2025-2026 Cohort 4

2025-2026 PEACE Educators

Teachers and school personnel work with students every day. They know what is needed to amplify silent voices, to make invisible gifts visible, and to surround individual learners with the best possible resources. Most of our educators work in Suffolk County schools. As PEACE expands, we hope to include experiences from many educators.

Daniel Brazil
Daniel Brazil

Art Educator

Michael Brunetti
Michael Brunetti

Art Educator

Carol Heredia
Carol Heredia

Spanish Teacher

Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook

Library Media Specialist

Alum

Candido Crespo
Candido Crespo

Art Educator

Adriana Devers-Rodriguez
Adriana Devers-Rodriguez

Spanish Language Teacher

Alum

Diane Longo
Diane Longo

School Library Media Specialist

Stephanie Factor
Stephanie Factor

ENL/ELA Teacher

Alum

Dina Grisales
Dina Grisales

Home Language Arts Teacher

Jennifer Grasso Moise
Jennifer Grasso Moise

Visual Arts Educator

Alum

Pam Gustafson
Pam Gustafson

High School Librarian and Academic Specialist

Alum

Jill Lewis Pepe
Jill Lewis Pepe

Art Educator

Shay Steuart
Shay Steuart

Art Educator

Jessica Weinberg
Jessica Weinberg

ENL Educator

2025-2026 PEACE Cultural Partners

Teaching artists, museum and gallery experts, community organization staff, and other humanities, science, and cultural practitioners provide essential understanding about the limitless ideas that can be intertwined with school curriculum. Many of our cultural partners live and work on Long Island. As PEACE expands, we will include creative ideas from around the world.

Oya Bangura
Oya Bangura

Co-Founder of Project MOVE, LLC and Founder/CEO of Oya Bangura Dance, Inc

Alum

Sofiya Cheyenne Brown
Sofiya Cheyenne Brown

Multi-disciplinary Performance Artist and Disability Advocate/Consultant

Maria Loreta Celitan
Maria Loreta Celitan

Dancer, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Company

Alum

Basia Kurlender
Basia Kurlender

Visual Artist, Cultural Events Organizer, and Graphic Designer

Thea Lanzisero
Thea Lanzisero

Interdisciplinary Artist

Alum

Patty Posthauer
Patty Posthauer

Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

Lisa Renz
Lisa Renz

Visual Artist

Paul Rodriguez
Paul Rodriguez

Author and Illustrator

Alum

Alina Wilczynski
Alina Wilczynski

Photographer and Multi-Media Artist

Alum

Laura Yacoubi
Laura Yacoubi

Museum Educator and Multidisciplinary Artist