Joining forces: six new teachers add to the current Lynbrook faculty by
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Lynbrook’s new guidance counselor and field hockey coach Jenny Dumas worked as a guidance counselor in Dover, Delaware and coached field hockey at a Division Three college. She likes watching football and supporting her favorite baseball team, The Phillies.
Dokie Riani-Kashini, the Voyager program’s new therapist, began her training in 2006 with 3,000 hours of internship and became a licensed therapist last April. She says, “I want to be approachable for kids, and think outside the box; [teaching] is not a ‘one size fits all’ job.�
Michael Kalb taught history for 26 years before coming to Lynbrook as the new Life Skills teacher. He says, “As a regular teacher, you are responsible for teaching factual knowledge. Life skills requires different techniques. Teaching is just an art form; it depends how it’s done.�
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Rosemary Bulaich, the new College and Career Center advisor, worked as a guidance counselor for 21 years before coming to Lynbrook. She says, “My job, to be part of this process, is not a chore but a pleasure. I get to help [students] finalize their dreams.� When she is not at work, Bulaich enjoys being a self-described “Food Network devotee� and spending time with her two grown children.
Neike Rynders-Taylor is the new Voyager program teacher. She moved from San Diego this July. She enjoys going to the beach, spending time with her two daughters and traveling. As for the year ahead, she says, “I want to get to know my students well and get to know some activities that go on at Lynbrook.� So far, her experience has been positive; students “seem to value the staff,� she says.
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World history teacher Angela Estrella aspires to take advantage of the new Flex Lab, immerse herself in Lynbrook’s programs and run her first half marathon this year. She says she loves “being able to discuss how the past is relevant to the present and our future.� When not in the classroom, she is most likely at the park, mall or library with her four-year-old daughter.