Home / About us / Staff / Kseniia Galustian Ms. Galustian has roots tracing back to Armenia, although she was born in Russia. She attended St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University and holds a Master’s degree in Public Relations. Ms. Galustian had a brief stay in Toronto, Canada, where she studied languages. Kseniia’s passion for guiding students…
Home / About us / Staff / Chantea Poole Mrs. Poole grew up in Canada where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree specializing in English and minoring in Sociology. She also received certification in teaching English as a Second Language and began her career in education in Toronto working with middle school students. In…
Home / About us / Staff / Ashli Jarrett Mrs. Ashli Jarrett grew up in Jamaica and moved to the United States to complete her tertiary education. She received an Associate of Science degree in Management Information Systems from her home country and later earned her Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Nova Southeastern University…
Home / About us / Staff / Renata Lopez Mrs. Lopez grew up in Colombia, moving to the United States in 1998, and becoming a citizen in 2008. Mrs.Lopez graduated from massage therapy school, and while raising her family worked as a therapist for many years. In 2007, she began working as a teaching assistant,…
Home / About us / Staff / Albert L. Washington Mr. Washington grew up around the world and graduated from Kubasaki High School in Okinawa, Japan. Upon graduation, Mr. Washington attended Florida International University and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. Mr. Washington began his professional career…
Home / About us / Staff / Jacob George Mr. George is a native of Miami, Florida, and was a graduate of Allison Academy. His love of music and the Sciences stems from the excellent educators at Allison Academy. He was drawn back here to teach, as he realized the impact that educators can have…
Home / About us / Staff / Dominic Levison Dominic is native to south Florida; he grew up in the Miami and Broward county area and graduated from Miramar High School in 2005. He was a 4 year varsity football player and received a scholarship offer to play football at Albany State University in Albany…
Home / About us / Staff / Kenny Noel Mr. Noel grew up in the North Miami area. He graduated from North Miami Senior High School and furthered his education by obtaining his Bachelors in Pre-Med Biology with a minor in Sports Medicine in Barry University in 2016. Mr. Noel has a great passion for…
Home / About us / Staff / Kimney François Ms. François grew up in Miami Florida and is a 2021 Florida State University graduate with a B.S. degree in Literature. She triple minored in African American Studies, Education and Retail Entrepreneurship. Ms. François is also Fashion Designer that has been featured in several accredited magazines…
Coach Johnson attended Florida Memorial College, earned his A.S. in general studies, then attended Johnson and Wales University from 1999-2003 for his A.S. in Business Administration in 2001, and B. A. in Business Management in 2003. He was a college basketball national championship winner as a player in March of 2003. Coach Johnson was a…
Home / About us / Staff / Jorge Vargas Mr. Vargas, a native of Miami, began working with children at the age of 19. He was a member of the civil service organization, Americorp. With the help of Americorp, he founded a non-profit after school tutoring program for kids in the West Hialeah community. The…
Ms. Robayo received her Associate of Arts degree from Broward College in Ft. Lauderdale, and then attended Auburn University in Alabama and Florida International University. She studied business, accounting, and photography, and works in the school office managing day to day business activities. She joined Allison Academy in 1998. Email: arobayo@allisonacademy.com Enrollment is underway! Click…
Home / About us / Staff / Walter Milner Mr. Milner grew up in North Miami Beach. He received his B.S. from Florida International University in Journalism with a minor in English. He received his M.S., also from FIU, in Comparative Religion. Mr. Milner joined Allison Academy in 2006. He teaches history, music, speech and…
Home / About us / Staff / Nicolette Milner Mrs. Milner is a native of North Miami Beach and graduated from Allison Academy as Valedictorian. She attended the Honors College at Miami-Dade College where she was an Environmental Fellow at the Environmental Fellow at the Environmental Ethics Institute, was honored on the Dean’s List, and…
Home / About us / Staff / Carolyn Longstreet Ms. Longstreet grew up in North Miami Beach and is Allison Academy’s technology specialist. Graduating from North Miami Beach High School she became a certified EMT and paramedic graduate in 1985. Deciding to make a career change to business, Ms. Longstreet began working in accounting, office,…
Home / About us / Staff / Nicholas Kaiser Mr. Kaiser grew up in the North Miami Beach and attended local schools. He worked at several businesses before joining Allison Academy in 2002. Coach Nich also oversees the girls volleyball team, is an assistant coach for the boys basketball team, and he does a wonderful…
Ms. Hawthorne is Allison Academy’s reading specialist. She received her Bachelor of Elementary Education from the University of Florida, her Masters of Education with a specialization in reading from the University of Southern Mississippi, and her Specialist is Education, with a specialization in reading from the University of Florida. Ms. Hawthorne first joined the Allison…
Home / About us / Staff / Shaidy Fernandez Mrs. Fernandez is a Florida State Certified Teacher with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Florida International University, and is currently working toward her Master’s Degree. While working at the FIU Center for Academic Success, Mrs. Fernandez tutored and mentored students of all ages, helping…
Home / About us / Staff / Elthon Castillo Mr. Castillo received his B.S. degree from Florida International University (FIU) in architecture. After obtaining his B.S. degree in 2003, Mr. Castillo worked as a junior architect and drafting engineer in several architectural, engineering, and construction firms in Broward and Miami –Dade counties. His teaching career…
Mrs. Benchimol received her Baccalaureat Degree in Rabat, Morocco, her Certificat d’ Aptitude Pedagogique Degre elementaire from the Ministere de l’Education Nationale, Meknes, Morocco, and her Certificat d’Aptitude Pedagogique Degre Normal in Rabat, Morocco. Mrs. Benchimol taught French in Morocco before immigrating to the United States with her husband and three children. She began her…
Dr. Sarah Allison founded Allison Academy as a private school in 1983. The school grew out of the Reading, Math &Learning Center in North Miami Beach, which started in 1970 as a specialized supplemental program providing testing, tutoring, and other educational services. Dr. Allison is an alumna of Nova University where she earned her Doctorate…
Tanya Jovanovic was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. She completed her elementary and secondary education through the public school system and then went on to pursue her Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in Comprehensive Social Studies. Tanya graduated from the University of Akron in 1998 and then she went on to…