Staff Directory

Sagamore Middle School

Administration

Principal

Mr. Frank Panasci  

(631-696-8600 ext. 3900)

fpanasci@sachem.edu

Assistant Principals

Dr. John Galligan  

(631-696-8600 Ext. 3905)

jgalligan@sachem.edu

Mrs. Donna Gregory  

(631-696-8600 ext. 3908)

dgregory@sachem.edu

Faculty (Teaching Staff)

6th Grade Teachers

Mr. Eric Berman  

(Math)

eberman@sachem.edu

Mrs. Kristin Broadbent  

(Science)

kbroadbent@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jocelyn Brown  

(Math and Science)

jbrown@sachem.edu

Mrs. Susan Dee  

(Social Studies)

sdee2@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jessica Frank  

(Social Studies)

jrubinfrank@sachem.edu

Ms. Gillian Kolodny  

(English )

gkolodny@sachem.edu

Mr. Kenneth Parkinson  

(Science)

kparkinson@sachem.edu

Mr. Larry Sciarrone  

(Social Studies)

lsciarrone@sachem.edu

Mrs. Linda Shannon  

(English)

lshannon@sachem.edu

Mrs. Emily Smith  

(English)

esmith@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jo Ann Spatola  

(Math)

jspatola@sachem.edu

Mr. Brian Weinstein  

(Math)

bweinstein@sachem.edu

Art

Ms. Mallory Grempel  

mgrempel@sachem.edu

Mrs. Renee Parisi  

rparisi@sachem.edu

English Chairperson

Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder  

(631-696-8600 Ext. 3920)

jschroeder@sachem.edu

English Teachers Grades 7 and 8

Ms. April Ackerly-Dahn  

aackerlydahn@sachem.edu

Ms. Dana Benic  

dbenic@sachem.edu

Mr. James Berger  

jberger@sachem.edu

Mrs. Elizabeth Gennosa  

egennosa@sachem.edu

Ms. Lisa McGovern  

lmcgovern@sachem.edu

Mrs. Kathleen Stanford  

kstanford@sachem.edu

ENL: English as a New Language

Ms. Patty Boccafola  

fboccafola@sachem.edu

Ms. Bonnie Faust  

bfaust@sachem.edu

Ms. Lori Furnell, TA  

lfurnell@sachem.edu

Ms. Dena Giacobbe  

dgiacobbe@sachem.edu

Ms. Lauren Junge, TA

Mrs. Aristea Lucas  

alucas@sachem.edu

Family and Consumer Science

Ms. Michelle Esp  

mesp@sachem.edu

Mr. Alexander Sershen  

asershen@sachem.edu

Guidance

Ms. Jennifer Jargo (Grade 6)  

((631) 696-8600 ext.)

jjargo@sachem.edu

Mrs. Sabrina Sorrentino (Grade 7)   

((631) 696-8600 Ext. 3914 )

ssorrentino@sachem.edu

Mr. Dan Zilberstein (Grade 8)  

((631) 696-8600 Ext. 3915)

dzilberstein@sachem.edu

Health Teachers

Ms. Colleen Cosgro  

ccosgro@sachem.edu

Mr. Sean Cully  

(District Chairperson)

scully@sachem.edu

Hearing

Ms. Lori Densieski  

ldensieski@sachem.edu

Library Media Specialist

Ms. Sandy Bucher  

sbucher@sachem.edu

LOTE: Languages Other Than English

Ms. Karen Horn  

khorn@sachem.edu

Mrs. Erica Mazzei  

(Italian)

emazzei@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jennifer Mednick  

jmednick@sachem.edu

Mr. Cody Napolitano  

cnapolitano@sachem.edu

Mrs. Angie Spencer  

(Spanish)

aspencer@sachem.edu

Ms. Colleen Whitehurst  

cwhitehurst@sachem.edu

Math Chairperson

Mrs. Christine DiGiacinto  

cdigiacinto@sachem.edu

Math Teachers Grades 7 and 8

Mrs. Colleen Hochmuth  

chochmuth@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jolene Leonardo  

jleonardo@sachem.edu

Mr. Tiziano Torquato  

ttorquato@sachem.edu

Mrs. Crystal Van Riper  

cvanriper@sachem.edu

Mrs. Catherine Volpe  

cvolpe2@sachem.edu

Music

Dr. Patrick Armann  

parmann@sachem.edu

Mr. Gerard Giglio  

ggiglio2@sachem.edu

Mrs. Kerri Rubenstein  

krubenstein@sachem.edu

Ms. Yukari Schievelbein  

yschievelbein@sachem.edu

Nurse

Beth Guardino, R.N.  

