Meet Our Team

She is on the Advisory Board of Everyone Reads, a national advocacy organization for dyslexia and related learning disabilities. She received the New York Branch Award from the International Dyslexia Association. The Reading Reform Foundation presented Dr. Hochman with the Leona D. and Phillip J. Spector Leadership Award. Dr. Hochman is the author of The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing In All Subjects and Grades (along with co-author Natalie Wexler), Teaching Basic Writing Skills, a chapter entitled “Composition: Expressive Language and Writing” in the publication Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, and numerous articles.

During his tenure as principal, HSTAT’s four-year graduation rate rose from sixty-one percent in 2005 to eighty-six percent in 2012, and its college readiness rate rose to fifty-two percent (compared to the citywide average of twenty-eight percent). In 2012, Phil received the Sloan Public Service Award from the Fund for the City of New York. Phil holds a B.A. in English from Swarthmore College and a M.A. in Teaching English from Columbia University Teachers College.

As the Associate Director of Middle School Literacy, Jessica oversaw the development and publication of Success Academy’s middle school literature curriculum. She also coached leaders and teachers on literacy instruction and school management, leading 90% of Success Academy middle schoolers to pass the New York State ELA Exam in 2018. While teaching, Jessica received her M.S. in Special Education from Hunter College and her M.Ed. in Public School Building Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College.

Prior to teaching at Windward, Alexandria was a special education teacher and department leader at the Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women (UASBYW), an all-girls public high school in New York City. As a New York City Teaching Fellow, she received her Master’s in Education with honors in special education from the City College of New York and received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Before beginning a career in education, Alexandria worked in the marketing & communications industry engaged in brand strategy development and corporate public relations.

Along with these duties, she has taught a multitude of business classes at Rye Neck High School including a SUNY 4 credit accounting class and Managing Your Future in which she worked with eleventh grade students helping them with career/college searches and resumes. Adrienne has served on many boards including the SUNY Purchase Teacher’s Center Board and the NYS School-to-Career Board.

Devon holds a B.A. in English and Psychology from Barnard College. She also has experience as a freelance writer creating content for companies, as an animal shelter volunteer, and as a coordinator for multiple educational summer camps.

Kelly’s previous experience as the Coordinator of Student Activities at Harlem Children’s Zone-Promise Academy High School included developing school culture and implementing several male mentoring initiatives. His understanding of the challenges faced by socio-economically disadvantaged students in grades 7-12 and adult learners was shaped by his experience as the Co-Director of the Letters Department at The College of New Rochelle, School of New Resources. Kelly graduated from New York University. He holds a Master of Music degree in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music and a Master of Science in Teaching from Fordham University. Additionally, Kelly has earned a Master of Education degree from the College of Saint Rose and is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Literacy at St. John’s University.

During her teaching career she served as a lead teacher and developed curriculum in math, science, and English language arts. She continues to teach English to low-income students through the Liberty LEADS program at Bank Street College. Tania completed a double major in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Sociology at Stony Brook University, became a New York City Teaching Fellow, and holds a Master’s in Education from The City College of New York.

During her teaching career, she was a lead teacher, co-led professional development for faculty, mentored new teachers, and worked in partnership with teachers and administration at other schools to improve school quality. Sherry first discovered her passion for helping students improve their writing as an undergraduate Writing Fellow at Brown University, where she later studied again for a Masters in Teaching. She has a background in journalism, having written for the education website Chalkbeat.org and The Star-Ledger.

Previously, she served as Head Consultant at the Vassar College Writing Center. She attended Vassar College, where she earned a B.A. in Media Studies with honors.

While there, Kathleen supported all teachers to be literacy instructors by leading the school-wide implementation of The Hochman Method and developing a school-wide literacy program, for which she received the 2014 Outstanding Teacher of Literacy Award from the Staten Island Reading Association. Kathleen holds an M.A. in Literacy from New York University and a B.A. in Childhood Education from the Macaulay Honors College at the College of Staten Island.

Most recently, Scott spent five years as a classroom teacher where he supported the implementation of The Hochman Method at his school. He also continues to teach undergraduate cost accounting at Baruch College in New York. He holds a Master’s in Accountancy from the University of Iowa and his CPA license.

She has developed content for textbooks and materials for The Writing Revolution and she has presented at The Aspen Institute, South by Southwest and The College Board Foundation, as well as many other venues, on the topic of writing. Toni-Ann is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Literacy at St. John’s University.

She has developed content for textbooks and materials for The Writing Revolution and she has presented at The Aspen Institute, South by Southwest and The College Board Foundation, as well as many other venues, on the topic of writing. Dina is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Literacy at St. John’s University.