During March, the Albany Special Education Parent Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 65 »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ District of Albany employees as HEROes.
The HEROes were nominated 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 this year’s HEROes.
Congratulations to all of them! A list of who they are and where they do their work follows in alphabetical order:
Erin Andrews, Roots Academy at West Hill • Maureen Aromi, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Kathy Banagan, Albany High School • Lynn Bancroft, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Michelle Belvedere, North Albany Middle School • Todd Benton, North Albany Middle School • Michael "Coach" Bland, North Albany Middle »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ• Andrew Bosse, North Albany Middle School •â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹ ​​​​​​​Patricia Brady, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Jill Brenneman, Albany High »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ• Derrick Bryant, New Scotland Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Amanda Cetinel, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​James Chaney, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Jeremiah Constantine, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Kristin Davey, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Greg Dillon, Eagle Point Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Sandra Ervin, William S. Hackett Middle School • ​​​​​​​Dr. Jennie Evans, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Jill Flood, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) • Jared Fox, Eagle Point Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Lois Gaines, North Albany Middle School • ​​​​​​​Amelia Gee, New Scotland Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Kenny Griffin, Eagle Point Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Christina Harkavy, Delaware Community School • Brian Hines, William S. Hackett Middle School • ​​​​​​​Brianna Houle, TOAST • ​​​​​​​Allison House, TOAST • ​​​​​​​Joy Howard, William S. Hackett Middle School • Derek Johnson, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Shana Johnson, TOAST • ​​​​​​​Stacey Johnson, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Dr. Marilyn Jones-Oliver, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Laura Joy, districtwide • ​​​​​​​Christine Kelle, Albany High School • Stephanie Kitto, Eagle Point Elementary School • Sharon Knox, William S. Hackett Middle School • ​​​​​​​Kyle Koblensky, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Katie Lawlor, Eagle Point Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Christina Lebrecht, districtwide • ​​​​​​Lisa Mancini, Albany »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵof Humanities (ASH) • ​​​​​​​Emilia Matacchiero, Arbor Hill Elementary School • ​​​​​​​​Kara McLoughlin, Albany High School • Ashey McNally, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Robin Mitchell, Eagle Point Elementary School • Tajada Mitchell, TOAST • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Tiffany Moore, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Molly Mullen, Eagle Point Elementary School • Mike Naylor, Eagle Point Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Melissa Parsons, Eagle Point Elementary School • Anne Penna, William S. Hackett Middle School • ​​​​​​​Helen Pindiak, TOAST • ​​​​​​​Erin Reeve, Albany High School • Colleen Ryan, New Scotland Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Shelby Samuel, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Kathleen Shaw, Albany High School • Erin St. Louis, districtwide • ​​​​​​​Sidrah Stephens, William S. Hackett Middle School • ​​​​​​​Stephanie Stuart, TOAST • ​​​​​​​Eileen Sunderhaft, districtwide • ​​​​​​​Angelia Taylor, Albany High School • ​​​​​​​Cailyn Toomey, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Dimian Watts, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • ​​​​​​​James Williams, Arbor Hill Elementary School • ​​​​​​​Julie Yanson, North Albany Middle School • ​​​​​​​Jennifer Zotta, Albany High School
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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. .