((631) 696-8600, ext. 3949/Fax: (631) 696-8647)

eguardino@sachem.edu

Mrs. Kathy McCabe, R.N.  

(Lead Nurse)

kmccabe@sachem.edu

Angela Semler, R.N.  

((631) 696-8600, ext. 3949/Fax: (631) 696-8647)

asemler@sachem.edu

Occupational Therapy

Ms. Shelley Peasley  

speasley@sachem.edu

Permanent Substitutes

Ms. Elizabeth Bianchi  

ebianchi@sachem.edu

Ms. Renarda Sookram-Rusielewicz  

rsookramrusielewicz@sachem.edu

Physical Education

Mr. Claude Amallobieta  

camallobieta@sachem.edu

Ms. Brooke Fallon  

bfallon@sachem.edu

Mr. Vincent Juliano  

vjuliano2@sachem.edu

Mrs. Laura Onorato  

lonorato@sachem.edu

Physical Therapy

Ms. Deborah Sutton  

dsutton@sachem.edu

Psychologist

Dr. Scott Dohrman  

((631) 696-8600 Ext. 3937)

sdohrman@sachem.edu

Science Chairperson

Mrs. Laura Marek  

(Ext. 3934)

lmarek@sachem.edu

Science Teachers Grade 7 and 8

Mr. Kevin Collins  

kcollins@sachem.edu

Mrs. Lorraine Grant  

lgrant@sachem.edu

Mrs. Anna Gustavsen  

agustavsen@sachem.edu

Mr. Joseph Laricchiuta  

jlaricchiuta@sachem.edu

Mrs. Kerry Treubig  

ktreubig@sachem.edu

Mr. James Virga  

jvirga@sachem.edu

Social Studies Chairperson

Ms. Jill Bongiorno  

(Ext. 3921)

jbongiorno@sachem.edu

Social Studies Teachers Grades 7 and 8

Mr. Stephen Bachy  

sbachy@sachem.edu

Ms. Meghan Rossi  

mrossi@sachem.edu

Mrs. Vanessa Sullivan  

vsullivan@sachem.edu

Mr. John Webb  

jwebb@sachem.edu

Social Worker

Mrs. Jennifer Romanski  

((631) 696-8600 Ext. 3936)

jromanski@sachem.edu

Special Education Chairperson

Mrs. Lauren Lettieri  

(631-696-8600 Ext. 3922)

llettieri2@sachem.edu

Special Education Teachers

Ms. Lorraine Ambrosino  

lambrosino@sachem.edu

Ms. Michelle Anastasio  

(Health, social studies)

manastasio@sachem.edu

Mrs. Lauren Bernstein  

lbernstein@sachem.edu

Ms. Angela Bove  

above@sachem.edu

Ms. Gina Capodieci  

gcapodieci@sachem.edu

Mrs. Christine Carrieri  

ccarrieri@sachem.edu

Mrs. Kristen Carter  

(6th grade science (ICT and 15:1))

kcarter@sachem.edu

Mrs. Judy-Lynne Ciancarelli  

jciancarelli@sachem.edu

Ms. Danielle Clark  

dclark2@sachem.edu

Ms. Shelby Contomanolis  

scontomanolis@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jillian Gaska  

jgaska@sachem.edu

Ms. Kathy Gelderman  

kgelderman2@sachem.edu

Mr. Edward Gocinski  

(7th grade science (15:1))

egocinski@sachem.edu

Ms. Michelle Higbie  

mhigbie@sachem.edu

Ms. Caitlyn Kennedy  

ckennedy@sachem.edu

Ms. Victoria Kolb  

vkolb@sachem.edu

Mr. Keith Luff  

(English 7)

kluff@sachem.edu

Ms. Deborah Moore  

dmoore@sachem.edu

Mrs. Nancy Smith  

nsmith@sachem.edu

Mrs. Anna Stalzer  

astalzer@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jennifer Torquato  

(8th grade science (ICT and 15:1))

