During March, the Â鶹ӰԺ Special Education Parent Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 84 City School District of Â鶹ӰԺ employees as HEROes!
Parents, faculty and staff nominated this year's HEROes for going above and beyond in their work on behalf of students with disabilities.
All the HEROes received a certificate that includes an explanation of why they were nominated for HERO status, and each school has received a poster with the names of all of 2025 HEROes.
Congratulations to all of them! A list of who they are and where they work follows in alphabetical order:
Marlette Aanensen-Ramundo, New Scotland Elementary • Dawn Abrams, New Scotland • Laverne Alexander, Hackett Middle School • Marlene Anderson, Delaware Commmunity School • Erin Andrews, Roots Academy at West Hill • Kandie Antonetti, Â鶹ӰԺ • Mary Ann Arnesen, Â鶹ӰԺ School of Humanities (ASH) • Michelle Belvedere, North Â鶹ӰԺ Middle School • Meghan Bisceglia, Arbor Hill Elementary • Andrew Bosse, North Â鶹ӰԺ • Allisen Brodie, Pine Hills Elementary • Rachel Burnetter, Delaware • Joanna Calcavecchia, Eagle Point Elementary • Danielle Christie, Montessori Magnet School • Kristen Clancy, New Scotland • Donna Cunningham, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Kristen Davey, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Lauren DeLara, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Sayo DeLara, Montessori • Alicia Diaz, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) • JoAnnie Dickson-Bostick, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Joey DiPiazza, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Bridget Dolan, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Sonya Emery, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Lori Finneran, Delaware • Breianna Fish, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Jill Flood, TOAST • Lynn Foley, ASH
Nicole Forkeutis, Sheridan Preparatory Academy • Katie Freeman, Harriet Gibbons Students Services Center • Teresa Giglio, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Colleen Giminiani, Harriet Gibbons • Katie Googins, Montessori • Chris Harkavy, Delaware • Kelly Hayes, North Â鶹ӰԺ • Julia Hendley, Arbor Hill • Gabriella Igoe, Montessori • Joshua Jenkins, Delaware • Shana Johnson, TOAST • Laura Joy, Harriet Gibbons • Karen Junco, Harriet Gibbons • Amy Kaiser, ASH • Peter Kantrowitz, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Christine Kelle, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Sharon Knox, Hackett • Kyle Koblensky, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Razmiah Koonce, Eagle Point • Christina Lebrecht, Harriet Gibbons • Kelly MacNabb, Hackett • Lisa Mancini, ASH • Donna Mannarino, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Valarie Manning, Myers Middle School • Kevin Marcinko, districtwide • Karla Matos, Eagle Point • Kara McLoughlin, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Shane McMillian, Arbor Hill • Clifford Mele, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Jennifer Merritt, Pine Hills • Nikki Messere, North Â鶹ӰԺ • Tajada Mitchell, TOAST
Emily Neuffer, Pine Hills • Sophia Newell, TOAST • Erica O'Connell, New Scotland • Brianna O'Rourke, ASH • Jennifer Pratt, New Scotland • Christopher Ryan, Arbor Hill • Shelby Samuel, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Naomi Sanders, Montessori • Ysa Santos, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Stephanie Scott, Pine Hills • Mikayla Shade, Pine Hills • Kristie Shakow, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Catherine Shanahan, Pine Hills • Takysha Soto, New Scotland • Theresa Story, Â鶹ӰԺ High • Maria Torres, Eagle Point • Brittany VanPatten, Pine Hills • Keira VanVranken, Pine Hills • Erin Verhagen, ASH • Damien Watts, Giffen • Peg Webb, Arbor Hill • Emily Weijola, Pine Hills • Tim Weklar, Myers • Julie Yanson, North Â鶹ӰԺ
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SEPAC is a partner organization operated by district families, educators and community members who support each other and share information related to special education services in the district. .
