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District-wide Instructional Technology + Support
Paul Streicher, Director of Technology
Phone: 518-832-4453 | pstreicher@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Steve Spory, Data and Network Analyst | sspory@gfsd.org
- Jessica Maynard, Data Network and Communications Analyst | jmaynard@gfsd.org
- Kyle Morse, Help Desk Technician | kmorse@gfsd.org
- Darren Kingsley, Help Desk Technician | dkingsley@gfsd.org
- Carole Geruso, Instructional Support | cgeruso@gfsd.org
High School

Principal: Mr. Kevin Warren
Phone: 518-792-6564 | kwarren@gfsd.org
Assistant Principal: Elizabeth Collins
Phone: 518-792-6564 | ecollins@gfsd.org
Assistant Principal: Bill Levett
Phone: 518-792-6564 | wlevett@gfsd.org
Main Office Secretaries: Cynthia Davis and Kristy Walkup
Phone: 518-792-6564 | cdavis@gfsd.org | kwalkup@gfsd.org
Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Health: Shane Jones
Phone: 518-792-6564 | sjones@gfsd.org
Athletics Secretary: Jessica McTague
Phone: 518-792-6564 | jmctague@gfsd.org
High School and Sports Clearance Nurse: Tracy Webster, RN
Phone: 518-792-5112 | twebster@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
Student Guidance and Support
- Andy Akins, School Counselor | Phone: 518-792-8654 | aakins@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Elizabeth Bell, Psychologist | Phone: 518-792-6564 | ebell@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
- Brian Bombard, School Counselor | Phone: 518-792-8654 | bbombard@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Jennifer Caffarel, Social Worker | Phone: 518-792-6564 | jcaffarel@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
- Kathy Cerny, Social Worker | Phone: 518-792-6564 | kcerny@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
- Laura Gray, Library Media Specialist | Phone: 518-792-6564 | lgray@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Arlene Tobias, School Counselor | Phone: 518-8654 | atobias@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Allison Wolfstich, Psychologist | Phone: 518-792-6564 | awolfstich@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Business/Occupations Teachers:
- Robert Amberger, Business | ramberger@gfsd.org
- Daniel Sesselman, Technology | dsesselman@gfsd.org
English Language Arts Teachers:
- Katie Arney | karney@gfsd.org
- Ashley Dineen | adineen@gfsd.org
- Lauren Dunleavy | ldunleavy@gfsd.org
- Nicole Matino | nmatino@gfsd.org
- Sarah Merchant | smerchant@gfsd.org
- Erin Wever | ewever@gfsd.org
Math Teachers:
- Yvonne Anderson | yanderson@gfsd.org
- Tom Barrows | tbarrows@gfsd.org
- Carl Lenninger | clenninger@gfsd.org
- Lisa McLeod | lmcleod@gfsd.org
- Josh Miller | jomiller@gfsd.org
- Matthew O’Connor | moconnor@gfsd.org
- Colleen Rayno | crayno@gfsd.org
Music and the Arts:
- Susan Botch, Art | sbotch@gfsd.org
- Jeremy Bouteiller, Band | jbouteiller@gfsd.org
- Eric Butto, Art | ebutto@gfsd.org
- Katie Hjelmar, Art | khjelmar@gfsd.org
- Miranda Kent, Art | mkent@gfsd.org
- Suzanne Leyden, Orchestra | sleyden@gfsd.org
- Meredith Reed, Chorus | mreed@gfsd.org
- Abigail Sery, Chorus | asery@gfsd.org
Physical Education and Health Teachers:
- Kristina Hubert, P.E. | khubert@gfsd.org
- Patrick Lilac, P.E. | plilac@gfsd.org
- Carol Miller, Health | cmiller@gfsd.org
