Contact Us
"Education is all a matter of building bridges."
- Ralph Ellison
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
3500 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20007
Main Office – (202) 282-0123
[email protected]
2020-2021 Administration, Faculty & Staff
| Leadership | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Jevelle Branch (Director of Operations & Collaborative Projects) | [email protected] | |
| Isaac Daniel (Interim Assistant Principal (11th and 12th Grade)) | [email protected] | |
| Donna Hayden (Director of Administrative Operations) | [email protected] | |
| Donna Hollis (Director of Social Emotional Learning & Shepherding) | [email protected] | |
| Angela Jones (Director of Arts) | [email protected] | |
| Lisa Jones (Assistant Principal (9th and 10th Grade)) | [email protected] | |
| Sandi Logan (Principal) | [email protected] | |
| Anne Marie Logue (Chief Financial Officer) | [email protected] | |
| Savannah R. Overton-Williams (Director of External Affairs & Community Engagement) | Phone: 202.631.3129 (cell) [email protected] | |
| Deron Snyder (Director of Communications) | [email protected] | |
| James "Jay" Walker (Director of Parent and Student Engagement) | [email protected] | |
| Administration | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Kelli Anderson (Social Media & Communications) | [email protected] | |
| Melissa Bethea (Library Media Specialist) | [email protected] | |
| Melvin Clay (IT Specialist) | [email protected] | |
| Amber Golden (S.H.A.D.E. President) | [email protected] | |
| Rhonda Keith (Head Foreman) | [email protected] | |
| Treva Lindsey (Administrative Coordinator) | ||
| Veronica Martin (Executive Assistant to Sandi Logan) | [email protected] | |
| Jamaal Maynard (Attendance Counselor) | [email protected] | |
| Dana Nearing (Registrar) | Phone: 202-727-6404 [email protected] | |
| Nicolas Ojeda (Social Sciences Instructional Coach) | [email protected] | |
| Jihad Olley (Student Support Coordinator ) | [email protected] | |
| Charise Shaw, Chair (Math Specialist, Algebra 1, Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus) | [email protected] | |
| Tony Starnes (Audio Visual Manager) | [email protected] | |
| Maxine Stone (Executive Administrative Support Manager) | [email protected] | |
| Jennifer Turner (Testing Coordinator) | [email protected] | |
| Ellington Fund | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Christiana K. Diamond (Director of Development) | [email protected] | |
| Garret Tyson (Development Associate) | [email protected] | |
| Facilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Jevelle Branch (Director of Operations & Collaborative Projects) | [email protected] | |
| Finance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Valerie Fowlkes Bynum (Accounting Manager) | [email protected] | |
| Lee Jackson (Director of Finance) | [email protected] | |
| Anne Marie Logue (Chief Financial Officer) | [email protected] | |
| Katie Vargas (Human Resources Officer) | [email protected] | |
| Cheryl Wiggins (Procurement) | [email protected] | |
| Student Support Services | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Perry Camp (School Psychologist) | [email protected] | |
| Larry Davis (Educational Counselor) | [email protected] | |
| Nicole Frazier (Social Worker/504 Coordinator) | [email protected] | |
| Cinthya Gianella (ELL) | [email protected] | |
| Delphenia James (School Nurse) | [email protected] | |
| Marquis Mathis (School Counselor) | [email protected] | |
| Suwana Reavis (School Counselor) | [email protected] | |
| Lashawn Ricks (School Counselor) | [email protected] | |
| Crystal Sylvia (Social Worker & 504 Coordinator) | [email protected] | |
| Electives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Charles Franklin (Computer Applications, Introduction to Theatre) | [email protected] | |
| Roz White (Musical Theatre) | [email protected] | |
| English | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Deidre Comegys (Pre-AP English I & II) | [email protected] | |
| Gabrielle Dubose (English II) | [email protected] | |
| Cinthya Gianella (ELL) | [email protected] | |
| Cullen Swinson, Chair (English I) | [email protected] | |
| Anthony Verlich (English IV) | [email protected] | |
