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FACULTY & STAFF

Teaching The Future Generation


Futuro Verde is fortunate to boast a diverse, experienced and uniquely talented group of individuals working together each day to collaboratively meet the needs of our multicultural and multilingual student population. This combination of depth of experience and breadth of interest and expertise ensures a consistently high level of teaching and learning at all grade levels and for all courses of study.

Director

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Gabriel Maldonado
Head of School

About

Originally from Puerto Rico, New York City is my second home, and in the past 37 years I’ve taught or led in universities, schools and non for profit organizations in Puerto Rico, New York, Dominican Republic, Tanzania, Mexico, and Costa Rica.

As a school leader I aspire to build schools that transform lives and change communities, that form students who are ethical leaders and innovative creators, who are passionate and critical thinkers, who lead purposeful, caring and meaningful lives, and who are just as comfortable with science, math and reason, as with the creative arts and humanities.

Dr. Gabriel has helped found 4 schools in Puerto Rico, New York City, Tanzania and Dominican Republic, two of which were STEM magnet schools. He has also completed the growth of a school in Costa Rica, and helped turn around schools in Mexico and Costa Rica. Prior to leading schools, he led a teacher education department in New York, and founded and led an outdoor-biodiversity focused environmental education NGO in Puerto Rico.

I love outdoor nature activities including hiking, scuba, kayaking and horseback riding. I have 3 children ages 18, 14 and 10. The oldest, Myles Gabriel, is in college in New York, and my daughter Maiya and Ricardo Gabriel live with me in beautiful Costa Rica. My wife Monica is from Chile and is a lifelong teacher and school leader.I’m excited about working at Futuro Verde to support its development in becoming one of the great jungle schools of Central America!

Administrative Staff

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Karol Madrigal Segura
Curriculum Coordinator
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Tania Rodríguez
Business Manager
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Noelia Morales Perera
Communications & Admissions
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Ericka Rodriguez
Reception l Administrative Assistant
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Hannia Granados
Operations Manager

Pre-School Teaching Staff

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Claudia Grajales
Spanish Preschool Teacher Assistant
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Hileyn Mariela Víquez Mora
English Preschool Teacher Assistant
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Jennifer McLennan
English Preschool Teacher
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Katherine Barrantes
Spanish Preschool Teacher

Lower Primary Teaching Staff

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Diana Carolina Vargas Ortega
Science 1° - 3° | Math 1° - 3°
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Francine González Picado
Spanish 1° - 3°| Social Studies 1° - 3°
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Rebecca Montero
Env science 1°-6°| Music 1° - 3° (S1) | Art 1° - 3° (S2)

Upper Primary Teaching Staff

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Alondra Vargas Sánchez
Spanish 4°, 5°, 6° | Est.Sociales 4°, 5°, 6°
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Laura Martinez
Global Studies 4° - 5° | Science 4° - 6°
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Matthew Liggio
English 4°- 6° | Math 4° | GS 6°

Secondary Teaching Staff

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Carter Rutherford
English A 7°| English B 9°, 10°, 11°, 12° (IB)
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Daniela Sandi
Math 9° - 12° (IB)
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Debbie Bruylant
Spanish B 9°, 10º, 11°, 12°
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Fiona McLellan
Science 7°- 9° | Env studies 7°- 9°
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Francella Lopez
English B 4°-8°
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José Pablo Arguedas Espinoza
Social Studies 7° - 10° | CAS 11°, 12°
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Monica Bastidas
ES10° | Biology & ESS 11°, 12° | EE 12° (IB)
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Roberto Quirós Araya
Math 5°,6°,7°,8° | Chemistry 10°
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Tatiana López
Spanish A 7°, 8° , 10° , 11° , 12°
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Daniela Guevara Malagón
Visual Arts & TOK for IB

School Specialists

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Alexa Niguette Alguera
Music | 5°, 7°, 9° (S1) - 4°, 6º, 8°, 9° (S2)
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Denisse Chevez
PE Prek-4°, 7°, 8°
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Luis Carlos Rojas
PE Prek3-4°, kinder, 3° - 6°, 9°, 10°

Cleaning and Maintenance Staff

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Alys Prendas
Custodian
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Blanca Arroliga
Custodian
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Jocksan Rodríguez Espinoza
Maintenance
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Juan Carlos Padilla Tellez
Maintenance
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Maria Solangel Pineda Narvaez
Custodian

Kitchen Staff

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Doris Madrigal
Cafeteria Manager
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Ericka Montoya
Cafeteria
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Mariela Moreno Jiménez
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