Parent advocates honor 'HEROes'

During the week of May 22-26, the Albany Special Education Parent Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 78 ������Ʒ employees as HEROes.

The HEROes were nominated for going above and beyond in their work on behalf of our students with disabilities. They work in every single district school; some work districtwide. 

Congratulations to all of them. A list of who they are and where they do their work follows in alphabetical order:

Marlette Aanensen-Ramundo, New Scotland Elementary School • Dawn Abrams, New Scotland Elementary School • Erin Andrews, Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy • Mary Ann Arnesen, Albany School of Humanities (ASH) • Rebecca Bachman, Montessori Magnet School • Lynn Bancroft, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Michelle Belvedere, North Albany Middle School • Todd Benton, North Albany Middle School • Patricia Brady, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Patricia Brennan, Albany High School • Martha Bresonis, Albany High School • Colleen Burke, Albany High School • Jessica Camardello, Montessori Magnet School • Kristen Clancy, New Scotland Elementary School • Nicole Colombetti, Albany High School • James Coupland, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Donna Cunningham, Albany High School • JoAnnie Dickson-Bostick, Albany High School • Michelle Dillon, Edmund J. O'Neal Middle School of Excellence • Katie Dring, Albany High School • Jill Flood, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) • Lynn Foley, Albany School of Humanities (ASH) • Nicole Forkeutis, Sheridan Preparatory Academy • Vernita Frost, North Albany Middle School • Teresa Giglio, Albany High School • Elaine Griessler, districtwide • Christina Harkavy, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Kelly Hayes, North Albany Middle School • Shannon Hendley, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Sue Hodom, Montessori Magnet School • Joy Howard, William S. Hackett Middle School • Michelle Jenkins, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Clarence Johnson (also known as “Grandpa”), Albany High School • Christine Kelle, Albany High School • Stephanie Kitto, Eagle Point Elementary School • Lamiyah Lanier-Black, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Katie Lawlor, Eagle Point Elementary School • Beth Lentini, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Eric Lewis, Albany High School • Kelly MacNabb, William S. Hackett Middle School • Valarie Manning, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School • Kara McLoughlin, Albany High School • Shannon Mendrick, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) • Jennifer Merritt, Pine Hills Elementary School • Nikky Messere, William S. Hackett Middle School • Micah Ben Reuben, Albany High School • Katie Miller, Albany High School • Tiffany Moore, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Molly Mullen, Eagle Point Elementary School • Gina Nichols, Arbor Hill Elementary School • Micki Ornston, districtwide • Melissa Parsons, Eagle Point Elementary School • George Person, Eagle Point Elementary School • Jennifer Pratt, New Scotland Elementary School • Jenn Quinn, Albany High School • Stanley Ralph, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School • Jaclyn Rancourt, William S. Hackett Middle School • Erin Reeve, Albany High School • Shemisha Riggins, Delaware Community School • Erika Russo, Albany High School • Jackie Seyfferth, William S. Hackett Middle School • Catherine Shanahan, Montessori Magnet School • Kathy Shaw, Albany High School • Miriam Shor, Albany School of Humanities (ASH) • Bridget Smith, North Albany Middle School • Danielle Speanburg, William S. Hackett Middle School • Sidrah Stephens, William S. Hackett Middle School • Tonya Terry, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Migdalia Torres, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Rashaad Turner, Albany High School • Sean Underwood, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School • Maria Vaccaro, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School • Stacy VanCott, Tony Clement Center for Education • Timothy Weklar, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School • Shahnaz William, Giffen Memorial Elementary School • Jessica Williams, districtwide • Courtney Williams, Pine Hills Elementary School • Amy Wilson, Arbor Hill Elementary 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. .