- Michele Venditto, P.E. | mvenditto@gfsd.org
- Stephen Zurlo, P.E. | szurlo@gfsd.org
Science Teachers:
- Zoie Cavotta | zcavotta@gfsd.org
- Ian Colpoys | icolpoys@gfsd.org
- Ethan Hartenberg | ehartenberg@gfsd.org
- Richard Heames | rheames@gfsd.org
- Chad LaPatra | clapatra@gfsd.org
- Maura Ludlow | mludlow@gfsd.org
- Emily Weigand | eweigand@gfsd.org
Social Studies Teachers:
- Michael Allen | mallen@gfsd.org
- Kurt Conduzio | kconduzio@gfsd.org
- Jeffrey Dock | jdock@gfsd.org
- Rachelle Gormley | rgormley@gfsd.org
- Doug Hoyne | dhoyne@gfsd.org
- Michael Shaver | mshaver@gfsd.org
- Andrea Winter-Barclay | awinter@gfsd.org
Special Education Teachers:
- Kari Benway | kbenway@gfsd.org
- Trish Bombard | tbombard@gfsd.org
- Jared Halliday | jhalliday@gfsd.org
- Brandon Lis | blis@gfsd.org
- Kiara Lopez | klopez@gfsd.org
- Andrew Meunier | ameunier@gfsd.org
- Jamie Pokerwinski | jpokerwinski@gfsd.org
- Christal Walton | cwalton@gfsd.org
World Languages (LOTE) Teachers:
- Gary Barnard, Spanish | gbarnard@gfsd.org
- Annmarie Cipollo, French | acipollo@gfsd.org
- Shannon McKeighan, Spanish | smckeighan@gfsd.org
- Stephanie Ruel, French | sruel@gfsd.org
Middle School

Principal: Mrs. Jennifer McDonald
Phone: 518-793-3418 | jmcdonald@gfsd.org
Assistant Principal, Grades 5-6: Mr. Ryan Estey
Phone: 518-793-3418 | restey@gfsd.org
Assistant Principal, Grades 7-8: Mrs. Cameron Mazza
Phone: 518-793-3418 | cmazza@gfsd.org
Main Office Secretaries: Vallie Konnight, Peggy Paradise
Phone: 518-793-3418 | vkonnight@gfsd.org | pparadise@gfsd.org
Middle School Nurses: Katasha Barry, RN, and Missy Higley, RN
Phone: 518-793-3418 | kbarry@gfsd.org | mhigley@gfsd.org
Sports Clearance Nurse: Tracy Webster, RN
Phone: 518-792-5112 | twebster@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
School Resource Officer: Peter Casertino, Warren Co. Sheriff’s Deputy
Phone: 518-793-3418 | pcasertino@gfsd.org
Attendance Clerk: Laura Heusser
Phone: 518-793-3418 | lheusser@gfsd.org
Student Counseling and Support
- Kristen Conway, School Counselor | Phone: 518-793-3410 | kconway@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Laura Hammer, School Counselor | Phone: 518-793-3410 | lhammer@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Kathleen Holser, Counseling Office Secretary | Phone: 518-793-3418 | kholser@gfsd.org
- Jen Barbieri, Social Worker | Phone: 518-793-3418 | jbarbieri@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
- Elaine Hersey, Psychologist | Phone: 518-793-3418 | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
- Allison Wolfstich, Psychologist | Phone: 518-792-6564 | awolfstich@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
- Carol Hobbs, Social Worker | Phone: 518-793-3418 | chobbs@gfsd.org | Social-Emotional Support
Academic Support
- Lisa Wells, Speech | Phone: 518-793-3418 | lwells@gfsd.org
- Amanda Forbes, Math Supports | aforbes@gfsd.org
- Jill Donohue, Reading Supports | jdonohue@gfsd.org
- Elizabeth Thomas, Reading Supports | ethomas@gfsd.org
- Ann Myers, Library Media Specialist | Phone: 518-793-3418 | amyers@gfsd.org
Team Thunder
- Kayla Lewis, 5th Grade | kalewis@gfsd.org
- Elyse Hagy, 5th Grade | ehagy@gfsd.org
- Samantha Hayes, 5th Grade Special Education | shayes@gfsd.org
Team Red Wings
- Jenna Fernandez, 5th Grade | jfernandez@gfsd.org
- Hannah Girard, 5th Grade | hgirard@gfsd.org
