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Vanessa grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island, New York. Vanessa earned her Bachelor’s degree in History from Binghamton University and Master’s in School Counseling from CW Post at Long Island University. During high school and college, Vanessa spent time volunteering and interning as a 
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Sarah  grew up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey before moving to Upstate New York to attend Syracuse University. During her time at Syracuse, Sarah completed an honors thesis which focused on alternative forms of communication. This research allowed Sarah to publish a children’s book that 
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Mia was born in Canada and grew up in Texas, but she loves living in New York and teaching at Haven Academy. Mia earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She then moved to Boston, Massachusetts where she taught elementary and 
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John was born in Harlem and raised in Queens.  While working at a summer camp as a camp counselor with children in elementary school, John discovered a passion of working in a school atmosphere. He then began to search for more opportunities and found one 
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Paul was born in Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating from University of Iowa, Paul went to law school at Drake and worked in the juvenile and family court for a year. He then began his career in education as a New York City Teaching Fellow 
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Nicholas began working in education as a High School Baseball Coach on Long Island. He then completed 2 years of AmeriCorps Service working in Pittsburgh schools. He has worked in numerous education, youth development roles before coming to Haven Academy as an Alumni coach.
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At the age of 6, my family migrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic. I attended City College of New York, CUNY obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and majored in psychology. I worked in the Social Services field for 15 years 
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Born and raised in the South Bronx, I graduated from Lehman College with a Bachelors Degree in Social work in hopes of giving back to the same community I was raised in. On my free time I enjoy reading, watching documentaries and spending time with 
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Me gusta todo, especialmente la atención y la comunicación que tenemos con los miembros del personal.

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The staff remembers your face and your child is treated with respect and courtesy. There is nothing but positive reinforcement and encouraging children to be the best.

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Me gusta todo de Haven Academy, una de las cosas que tiene mi atención es que la principal de la escuela siempre esta disponible para dar la bienvenida a los estudiantes en la mañanas.