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Faculty & Staff

At Star Academy, our faculty and staff are the cornerstone of our students’ growth and future achievements.

At Star Academy, our faculty and staff are the cornerstone of our students’ growth and future achievements. Possessing superior education credentials, including master’s and doctoral degrees, and a wealth of practical knowledge, they are deeply committed to nurturing each student’s potential. Their diverse backgrounds enrich our classrooms with a variety of perspectives, enhancing the learning experience. We take pride in having some of the finest, most experienced faculty and staff in the educational field. Discover more about our exceptional team below.

Administration

Larisa Bankovsky

Founder, Director

Larisa Bankovsky
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Founder, Director
Contact

School email

larisa@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.S.Ed., Oles Honchar Dnipro National University (1982)
M.S.Ed., City University of New York (2002)

Margarita Druker

Founder, Director

Margarita Druker
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Founder, Director
Contact

School email

margarita@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A., Babson College (2000)
M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (2025)

Milena Trubskyy

Head of Watertown Campus

Milena Trubskyy
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Watertown Campus
Contact

School email

trubskyy@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Dr. Stan Buyanskiy

Head of Academic Affairs and Global Development

Dr. Stan Buyanskiy
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Academic Affairs and Global Development
Contact

School email

buyanskiy@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000 ext.104
Education

Degree(s)

Ph.D., Moscow University for the Humanities (2006)

M.A., Moscow University of Finance and Law (2002)

LLM, Penn State Law (2018)

M.S.Ed., University of Pennsylvania (2024)

Anna Ptushkina

Head of Admissions

Anna Ptushkina
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Head of Admissions
Contact

School email

ptushkina@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000 ext.103
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Bryansk State University (2005)

Yelena Ivanova

Prescool Coordinator

Yelena Ivanova
Employee information

Department

Wellesley Prescool

Title(s)

Coordinator
Contact

School email

ivanova@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. in Economics, Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine (2002)

M.S., Dneprodzerzhinsk State Technical University, Ukraine (2003)

Oleksandra Bordiuk

Executive Assistant/HR
Oleksandra Bordiuk
Employee information

Department

Administration

Title(s)

Executive Assistant/HR
Contact

School email

bordiuk@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Kherson State University (2020)

Julia Oldson

Nurse

Employee information

Department

Title(s)

Contact

School email

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Beverly Hugo

Head of English Department

Beverly Hugo
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

Hugo@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Education major, French minor), University  of Massachusetts at Amherst (1976)

Dr. Alex Dumanis

English Department

Alex Dumanis
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Dumanis@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Political Science), University of Massachusetts Amherst (2015)

M.A. (Slavic Studies), Brown University (2017)

Ph.D. (Slavic Studies), Brown University (2023)

Jacob Sydney

English Department

Jacob Sydney
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

sydney@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

BA, Colgate University (1993)
M.S.Ed., Lesley University (1998)

Cheryl Hill

English Department

Cheryl Hill
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Hill@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. in Education, Fitchburg State College (1986)

Judy Murad

English & World Languages Department

Judy Murad
Employee information

Department

English & World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

murad@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Sociology and Psychology), Boston University (1987)
M.S.Ed. (Elementary Education 1-6), Simmons University (1994)

Paula Reytblat

English Department

Paula Reytblat
Employee information

Department

English Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Reytblat@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Psychology Major), Framingham State University (2019)

Isabel Atkinson

Head of Kindergarten Department

Isabel Atkinson
Employee information

Department

Kindergarten Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

Atkinson@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Bachelors of Fine Art, Kingston University London (2012)
Post Graduate Degree in Education, e-Qualitas UK (2018)

Aimee Hodgman

Kindergarten Department

Aimee Hodgman
Employee information

Department

Kindergarten Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Hodgman@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Early Childhood Education), Westfield State University (2017)
M.A. (Early Childhood Education- Prek-2), Framingham State University (2023)

Jennifer Barucci

Kindergarten Department

Jennifer Barucci 
Employee information

Department

Kindergarten Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

barucci@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. Psychology, Dickinson College (1999)
M.Ed. Elementary Education, Cambridge College (2022)

Dr. Viktor Grigoryan

Head of Math Department

Dr. Viktor Grigoryan
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

grigoryan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2008)
M.S. in Mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003)

Natalia Bilan

Math Department

Natalia Bilan
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Bilan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., Altai State Pedagogical University, Russia (1999)

Higher Diploma in Science in Applied Computing, South East Technological University, Ireland (2012)

Arik Pogrebinsky

Math Department

Arik Pogrebinsky
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

pogrebinsky@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Statistics and Economics), University of Massachusetts – Amherst (2005)
M.S. (Biostatistics), Boston University School of Public Health (2020)

Irina Regnier

Math Department

Irina Regnier
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

regnier@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Applied Mathematics, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow (2004)
M.S., Applied Mathematics, ENSTA engineering school, Paris (2008)
M.S., Financial Mathematics, Sorbonne, Paris (2008)

Apratim Roy

Math Department

Apratim Roy
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Roy@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.Sc. (Computer Science), University of Pune
M.A. (Mathematics), Binghamton University (2005)
M.A. (Mathematics), Brandeis University (2016)
M.Ed (Mathematics), Cambridge College (2020)

Katerina Maldonado

Math Department

Katerina Maldonado
Employee information

Department

Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Maldonado@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A., Saint Petersburg University of Economic and Finance (1997)

Dr. Nick Hunter

Head of Science Department

Dr. Nick Hunter
Employee information

Department

Science Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

hunter@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Neurobiology and Biochemistry, Double Major), University of Washington (2001)

Ph.D. (Neurobiology), Harvard University (2009)

