Jodie Lasoff-Licata
Service Learning Coordinator
Jodie Lasoff-Licata is from New York, USA. She
came to AAC with a background in education,
community service, and volunteer work. Jodie
spent many years as a Director with SCORE!
Educational Centers and worked with Bright
Horizons Family Solutions day care facility in
midtown Manhattan in New York City. Jodie is
passionate about service and education. She is
excited to be our first ever Service Learning
Coordinator at AAC.
Wassif Benlarbi
IBDP Coordinator
Wassif Benlarbi is originally from Morocco. He
studied and lived abroad for over 23 years. Wassif
attended school in Mannheim, Germany and
Detroit, Michigan before completing his studies at
Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, where
he finished his degree in mathematics, art and
education. Before joining the AAC community,
Wassif taught Math at Roberto Clemente
Community Academy, an International
Baccalaureate DP & MYP Program Public School
in Chicago. While there, he also coached the girls’
soccer team and took them all the way to the state
finals for the first time in the school’s history.
Ahmed Belkaouri
Copy Center and Supply Room Manager
Ahmed Belkaouri is from Morocco, originally from
Agadir. Ahmed graduated from Ibn Zohr
University with a Bachelor degree in English
Studies. He worked for several years as an English
teacher before he moved to AAC. He has more than
10 years’ experience managing copy center and
supply room at AAC.
Academic Department
Coordinators
Ilana Chason-Sokol
English ES
Thomas Stanley
English MS/HS
Carmen Pantchenko Paiva Social Studies ES
Mitzi de Leon
Social Studies MS/HS
Ellie Zartuchni
Science ES
Amina Mechkor
Science MS/HS
Jennifer Hanson
Math ES
Raymond Canlapan
Math MS/HS
Lakbira Bendaiz
French
Abdelkrim Jbara
Arabic ES
Khadija Bitalib
Arabic MS/HS
Hicham Bennouna
PE
Hillary Essler
Art
Jorge Castro
Music
Narjiss Bentaleb
Character Education
/ College and Career