Faculty and Staff

Postsecondary Success 

Ms. Cassie       
Dean of Postsecondary Success
cassie20@belahs.org

Ms. Kim       
Postsecondary Success Counselor
kimberlyp20@belahs.org

Ms. Stephany
Alumni Success Coordinator
stephany21@belahs.org

Ethnic Studies 

Ms. Radha 
IB Theory of Knowledge + Film Instructional Coach
radha@belahs.org

Ms. Marieme
Grade 9 ELA
marieme21@belahs.org

Ms. Loren  
Grade 12 IB Lang + Literature    loren@belahs.org

Mr. Gregory
Grade 11 IB Lang + Literature  
gregory21@belahs.org

Ms. Sara
Grade 10 ELA
Intructional Coach/MYP Coordinator
sara21@belahs.org

History

Mr. Farhad
U.S. History Teacher 
History Team Leader
farhad20@belahs.org

Mr. Jose
Government & Economics Teacher  
jose21@belahs.org

Ms. Adanna
IB History Teacher  
adanna21@belahs.org

Mr. Donny 
IB History Teacher
Speech + Debat Coach
donny@belahs.org

Math 

Ms. Kimberly  
Algebra II Teacher    kimberly20@belahs.org

Mr. David 
IB Math Y2 + Financial Literacy Teacher
Instrucational Coach
david20@belahs.org

Mr. Chuck
Algebra I Teacher   
chuck@belahs.org

Science 

Ms. Elizabeth  
Chemistry + IB Bio Y2 Teacher      elizabeth21@belahs.org

Ms. Maciel    
STEM Research
maciel@belahs.org

Ms. Celina       
STEAM Teacher                celina20@belahs.org

Ms. Denise       
FLSE/Wellness Teacher            denise20@belahs.org

Ms. Themba
Wellness Teacher
themba@belahs.org

Ms. Sarah
Biology + IB Bio Y1 Teacher Instructional Coach
sarah21@belahs.org

Student Life Team

Ms. Katherine       
9th Grade Social Worker           katherine@belahs.org

Ms. Laura       
Dean of Student Supports
12th Grade Social Worker         laura@belahs.org

Ms. Tiffany      
11th Grade Social Worker           tiffanyf@belahs.org

Ms. Laurel     
10th Grade Social Worker
laurel21@belahs.org

World Language 

Mr. Brandon   
IB Spanish + Spanish II Teacher
brandon@belahs.org

Ms. Alicia    
Spanish I Teacher               
alicia@belahs.org

Ms. Eman    
Arabic Teacher               
eman@belahs.org

Culture Team

Ms. Janelle   
Dean of Culture
janelle21@belahs.org

Ms. Jay   
Culture Associate             
jamila21@belahs.org

Ms. Shari   
Culture Associate           
sharon21@belahs.org

Operations Team

Ms. Nakia
Dean of Operations    nakia20@belahs.org

Ms. Koren  
Operations Coordinator
koren20@belahs.org

Ms. Tatianna      
Operations Associate             tatianna@belahs.org

 

Library

Ms. Emma     
Librarian
emma21@belahs.org

 

Join our Team to Empower Young Women

Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA) Public Charter High School believes that our greatest instructional strategy is our staff. Effective educators, who are continually learning and supporting our young women, with an expectation of excellence, are key to each student’s success. BELA’s founding team members seek inspiration and challenge from their work; seek to understand themselves and their colleagues to better achieve a shared goal; show the urgency and gratitude that accompanies doing something you love; embrace the possibility of failure and believe failures are necessary for learning.

BELA is an intentional learning community focused on learning, collaboration and results. We know the best educators are themselves lifelong learners. We support our faculty with robust professional learning experiences.