Albany High School People

Jodi Commerford

Principal

Kandie Antonetti

Operations Principal

Jordan Goldman

Discovery Academy Principal

Emily Lawyer

Citizenship Academy Principal

Michaela Miranda

Leadership Academy Principal

Rick Shea

Innovation Academy Principal

Jenny Brannon

Discovery Academy Assistant Principal

Marilyn Jones-Oliver, Ed.D.

Innovation Academy Assistant Principal

Kenneth Klein

Citizenship Academy Assistant Principal

Alexandrea LaCoss

Leadership Academy Assistant Principal

Shermaine Moore-Boakye

Abrookin Academy Principal

Laurie Bebb

School Counselor, Citizenship Academy (Grades 10-12)

Warren Horner

School Counselor, Citizenship Academy (Grades 10-12)

Kathryn Keary

School Counselor, Innovation Academy (Grades 10-12)

Jill Lastarza

School Counselor

Ryan Whitcher

School Counselor, Innovation Academy (Grades 10-12)

Kimberly Baker

School Counselor, Discovery Academy (Grades 10-12)

Alicia Caldara

School Counselor, Leadership Academy (Grades 10-12)

Torrie Chapple-Chapman

Home School Coordinator, Leadership Academy

John Clements

Home School Coordinator, Discovery Academy

James Davis

Home School Coordinator, Abrookin

Latisha Miller

Home School Coordinator, Citizenship Academy

Karen Moorby

School Counselor, Leadership Academy (Grades 10-12)

Alexandra Rogers

School Counselor, Discovery Academy (Grades 10-12)

Faith Skervin

Home School Coordinator, Innovation Academy

Anne Brewka

School Counselor, Innovation & Leadership Academies (Grade 9)

Sheryl Huntley

Attendance Teacher, Citizenship Academy

Peter Justice

Attendance Teacher, Innovation Academy

Amanda Key

Attendance Teacher, Leadeship Academy

Lauren Roberts

School Counselor, Citizenship & Discovery Academies (Grade 9)

