Utica Academy of Science
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Utica Academy of Science Charter School is a publicly-funded Gulen-affiliated charter school in Utica, New York. It was modeled on the Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School. An umbrella organization named Science Academies of New York Charter Schools (SANY) was formed for the Utica and Syracuse schools (LinkedIn profile).
Evidence of affiliation with the Gulen Movement
The following multiple affiliations, both past and present, of various individuals are part of the evidence for Utica Academy of Science's affiliation with the nationwide chain of Gulen charter schools.
The following multiple affiliations, both past and present, of various individuals are part of the evidence for Utica Academy of Science's affiliation with the nationwide chain of Gulen charter schools.
Patricia Coban
- Founder, Utica Academy of Science
- Teacher, Board Member, Syracuse Academy of Science
- Husband Mustafa Coban has been Operations Manager, Syracuse Academy of Science, and affiliated with Terra Science and Education Foundation (Gulenist organization)
Fehmi Damkaci
- Founder, Utica Academy of Science Charter School
- Founding Board Member, Pioneer Charter School of Science (Gulen charter school in Massachusetts) (as per news article)
- Board President, Syracuse Academy of Science (Gulen charter school in NY)
- Terra Science and Education Foundation (Gulenist organization) - as of 2011, owner of building that Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School rents; this is a conflict of interest.
- Founding board member, Pioneer Charter School of Science (Gulen charter school in Massachusetts)
- President, Turkish Cultural Center of Syracuse (Gulenist organization)
- Turkish Cultural Center Binghampton (Gulenist organization)
- Founder, organizer, GENIUS competition (Gulenist)
Muris Hadzic
- Founder, Utica Academy of Science
- Turkish Cultural Center Syracuse (Gulenist organization)
- Made presentation on Turkey trip at Turkish Cultural Center Syracuse/Peace Islands Institute event (Gulenist organizations)
Tolga Hayali
- Founder, Utica Academy of Science Charter School
- School director, Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School (Gulen charter school)
- Principal of Pioneer Academy of Science (private Gulen school in New Jersey)
- Participated, along with Levent Koc, Director of the Interfaith Dialog Center and Mevlut Kirazli, Program Coordinator of the Interfaith Dialog Center, in Assemblyman Thomas Giblin’s tour of Pioneer Academy of Science
- Teacher, Horizon Science Academy Cleveland Middle School, Ohio (Gulen charter school)
- Horizon Science Academy Denison, Ohio (Gulen charter school)
- Superintendent at Horizon Educational Services, Cleveland, Ohio
- Participated in events at Interfaith Dialog Center, New Jersey (Gulenist organization now renamed Peace Islands Institute)
- Speaker at HUTACA (Hudson Turkish American Cultural Association, a Gulenist organization) events
- Co-applicant, Capital Academy of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (proposed Gulen charter school; application denied)
- Co-applicant, Lancaster Academy of Science, Pennsylvania (proposed Gulen charter school; application denied)
Ersin Konkur
- Mathematics Teacher, Utica Academy of Science
- Math Teacher and Department Head, Harmony School of Nature (Gulen charter school in Texas)
- Math Department Head, Harmony Public Schools-Forth Wort Cluster, Harmony Public Schools (chain of Gulen charter schools in Texas)
- Math Teacher, Harmony Science Academy El Paso (Gulen charter school in Texas)
- Math Teacher, Pinnacle Academy (private Gulen school in Virginia)
Yildiray Yildirim
- Co-founder, Utica Academy of Science
- Syracuse Academy of Science
- Editorial Board, Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics (Gulenist publication)
- Editorial Board, Journal of Economic and Social Studies (Gulenist publication)