The Irvington Union Free School District welcomed new staff members during a two-day orientation, held on Aug. 26-27. The group met with administrators to discuss procedures and policies before stepping into their new roles for the school year.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mara Ratesic and Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Human Resources Dr. Gail Duffy welcomed the new hires as members of the school community and discussed the district’s beliefs and philosophy, mission and goals, among other topics. As part of the program, the group met with their mentors and concluded their orientation with a bus tour of the district.
Welcome to the following new staff:
• Raquel Ali – Office Assistant.
• Jerrod Blair – Director of Technology.
• Ashley Brown – Elementary Teacher.
• Morgan Bucher – Teacher Aide.
• Christina Buonamano – Specially Designed Reading Instruction (SDRI) Coach.
• Mary Beth Craven – Special Education Teacher.
• Tia Fitzpatrick – Foreign Language Teacher (French).
• Candy Floriano – Nurse.
• Nancy Gill – Special Education Teacher.
• Helen Glynn – Teacher Aide.
• Anthony Guraj – Computer Aide.
• Mihoko Christina Hoshizuml – Guidance Counselor.
• Lina Lee – Elementary Teacher.
• Zachary Ossit – Social Studies Teacher.
• Brendan O'Sullivan – Health/Physical Education Teacher.
• Vanessa Parrillo – Elementary Teacher (Leave Replacement).
• Margaret Pozenel – Special Education Teacher.
• William Rich – Music Teacher/Building Substitute.
• Amanda Rosario – Teacher Aide.
• Sarah Sukhdeo – Teacher Aide.
• Grace Sullivan – Teacher Aide.
• Whitney Thomas – Teacher Aide.
• Pamela Yang – Teacher Aide.
