Ms. Bono is currently the Director of Student Affairs for the Primary Program at BASIS Independent Brooklyn. Previously, she spent several years as the Dean of Students in the Primary Program. She has been teaching for nine years in many grades ranging from kindergarten to grade 5. For four years, Ms. Bono taught first-grade Humanities at BASIS Independent Brooklyn. She was also the Subject Adviser for BASIS Independent Schools for both first and second-grade Humanities.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍​‍​‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Ms. Bono attended the University of South Florida where she received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education with endorsements in reading and English for speakers of other languages. She continued her studies at the University of South Florida where she was a member of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education. She earned her master’s degree in Exceptional Student Education involving working with a wide range of students.

“I am honored to be a part of the amazing BASIS Independent Brooklyn team and transition to a Director role within the administration,” said Ms. Bono. “During the last few years, I have proudly watched my former students develop into curious young scholars. I am excited to continue to support them in my new role as Director of Student Affairs.”

In her free time, Ms. Bono likes to play in the park with her husband and Australian Shepherd. She also loves visiting her family in Florida and keeping up with her classical singing.