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Lifelong Learners Creating A Caring Community

At Link, we believe that the improvement of education for urban children depends on the recruitment and retention of excellent administrators, teachers, and staff. Furthermore, we know that outstanding student and alumni success are only possible when a school creates a powerful learning community which includes such outstanding school leaders. Our staff includes:

Yris Acevedo, M.S.W.

Social Worker, Anti-Bullying Specialist
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Josephine Arizmendi, M.A.

Special Education Teacher, grade 2
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Bima B. Baje, M.S.

School Business Administrator
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Leslie Mitchell Baynes

Chief Operating Officer
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Monique Brooks

Main Office Secretary
Ameenah Brown

Ameenah Brown

Dean of Students
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Alan Browne, Jr.

Speech Therapist

Gail Bryant

Teaching Assistant, grade 5
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Vidal Carrasco

Facilities Manager

Erney Clarke

Admissions, Student Life, and Operations Coordinator

James Clauberg. M.A.T.

Math Teacher, grade 7 & 8

Alexis Clawans, M.A.T.

Math Teacher, grade 5

Mallory Cohen, M.S.

Teacher, History, grade 7 & 8
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Crystal Covington, M.Ed.

Vice-Principal

Cory Cox

Music Teaching Artist, grade 5-8

Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.

Social Worker, HIB/Anti-Bullying Coordinator, Educational Stablity Liaison
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Roseadra Davis-Brown, M.A.

Teacher, grade 1

Emily Dixon

Teacher, grade 2

Lilian Dozier, M.Ed.

Special Education Teacher, grade 5
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Emmanuel Essien

In-House Substitute

Sabrina Fevry

Paraprofessional, grade 7

Lisa Galarza, M.S.

ELA and Math Interventionist, grades 1 & 2

LaQuan Guilford, M.Ed.

Vice Principal
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Karen Hannah, R.N.

Nurse

Alison Harmon

Teacher, ELA, grade 6

Sahirah Johnson, M.F.A.

Teaching Artist, Performing Arts; Link Arts Department Coordinator
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Colleen Kelly

Instructional Program Operations Manager
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Chris Kennedy

Physical Education/Health Teacher, grades 5 - 8
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Hannah-Marie Kennedy, M.Ed.

Principal

Kenneth Kunz, Ed.D.

Literacy Coach/Consultant
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Sabrina Labadi

Foreign Language Instructor, French; Long Term Substitute
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Errol LaGuerre

Science Teacher, grade 7 & 8

Jeanette Ledda, M.A.

Teacher, grade 2
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Jeffery Locklear, M.A.T.

Math Interventionist, grades 5 & 6
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Sharon F. Machrone

Director of Communications

Gloria Maldonado

Assistant Teacher, grade 5

James McCarren, M.B.A.

Teacher, ELA, grade 5

Shontell McQueen, M.P.A

Assistant Business Administrator of Operations

Rachel Mifsud

Art Teacher
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Maria Pilar Paradiso, J.D.

Head of School

Debra Paczkowski

Lead School Secretary

Fantasia Parker

Assistant Teacher
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Karen Portuese

Physical Education/Health Teacher, Kindergarten - grade 3

Jazmin Quiles

Assistant Art Teacher

Jeannette Rios, M.A.

ESL Teacher

Amanda Ryan, M.A.T.

Special Education Teacher, Kindergarten & grade 1

Maudlyn Samuel, R.N.

School Nurse

Gina Schiano, M.S.

Instructional Supervisor, K-4
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Greg Silver

Director of Admissions & High School Placement

Ryan Thurlow

School Aide
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Natasha Valentin, M.A.T.

Teacher Mentor/Coach

Michael Vasquez

Technology Aide

Audra Wade

Paraprofessional, grade 8
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Marlene Wilson

Cafeteria Manager

Victoria Windapo, M.A.T.

Academic Dean

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Gr. 5-8 Open House for Prospective Families, Halsey, 5pm
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03/10/2026    
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Link Community Charter School
Location: 230 Halsey Street, Newark Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm
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K-Gr. 4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn, 8am
11 Mar
03/11/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Link Community Charter School
Location: 23 Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark Time: 8:00 - 9:00 am
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Early Dismissal, Halsey
11 Mar
03/11/2026    
12:30 pm
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11 Mar
03/11/2026    
12:45 pm
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13 Mar
03/13/2026    
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16 Mar
03/16/2026    
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LCCS Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 pm
16 Mar
03/16/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
All meetings of the LCCS Board of Trustees are open to the public. All are held at the Penn Campus, 23 Pennsylvania Ave., Newark, NJ.
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Early Dismissal, Halsey
25 Mar
03/25/2026    
12:30 pm
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Early Dismissal, Penn
25 Mar
03/25/2026    
12:45 pm
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No School: Staff PD Day
27 Mar
03/27/2026    
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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04/02/2026    
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03 Apr
04/03/2026 - 04/10/2026    
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Gr. 5-8 Open House for Prospective Families, Halsey, 5pm
10 Mar 26
Newark
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K-Gr. 4 Open House for Prospective Families, Penn, 8am
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Early Dismissal, Penn
11 Mar 26
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Early Dismissal, Halsey
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Early Dismissal, Penn
25 Mar 26
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No School: Staff PD Day
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Link Community Charter School admits students of any race, color, and national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION & BULLYING

Antibullying Coordinator 
Suzanne Dandie-Lashley, M.S.W.
973.642.0529       sdandie@linkschool.org

Antibullying Specialist 
Yris Acevedo, M.S.W.
973.642.0529       yacevedo@linkschool.org

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