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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

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

Danna Gomez

Learning Partner

Second Grade Team

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Cayler Dorr

2nd Grade Teacher

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

Gillian Lewis

Fifth Grade Teacher
Learning Partner

Jean Febles

Specialist Classes

Hannah Resseger

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

Melanie Ducharme

Art Teacher

IT

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Chris Avila

IT

Janine Lee

IT Support and Music Mentor