During March, the Albany Special Education 91Ô´´ Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 84 City School District of Albany employees as HEROes!
91Ô´´s, 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, Albany High School • Mary Ann Arnesen, Albany School of Humanities (ASH) • Michelle Belvedere, North Albany Middle School • Meghan Bisceglia, Arbor Hill Elementary • Andrew Bosse, North Albany • Allisen Brodie, Pine Hills Elementary • Rachel Burnetter, Delaware • Joanna Calcavecchia, Eagle Point Elementary • Danielle Christie, Montessori Magnet School • Kristen Clancy, New Scotland • Donna Cunningham, Albany High • Kristen Davey, Albany High • Lauren DeLara, Albany High • Sayo DeLara, Montessori • Alicia Diaz, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) • JoAnnie Dickson-Bostick, Albany High • Joey DiPiazza, Albany High • Bridget Dolan, Albany High • Sonya Emery, Albany High • Lori Finneran, Delaware • Breianna Fish, Albany High • Jill Flood, TOAST • Lynn Foley, ASH
Nicole Forkeutis, Sheridan Preparatory Academy • Katie Freeman, Harriet Gibbons Students Services Center • Teresa Giglio, Albany High • Colleen Giminiani, Harriet Gibbons • Katie Googins, Montessori • Chris Harkavy, Delaware • Kelly Hayes, North Albany • 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, Albany High • Christine Kelle, Albany High • Sharon Knox, Hackett • Kyle Koblensky, Albany High • Razmiah Koonce, Eagle Point • Christina Lebrecht, Harriet Gibbons • Kelly MacNabb, Hackett • Lisa Mancini, ASH • Donna Mannarino, Albany High • Valarie Manning, Myers Middle School • Kevin Marcinko, districtwide • Karla Matos, Eagle Point • Kara McLoughlin, Albany High • Shane McMillian, Arbor Hill • Clifford Mele, Albany High • Jennifer Merritt, Pine Hills • Nikki Messere, North Albany • 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, Albany High • Naomi Sanders, Montessori • Ysa Santos, Albany High • Stephanie Scott, Pine Hills • Mikayla Shade, Pine Hills • Kristie Shakow, Albany High • Catherine Shanahan, Pine Hills • Takysha Soto, New Scotland • Theresa Story, Albany 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 Albany
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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. .