| Health & Physical Fitness | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Leonard Nelson (Physical Education, Track & Field Coach) | [email protected] | |
| Andre Steward (Health) | [email protected] | |
| Nikki Sutton-Mackey (Physical Education, Modern Dance, Dance Potpourri, Dance Composition) | [email protected] | |
| Math | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Charles Franklin (Computer Applications, Introduction to Theatre) | [email protected] | |
| Harry Geddy (AP Statistics, Statistics, Algebra II) | [email protected] | |
| Katrina Kasinowski (Geometry, Algebra II) | [email protected] | |
| Summaya Khalid (Honors Algebra, Honors Geometry, Geometry ) | [email protected] | |
| Charise Shaw, Chair (Math Specialist, Algebra 1, Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus) | [email protected] | |
| Tyler Simpkiss (Algebra I, Honors Algebra I, Geometry) | [email protected] | |
| Science | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Michele Baskin, Chair (Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Honors Chemistry) | [email protected] | |
| Gabrielle Harper (Physics & Biology) | [email protected] | |
| Jacqueline Nickerson (Anatomy and Physiology) | [email protected] | |
| Eileen Pascucci (Chemistry, Honors Biology, AP Biology) | [email protected] | |
| Social Sciences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Stephen Edge (US History, AP US History) | [email protected] | |
| Jonathan Fruendt (World History II, AP World History) | [email protected] | |
| Jeff Johnson (World History I, Pre-AP World History) | [email protected] | |
| Lynn Moore, Chair (World History, Geography I, Street Law) | [email protected] | |
| Dwayne Williams (DC History, US Government, AP US Government) | [email protected] | |
| Specialized Instruction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Megan Crowley | [email protected] | |
| Troy Cudworth (Character Exploration, Study Skills Development) | [email protected] | |
| Ben Smith (LEA Representative/Coordinator) | [email protected] | |
| World Languages | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Joshua Jenkins (Spanish I & II) | [email protected] | |
| Laura Moticka, Chair (Italian I - III) | [email protected] | |
| Yura Schreiber (French I & II) | [email protected] | |
| Dance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Charles Augins, Chair (Dance Technique, Ballet) | [email protected] | |
| Melvin Deal (African Dance, Drummer) | [email protected] | |
| Sandra Fortune-Green (Ballet) | [email protected] | |
| Tammy Hurt (Ballet) | [email protected] | |
| Adrian Vincent James (Ballet) | [email protected] | |
| Treanna Reid-Alexander (Dance Improvisation, Dance Orientation, Modern) | [email protected] | |
| Katherine Smith (Dance History, Modern, Senior Project) | [email protected] | |
| Nikki Sutton-Mackey (Physical Education, Modern Dance, Dance Potpourri, Dance Composition) | [email protected] | |
| Nina Willner (Accompanist) | ||
| Instrumental Music | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Joanne Alme (Saxophone Technique) | [email protected] | |
| Norman Brentley (Flute Technique, Flute Ensemble) | [email protected] | |
| David Cole (Guitar Tech, Guitar Ensemble) | [email protected] | |
| Reginald Cyntje (Jazz Studies Director) | [email protected] | |
| Leslie DeLaine (Music Theory, Violin Technique) | [email protected] | |
| Tyra Flotte (Clarinet Technique, Clarinet Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Radical Elite Show Band, Music Theory II, Concert Band) | [email protected] | |
| Dupor Georges (Trombone Technique, AP Music Theory) | [email protected] | |
| Brent Gossett (Sight Singing & Tuba) | [email protected] | |
| Lynne Gray (Piano Theory, Music History) | [email protected] | |
| Heather Haughn, Chair (Violin & Viola Technique, String Ensemble, Concert Band) | [email protected] | |
| Kieron Irvine (Trumpet Tech I-IV, Wind Ensemble, Radical Elite Show Band) | [email protected] | |
| Carolyn Kellock (Bass Technique) | [email protected] | |
| Margaret McGillivray (French Horn) | [email protected] | |
| Haewon Min (Piano Technique, Piano Ensemble, Harp Technique) | [email protected] | |
| Paul Morgan (Composition, Music Theory II & III) | [email protected] | |
| Janet Peachey (Music Theory, Composition, AP Theory) | [email protected] | |
