Principal Rhonda Whitfield Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner underneath the Maple Parkway street sign of Maple Parkway and DeRuyter Place
Honoree: Introduced by Council Member Rose Rhonda Whitefield was a long-time educator who served as a public school principal prior to holding an appointed position with the District 31 Community Education Council. She was a special education teacher at Prall Intermediate School and PS 18 before becoming a special education supervisor. She was named an assistant principal at Dreyfus Intermediate School and later became principal of PS 44. PS 44 named their library in her honor. She was appointed to the District 31 Community Education Council for two terms. She was also a member of the Staten Island Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the YMCA. In 2008, she was honored for being a community builder by the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) North Shore Staten Island Section and was a dedicated member and volunteer at True Vine Christian Fellowship Church.
LL:2017/45