Meet The Team
Jesse joined Northside in 2019 after two years at Avenues: The World School, where he was the Assistant to the Director of Athletics. At Avenues, Jesse was the Head Coach of the Girls Varsity Basketball team, and also Assisted the Boys Middle School Basketball team. Prior to his time at Avenues, he coached at Trevor Day School as the Assistant Coach for the Girls Varsity Basketball team. Before his transition into athletics and academia Jesse was an Advisory Consultant at the firm KPMG for almost seven years. He comes with a Master’s degree in Sport Administration from the University of Miami and obtained his undergraduate degree from SUNY Geneseo. An avid sports fan, Jesse remains very active and plays a number of sports recreationally, most notably flag football and basketball. He also spent two years as a volunteer Flag Football coach through the non-profit organization, Caring Kind. Jesse is excited to be a member of the Northside community and looks forward to creating a robust Athletic program.
Angela joined Northside upon the opening of the middle school as the English teacher. She previously taught for three years at an elementary school in Williamsburg. She has lived in New York City since 2009, practicing law before becoming an educator. She holds degrees from Michigan State University, Georgetown University Law Center and New York University. Angela is excited to work toward the continuing development of the middle school through the new athletics program. Running has been important to her since she joined a track and field program while in fourth grade. She ran throughout middle school and high school, transitioning to longer road races during college. Angela is a member of New York Road Runners and races frequently in the city. She is excited to coach the athletes on the Northside Cross Country team toward a lifelong love of running.