About Us

Faculty & Staff

St. Bernard’s has long prided itself on the quality of all its teachers and staff and on the relations among them.  The school succeeds because the faculty works hard and supports each other cheerfully.  Our founders spoke of “the contact of mind upon mind,” the charged connection between diligent, loving teachers and their pupils.  As a community we work hard and well, look after one another, and have some fun.

We expect St. Bernard’s teachers to teach carefully and responsibly, to form a class with its own personality while recognizing the value of each boy within it.  They understand that character, integrity, and kindness are as important as intellectual accomplishment.  St. Bernard’s wants its boys to pursue learning before grades, to take pleasure in helping others, and to do their very best with what they have.

Faculty and staff regularly attend conferences and workshops offered domestically and internationally on a range of topics.  Events typically include the International Boys School Coalition’s annual conference, the NAIS annual conference, the NAIS People of Color Conference, the Learning and the Brain conference, and many NYSAIS workshops.

List of 3 items.

  • 4:1

    student to 
    teacher ratio
  • 70%

    of teachers have earned
    advanced 
    degrees
  • 11

    average years of
    faculty tenure 
    at St. Bernard’s
The school benefits from the dedication and loyalty of faculty and staff who have spent the majority of their careers here. Click on the link below to read about the experience of working at St. Bernard's from some of its longest-serving teachers and coaches.

FACULTY & STAFF DIRECTORY

  • William Rachmiel
    Dept: Technology
    Title: Technology
  • Peter Rachofsky
    Dept: Latin, Middle School, Upper School
    Title: Latin Teacher
    Education: Columbia - M.A.
    Cambridge University - MPhil
    Trinity School
  • Australia Ramos
    Dept: Business
    Title: Controller
  • Kate Reid
    Dept: Library
    Title: Library Director
    Education: University of Richmond - B.A.
    Washington University in St. Louis - M.A.
    Rutgers - M.L.I.S.
  • Megan Reitzas
    Dept: Admissions
    Title: Director of Admissions
    Education: Bowdoin - A.B.
    New York University - M.A.
  • Eugene Rice
    Dept: Junior School, Middle School, Physical Education, Upper School
    Title: Physical Education
    Education: Hofstra - B.A., M.S.
  • Mark Risinger
    Dept: English, Latin, Middle School, Music, Upper School
    Title: Music
    Education: Baylor - B.A.
    Rice - M.A.
    Harvard - Ph.D.
  • Rachna Roberts
    Dept: Junior School
    Title: Grade I
    Education: University of Delhi - B.A.
    Annamalai University - M.A.
    New York University - M.A.
  • Jahsway Robinson
  • John Rodiño
    Dept: Spanish, Upper School
    Title: Spanish
    Education: Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus - M. A.
    Marist College - B. A.
    University of Kansas - M.S.Ed.
  • Julio Rodriguez Jr.
    Dept: Administration
    Title: Director of Security
  • Ramon Rodríguez
    Dept: Junior School, Middle School, Student Support Services, Upper School, Art
    Title: Director of Student Life, Guidance Counselor
    Education: Colgate - B.A.
    Florida International University - M.A.
    New York University - M.A.