Dr. Jesse Turiel

Science Department

Dr. Jesse Turiel
Employee information

Department

Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

turiel@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. (Biology), Syracuse University (2011)

M.A., Boston University (2015)

Ph.D. (Earth and environmental policy), Boston University (2019)

Olena Danylevska

Science Department

Olena Danylevska
Employee information

Department

Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

danylevska@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Master (Chemistry and Biology) Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National Pedagogical University, Ukraine (2004)

PhD degree (Botany), M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine (2009)

Dr. Andrei Shenin

Head of Social Studies Department

Dr. Andrei Shenin
Employee information

Department

Social Studies Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

shenin@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A. in Management, Saratov State University (2012)

Ph.D. in World History, Saratov State University (2015)

MBA, Heriot-Watt University, (2025)

Dr. Seth Anderson

Social Studies Department

Dr. Seth Anderson
Employee information

Department

Social Studies Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

anderson@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A. Russian, Arizona State University (2006)
B.S. Economics, Arizona State University (2006)
M.A. History, University of Utah (2015)
Ph.D., History, Boston University (2023)

Andrei Berasneu

Social Studies Department & Math Department

Andrei Berasneu
Employee information

Department

Social Studies Department/Math Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

berasneu@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.S. in Education and History, Polotsk State University (1999)

Dr. Valeriya Kozlovskaya

World Languages Department

Dr. Valeriya Kozlovskaya
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

kozlovskaya@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University (1994)

B.A., Hunter College (1999)

Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College (2007)

Maryna Sytkovska

World Languages Department

Maryna Sytkovska
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

sytkovska@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Yana Shinkarev

World Languages Department

Employee information

Department

Title(s)

Contact

School email

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Olga Stepanova

World Languages Department

Olga Stepanova
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Stepanova@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A., Kharkov Institute of Social Progress, Ukraine (1997)

Hanan Dadras

World Languages Department

Hanan Dadras
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Dadras@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.B.A.(Finance), Pace University (2005)

Yenny Mazzone

World Languages Department

Yenny Mazzone
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Mazzone@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Suffolk University (2001)  
M.S., Boston University (2002)

Patricia Chag

World Languages Department

Employee information

Department

Title(s)

Contact

School email

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Maria Luna

World Languages Department

Maria Luna
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

luna@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Lin Zhang

World Languages Department

Lin Zhang
Employee information

Department

World Languages Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

zhang@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Olga Markova

World Languages Department

Employee information

Department

Title(s)

Contact

School email

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Angela Hickey

Head of Computer Science Department

Angela Hickey
Employee information

Department

Computer Science Department

Title(s)

Head of Department
Contact

School email

hickey@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Business Education), Salem State University

Engels Ady

Computer Science Department

Engels Ady
Employee information

Department

Computer Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

ady@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Mathematics and Data science, Double Major), University of Massachusetts Amherst (2021)

Keenan Gray

Computer Science Department

Keenan Gray
Employee information

Department

Computer Science Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

gray@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S. (Computer Science), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2016)

M.S. (Intersctive Media and Game Development), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2018)

Arevik Tserunyan

Visual Arts Department

Arevik Tserunyan
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

tserunyan@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A.  (Linguistics and Pedagogy),  “V. Brusov” Yerevan State Linguistic University (2008)
M.A. (Fine Arts), Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts (2010)
M.A. (Fine Arts), School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (2016)

Liliana Glik

Performance Arts Department

Liliana Glik
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

glik@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.S., Vilniaus Juozo Tallat-Kelpšos Konservatorija
M.A., Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Ilya Silchukov

Performance Arts Department

Ilya Silchukov
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

silchukov@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

M.A. (Vocal and Opera Performance), Belarus State Academy of Music (2007)

Tatiana Silchukova

Performance Arts Department

Tatiana Silchukova
Employee information

Department

Performance Arts Department

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

silchukova@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

Kateryna Stoliarenko

Performance Arts Department

Kateryna Stoliarenko
Employee information

Department

Performance

Title(s)

Teacher
Contact

School email

Stoliarenko@staracademyboston.com

School phone

781.235.8000
Education

Degree(s)

B.A (Ballroom Choreography), Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (2006)
M.A. (Ballroom and Modern Choreography, History of Arts), Kharkiv State Academy of Culture (2007)

Masha Kozhushko

Performance Arts Department

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Department

Title(s)

Contact

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School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Igor Kovalenko

Athletics Department

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Department

Title(s)

Contact

School email

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Alex Kushkov

Athletics Department

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Department

Title(s)

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School email

School phone

Education

Degree(s)

Alena Ivanova

Preschool

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Department

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Education

Degree(s)

Anastasiya Karnei

Preschool

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Title(s)

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Education

Degree(s)

Madina Bitarova

Preschool

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Department

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Contact

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Education

Degree(s)

Marina Besko

Preschool

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Education

Degree(s)

Marina Shaikhova

Preschool

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Education

Degree(s)

Olena Bordiuk

Preschool

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Education

Degree(s)

Olga Lazean

Preschool

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Education

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Olga Tkacheva

Preschool

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Education

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Tatsiana Tsaryk

Preschool

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Education

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Tatyana Sultalieva

Preschool

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Education

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Natalia Khrihorchuk

Preschool

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Education

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Svitlana Zozulia

Preschool

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Education

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Roza Arushanyan

Preschool

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Education

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Yuliya Zhalezka

Preschool

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Education

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Valentina Khlebnaia

Preschool

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Education

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Olesia Dzboeva

Preschool

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Education

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Larisa Nemtsova

Preschool

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Education

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Svitlana Romaniuk

Preschool

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Valeriia Serbinenko

Preschool

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