teachers

Patrice Hamilton is a group teacher in a 3 year old class. Before becoming a group teacher, Patrice worked at the Williamburg Y Head Start as an assistant teacher for over Read More

Maria Boutouzov has been a group teacher in a UPK class at the Williamsburg “Y” Head Start since 1998. She is a former music teacher  and started her teaching career Read More

Yaniris Pineda has been teaching at the Williamsburg Y Head Start for the last 16 years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from St. John's University and two Master's Read More

No! That is not her ship in the background. As a teacher who thoroughly enjoyed her college days at New York University, Ruth Neale completed her undergraduate and graduate studies Read More

Elzbieta Szura, better known as Ela, graduated from Jagiellonian University in Cracow with a major in Pedagogy. She has completed her Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education Read More

Nicole Bonuso has worked at the Williamsburg Y Head Start since 2005 and was promoted to Education Director in 2013. Nicole has her Master's Degree in Special Education/Early Childhood Education Read More

Yelena Segal is a group teacher at Williamsburg Y Head Start.  She has been teaching young children for over 7 years and has spent the last three years at the Read More

Dianne Decker is our coach/mentor. She began at the Williamsburg Y Head start as a Group Teacher and has been working in early childhood education for over 10 years. She Read More

Bruna Balija is the Early Head Start Coach and a proud parent of three former students. She has been a dedicated member of the Williamsburg Y Head Start team since Read More

Jordan Crespo is a Group Teacher in a UPK classroom who has worked at the Williamsburg “Y” Head Start since 2019. He was promoted from the role of Assistant Teacher Read More

Yolanda Rodriguez is a dedicated family advocate with a passion for empowering parents and children. She has been serving the Williamsburg Y Head Start community since 2007 and truly loves Read More