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Staff Directory

West Hempstead High School

Administration
Interim Principal
Robert J. Hanna, PhD  Mailto for Robert J. Hanna, PhD
(Interim Principal)

Assistant Principal
Michele Lambo-Maron  Mailto for Michele Lambo-Maron
(Assistant Principal)

Assistant Principal & Director of Guidance
Adam T. Hopkins  Mailto for Adam T. Hopkins

Faculty & Staff
Teachers
Melissa Benson  Mailto for Melissa Benson
(Math Teacher)
Nicole Blier  Mailto for Nicole Blier
(Music Teacher)

Dean Bourazeris  Mailto for Dean Bourazeris
(Social Studies Teacher)
Joseph Cangemi  Mailto for Joseph Cangemi
(Director of STEM)

Erik Carlsen  Mailto for Erik Carlsen
(Music Teacher)
Dominic Carre  Mailto for Dominic Carre
(Physical Education/Health Teacher)

Jeannette Casto  Mailto for Jeannette Casto
(English Teacher)
Edward Cosgrove  Mailto for Edward Cosgrove
(Science Teacher)

Diane Cutrone  Mailto for Diane Cutrone
(Special Education Teacher)
Maria D'Angelo  Mailto for Maria D'Angelo
(Teacher Assistant)

Philip D'Elia  Mailto for Philip D'Elia
(Social Studies Teacher)
Sheila Dempsey  Mailto for Sheila Dempsey
(Special Education - Science)

Nicholas DiBenedetto  Mailto for Nicholas DiBenedetto
(ENL)
Daniel DiPasquale  Mailto for Daniel DiPasquale
(Music Teacher)

Michele DiRico  Mailto for Michele DiRico
(Special Education)
Ryan Dooley  Mailto for Ryan Dooley
(Physical Education)

Patricia Dunbar Lepanto  Mailto for Patricia Dunbar Lepanto
(English Teacher)
Ryan Emmanuel-Cooke  Mailto for Ryan Emmanuel-Cooke
(Director of IEO/Music/Art - 516-390-3128)

Lili Ferguson  Mailto for Lili Ferguson
(ENL Teacher)
Robert Ferrigno  Mailto for Robert Ferrigno
(English Teacher)

Elizabeth Fuentes  Mailto for Elizabeth Fuentes
(Psychologist)
Joanne Gallipoli  Mailto for Joanne Gallipoli
(Teacher Assistant)

Robert Gewirtz  Mailto for Robert Gewirtz
(Physical Education/Health Teacher)
Colin Grey  Mailto for Colin Grey
(Social Studies Teacher)

Chad Hanna  Mailto for Chad Hanna
(Social Studies Teacher)
Julie Healey  Mailto for Julie Healey
(English)

Tracy Hutt  Mailto for Tracy Hutt
(Physical Education Teacher)
Chrissy Imhof  Mailto for Chrissy Imhof
(Art Teacher)

Dana Kalinowski  Mailto for Dana Kalinowski
(Science Teacher)
Kristen Kearns  Mailto for Kristen Kearns
(Special Education Teacher)

Sarah Konovitch  Mailto for Sarah Konovitch
(Special Education Teacher)
Jared Kufta  Mailto for Jared Kufta
(English Teacher)

Sandra Kurzban  Mailto for Sandra Kurzban
(Math Teacher)
Gina LaRosa  Mailto for Gina LaRosa
(Social Studies Teacher)

Christine Lavin  Mailto for Christine Lavin
(Spanish Teacher)
Jacqueline Lawson  Mailto for Jacqueline Lawson
(English Teacher)

Ellen Layburn  Mailto for Ellen Layburn
(Art Teacher)
Theresa Lent  Mailto for Theresa Lent
(Social Studies Teacher)

Jaime Lind  Mailto for Jaime Lind
(Social Studies Teacher)
Harry Loizides  Mailto for Harry Loizides
(Math Teacher)

Nancy Lufrano-Gunyan  Mailto for Nancy Lufrano-Gunyan
(Speech Teacher)
Pamela Marder  Mailto for Pamela Marder
(Math Teacher)

Diane Marion  Mailto for Diane Marion
(Teacher Assistant)
Lisa McCarthy  Mailto for Lisa McCarthy
(English Teacher)

Seamus McEntee  Mailto for Seamus McEntee
(Social Worker)
James McKinstry  Mailto for James McKinstry
(Special Education Teacher)

