Staff Directory

John W. Dodd Middle School

Administration

Principal

Johane Ligondé

Assistant Principals

Dr. Danielle Ballard

Christopher Porciello

(8th Grade)

Faculty and Staff

Art Department

Nicholas Alberti

Amy Bendel

Vanessa Mannanice

Cafeteria Staff

Dunia Nova DeReyes

Susan Duran

Deborah Fitzgerald

Mary Ann Helfrich

(Assistant Cook)

Willie Mae Merrill

Maria Montesdeoca

Rosa Nunez

Miladys Pena

Carrie Saylor

Catherine Solow

(Head Cook)

Custodial Staff

Fernando Coronado

(Acting Assistant Head Custodian)

Robert Dancy, Jr.

Juan Diaz

(Head Custodian)

Luz Espinal

Jorge Gamez

Anthony Giannotto

Carlos Godoy

James Heberer

(Assistant Head Custodian)

Maria Maldonado

Ladislao Martinez

Darrell Thompson

Jose Zelaya

English Department

Lauren Artuso

Laura Baines

Jaclyn Benjamin

Nancy Brotkin

Lori Cohen

(Lead Teacher)

Douglas Durdaller

Kathryn Parvis

Marisa Paschette

Elaine Schreibman

Judith Summers

John Wildermuth

Guidance Department

Diane Durdaller

Elsie Gutierrez

Denise Lloyd

Mario Salcedo

Home and Careers Department

Yvonne Brown

Nital Doshi

Michele Haimes

Language Department

Francisco Cruz

Neda Movallali

(split assign.)

William Mulfinger

Dulce Rosario

Bridget Zamot

(Lead Teacher)

Math Department

Anthony Aniano

Karen Aponte

Maureen Bonanno

Carol Byrne

(Co-Lead)

Melissa Carruthers

Melissa Chumpitaz

Eric Corsini

Annette Jones

(Co-Lead)

Brian Schor

Rosalie Woska

Music Department

Vashti Burke

Candace Mordhorst

Sarafina Padilla

Christina Prisco-Buxbaum

Adam Rubin

Sherill Spruill

Kathleen Vermaelen

Office Staff

Susan Barnett

(Assistant Principal’s Office)

Jeanne Goldin

(Main Office)

Lori Hagemann

(Principal’s Secretary)

Susan Martin

(Guidance)

Susan Rodgers

(Attendance)

Lillian Salzer

(Health Office)

Joanne Sesnewicz

(Assistant Principal’s Office)

Christine Stephan

(Guidance p/t)

Judith Weiner

(Main Office)

Permanent Substitute

Steven Waters

Physical Education Department

Christina Bivona

Toby Elmore

(split assign.)

Stacie Guasto-Weaver

Kathryn Hoffman

Jimmy Jones

Charles Puricelli

Reading/Challenge Department

Betsy Colagiocomo

Maryclaire Dumas-Landisi

Natacha Lee

Mayling White

Science Department

Barbara Algarin

William Behrens

Peter Capaccio

Robert Fallot

James Hauser

Rosette Jean-Baptiste

Georgia Lambrinos

Vanessa Vidalon

Kristen Wrigley

Security

Joyce Beckford

Beau Charleston

Robert Epps

Winsome Green

Winsome Fearon Green

Cornelia Harris

Ricky Jefferson

Tallulah Johnson

Wade Keaton

Mike McQueen

Olugbemi Otulaja

Kaderia Phillips

Ramon Reyes

Social Studies Department

Donna DiMezza

Michael Filaski

Matthew Hnis

Desiree Palmer

Steven Probst

Katelyn Salisbury

Katelyn Salsibury

Shelley Scully

(Lead Teacher)

Steven Whelan

Special Education Department

Andrew Abberton

Nancy Berg

(Lead Teacher)

Nancy Cirina

Eugene Cooks

Debra Dubrofsky

Jill Epifanio

Kelly Holtz

Kimberly Kavazanjian

Gina Lella

Allison Leone

Colleen Morgan-Reid

Kristina Ridini

Lina Rivera-Santana

Tracie Roberts

Diane Saunders

Cynthia Vanager-McManus

Special Subject Teachers

Kristin Hutt

Pamela Lawrence

(ESL)

Gabrielle Mangot

(ESL)

Michael McGinn

(School Psychologist)

Christine Meloni

(Library-Media)

Amanda Mizel

(Speech split assign.)

Felice Niland

(Lead Social Worker)

Sandra Paulik

(ESL)

Magaly Raeihle

(School Psychologist split assign.)

Linda Salzer

(Health)

Margaret Sameroff

(Nurse)

Miriam Warren

(Nurse)

Desiree Zamot

(ESL)

Teacher Aide

Linda Southwick

Teaching Assistants

Kyshawnja Adair

Lisa Aronoff

Carol Bazzey

Eric Blount

Vida Brizill

Lisa Brown

Joni Caggiano

Ana Decker

Amanda Delia

Josephine Dempsey

Jane Dowling

Deborah Dunatov

Diana Eliam

Mary Beth Errico

Diania Finegan

Sandra Giron

Anthony Green

Debra Gul

Beverly Harper- Lewis

Taisha Jackson

Caroline Jones

Portland Lawson

Tiffany Leotaud-Shinkonde

Juan Lopez

Lori McGivney

Morgan Miller

Irene Muniz

Lisa Newton

Shefali Pandit

Crystal Pearce

Joanne Pumo

Joanne Rayches

Tawanna Reese

Jennifer Sandoval

Eileen Skinner

Ilene Weinstein

Technology Department

David Gordon

Gar Litz

James Wandzilak

(Lead Teacher)

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