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Faculty & Staff

Kise, Emily

Headmaster, Instructor

• Character Education and Fine Arts teacher

• B.A. in Mathematics from SUNY Empire

• Associates degree from SUNY Orange with a concertation in English Literature

• Fluent in Japanese

Swarts, Frederick

Academic Dean

• Ph.D. in Biology & Education from the Graduate School of the Union Institute; M.S. in Zoology from Pennsylvania State University; B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University (Phi Beta Kappa graduate)

• Associate Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Bridgeport

• Member, Central Institutional Review Board of the United States Department of Energy

• Life Sciences Editor, New World Encyclopedia (author of 1,300 articles)

• Author or co-author of over two-dozen scholarly books and journal articles

Doroski, Simone

Instructor

• Teacher for ELL, Dance, Yoga, and online studies

• B.A University of Bridgeport in Mass Communications

• Teacher at Park trails FL, for Students with Severe Autism and Behavior Tech

• Dorm Director and Teacher at World Student Garden for English

• Formly a teacher at BIA and BHS for English, Dance, and Character Education

Kingsley, Daniel

Director of Admissions, Instructor

• Character Education class teacher, BIA Annual Drama Director

• Summa Cum Laude graduate of Rider University with a B.A. in Communication Studies

• Former Rider University Live Sports Reporter, member of Rider University Frisbee Team, Improv Actor for JW Actors Studio, and Radio Host on 107.7 The Bronc

• Member of Iceland and Proskate Adult Hockey A Leagues

• Led Community Renewal Project in Rwanda

Kise, Matt

Assistant Dean for Discipline, Instructor

• History Teacher and Physical Education/Sports Activity Teacher

• Advisor for the Fishing Club

• Graduated with B.A. in Human Services from SUNY Empire

• Black Belt in Goguru Karate

• Recruited for D1 Lacrosse in College

Elizabeth LaGrotteria

LaGrotteria, Elizabeth

Instructor

• Science, Japanese, and Korean teacher

• B.S. degree in Biology from Montclair State University

• Graduate of BIA, where she was valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA, President of Student Council, and logged more than 600 hours of community service

• Attended a Korean middle school, where lived away from family and had to do all her classes in the Korean language without any accommodation

Miyazaki, Seiya

Instructor

• Mathematics teacher

• M.S. in Education from University of Bridgeport

• B.S. in History from University of Florida

• Full-Stack Web Development program from Columbia University

• 7 years teaching experience in public and private schools

Jinnifer Perkins

Perkins, Jennifer

Instructor

• Psychology and Health teacher

• M.S., Counselor Education, Western Connecticut State University

• B.T., Animal Science: Equine State University of New York at Cobleskill

Sallah, Pamela

School Nurse

• Over 25 years nursing experience (6 years as a school nurse)

• Completed msaters program in nutrition

• International experience – lived in West Africa, Russia, and Korea

Shima, Ayaka

Dorm Manager

• B.S. degree in Psychology from University of Bridgeport

• M.S. degree in Education from University of Bridgeport

• Interned with Danbury Public Schools and Newtown Public School

• Worked as a residential counselor at Development/Brain Injury Service residences

• Graduate of BIA

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Shin, Heungjoo

Director of IT Department, Instructor

• Computer, Digital Arts, and Publications teacher

• B.S. in Biology Sun Moon University, where he was a valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA

• M.S. Computer Science, Sacred Heart University

• Designed mobile applications

Swarts, Hudson

Instructor

• English and Drama teacher

• B.S. in Communication from Cornell University; also studied Performing Arts

• Member of Cornell’s branch of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a Cornell Tradition Fellow, and performed over 800 hours of community service & work experience while at Cornell

• Graduate of BIA where he was President of the National Honor Society