Natasha Mejia  Mailto for Natasha Mejia
(World Languages Teacher)
Adam Mills  Mailto for Adam Mills
(Special Education Teacher)

Christopher Mistretta  Mailto for Christopher Mistretta
(Director, PE, Health & Athletics)
Joanne Morgan  Mailto for Joanne Morgan
(Director of PPS)

Christopher Okpych  Mailto for Christopher Okpych
(Science Teacher)
Michael Paul  Mailto for Michael Paul
(Social Studies Teacher)

Karen Perri  Mailto for Karen Perri
(Science Teacher)
Linda Ragin  Mailto for Linda Ragin
(Guidance Counselor)

Christine Ragucci  Mailto for Christine Ragucci
(Reading Teacher)
Laura Ritrovato  Mailto for Laura Ritrovato
(World Languages Teacher)

Amy Rogan  Mailto for Amy Rogan
(English Teacher)
Cassie Ross-Dinin  Mailto for Cassie Ross-Dinin
(Art Teacher)

Cathieann Rowland  Mailto for Cathieann Rowland
(Math Teacher)
Starr Sackstein  Mailto for Starr Sackstein
(Director of Humanities - 516-390-3255)

Irene Scavelli  Mailto for Irene Scavelli
(Teacher Assistant)
Laurie Schinners  Mailto for Laurie Schinners
(Art Teacher)

Karen Schreiber  Mailto for Karen Schreiber
(Guidance Counselor)
Donna Seeberger  Mailto for Donna Seeberger
(Guidance Counselor)

Christopher Senia  Mailto for Christopher Senia
(Math Teacher)
Meg Shannon  Mailto for Meg Shannon
(Special Education Teacher)

Michael Silberman  Mailto for Michael Silberman
(Business Teacher)
Doris Stanojev  Mailto for Doris Stanojev
(Assistant Director of PPS)

Barbara Stern  Mailto for Barbara Stern
(Library Media Specialist)
Tasha Swittenberg  Mailto for Tasha Swittenberg
(Teaching Assistant)

Jillian Tammany  Mailto for Jillian Tammany
(Guidance Counselor)
Robert Tobia  Mailto for Robert Tobia
(Science Teacher)

Erica Torres  Mailto for Erica Torres
(Psychologist)
Dianna Towers  Mailto for Dianna Towers
(Special Education Teacher)

Salvatore Trupia  Mailto for Salvatore Trupia
(Science Teacher)
Madeline Valencia  Mailto for Madeline Valencia
(ENL Teacher)

Michael Valentino  Mailto for Michael Valentino
(Physical Education Teacher)
Denis Villacorta  Mailto for Denis Villacorta
(World Languages Teacher)

Daisy Weinstein  Mailto for Daisy Weinstein
(World Languages Teacher)
Julie Weiss  Mailto for Julie Weiss
(English Teacher)

Andrew Wilson  Mailto for Andrew Wilson
(Math Teacher)
Stephanie Withopf  Mailto for Stephanie Withopf
(Special Education Teacher)

Lejla Xhelili  Mailto for Lejla Xhelili
(Family & Consumer Science (FACS))
James Ypsilantis  Mailto for James Ypsilantis
(Science Teacher)

Rosemary Zuluaga  Mailto for Rosemary Zuluaga
(Science Teacher)

Staff
Patricia Anderson  Mailto for Patricia Anderson
(Monitor)
Tina Bonomo  Mailto for Tina Bonomo
(Athletics Secretary)

Debra Ferchland
(PPS)
Anna Maria Fortanasce  Mailto for Anna Maria Fortanasce
(Principal's Secretary)

Louisa Girardi  Mailto for Louisa Girardi
(PPS Secretary)
Diane Hill  Mailto for Diane Hill
(Clerk, Guidance Department)

Maria Lavrigata  Mailto for Maria Lavrigata
(PPS)
Lynne Pirro
(PPS)

Elizabeth Sarro
(PPS)
Marilyn Sweeney  Mailto for Marilyn Sweeney
(Guidance)

Nancy Tricarico  Mailto for Nancy Tricarico
(Data Clerk)
Laurette Tytone  Mailto for Laurette Tytone
(Attendance)

Susan Weiss-Brociner  Mailto for Susan Weiss-Brociner
(AP Secretary)
Pat Wood  Mailto for Pat Wood
(Nurse)