
Vanessa Handal-Ghenania President
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in a trilingual family (French, Haitian Creole, and English), learning languages was a “norm” at home. Throughout my youth, we traveled a lot on holidays and lived in different countries such as…

Linda El KhedriDirector of School Operations and Admissions
Born and raised in Lorient (a small town in the Brittany region of France). I also lived in the south of France for 8 years before I re-located to Los Angeles (U.S.A.). I am of North African origins …

Juleykis “Julie” Baez English Teacher – Toddlers Spanish Classroom
I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. I came to New York 7 years ago with no knowledge of English but now I consider myself to be fluent in both English and Spanish. Since I arrived here I have been working really…

Veronica Gillian Forte-Bartee English Teacher – Preschool Spanish Classroom
Born and raised in the beautiful, small, tropical, Caribbean Island of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela. It’s the land of steel pan and soca music. I consider myself a fun, friendly and energetic individual…

Aicha DialloFrench Teacher- Infants French Classroom
I am of Malian decent and I’m living in New york for over 23 years.I am the French teacher in the Toddler class. I love teaching through reading, playing and doing other craft activities, I look forward to …

Solanlly ValerioSpanish Teacher- Infant Spanish Clasroom
Hello, my name is Solanlly Valerio. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. I am bilingual in English and Spanish. I have been residing in New York for over 15 years now. I am a proud mother of a beautiful baby girl named Zoe. Before …

Takeya EleyEnglish Teacher- Preschool French Classroom
I was born and raised here in New York City. I have worked with children professionally for 10 years. I obtained my Bachelors of Science degree in Early Childhood Education. I personally believe all children deserve a great…

Jenny ThenSpanish Teacher – Preschool Spanish Clasroom
I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Spanish is my native language. My family and I moved to New York City in the year 1984 …

Jessica RobinsonEnglish Teacher – Infants French Classroom
My name is Jessica Robinson, I was born in Brooklyn NY, raised in Harlem NY, and now I reside in The Bronx: I am definitely a New York native! My first employment experience was…

YoannaInfants Spanish Classroom
My name is Yoanna. I was born and raised in the Bronx. I am currently in my 3 year of college at City college with a major in early childhood education…

Sandy KandassamyPreK French Classroom
Bonjour, my name is Sandy. I’m the French teacher at Bilingual Nest for my second academic year. I have a degree in education, “Moniteur-Educateur”, more specifically…

YamiletPreK Spanish Classroom
- Teacher Assistant
- A.A Early Childhood Education
- Currently enrolled in Hunter College for…

Christina OrtaToddlers Spanish Classroom
Fun Facts:
- I have a bachelors in Sociology w/ a minor in french
- I’ve been working with children for 4 years
- Things I love: traveling, coffee, food, music…