 CEO
Mrs. Novalés brings 16 years of experience in Early
Childhood, Elementary Education and School Administration
to Pan American Academy Charter School. She was born in Puerto
Rico and raised in Philadelphia. Mrs. Novalés received
her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education from
Temple University and her Master’s in Educational Leadership
from Cheyney University. She also received a Superintendent's
Letter of Eligibility from Arcadia University. Mrs. Novalés
has served as a teacher, program coordinator, assistant principal
and school principal. Most recently she has served as the
Chief Executive Office and principal of the Pan American Academy
Charter school. Through her vision and leadership the school
has made academic gains and has reached AYP for two consecutive
years. Her email is wnovales@panamcs.org
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 Principal
Dr. Darcy Russotto comes to Pan American Academy Charter School
with over 20 years of experience in education. She started
as a classroom teacher and has taught in kindergarten, first,
second, third and fourth grade. After spending 15 years as
a classroom teacher, Dr. Russotto began to work coaching teachers
in curriculum and instruction. While in this position, she
wrote and implemented new curriculum in kindergarten through
high school. In her last position before Assistant Principal
at Pan American Academy Charter School, Dr. Russotto worked
on a grant funded project. This focus of this project was
student achievement through improved teacher development.
It was this project that connected her to the Pan American
community. Her email is drussotto@panamcs.org |
 Assistant Principal
Mrs. Madeline Gordian-Diaz has been an educator for fifteen years. She is a graduate of St. Joseph's Universtiy where she received a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology and a Master's of Science in Education. She has two sons that are 19 and 15 years old. Mrs. Gordian-Diaz loves to cook, travel and relax on the beach. Siempre me encanta poder conocer nuevas culturas porque aprendo cosas nuevas. Me encanta y disfruto de ser bilingue. Her email address is mgordiandiaz@panamcs.org . |
 Director
of Operations and Finance
Ms. Donna Longo Scoleri comes to Pan American Academy Charter
School with over 27 years of service to the School District
of Philadelphia. She started as a school secretary, and then
moved on to become a School Operations Officer where she was
responsible for all operational and financial aspects of the
school. During her last 7 years with the District, Ms. Scoleri
served as a Regional Business Specialist where she supported
as many as 36 schools in matters of finance and compliance.
Ms. Scoleri is a graduate of Immaculata University with a
Bachelors of Arts in Organizational Dynamics. She is the Director
of Operations and Finance for Pan American Academy. Her email
is dscoleri@panamcs.org
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 Director of Student Services
Mrs. Jerchau graduated from Pennsylvania State University
in 1978 and began her career as a special education teacher
the same year. She taught grades kindergarten through twelve
for many years. She received her Master’s of Education
and Secondary Principal Certification from Arcadia University.
She also taught as an adjunct lecturer at the LaSalle University
in Philadelphia. She is currently the Director of Special
Education and Student Services for Pan American Academy Charter
School. Her school email is ljerchau@panamcs.org.
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