Meet the Team

Dedicated & Certified

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Dr. Margaret Castillo

Educational Director

SYEP Group Leader

Leadership Academy Mentor

Dr. Margaret Castillo has been a lifelong educator with over 30 years of experience. In her practice, Dr. Castillo or "Ms. Peggy '' as the little ones call her strives hard to ensure that children and parents are happy, engaged, and involved with their schooling. Dr. Castillo is now expanding her educational services outside of Infinity Preschool and into our community through various educational and human services programs such as SYEP, Women's Leadership, Family Youth Peer Support, and the Excluded Workers Fund. These programs help bring Dr. Castillo's philosophy and mission statement into the community. In her spare time, she loves to play board games, cycle, and walk her dog.

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Sean Blitt

President

SYEP Supervisor

Sean Blitt is dedicated to ensuring that everyone who enters Infinity leaves with a sense of community; he calls that "The Infinity Spirit". Sean ensures that operations and logistics run smoothly at Infinity to best help everyone. Mr. Blitt also ensures that our finest NYC teens are properly taken care of at their SYEP worksite. In his spare time, Sean loves the Mets, his dog Lulu, cars, and Netflix.

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Patricia Polimeni

Administration

Special Education Liaison

Patricia Polimeni is another infamous educator in the Marine Park community. Ms. Patricia has over 20 years of teaching experience. Currently, Patricia's role in Infinity consists of teaching, teacher education, educational leadership, parent outreach, and special education liaison. Patricia loves working with parents and being the SPED liaison because it ensures that parents are happy with their child's education and that proper services can be given. An interesting fact about herself is that she loves to cook and bake. Her partner in crime is Ms. Gloria.

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Gloria Giglio

Administration

SYEP Group Leader

Leadership Academy Mentor

Ms. Gloria has been teaching in the classroom for over 30 years. Currently, Gloria is now out of the classroom and involved with teacher education, educational leadership, and family support. Her 30 years of experience pairs well with her role as a family support advocate because she is able to use her experience to guide families into what's best for them. Ms. Gloria believes a child's laughter is the best medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the movies and spending time with her family. Her partner in crime is Ms. Patricia.

Sofia Evens

Movement Instructor

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Sofia Evens

Movement Instructor

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Darryl Smith

Language & Mathematics

Language & Mathematics

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Mia Alexander

Nutrition Expert

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Nicole Cinquemani

Lead Teacher

SYEP Group Leader

Ms. Nicole has been working years at Infinity for 9 years and continues to shine on as a Lead Teacher. What she loves most about working with children is that she is able to not only watch them grow in terms of learning, but is able to see their personalities change and develop as they find their own sense of identity.

Roseanna Gammone

Lead Teacher

Taylor Chiaia

Lead Teacher

Veronica Conklin

Co-Lead Teacher

Sehrish Nazia

Co-Lead Teacher

Deborah Scolaro

Assistant Teacher

SYEP Group Leader

Leadership Academy Mentor

When asked about what she loves most about working with children, Ms. Debbie boasted that she loves to watch them grow and learn. An interesting fact about herself is that she loves music and dancing.

Karen Rudy

Assistant Teacher

Ms. Karen loves being able to work on fun creative projects with the kids as well as paint with them. An interesting fact about herself is that she has a funny personality, and is able to make children laugh with joy.

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Jonathan Hernandez

Assistant Teacher

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Armando Hernandez

Assistant Teacher

Danielle Patterino

Assistant Teacher