Bensonhurst

Kerri Lynch

Ms. Lynch is originally from Connecticut but has called New York City home since 2007. For over seven years, Ms. Lynch worked at SA Bronx 1 in a variety of roles, including assistant teacher, lead teacher, grade team lead, and labsite teacher in both ICT and general education classrooms. In 2016, Ms. Lynch received a Success Academy Excellence Award for fourth-grade academic achievement, and in 2018, she ascended to the role of principal at SA Bensonhurst.

Before joining Success Academy, she worked at a bilingual school in Honduras teaching social studies. Ms. Lynch graduated from Fordham University with a degree in sociology and communications, as well as a master’s degree in elementary and special education from Touro College. She is also passionate about traveling — exploring countries like Colombia, the Netherlands, Russia, and Portugal — and learning from diverse groups of people.