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Bilingual Team Members
The NYC RBERN delivers wide-ranging support to schools, districts and families across NYC. Our team has extensive experience in addressing the academic, linguistic, affective and cultural needs of English learners and their families. We are committed to providing comprehensive and quality services to NYC educators, parents and support staff.
Fordham University's Graduate School of Education and its Center for Educational Partnerships, under the leadership of Associate Dean Anita Vazquez Batisti, Ph.D., was awarded the contract for the NYC Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network by the New York State Education Department Office of Bilingual Education and World Language Studies. Associate Dean Anita Vazquez Batisti, CEO of the Fordham University Center for Educational Partnerships, oversees RBERN’s activities and initiatives.
Executive Director
Diane Howitt
718-817-0606
Howitt@fordham.edu
Administrative Assistant
Ellen O'Brien
nycrbern@fordham.edu
Resource Specialists
Iris Aldea-Pollack
aldeapollack@fordham.edu
Elsie Cardona Berardinelli
ecardona3@fordham.edu
Lorraine Estrada
lestrada1@fordham.edu
Fausto Salazar
fsalazar@fordham.edu
Abby Baruch
abaruch@fordham.edu
Deirdre Danaher
ddanaher@fordham.edu
Francisco Garcia-Quezada
fgarciaquezada@fordham.edu
Jorge Silva
jsilva43@fordham.edu