CONGRATULATIONS

Yessie Brancaccio

2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR!

Board of Directors

  • Mark Murray

    President

  • Chris Vaccarro

    Vice President

  • Angela VanEtten

    Secretary

  • Mandi Roe

    Director

  • Sarita Hmamly

    Director

  • Molly Poerio

    Director

  • Sal Stanzione, Jr.

    Director

Board of Directors Meetings

Administrative Staff

  • Joanne Sweazey

    Executive Director

  • Barbara Velez

    Operations Manager

  • Dariann DeNeleon

    Administrative Assistant

  • Michelle Gaucher

    Staffing Specialist

  • Lena Kasliner

    Compliance Facilitator

  • Megan Butcher

    Human Resources Manager

  • Marybeth Pena

    Health and Social Services Coordinator

  • Melissa Messina

    Board Certified Behavior Analyst

  • Chris McMurrain

    Technology Coordinator

  • Grace Murphy

    Health and Social Services Staff

Teachers

  • Avalon Cummings-Knutt

    Prekindergarten Teacher

  • Diane Connelly

    Kindergarten Teacher & Instructional Coach

  • Sarah Welker

    2nd-3rd Grade Teacher & ELL Representative

  • Yessie Brancaccio

    Intermediate Teacher

  • Alexis Matonti

    Middle School Access Teacher

  • Lori Adams

    Kindergarten - 1st Grade Teacher

  • Suzie Schroeder

    Intermediate Access Teacher

  • Katie Pitcher

    4th -6th Grade Teacher

  • Staci Hafling

    Middle School Access Teacher

  • Karin Palmer

    Literacy and Student Support Teacher

Therapists & Specialists

  • Robin Reynolds

    Supervising SLP

  • Devin Connelly

    Supervising SLP

  • Katarina Brault

    SLPa & Assistive Technology Coordinator

  • Loren Martinez

    SLPa

  • Augusto Vinces-Trelles

    SLPa

  • Jazzmin Mestre

    SLPa

  • Rosie Portera

    Consulting SLP

  • Dr. Danielle Tuccillo

    Occupational Therapy Coordinator

  • Julie Sweeney

    Occupational Therapist

  • Pharrah Jean-Louis

    Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • Curt Seeley

    Vision Specialist

  • Christine Durst

    Program Specialist

  • Mary Hensley

    Physical Therapist

Paraprofessionals

  • Lindsay Atkins

    Paraprofessional

  • Zachary Adkins

    Paraprofessional

  • Alistair Kulp

    Paraprofessional

  • Jacinta Mejia

    Paraprofessional

  • Hannah Begeman

    Paraprofessional

  • Deji Tejeda

    Paraprofessional

  • Liz Boisvert

    Paraprofessional

  • Sherrie Drew

    Paraprofessional

  • Miyoko Favier

    Paraprofessional

  • Gabriella Gerson

    Paraprofessional

  • Robbie Harding

    Paraprofessional

  • Ariel Knutt

    Paraprofessional

  • Rachel Long

    Paraprofessional

  • Melissa Palazzo

    Paraprofessional

  • Ariel Pena

    Paraprofessional

  • Alana Sapp

    Paraprofessional

  • Brannon Smith

    Paraprofessional

  • Tiffany Thomas

    Paraprofessional

  • Atsuko Bayless

    Paraprofessional

  • Michael Whitcomb

    Paraprofessional

  • James Butcher

    Paraprofessional

  • Rachel Tuthill

    Paraprofessional

  • Alexis Klein

    Paraprofessional

  • Delores Washington

    Paraprofessional

  • Olivia Combs

    Paraprofessional

Aftercare Staff

  • Olivia Combs

    Peer Mentor

  • Robbie Harding

    5th - Middle School Aftercare

  • Alistair Kulp

    5th - Middle School Aftercare

  • Alana Sapp

    Pk - 4th Grade Aftercare

  • Liz Boisvert

    Pk - 4th Grade Aftercare

  • Michael Whitcomb

    Next Step Middle - Esports

  • Andrew Benway

    Next Step Middle - Esports

  • Eliceo Long

    Peer Mentor

  • Olivia Catano

    PK - 4th Grade, Aftercare

Peer Mentors

  • Patrick Gaucher

    Peer Mentor

  • Kevin Olivera

    Peer Mentor

  • Zach Poerio

    Peer Mentor - Physical Education