20 |
William Chin |
415 89th Street, Room 402 |
Brooklyn, NY 11209 |
718-759-3944 |
| 21 |
Mary Montemarano |
521 West Avenue |
Brooklyn, NY 11224 |
718-333-3882 |
| 22 |
Therese Salli |
5619 Flatlands Avenue, Room 119 |
Brooklyn, NY 11234 |
718-968-6116 |
| 23 |
Page Best-Hardy |
1665 St. Marks Avenue, Room 121 |
Brooklyn, NY 11233 |
718-240-3651 |
| 24 |
Eleanor McNamee |
98-50 50th Avenue, Room 102 |
Corona, NY 11368 |
718-592-3364 |
| 25 |
Esther Maluto |
30-48 Linden Place, Room 304 |
Flushing, NY 11354 |
718-281-7605 |
| 26 |
Lori Stein Butera |
61-15 Oceania Street, Room 129 |
Bayside, NY 11364 |
718-631-6841 |
| 27 |
Margaret Finnerty |
82-01 Rockaway Blvd., Room 460 |
Ozone Park, NY 11416 |
718-642-5770 |
| 28 |
Sonia Rueda |
90-27 Sutphin Blvd, Room 242 |
Jamaica, NY 11435 |
718-557-2689 |
| 29 |
Gendler Melissa |
222-14 Jamaica Avenue, Room 217 |
Queens Village, NY 11428 |
718-264-3146 |
| 30 |
Bandna Sharma |
28-11 Queens Plaza North, Room 518 |
Long Island City, NY 11101 |
718-391-8323 |
| 31 |
Zulma Cruz |
715 Ocean Terrace, Building A, Room 141 |
Staten Island, NY 10301 |
718-420-5626 |
| 32 |
Alice Nieves-Garcia |
797 Bushwick Avenue, Room 301 |
Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
718-574-1100 Ext. 3002 |
| 75 |
Raymond Velez |
400 1st Avenue |
New York, NY 10010 |
212-802-1614 |
| 79 |
Jason Charles |
4630 Broadway |
New York, NY 10033 |
917-521-3824 |
Borough Family Advocates Working in the offices of the High School Superintendents, Borough Family Advocates support the families and communities of high schools and secondary schools in their district(s) across the boroughs. There are 6 Borough Family Advocates.
Learn more about the District Family Advocates and the Districts 75 and 79 Family Support.
| Borough/Districts |
BFA |
Address |
Phone Number |
| Brooklyn HS (Districts 13,16,17,19,23,32) |
Larry Davis |
1396 Broadway, Room 110 |
Brooklyn, NY 11221 |
646-823-5629 |
| Manhattan HS (Districts 2,4) |
Rita Knight Smith |
333 7th Avenue, Room 821 |
New York, NY 10001 |
917-339-1758 |
| Manhattan HS (Districts 1,3,5,6,7,12) |
Yvette Davis-Edwards |
333 7th Avenue, Room 711 |
New York, NY 10001 |
212-356-7563 |
| Queens HS (Districts 24-30) |
Selena South |
82-01 Rockaway Boulevard, Room 420 |
Ozone Park, NY 11416 |
718-642-5733 |
| Staten Island/Brooklyn HS (Districts 14,15,18,20,21,22,31) |
Marie Castelucci |
715 Ocean Terrace, Room 141 |
Staten Island, NY 10301 |
718-420-5627 |
| Bronx HS (Districts 8-11) |
Irving Roman |
1 Fordham Plaza, Room 842A |
Bronx NY 10458 |
718-741-3159 |
District 75 and District 79 Family Support There is also support for families and communities of schools in Districts 75 and 79.
§ Learn more about District 75 (see “Parent Support”).
§ Learn more about District 79.
§ Learn more about the District Family Advocates and Borough Family Advocates.
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