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)

Gina Callesano

Joseph Cangemi  

(Director of STEM)

Dominic Carre  

(Physical Education/Health Teacher)

Ariana Cassa  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Jeannette Casto  

(English Teacher)

Lynn Castoro

(Teaching Assistant)

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)

Marissa Evola

(.6 Spanish Teacher)

Lili Ferguson

(ENL Teacher)

Robert Ferrigno  

(English Teacher)

Al Fixl  

(Technology 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)

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)

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)

Dean Papakonstantis  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Michael Paul  

(Social Studies Teacher)

Karen Perri  

(Science Teacher)

Linda Ragin  

(Guidance Counselor)

Christine Ragucci  

(Reading Teacher)

Laura Ritrovato

(World Languages Teacher)

Cassie Ross-Dinin  

(Art Teacher)

Cathieann Rowland  

(Math Teacher)

Christopher Senia  

(Math Teacher)

Meg Shannon  

(Special Education Teacher)

Laurie Shinners

(Art Teacher)

Michael Silberman  

(Business 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)

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)