jtorquato@sachem.edu

Ms. Danielle Whelan  

dwhelan@sachem.edu

Speech Therapists

Ms. Gelean Demmers-Horan  

gdemmershoran@sachem.edu

Mrs. Amanda Namorato  

anemorato@sachem.edu

Mrs. Wendy Siper  

wsiper@sachem.edu

Mrs. Brenda Vanella  

bvanella@sachem.edu

Student Assistance Counselor

Ms. Melissa Bennett  

(631-696-8600 Ext.4816)

mbennett@sachem.edu

Teaching Assistants

Ms. Lisa Abbondanza  

labbondanza@sachem.edu

Ms. Kathy Bodkin  

kbodkin@sachem.edu

Ms. Laura Cognato  

lcognato@sachem.edu

Mrs. Mary Fenster  

mfenster@sachem.edu

Ms. Ashley Frezza  

afrezza@sachem.edu

Ms. Jill Oakes  

joakes@sachem.edu

Ms. Kaitlin Ogden  

kogden@sachem.edu

Ms. Nereida Rodriguez  

nrodriguez3@sachem.edu

Ms. Renee Selesky  

rselesky@sachem.edu

Ms. Diane Strumpf  

dstrumpf@sachem.edu

Ms. Edna Tworek  

etworek@sachem.edu

Ms. Katy Wilkinson  

kwilkinson@sachem.edu

Technology

Mr. Steven Beyer  

sbeyer@sachem.edu

Mr. Dominic Lux  

dlux@sachem.edu

Mr. Thomas McGrath  

tmcgrath@sachem.edu

Vision

Ms. Dawn Guariglia  

dguariglia@sachem.edu

Sagamore Staff

Cafeteria Staff

Mrs. Theresa Bentivegna  

tbentivegna@sachem.edu

Ms. Neris DelMilagro Burke  

ndelmilagroburke@sachem.edu

Ms. Jacqueline Eiseman  

jeisman@sachem.edu

Ms. Michelle Faust  

mfaust@sachem.edu

Ms. Lorenza Mejia  

lmejia@sachem.edu

Mrs. Elizabeth Roche  

eroche2@sachem.edu

Mrs, Sue Russo  

srusso3@sachem.edu

Ms. Ela Sikorski  

(Head of Kitchen Staff)

esikorski@sachem.edu

Mrs. Myrissa Sinnot  

msinnot@sachem.edu

Custodial Staff

Mr. Guy Castro  

gcastro@sachem.edu

Mr. George Garcia  

ggarcia@sachem.edu

Mr. Michael Leonard  

(Head Custodian)

mleonard@sachem.edu

Mr. Victor Scicchitano  

vcicchitano@sachem.edu

Hall Monitors

Ms. Nancy Bertone  

nbertone@sachem.edu

Ms. Corrine Machado  

cmachado@sachem.edu

Ms. Pam McManus  

pmcmanus@sachem.edu

Mrs. Regina O'Mally  

romally@sachem.edu

Individual Aides

Ms. Dagmar Alvarez  

dalvarez@sachem.edu

Mrs. Tracy Barbieri  

tbarbieri@sachem.edu

Mrs. Christine Enright  

cenright2@sachem.edu

Ms. Aida Justino  

ajustino@sachem.edu

Mrs. Susan Lipani  

slipani@sachem.edu

Mrs. Geraldine Mancini  

gmancini@sachem.edu

Ms. Antoinette Sciarrotta  

asciarrotta@sachem.edu

Ms. Christine Thorpe  

cthorpe@sachem.edu

Mrs. Dawn Walsh  

dwalsh2@sachem.edu

Mr. Jeff Wise  

jwise@sachem.edu

Secretarial Staff

Mrs. Tracy Barbieri  

(Special Ed Office)

tbarbieri@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jeanne Kopacska  

(Main Office)

jkopacska@sachem.edu

Mrs. Jane Riker  

(Guidance Office)

jriker@sachem.edu

Ms. Maureen Weiss  

mweiss@sachem.edu

Lana Young  

(Main Office)

lyoung2@sachem.edu

Security Personnel

Mr. Steven DiMartino  

sdimartino@sachem.edu

Mr. Michael Gabrielli  

mgabrielli@sachem.edu

Technology Aide

Mrs. Patricia Butera  

pbutera@sachem.edu