John Rosenzweig

Attendance Teacher, Discovery Academy

Tara Jordan

School Psychologist, Discovery Academy

Jennifer Quinn

College & Career Counselor

Shelby Samuel

School Psychologist, Citizenship Academy

Kristen Wade

School Psychologist, Innovation Academy

Jennifer Zotta

School Psychologist, Leadership Academy

Jill Brenneman

School Social Worker

Patricia Donnan

School Social Worker, Citizenship Academy

Peter Kantrowitz

School Social Worker, Leadership Academy

Brandee Potter-DeMarco

School Social Worker

Kathleen Shaw

School Social Worker, Discovery Academy

Angelia Taylor

School Social Worker

Katie Vassilakis

School Social Worker, Innovation Academy

Laurel Anson

School Nurse

Christopher Austen

Business Teacher & BCTL

Kristin Bonds

Science Teacher & Department Chair

Megan Donohue

English Teacher & Department Chair

Jennifer Edson

French Teacher & Department Chair

Erin Erickson

Mathematics Teacher & Department Chair

Steven Gallagher

Phys Ed Teacher & BCTL

Stephanie Garcia-Galagarza

ENL Teacher & Department Chair

Lanon Kearse

School Nurse

Mary Kelly

School Nurse

Allen Landman

Technology Teacher & BCTL

Kristine Monahan

Art Teacher & BCTL

Rena Quickley

School Nurse

Sandra Stewart

School Nurse

Dave Weiss

Social Studies Teacher & Department Chair

Cheyenne Adams

Office Clerical, Discovery Academy

Chrislene Adams

Special Education Teacher

Kyle Albano

Music Teacher

Kevin Allen

Technology Teacher

Joseph Alteri

Special Education Teacher

Peter Anderson

Social Studies Teacher

Leah Ascher

English Teacher

Mercedes Austin

English Teacher

Brian Avery

Theater Teacher

Stephanie Ayotte

Reading Teacher

Greg Baker

Social Studies Teacher

Kyung Ja Baker

Mathematics Teacher

Lisa Barreto

Spanish Teacher

Elizabeth Bartlett

Special Education Teacher

Anthony Berman

Music Teacher

Leslie Bernard

Business Teacher

Joshua Binfield

Phys Ed Teacher

Larry Bizzarro

Science Teacher

Cynthia Blake

Health Occupations Teacher

Caroline Blaney

Office Manager

Kongo Bowen

Counseling Clerical, Innovation Academy

Martha Bresonis

Special Education Teacher

Dylan Bronstein

Social Studies Teacher

Mark Burch

Science Teacher

Michael Burgess

Mathematics Teacher

Colleen Burke

Special Education Teacher

Tara Burke

ENL Teacher

Brent Cady

Technology Teacher

Lisa Calabria

Special Education Teacher

Kristina Caraballo

Reception Clerical

Tina Cardettino

Science Teacher

Anne Carroll

Science Teacher

Sarah Casano

Mathematics Teacher

Andre Castagna

Mathematics Teacher

Amanda Centinel

Science Teacher

Amie Chermack

English Teacher

Jeffrey Chiu

Mathematics Teacher

Joe Clemenzi

Science Teacher

Emily Cody

English Teacher

John Cole

AVID Coordinator & Social Studies Teacher

Nicole Colombetti

Special Education Teacher

Alyssa Coluccio

English Teacher

Orly Contreras

English Teacher

Samantha Cooke

English Teacher

Debbie Cronin

Art Teacher

Erica Cubello

Art Teacher

Henry Cumoletti

Social Studies Teacher

Aleksander Curtis

English Teacher

Stephanie Czachor

Social Studies Teacher

Markia Danzy

Health Occupations Teacher

Amanda Davey

Phys Ed Teacher

Kristin Davey

Special Education Teacher

Nicholas Davey

Special Education Teacher

Alexandra Deitz Zinger

Special Education Teacher

Diana Del Giudice

Art Teacher

William DeSantis

Music Teacher

JoAnne Dickson

Special Education Teacher

Edward DiMartino

FACS Teacher

Joey DiPiazza

Special Education Transition Coordinator

Claudia DiVirgilio

Spanish Teacher

Jeff Dring

English Teacher

Katie Dring

English Teacher

Kirsten Dunn

English Teacher

David B. Easton

Art Teacher

Sheila Ellis

English Teacher

Sonya Emery

Arthur Erbe

Carpentry Teacher

Ashley Finke

Mathematics Teacher

Liam Fitzpatrick

Science Teacher

Sean Fitzsimons

Social Studies Teacher

Paul Florio

Phys Ed Teacher

Kris Foote

FACS Teacher

Kristi Freitag

Phys Ed Teacher

Matthew Gagliano

Science Teacher

Troy Gale

Science Teacher

Jenna Griffin

Social Studies Teacher

Taylor Grzywacz

Spanish Teacher

Evin Guinan

English Teacher

Chris Haertel

ENL Teacher

Diana Hagan

Science Teacher

Tanaja Haggary

Office Clerical, Leadership Academy

JoAnn Hall

Science Teacher

John Halvorsen

Music Teacher

Brian Harrington

Special Education Teacher

Amy Hayes

Reading Teacher

Courtney Heritage

English Teacher

Bryan Herzig

Special Education Teacher

Sean Hodgkiss

Mathematics Teacher

Brendan Hoffman

Music Teacher

Matthew Holland

Mathematics Teacher

