Full-day in-person sessions:
Areas of focus of BTI include:
Kyle Anderson teaches Lower School STEM courses at The Calhoun School.
Coy Dailey is the Director of Equity and Community Engagement at The Brearley School.
Kim Deveaux, BTI co-leader, is the Ethics and Technology Coordinator at Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
Dori Haber (she/her) is currently a Lower School Learning Support teacher at City and Country School, teaching reading to first and second graders. Previously, she spent eight years teaching second grade, incorporating mindfulness, collaborative learning, and antiracist practices in the classroom. She is currently a part of the organizing team for the White Antiracist Educators (WARE) group for Independent Schools in NYC and the White Anti-Racist Affinity Group at City and Country.
Rachel Mazor
Sarah Luposello currently serves as the lower school curriculum coordinator and a faculty practice team member at The Hewitt School. Before joining the Hewitt community, she worked as a learning specialist and later as a fourth grade head teacher at The Allen-Stevenson School. Sarah is deeply passionate about all things education, and is committed to designing inclusive and universally-designed curricula across all content areas.
Suzanne Oster – Suzanne is entering her 15th year in education this fall, having worked in public, charter and independent schools during that time. She is currently the 7th & 8th Grade Math Teacher, as well as the 7th & 8th Grade Class Dean at The Cathedral School of St. John the Divine. When she is not in the classroom, Suzanne is an avid runner and traveler, loves to cook, and tries to watch all of the Oscar nominated movies each year. She is the middle of three girls and has four nieces who live in Nashville, TN. Suzanne is excited to be a part of the BTI faculty and looks forward to working with everyone this year!
Liz Palusevic (she/her) is a 2nd grade head teacher at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. This is her 5th year at EC, and 12th year teaching. She loves spending time with her 2 nephews and shamelessly watching Bravo.
Mark Silberberg – Mark Silberberg is the Director of Admissions and Outreach at The Lang School. Previously, he has served as the Middle School Principal and the Director of Learning & Innovation at Little Red Schoolhouse Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI).
Jennifer D. Tait is the Learning Support Department Head at Trinity School, where she is particularly passionate about her work with student affinity groups.
Nikki Vivion currently teaches upper school science and serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Nightingale-Bamford School, a role assumed after spending seven years as chair of the science department. Nikki’s passions lie in public health and the environment, and most specifically at their intersection.