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Meet the Team

Meet the dedicated educators and community leaders who guide SouthSide Elementary Charter School. Together, they bring a shared commitment to excellence, equity, and the growth of every child in South Providence.

Faculty & Staff

Tina Hawksley

Data Manager/Admissions Coordinator

Lydia Diaz

Recruitment/Communications Coordinator

Dr. Julie Giangiulio

Principal

Lourdes De Jesus

Business Manager
Director of Special Education

Dr. Janice Defrances

Student Support

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Deb Moriarty

Speech
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Leanne Yinusa Nyahkoon 

Occupational Therapist
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Dr. Catarina DaSilva

Reading Interventionist
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MLL Coordinator

Kirsten Murphy

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Cohan Lin

Special Education Instructor

Schae Lewis

School Nurse

Kindergarten Team

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Ms. Crystal Gonzalez 

Kindergarten Teacher
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Fanny Tavares

Learning Partner
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Learning Partner

Sue Rodrigues

First Grade Team

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Jiah Dorsainville

1st Grade Teacher
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Learning Partner

Nicole Goulet

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Danna Gomez

Learning Partner

Second Grade Team

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Cayler Dorr

2nd Grade Teacher
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Deanna Garcia

Learning Partner

Third Grade Team

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Tyler Clark

Third Grade Teacher
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Learning Partner

Devin Greene

Learning Partner

Violet Smith

Fourth Grade Team

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Amber Percy

Fourth Grade Teacher

Fifth Grade Team

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Gillian Lewis

Fifth Grade Teacher
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Learning Partner

Jean Febles

Teachers Related Arts

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Hannah Resseger

PE Teacher, Music, and S.T.E.A.M.
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Melanie Ducharme

Art Teacher

IT

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Chris Avila

IT

Janine Lee

IT Support and Music Mentor