Shawna Holland

French Teacher

Adela Holodak

Phys Ed Teacher

Janine Horan

Office Manager

Molly Horne

Nursing Teacher

Brian Huskie

English Teacher

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael Hutchinson

JROTC Coordinator

Ashleigh Johns

Art Teacher

Garrett Johnson

Science Teacher

Stacey Johnson

Special Education Teacher

Sam Jones

Science Teacher

Shirin Karimi

Mathematics Teacher

Christine Kelle

Special Education Teacher

Nancy Kelso

Special Education Teacher

Vincent Kemp

Automotive Technology Teacher

Megan Knickerbocker

ENL Teacher

Kyle Koblensky

Special Education Teacher

Jessie LaPolla

Social Studies Teacher

Emily Lawlor

Science Teacher

Ashlyn Ledbetter

Social Studies Teacher

Nicholas Lettieri

Science Teacher

Eric Lewis

Special Education Teacher

Hua Lin

Mandarin Chinese Teacher

Elizabeth Lopatniuk

Health Teacher

LaQuita Love

Career and Technical Education Teacher

John Maag-Tanchak

Special Education Teacher

Megan Malette

Special Education Teacher

Thomas Malone

Health Teacher

Donna Mannarino

Dance Teacher

Jennifer Marlow

ENL Teacher

Jesus Martinez Gomez

Spanish Teacher

Philip Mavrikis

Social Studies Teacher

Lance McCall

Phys Ed Teacher

Angela McCarg

Office Manager

Brady McDevitt

Science Teacher

Kara McLoughlin

Mathematics Teacher

William McTague

Social Studies Teacher

Cliff Mele

Special Education Teacher

Lee-Ann Mertzlufft

Special Education Teacher

Kelly Micare

Reading Teacher

Jennifer Miller

Reading Teacher

Katie Miller

Special Education Teacher

James Morrill

ENL Teacher

Leonna Morris

Office Clerical, Citizenship Academy

Abigail Mouravieff-Apostol

Mathematics Teacher

Colleen Multer

Business Teacher

Colleen Murray

Special Education Teacher

Veda Myers

Special Education Teacher

Emily Nagle

Science Teacher

Cory Nardin

Cosmetology Teacher

Pete Nizinkirck

English Teacher

Erasto Nova

ENL Social Worker, Schoolwide

Wan Oliviere

English Teacher

Anthony Omoragbon

Phys Ed Teacher

Ebi Onwe

ENL Teacher

Cheryl Osborne

School Nurse

Rachel Osso

ENL Teacher

Lisa Ostermann

Special Education Teacher

Kyle Pearce

Business Teacher

Timothy Pendergast

Mathematics Teacher

Emily Pinkerton

ENL Teacher

Jennifer Poli Pluckrose

Reading Teacher

Elena Pollack

English Teacher

Eileen Ragone

Science Teacher

Jason Raleigh

Social Studies Teacher

Erin Reeve

Special Education Teacher

Thomas Rende

English Teacher

Allen Reome

JROTC Instructor

Thea Resila

Art Teacher

Rachel Richmond

English Teacher

Alexandra Rifenburg

Phys Ed Teacher

Barbara Riordan

Special Education Teacher

Clarissa Robinson

Office Clerical, Innovation Academy

Kevin Rockwood

Business Teacher

Arnold Rosen

Science Teacher

Megan Ruggiero

Special Education Teacher

Rhonda Scott

Counseling Clerical, Citizenship Academy

Kristina Shakow

Mathematics Teacher

Lindsay Simmons

Business Teacher

Charles Spence

Social Studies Teacher

Shannon Stevenson

Science Teacher

Theresa Story

Art Teacher

Mark Sudano

Music Teacher

Mackenzie Townsend

Social Studies Teacher

Tom Vacanti

Online Learning Coordinator

Call or text with Online Learning questions!

Lisa Valentine

Culinary Teacher

Joey Vargas

Social Studies Teacher

Cathy Vitas-Nash

Science Teacher

Jonathan Wafer

Barbering Teacher

Graham Aryeh Wall

Social Studies Teacher

Yvonne Walters

Cosmetology Teacher

Amanda Weklar

Social Studies Teacher

Teressa Wilkes

Spanish Teacher

Christa Wilkie

Mathematics Teacher

Kristen Williams

Special Education Teacher

Anthony Willins

English Teacher

Megan Willison

Social Studies Teacher

Margot Wyan

Mathematics Teacher

Jesse Yetto

Phys Ed Teacher

Patrick Young

Social Studies Teacher

Kristen Zalucki

English Teacher

Pamela Muraco-Simmons

School Social Worker, Schoolwide

Kalaisha Bell

Reception Clerical

Alicia Abdul

School Librarian

Rose Biggerstaff

James Chaney

Hobson Christian

Violetta De Rosa

Jennie Evans, Ed.D.

CSE Chairperson & Administrator

Contact for: Albany High

Amanda Furfaro

Teresa Giglio

Teaching Assistant

James Harvey

Counseling Clerical, Discovery Academy

Fredrick Howard

Phys Ed Teacher

Donald Hyman

Teaching Assistant

Rich Kissane

Kristen Majkut

School Librarian

Leanne Medina

Counseling Clerical, Leadership Academy

Jenny O'Neill

Albany High PTSA

TBD Position Open

Community School Site Coordinator

Leah Powhida

Advanced Curriculum Coordinator

Paul Reynoso

Phys Ed Teacher

Yasmine Thompson

Office Manager