Meet the 2023 Summer Team!
Each year current DNA Fellows have the opportunity to engage in leadership roles within the DNA Summer Program. These student leaders play an integral part in welcoming our incoming 9th grade DNA Fellows to the BHSEC Queens community.
We strive to create a sense of community, provide a safe space to share ideas, and build lifelong friendships.
Meet the current leadership team for this summer!
Isabella Tejada
Program Assistant
Emme Aviles
Peer Mentor
Solomon Webster-Richards
Peer Mentor
Kannon Peters
Volunteer
Dylan Quezada
Volunteer
Shyra Rahman
Program Assistant
Thomas Perry
Peer Mentor
Jeyka Rojas
Peer Mentor
Cianya Zermeno Rojas
Volunteer
Isioma Okoh
Peer Mentor
Gabriela Leon Ramirez
Peer Mentor
Tenzin Dhakar
Media Intern
Kyle Mackelburg
Volunteer
Meet the Summer Faculty & Facilitators
Our team of teachers and workshop facilitators cannot wait to meet you! They've prepared amazing lesson plans and workshops that will challenge and engage you in a fun and supportive environment.
Science Faculty
Marlon Esguerra
"Hello there, Bard DNA Summer Scholars & Scientists! My name is Marlon Esguerra, and this will be my fourth year as Science faculty. Citizen Science meets coding, world-building, and personal narrative. Ready to build @ Bard? Let's go!!!"
Humanities Faculty
Ymorah Blakeney
"Welcome to BHSECQ! As an alumna, I can confidently say that these next 4 years are going to be so exciting, challenging, and formative. I look forward to helping you find your voice as a speaker and writer."
Facilitator
Lacreesha Berry
Lacreesha will lead a writing and performance workshop, "Hip Hop As Poetry", that explores the similarities and duality between hip hop and poetry.
Facilitator
Sarah O'Hare
Sarah will lead mental health-based workshops that incorporate mindfulness and self-care.
Facilitator
Charlene Zeng
Charlene, a current BHSEC Queens student, will teach K-pop choreographies and introduce students to the student club, KRUSH, during the summer program.
Photography Faculty
Marilyn Montúfar
"Art-making is a process. What makes creating art exciting, freeing, but also challenging is that there is no right or wrong answer. In this class we will dive into what we know best, our own stories. Bring your true authentic self and a willingness to learn."
Photo title: Marilyn Montúfar with "Luncheon of the Boating Party" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Photo credit by Abram Deslauriers.
Physical Education Faculty
Martin Garcia Bravo
During the summer program, students will engage in fun, competitive, PE-related activities during our traditional community bonding sessions.
Facilitator
Skylar Walker
Skylar will lead workshops centered around mindfulness and artistic expression.
Facilitator
Precious Opoku-Kissi
Precious, a current BHSEC Queens student, will teach K-pop choreographies and introduce students to the student club, KRUSH, during the summer program.
Facilitator
Safia Hernandez
Safia, a current BHSEC Queens student, will teach step choreographies and introduce students to the school's amazing step team, BHSEC'S BOLDEST, during the summer program.