Team Dragons
- Ashley Hanlon, 5th Grade | ahanlon@gfd.org
- Kathleen Gebo, 5th Grade | kgebo@gfsd.org
- Jodi Harrington, 5th Grade Special Education | jharrington@gfsd.org
- Cheryl Williams, 5th Grade | cwilliams@gfsd.org
- Lori Eugair, 5th Grade Special Education | leugair@gfsd.org
Team Chapman
- Zackery Flanders, Special Education | zflanders@gfsd.org
- Amanda Schaffer, Special Education | aschaffer@gfsd.org
Team Pruyn
- Amanda Benson, 6th Grade | abenson@gfsd.org
- Stacey Riley, 6th Grade Special Education | sriley@gfsd.org
- David Moynihan, 6th Grade | dmoynihan@gfsd.org
Team Glen
- Carissa Hall, 6th Grade | chall@gfsd.org
- Nicole Jerzak, 6th Grade | njerzak@gfsd.org
Team Hyde
- Kelsey Hockemeyer, 6th Grade | kcrosby@gfsd.org
- Lauren Shkolnik, 6th Grade Special Education | lshkolnik@gfsd.org
- Maria Ruggi, 6th Grade | mruggi@gfsd.org
- Monica Mondella, 6th Grade Special Education | mmondella@gfsd.org
Team Montcalm
- William Hinckley, 7th Grade ELA | whinckley@gfsd.org
- Michelle Stahl, 7th Grade Science | mstahl@gfsd.org
- Lana Torrens, 7th Grade Math | ltorrens@gfsd.org
- Dan Perry, 7th Grade Social Studies | dperry@gfsd.org
- Mary Williams, 7th Grade Special Education | mwilliams@gfsd.org
Team Amherst
- Mary Collier, 7th Grade Special Education | mcollier@gfsd.org
- Paige Potter, 7th Grade ELA | ppotter@gfsd.org
- John Endieveri, 7th Grade Social Studies | jendieveri@gfsd.org
- Christopher McCloud, 7th Grade Math | cmccloud@gfsd.org
- Jordan Daley, 7th Grade Science | jdaley@gfsd.org
Team Crandall
- Julianna Moscatello, 8th Grade Social Studies | jmoscatello@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
- Jason Brechko, 8th Grade Science | jbrechko@gfsd.org
- Matt Miller, 8th Grade Math | mmiller@gfsd.org
- Rob Manning, 8th Grade ELA | rmanning@gfsd.org
- Rebecca Winslow, 8th Grade Special Education | rwinslow@gfsd.org
Team Barber
- Megan McCabe, 8th Grade Science | mmccabe@gfsd.org
- Matthew Swensen, 8th Grade ELA | mswensen@gfsd.org
- Brian Hanlon, 8th Grade Social Studies | bhanlon@gfsd.org
- Nichole Nastke, 8th Grade Math | nnastke@gfsd.org
- Melissa Rajeski, 8th Grade Special Education | mrajeski@gfsd.org
World Languages (LOTE):
- Avery Babson, Spanish | ababson@gfsd.org
- Catie Cleveland, Spanish | ccleveland@gfsd.org
- Stephanie Ruel, French | sruel@gfsd.org
Music and the Arts:
- Eric Butto, Art | ebutto@gfsd.org
- Jennifer Girard, Art | jgirard@gfsd.org
- Suzanne Leyden, Orchestra | sleyden@gfsd.org
- Amy Norris, Orchestra | anorris@gfsd.org
- Adara Hoyne, Band | ahoyne@gfsd.org
- Meredith Reed, Chorus | mreed@gfsd.org
- Megan O’Sullivan, General Music and Chorus | mosullivan@gfsd.org
Physical Education and Health Teachers:
- Kevin Crossman, P.E. | kcrossman@gfsd.org
- Kristina Hubert, Health and P.E. | khubert@gfsd.org
- Autumn Reichelt, P.E. | areichelt@gfsd.org
- Stephen Zurlo, Health and P.E. | szurlo@gfsd.org
Technology, Home, and Career Skills:
- Matthew Petrillose, Family and Consumer Sciences | mpetrillose@gfsd.org
- Amanda Matthews, Computer Science | amatthews@gfsd.org
- Daniel Carter, Trades | dcarter@gfsd.org
- Daniel Sesselman, Technology | dsesselman@gfsd.org
Big Cross Street Elementary

Principal: Mr. Paul Morcone
Phone: 518-792-2619 | pmorcone@gfsd.org
Secretary: Bobbi Harris
Phone: 518-792-2619 | bharris@gfsd.org