| Denna Purdie (Cello Technique) | [email protected] | |
| Ada Saunders (Strings) | [email protected] | |
| Francis Thompson (Percussion Technique, Music Theory) | [email protected] | |
| Literary Media & Communications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Eric Easter (Journalism) | [email protected] | |
| Penny Hollis (Media I,II,III) | [email protected] | |
| Oscar Jamaal (Mass Media & Communications) | [email protected] | |
| Jami Ramberan (Media lll, Media llll, Senior Portfolio) | [email protected] | |
| Shom Shamapande, Chair (Creative Writing, Play Analysis, Playwrighting, Journalism) | [email protected] | |
| Derrick Weston Brown (Creative Writing) | [email protected] | |
| Museum Studies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Nekisha Durrett (Art A; Archives, Collections & Exhibitions; Exhibit Design; Digital Photo) | [email protected] | |
| Jarvis Grant (Archives, Collections & Exhibitions; Digital Media; Museum Communications l & ll) | [email protected] | |
| Gabriela Lujan (Curatorial Skills) | [email protected] | |
| Ayanna Muhammad (Art A, Cultural Studies, Art History, Gallery Management, Mus Communications 3) | [email protected] | |
| Jayma Natal (Intro to Museum Studies and Museum Education & Interpretation) | [email protected] | |
| Marta Reid Stewart, Chair (Art A; Introduction to Museum Studies; Curatorial Skills; Museum Education; Museum Internship) | [email protected] | |
| Technical Design & Production | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Betty Fenner Davis (Costume Technology, Basic Costumes, Technical Production) | [email protected] | |
| Robin Harris (Curriculum & Logistics Coordinator/Instructor, Entertainment Careers, Stagecraft, Stage Management, Theatre Operations) | [email protected] | |
| Nicole Leonard, Chair (Theatre Management, Theatre Operations, Senior Project) | [email protected] | |
| Michael Murray (Costume Shop Manager, Theatre Operations) | [email protected] | |
| Latrice Negron (Lighting Instructor) | [email protected] | |
| Thom Woodward (Audio Visual Technology, Audio Visual Design, Technical Production) | [email protected] | |
| Theatre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Kim Bey | [email protected] | |
| Kaia Calhoun (Acting) | [email protected] | |
| Caroline Clay (Speech II & III) | [email protected] | |
| Charles Franklin (Computer Applications, Introduction to Theatre) | [email protected] | |
| Ken Johnson, Chair (Senior Projects, Playwriting, Advanced Practice) | [email protected] | |
| Vera Katz (Master Acting Teacher) | [email protected] | |
| Dawn Naser (Movement, Theater Operations) | [email protected] | |
| Eric Ruffin (Theatre History) | [email protected] | |
| Roz White (Musical Theatre) | [email protected] | |
| Visual Arts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Elana Casey (Art A, Art History) | [email protected] | |
| Melchus Davis (AP Studio Art, Drawing) | [email protected] | |
| Mike Easton (Art A, Painting, Drawing) | [email protected] | |
| David Ibata (Art A, 2D Concepts, Art History) | [email protected] | |
| Patricia Little (Photography) | [email protected] | |
| Rodney Little, Chair (Art A, Computer Graphics, Design Tools & Techniques, Drawing 2) | [email protected] | |
| Lionel White (Printmaking, Sculpture) | ||
| Piankhi Zimmerman (Animation) | [email protected] | |
| Vocal Music | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name/Position | Contact Information | |
| Chester Burke Jr. (Piano Theory I, Piano Theory II, Vocal Accompanist) | [email protected] | |
| Marquita Cooper (Music History) | [email protected] | |
| Anthony Daniel (Sight Singing I, II, III) | [email protected] | |
| Michael Ely (Vocal Coach, Accompanist) | [email protected] | |
| Brent Gossett (Sight Singing & Tuba) | [email protected] | |
| Xavier Joseph (Vocal Technique) | [email protected] | |
| Elena Prince (Intro to Sight Singing) | [email protected] | |
| Stephen Rogers (Sight-Singing I-IV) | [email protected] | |
| Monique Spells, Chair (Vocal Technique, Diction, Concert Choir, Show Choir) | [email protected] | |
| Sylvia Twine (Voice Technique, Music History, Sight Singing, Female Ensemble Sophisticated Ladies) | [email protected] | |
| Roz White (Musical Theatre) | [email protected] | |
| Taylor Young (Jazz Ensemble) | [email protected] | |
