Staff Directory
2026 Staff Directory
Executive Team
Ms Oznur Aydemir
PRINCIPAL
oaydemir@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Coordinators
Mr Anthony Puglisi
K-2 COORDINATOR / INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER SUPPORT TEACHER K-3
apuglisi@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms Nada Rizk
Y3-6 COORDINATOR / YEAR 6 CLASSROOM TEACHER
nrizk@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Nabila Al Haffar
ARABIC TEACHER / COORDINATOR
nalhaffar@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Leila Kourouche
KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM TEACHER
YR. 3–6 COORDINATOR
lkourouche@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Admin and Office Staff
Mrs Jennie Davie
STUDENT REGISTRAR/ADMIN
jdavie@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Mrs Bibi Hammouda
ACCOUNTS CLERK/ADMIN
bhammouda@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms Samar Dennaoui
OFFICE ADMINISTRATION
sdennaoui@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Teaching Staff
We have open communication between the staff of Arkana College and our parents. All parents are encouraged to contact staff directly by email to organise appointments and interviews. Our staff and their direct email addresses are as follows:
Leila Kourouche
KINDERGARTEN (KK) TEACHER
YR. 3–6 COORDINATOR
lkourouche@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Margaret Tran
KINDERGARTEN (KT) TEACHER
mtran@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Sarah Mustapha
YEAR 1M Teacher
smustapha@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Rebecca Parkin
Year 1P Teacher
rparkin@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Doha Yassine
Year 2Y Teacher (MON-THU)
dyassine@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Rabbia Elmir
Year 2E Teacher
relmir@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Sonia Sabsabi
Year 1M (Friday)
ssabsabi@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Jameela Derbas
Year 2Y (Friday)
jderbas@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Aiman Gul
Year 3 Teacher
agul@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Mr Youssef Kayal
Year 4 Teacher
ykayal@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms Fatinah Issa
Year 5 Teacher
fissa@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms Nada Rizk
Year 6 TEACHER
YR. 3–6 COORDINATOR
nrizk@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Arabic/Islamic Studies/Quran
Ms Nabila Al Haffar
Arabic
nalhaffar@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Sheikh Taha Laalaa
Yr. 3-6 Quran/Islamic Studies/Arabic
tlaalaa@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms Asmaa Mousa
Arabic
amousa@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms. Mariam Elrayes
Islamic Studies/Quran/Arabic
melrayes@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Support / Extension Staff
Ali Kourouche
K-6 sports
akourouche@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Eyman Melligi
Extension (WED-FRI)
emelligi@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Nadrah Dennaoui
Classroom Support
Ndennaoui@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Mr Anthony Puglisi
SUPPORT
apuglisi@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms. Mariam Elrayes
SUPPORT
melrayes@arkana.nsw.edu.au
Ms Nahia Nasser
Classroom Support / Library
nnasser@arkana.nsw.edu.au