Niskayuna High School Staff Directory and Teacher Webpages

Principal: John Rickert
Asst. Principal (Gr. 11): Anthony Malizia
Asst. Principal (Gr. 9-10): Joseph Coleman
Nurses: Patrice Adams, Sascha Cade

Departments

• Art & Design
• Business
• Counseling
• English
• Family & Consumer Sciences
• Human Ecology
• Library Contacts
• Mathematics
• Music
• Physical Education
• School Psychologists
• Science and Engineering Technology
• Social Studies
• Special Education Contacts
• Technology
• World Language

Art & Design Department

• Sara Bussert (Director)
• Amy De Soyza
• Stephanie Palazeke
• Jane Romm
• Lauren Lyons
• Melissa Leach
• Melissa Valente

Business

• Janice Lindsay
• MaryJane MacPherson | Mrs. MacPherson’s Website
• Joanna Reader | Ms. Reader’s Website
• Katherine LaPorta

Counseling

• Tim Albanese
• Vince Bianchi – Student Activities
• Nancy Bushee (Teacher Leader)
• Meghan Farquharson– Social Worker
• Mimi Hajjar
• Annie Hughes
• Allison Nunez – Social Worker
• Leah Wertz

English

• • Megan Collins (Director of ELA, Reading and Library Media)
  • Leanna Beauvais (ACES and Connections English teacher)
  • Amber DeSimony
  • James Edgar
  • Emily Fedullo
  • Annemarie Ihnatolya
  • Emily Hass
  • Timothy Jeffreys
  • Thomas Lester
  • Katie McCarty
  • Kelly Millett
  • Kelly Moore
  • Kristin Richard
  • Brandi Weidman
    
  • Carol White

FACS (Family & Consumer Sciences)

• Michele Moscinski
• Jesse Rose

Human Ecology

• Lonnie Halusic
• Ryan O’Connell

Library

• Donna McAndrews (Librarian)

Mathematics

• Megan Johnson (Director of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• Jason DeRocco | Mr. DeRocco’s Website
• Shana DeRocco | Mrs. DeRocco’s Website
• Laura Favata
• Stephanie Franck
• Carey Grigas | Mrs. Grigas’ Website
• Michelle Hawkins
• Angela Netoskie | Mrs. Netoskie’s Website
• Kerri Pangburn-Skinner

Music

• Eric Hughes (Director)
• Dave Fisk (Jazz)
• Stacey McClenon (Orchestra)
• Brian Mooney (Orchestra)
• Phil Pandori (Band)
• Christina Pizzino-Catalano (Choral)
• Holly Johnston (Skills)

Physical Education

• Larry Gillooley (Director)
• Michael Black
• Alison Camarota
• Brian Grastorf
• Sarah Neely
• Jessica Stanton
• Michael Vorgang

School Psychologists

• Mary Cloutier
• Jennifer Reittinger

Science and Engineering Technology

• Megan Johnson (Director of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• Thomas Delancey
• Christopher Delano
• Meagan Hughes
• Christopher Jennings
• Sherra Johnson
• Elizabeth Kenny
• Kara McLaughlin
• Jeremy Lundy
• Jeffrey Ormsbee | Mr. Ormsbee’s Website
• Jill Paquette
• Chelsea Perkins
• Paul Scott (Teacher Leader) | Mr. Scott’s Website
• Joseph Spollen
• Margaret Varin | Ms. Varin’s Website

Social Studies

• Michael Elliott (Director)
• Jason Bach
• Michael Banaszewski
• David Bloom
• Michael Dickerson
• Mary Eads
• Stephen Eichfeld
• Bryan Mattice
• Peter Melito (Teacher Leader)
• Sean O’Connell
• Kelly Oppenheimer
• Michael Peters
• Kristen Ryan
• Robyn Salvin
• Heather Workman | Ms. Workman’s Website (Choose parent or student and enter access code WZCG9-P5GDV)

Special Education

• Sarah Best
• Dawn Dagostino
• Laurie DiCaprio
• Fred Ebert
• Lindsay Giabanis
• John Leclerc
• Adria Marra
• Cindy Marsche
• Michelle Niro-Booth (Teacher Leader)
• Megan Noonan
• Shaun Roth
• Jeannine Spade
• Denise Squadere
• Kelly Torres

Technology

• Megan Johnson (Director of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
• Rich DeSimony
• Michael Petrone
• Mike Sogoian

World Language

• Michael Elliott (Director)
• Victor Alcántara | Senor Alcántara’s Website
• Clayton Callahan | Monsieur Callahan’s Website
• Lainie Christou | Senora Christou’s Website
• Caroline Gardiner | Senora Gardiner’s Website
• Jennifer Karp
• Kelly Lehmann – ESL | Ms. Lehmann’s Website
• Amy Martin | Madame Martin’s Website
• Meghan Miller
• Tracy Prebish
• Ruijuan Steinberg
• Danielle Vincent