Staff Directory

West Hempstead High School

Administration

Principal

James DeTommaso

(Principal)

Assistant Principal

Michele Lambo-Maron

(Assistant Principal)

Assistant Principal & Director of Guidance

Adam T. Hopkins

Faculty & Staff

Teachers

Melissa Benson

(Math Teacher)

Nicole Blier

(Music Teacher)

Dean Bourazeris

(Social Studies Teacher)

Joseph Cangemi

(Director of STEM)

Joanne Capolino

(Teacher Assistant)

Erik Carlsen

(Music Teacher)

Dominic Carre

(Physical Education/Health Teacher)

Ariana Cassa

(Social Studies Teacher)

Jeannette Casto

(English Teacher)

Edward Cosgrove

(Science Teacher)

Diane Cutrone

(Special Education Teacher)

Maria D'Angelo

(Teacher Assistant)

Philip D'Elia

(Social Studies Teacher)

Sheila Dempsey

(Special Education Teacher)

Nicholas DiBenedetto

(ENL)

Daniel DiPasquale

(Music Teacher)

Michele DiRico

(Special Education)

Ryan Dooley

(Physical Education)

Ryan Emmanuel-Cooke

(Director of IEO/Music/Art - 516-390-3128)

Lili Ferguson

(ENL Teacher)

Robert Ferrigno

(English Teacher)

Elizabeth Fuentes

(Psychologist)

Joanne Gallipoli

(Teacher Assistant)

Robert Gewirtz

(Physical Education/Health Teacher)

Colin Grey

(Social Studies Teacher)

Chad Hanna

(Social Studies Teacher)

Julie Healey

(English)

Tracy Hutt

(Physical Education Teacher)

Christina Imhof

(Art Teacher)

Dana Kalinowski

(Science Teacher)

Bridget Karis

(Director of PPS)

Kristen Kearns

(Special Education Teacher)

Sarah Konovitch

(Special Education Teacher)

Erica Kozakis

(Psychologist)

Jared Kufta

(English Teacher)

Sandra Kurzban

(Math Teacher)

Jacqueline Lawson

(English Teacher)

Ellen Layburn

(Art Teacher)

Jacqueline Lennon

(Guidance Counselor)

Theresa Lent

(Social Studies Teacher)

Jaime Lind

(Social Studies Teacher)

Harry Loizides

(Math Teacher)

Nancy Lufrano-Gunyan

(Speech Teacher)

Pamela Marder

(Math Teacher)

Lisa McCarthy

(English Teacher)

Seamus McEntee

(Social Worker)

Natasha Mejia

(World Languages Teacher)

Adam Mills

(Special Education Teacher)

Christopher Mistretta

(Director, PE, Health & Athletics)

Diane Mongiello

(Teacher Assistant)

Christopher Okpych

(Science Teacher)

Michael Paul

(Social Studies Teacher)

Karen Perri

(Science Teacher)

Linda Ragin

(Guidance Counselor)

Christine Ragucci

(Reading Teacher)

Laura Ritrovato

(World Languages Teacher)

Amy Rogan

(English Teacher)

Cassie Ross-Dinin

(Art Teacher)

Cathieann Rowland

(Math Teacher)

Starr Sackstein

(Director of Humanities - 516-390-3255)

Irene Scavelli

(Teacher Assistant)

Christopher Senia

(Math Teacher)

Meg Shannon

(Special Education Teacher)

Michael Silberman

(Business Teacher)

Catarina Spallino

(Spanish Teacher)

Jennifer Stamatiades

(English Teacher)

Barbara Stern

(Library Media Specialist)

Emily Sutch

(Science Teacher)

Jillian Tammany

(Guidance Counselor)

Dianna Towers

(Special Education Teacher)

Salvatore Trupia

(Science Teacher)

Madeline Valencia

(ENL Teacher)

Michael Valentino

(Physical Education Teacher)

Denis Villacorta

(World Languages Teacher)

Daisy Weinstein

(World Languages Teacher)

Julie Weiss

(English Teacher)

Andrew Wilson

(Math Teacher)

Stephanie Withopf

(Special Education Teacher)

Lejla Xhelili

(Family & Consumer Science (FACS))

James Ypsilantis

(Science Teacher)

Rosemary Zuluaga

(Science Teacher)

Staff

Patricia Anderson

(Monitor)

Tina Bonomo

(Athletics Secretary)

Debra Ferchland

(PPS Secretary)

Camille Finamore

(Main Office Secretary)

Anna Maria Fortanasce

(Principal's Secretary)

Louisa Girardi

(PPS Secretary)

Diane Hill

(Guidance Department Secretary)

Maria Lavrigata

(PPS)

Lynne Pirro

(PPS Secretary)

Elizabeth Sarro

(PPS Secretary)

Marilyn Sweeney

(Guidance)

Laurette Tytone

(Attendance)

Susan Weiss-Brociner

(AP Secretary)

Pat Wood

(Nurse)

Our Schools/Buildings

Chestnut Street Elementary School
Cornwell Avenue School
District Office
George Washington School
West Hempstead High School
West Hempstead Middle School