During March, the Â鶹ӰÒô Special Education Parent Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 84 City School District of Â鶹ӰÒô 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ӰÒô High School • Mary Ann Arnesen, Â鶹ӰÒô School of Humanities (ASH) • Michelle Belvedere, North Â鶹ӰÒô Middle School • Meghan Bisceglia, Arbor Hill Elementary • Andrew Bosse, North Â鶹ӰÒô • 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ӰÒô High • Kristen Davey, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Lauren DeLara, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Sayo DeLara, Montessori • Alicia Diaz, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) • JoAnnie Dickson-Bostick, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Joey DiPiazza, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Bridget Dolan, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Sonya Emery, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Lori Finneran, Delaware • Breianna Fish, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Jill Flood, TOAST • Lynn Foley, ASH
Nicole Forkeutis, Sheridan Preparatory Academy • Katie Freeman, Harriet Gibbons Students Services Center • Teresa Giglio, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Colleen Giminiani, Harriet Gibbons • Katie Googins, Montessori • Chris Harkavy, Delaware • Kelly Hayes, North Â鶹ӰÒô • 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ӰÒô High • Christine Kelle, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Sharon Knox, Hackett • Kyle Koblensky, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Razmiah Koonce, Eagle Point • Christina Lebrecht, Harriet Gibbons • Kelly MacNabb, Hackett • Lisa Mancini, ASH • Donna Mannarino, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Valarie Manning, Myers Middle School • Kevin Marcinko, districtwide • Karla Matos, Eagle Point • Kara McLoughlin, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Shane McMillian, Arbor Hill • Clifford Mele, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Jennifer Merritt, Pine Hills • Nikki Messere, North Â鶹ӰÒô • 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ӰÒô High • Naomi Sanders, Montessori • Ysa Santos, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Stephanie Scott, Pine Hills • Mikayla Shade, Pine Hills • Kristie Shakow, Â鶹ӰÒô High • Catherine Shanahan, Pine Hills • Takysha Soto, New Scotland • Theresa Story, Â鶹ӰÒô 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ӰÒô
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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. .
