Staff Directory

West Hempstead High School

Administration

Principal

James DeTommaso  

(Principal)

Assistant Principals

Michelle Lambo-Maron  

(Assistant Principal)

Joseph Pumo  

(Assistant Principal)

Faculty & Staff

Teachers

Melissa Benson  

(Math Teacher)

Nicole Blier  

(Music Teacher)

Patricia Bologna  

(World Language Teacher)

Stephanie Borrelli  

(Special Education Teacher)

Susan Burnett  

(Assistant Director of PPS)

Angelica Calabro  

(Technology Teacher)

Joseph Cangemi  

(Director of STEM and Business)

Dominic Carre  

(Physical Education/Health Teacher)

Ariana Cassa  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Jeannette Casto  

(English Teacher)

Lynn Castoro

(Teaching Assistant)

Edward Cosgrove  

(Science Teacher)

Mary Culley  

(Teaching Assistant)

Diane Cutrone  

(Special Education Teacher)

Maria D'Angelo

(Teacher Assistant)

Philip D'Elia  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Michelle DeLace  

(Teaching Assistant)

Sheila Dempsey  

(Special Education Teacher)

Nicholas DiBenedetto  

(ENL)

Daniel DiPasquale

(Music Teacher)

Michele DiRico  

(Special Education)

Ryan Dooley

(Physical Education)

Lili Ferguson

(ENL Teacher)

Elizabeth Fuentes  

(Psychologist)

Joanne Gallipoli

(Teacher Assistant)

Robert Gewirtz  

(Physical Education/Health Teacher)

Colin Grey  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Chad Hanna  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Tracy Hutt  

(Physical Education 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)

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)

Nicole Mellone  

(Spanish Teacher)

Vronski Mesidor  

(Director of Humanities)

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)

Wilma Quiroga  

(Teaching Assistant)

Linda Ragin  

(Guidance Counselor)

Christine Ragucci  

(Reading Teacher)

Judith Rivera  

(Spanish Teacher)

Dr. Nichelle Rivers  

(Director of Performing, Fine and Culinary Arts)

Cassie Ross-Dinin  

(Art Teacher)

Cathieann Rowland  

(Math Teacher)

Christopher Senia  

(Math Teacher)

Meg Shannon  

(Special Education Teacher)

Dianna Shimansky  

(Special Education Teacher)

Michael Silberman  

(Business Teacher)

Donna Southard  

(Business Teacher)

Jennifer Stamatiades  

(English Teacher)

Barbara Stern  

(Library Media Specialist)

Emily Sutch  

(Science Teacher)

Jillian Tammany  

(Guidance Counselor)

Alexa Tanney  

(English Teacher)

Michael Tavitian  

(Science Teacher)

Salvatore Trupia  

(Science Teacher)

Madeline Valencia  

(ENL Teacher)

Michael Valentino

(Physical Education Teacher)

Daisy Weinstein  

(World Languages Teacher)

Julie Weiss  

(English Teacher)

Andrew Wilson  

(Math Teacher)

Lejla Xhelili  

(Family & Consumer Science (FACS))

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)

Elizabeth Sarro

(PPS Secretary)

Marilyn Sweeney

(Guidance)

Laurette Tytone

(Attendance)

Susan Weiss-Brociner

(AP Secretary)

Pat Wood  

(Nurse)