Attendance Clerk: Diane Ogden
Phone: 518-792-2619 | dogden@gfsd.org
Nurse: Amy Mignot, RN
Phone: 518-792-2619 ext. 5015 | amignot@gfsd.org
Psychologist: Paula Rehm
Phone: 518-792-2619 | prehm@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Social Worker: Deidre Grieve
Phone: 518-792-2619 ext. 5035 | dgrieve@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Teacher:
- Mara Fronhofer | mfronhofer@gfsd.org
Kindergarten Teachers:
- Tracy Capozucca | tcapozucca@gfsd.org
- Jill Diamond | jdiamond@gfsd.org
- Stephanie West | swest@gfsd.org
First Grade Teachers:
- Hannah Jenkins | hjenkins@gfsd.org
- Jolene Walajtys | jwalajtys@gfsd.org
Second Grade Teachers:
- Suzanne Anselment | sanselment@gfsd.org
- Catherine Taylor | ctaylor@gfsd.org
- Melissa Moynihan | melmoynihan@gfsd.org
- Jenna Callan | jcallan@gfsd.org
Third Grade Teachers:
- Jenna Sanders | jsanders@gfsd.org
- Kim Lewis | klewis@gfsd.org
- Elizabeth Martineau | emartineau@gfsd.org
Fourth Grade Teachers:
- Amanda Burt | aburt@gfsd.org
- Bethany Carpenter | bcarpenter@gfsd.org
- Lindsey St. Clair | lstclair@gfd.org
Special Education K-1:
- Kristy Brennan | kbrennan@gfsd.org
Library and Reading/AIS:
- Cheryl Nolin, Library Media Specialist | cnolin@gfsd.org
- April McClements, AIS Reading | amcclements@gfsd.org
- Trina Miner, AIS Reading | tminer@gfsd.org
- Jennifer Chapman, AIS Resource | jchapman@gfsd.org
- Meredith Linehan, Media/Technology Assistant
Music and the Arts:
- Geri Lynn Teta, Music | gteta@gfsd.org
- Deb Sylvia, Art | dsylvia@gfsd.org
- Amy Norris, Orchestra | anorris@gfsd.org
- Alexander Miller, Band | amiller@gfsd.org
Physical Education and Supports:
- Bryan Seybolt, Physical Education | bseybolt@gfsd.org
- Shannon Carner, Physical Therapist | scarner@gfsd.org
- Jen Brooks, Physical Therapist | jbrooks@gfsd.org
- Danielle Ryerson, Occupational Therapist | dryerson@gfsd.org
- Michaela Ebert, Occupational Therapist | mebert@gfsd.org
- Mindy Lavine, Speech | mlavine@gfsd.org
Jackson Heights Elementary

Principal: Ms. Carrie Mauro
Phone: 518-792-1071 | cmauro@gfsd.org
Secretary: Stacy Frandsen
Phone: 518-792-1071 | sfrandsen@gfsd.org
Attendance Clerk: Dini Guay
Phone: 518-792-1071 | dguay@gfsd.org
Nurse: Beth Clark, RN
Phone: 518-792-3660 | bclark@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE
Psychologist: Sabrina Columbus
Phone: 518-792-1071 ext. 6030 | scolumbus@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Social Worker: Cameron Mazza
Phone: 518-792-1071 ext. 6035 | chayes@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Universal Pre-Kindergarten Teacher:
- Susan Williams | swilliams@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE |
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Kindergarten Teachers:
- Jessica Elder | jelder@gfsd.org
- Morgan Nichols | mnichols@gfsd.org
- Christine Shpur | cshpur@gfsd.org
- Jacqueline Ramirez | jsmith@gfsd.org
First Grade Teachers:
- Kasey Gorton | kgorton@gfsd.org
- Zackery Flanders | zflanders@gfsd.org
- Morgan Nichols | mnichols@gfsd.org
- Patty Parmelee | psavin@gfsd.org
- Julie Scott | jscott@gfsd.org
- Jacqueline Ramirez | jsmith@gfsd.org
Second Grade Teachers:
- Amanda Clough | aclough@gfsd.org
- Katy Cummings | kcummings@gfsd.org
- Valerie Jensen | vjensen@gfsd.org
- Brooke Poole | bpoole@gfsd.org
Third Grade Teachers:
- Elizabeth Gross | egross@gfsd.org
- Zackery Flanders | zflanders@gfsd.org
- Ashley Hanlon | ahanlon@gfsd.org
- Ben Lane | blane@gfsd.org
Fourth Grade Teachers:
- Jaime Denno | jdenno@gfsd.org
- Brian Donohue | bdonohue@gfsd.org
- Jodene Eyer | jeyer@gfsd.org
- Julie Curtis | jcurtis@gfsd.org
- Ben Lane | blane@gfsd.org
Library and Reading/AIS:
- Donna Barber, AIS Reading | dbarber@gfsd.org
- Dania Bianchi, Library Media Specialist | dbianchi@gfsd.org
- Sarah Kuhn, AIS Reading | skuhn@gfsd.org
- Joanne Truchon, Media/Technology Assistant | jtruchon@gfsd.org
Music and the Arts:
- Sabrina LaPointe, Music | slapointe@gfsd.org
- Deb Sylvia, Art | dsylvia@gfsd.org
- Amy Norris, Orchestra | anorris@gfsd.org
- Alexander Miller, Band | amiller@gfsd.org
- Suzanne Reed, Art | sreed@gfsd.org
Physical education and supports:
- Curtis May, Physical Education | cmay@gfsd.org
- Shannon Carner, Physical Therapist | scarner@gfsd.org
- Jen Brooks, Physical Therapist | jbrooks@gfsd.org
- Danielle Ryerson, Occupational Therapist | dryerson@gfsd.org
- Michaela Ebert, Occupational Therapist | mebert@gfsd.org
- Leanne Sprague, Speech | lsprague@gfsd.org
Kensington Road Elementary

Principal: Mrs. Jennifer Hayes
Phone: 518-793-5151 | jhayes@gfsd.org
Secretary: Assunta Moore
Phone: 518-793-5151 | amoore@gfsd.org
Attendance Clerk: Kathy Millard
Phone: 518-793-5151 | kmillard@gfsd.org
Nurse: Kathy Callaghan, RN
Phone: 518-793-5151 | kcallaghan@gfsd.org
Psychologist: Julie Miller | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Phone: 518-793-5151 | psychmiller@gfsd.org
Social Worker: Tiffany Britt
Phone: 518-793-5151 | tbritt@gfsd.org | WEBPAGE | Social-Emotional Support
Kindergarten Teachers:
- Shannon Fox | sfox@gfsd.org
- Kirstin Preuss | kpreuss@gfsd.org
- Lynn Tyner | ltyner@gfsd.org
First Grade Teachers:
- Cindy Fearman | cfearman@gfsd.org
- Carrie Krogmann | ckrogmann@gfsd.org
Second Grade Teachers:
- Tiffany McGrath | tmcgrath@gfsd.org
- Denise Nolan | dnolan@gfsd.org
- Hannah Jones | hjones@gfsd.org
Third Grade Teachers:
- Kevin Basilio | kbasilio@gfsd.org
- Pam Laurent | plaurent@gfsd.org
- Rebecca Ring | rring@gfsd.org
- Courtney Hilliard | chilliard@gfsd.org
Fourth Grade Teachers:
- Brandie Breault | bbreault@gfsd.org
- Anne Walker | awalker@gfsd.org
- Sarah Frandsen | safrandsen@gfsd.org
Library and Reading/AIS:
- Nicole Bain Parker, AIS Reading | nbain@gfsd.org
- Erin Harrington, AIS Reading | eharrington@gfsd.org
- Annemarie Dumar, Library Media Specialist | adumar@gfsd.org
- Marlanne McCarty, Media/Technology Assistant | mmccarty@gfsd.org
Music and the Arts:
- Sabrina LaPointe, Music | slapointe@gfsd.org
- Amy Norris, Orchestra | anorris@gfsd.org
- Alexander Miller, Band | amiller@gfsd.org
- Suzanne Reed, Art | sreed@gfsd.org
- Geri Lynn Teta, Music | gteta@gfsd.org
Physical Education and Supports:
- Cam Girard, Physical Education | cgirard@gfsd.org
- Shannon Carner, Physical Therapist | scarner@gfsd.org
- Jen Brooks, Physical Therapist | jbrooks@gfsd.org
- Danielle Ryerson, Occupational Therapist | dryerson@gfsd.org
- Judy Caimano, Speech | jcaimano@gfsd.org
- Ned Danison, ESL Teacher | ndanison@gfsd.org
Special Education and Direct Consultant Teachers:
- Jennifer Groat | jgroat@gfsd.org
- Rebecca Ring | rring@gfsd.org
- Tara Cammarata | tcammarata@gfsd.org
- Megan Franck | mfranck@gfsd.org