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Donald C. Morris - Director of Music

Mr. Morris joined NBCS in 1987 as a science teacher and associate conductor of the Concert Chorus. He was appointed Chorus Director in 1996 when he also assumed the position of Director of Music. Mr. Morris has led the Concert Chorus on local, state, national and international tours, gaining national and international acclaim for its performances. South Africa, Russia, Australia, France and Finland and the Czech Republic are just a few of the countries the Chorus has performed in under his direction.  Under his supervision, the Chorus performed at the United Nations for Nelson Mandela and at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Mr. Morris has degrees in zoology, chemistry, piano performance and music education from the University of West Indies, Westminster Choir College in Princeton, the Royal College of Music and Hunter College, New York City.

Lawrence C. Emery – Headmaster

Mr. Emery, a 25-year employee of NBCS, is the senior academic in charge of all school operations with the exception of the music programs. He is a graduate of Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and received his Master's in Supervision and Administration from Seton Hall University. He has pursued additional studies at Vanderbilt University International Institute for Principals at Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and at Princeton University. He has experience in every academic position from classroom teacher to principal and is currently a member of several professional associations, including the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and both the state chapter and national Association of Independent School Principals. Mr. Emery is also a past board member of the Principal Center of Garden State.

Vickie J. Snoy – Executive Director

Ms. Snoy joined the Newark Boys Chorus School in November 2004 after more than 35 years as a communications professional in the corporate world, most of them with Prudential. Born and raised in the Midwest, she moved to Newark in 1981 and has had extensive involvement in volunteer leadership roles with small- and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations. These have included Aljira, a contemporary multicultural arts center for emerging and under-served artists, and the Newark Preservation & Landmarks Committee.

Ms. Snoy served three years as president of the board of the Newark Arts Council (NAC) and has now been on the NAC board for more than eight years. She served also six years as a state appointee to the Advisory Board of The Newark Public Schools.

The recipient of numerous awards for her professional communications work and her volunteer activities, Ms. Snoy was most recently recognized for the latter by Prudential with its "Prudential Cares" Volunteer Award.

Ms. Snoy earned a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and returns to campus each year to mentor current undergraduates in her role as a member of the school’s alumnae Council of One Hundred.

Anthony T. Carr – Language Arts

Mr. Carr is one of the most recent additions to the NBCS  faculty. Hired for the 2009-2010 school year, he is also an alumnus of NBCS. Mr. Carr earned a Bachelor's degree from Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI and his teaching certification from Seton Hall University. Mr. Carr also brings with him several years' experience working with Special Education students.

George Davey – Keyboard, Concert Chorus Accompanist

Mr. Davey has a long history of musical accompaniment and choral direction in Massachusetts, New York City and Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. Davey's formal musical training began at The Jamaica School of Music. He earned a Bachelor's in Music from Atlantic Union College and a Master's in Sacred Music from Boston University. In Jamaica, Mr. Davey was accompanist to an Anglican touring choir of men and boys known as The Kingston College Chapel Choir as well as The University Singers, a touring chorus of the University of the West Indies. Mr. Davey joined NBCS in 2004 as an accompanist and keyboard instructor. Mr. Davey is also an accompanist for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Community Chorus and serves as the organist and choral director for the Rutgers Presbyterian Church and Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church in New York City. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the American Choral Directors Association.

Shani Foster – Vocal Coach

Ms. Foster is a native of Memphis, Tennessee.  She is among the school’s newest staff members, joining the school in September 2009. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. At Spelman, Ms. Foster was student conductor of the Spelman College Glee Club. She received her Master’s degree in vocal performance and pedagogy from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.

Albert Head – Fourth Grade

Mr. Head is a veteran nonprofit administrator who turned  his sights to teaching in 2002. Having been a charter school substitute teacher, he joined NBCS in the fall of 2008. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and Master's degrees from Johns Hopkins and the University of Santa Monica.

Brenda C. McLeod - Office Manager

Ms. McLeod joined NBCS in January 1999 as part-time office manager and became a full-time staff member six months later. As the parent of a former alumnus (class of 1998), she served consecutively as NBCS Parent Advisory Council vice president and president. Ms. McLeod is a 1974 graduate of Fairleigh Dickenson University with a Bachelor's in Business Management and Human Resources. Prior to joining the NBCS staff, Ms. McLeod was employed as the Human Resources Manager for LSG Sky Chefs at Newark Liberty International Airport for 15 years.

Theresa A. Monaco - Mathematics, Technology Coordinator

Mrs. Monaco is a certified Mathematics teacher who minored in Mathematics at Rutgers University while working as a computer programmer. She earned her Bachelor's (magna cum laude) in Psychology from New Jersey's Caldwell College and gained her teacher certification while raising three children. Mrs. Monaco is a member of both state and national math teaching associations and has been selected for special study in her field by Montclair State and Rutgers universities. Mrs. Monaco has completed the "Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics" at Rutgers' Center for Mathematics and Science. She has also been a presenter at the annual conferences of the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Since joining NBCS in 1993, Mrs. Monaco has greatly enhanced the math program, resulting in higher student achievement on the Stanford 10 Test of academic skills.

Michael Sanflippo - Music Theory, Director of Apprentice Chorus

Mr. Sanflippo joined NBCS in 1994 as Music Theory teacher and director of the Apprentice Chorus. He earned his Bachelor's in Music Theory from Philadelphia College of Performing Arts in 1984 and followed with a year of post-graduate studies in choral conducting in Hungary. He later earned his Master's in Music and Music Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City. He has experience teaching multiple age levels, including adults, college, pre-school, elementary and high school, and is often invited to direct local and regional festivals. As Director of the Apprentice Chorus, which consists of 4th and 5th graders, Mr. Sanflippo leads the young chorus members in their upbeat performances before audiences in schools, community centers, nursing homes and adult daycare centers in the Greater Newark area. Mr. Sanflippo also directs community choirs in Wayne and Summit, New Jersey, and is Director of Music at the Community United Methodist Church in Roselle Park, New Jersey. 

Jestan M. Weeks - Science

Mr. Weeks substituted frequenly at the school before becoming a permanent staff member in 2006. He is a graduate of the Delbarton School and Holy Cross College.  

Nicholas Wiggins - Social Studies

Mr. Wiggins is a 1995 alumus of NBCS. Before joining the faculty in 2005, Mr. Wiggins studied at George Washington University, Washington,DC, and worked with the Jersey City Board of Education assisting 8th and 9th grade students in becoming acclimated to the demands of high school.  

Luis Zea - Spanish

Mr. Zea joined the school in 2007. A native of Columbia, he has a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and Literature from Montclair State University and has been an English as a Second Language tutor.