Jenna-Lyn Zaino
Science Teacher
Jenna-Lyn was born and raised in Westbury, NY. She graduated from Carle Place High School where she participated in many clubs and sports such as tennis and track & field. After high school, Ms Zaino went to Siena College where she majored in Biology. During this time, she had an out of this world experience studying abroad in New Zealand for four months while studying biodiversity, conservation and the impact tourists have on sea lion’s behavior. She also had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica with a tropical biology class to conduct research. After graduating form Siena, she moved back home to Long Island and began working at Nassau BOCES Outdoor Education Department as a Naturalist. She completed her master’s degree in education at Molloy College. Ms. Zaino has coached both cross country and track & field at Carle Place High School and continues coaching at MELS for the Metro Knights teams. Aside from teaching, she is extremely involved in her community. She has been a volunteer from the American Cancer Society for the past 5 years and has organized three Relay for Life Events. She is excited to be a part of the high school team at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School and looks forward to working with the students to make this year and every year an unforgettable and exciting learning experience.
