Back To School: Meet The New Faces At Bronxville Schools

BRONXVILLE, NY — The Bronxville School District is welcoming new staff for the 2024-2025 school year.

From the Bronxville Union Free School District.

The Bronxville School welcomed new faculty members and interns during a two-day orientation, held Aug. 27-28. They met with administrators and curriculum leaders to discuss policies before stepping into their new roles for the school year.

Professional Staff Development Coordinator Dana Landesman and Mentor Coordinator Toby Gillen introduced the new hires before administrators welcomed them as members of the school community. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Rachel Kelly and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Ann Meyer discussed district’s vision for moving the Bronxville Promise forward. As part of the program, the group also received tours of the building, participated in a scavenger hunt in the Village of Bronxville and completed their orientation with additional meetings with their supervisors, mentors and curriculum leaders.

Welcome to the following new staff, residents and interns:

Faculty members:

• Emma Brady – high school science teacher (leave replacement).
• Seamus Coons – high school mathematics teacher.
• Lara Dearman – high school English teacher.
• Sally Dion – high school science teacher.
• Greg Erickson – high school mathematics teacher (leave replacement).
• Josulyn Evans – middle school technology teacher (leave replacement).
• Marina Ford – fifth and ninth grade guidance counselor.
• Hannah Geiling – middle and high school chorus teacher.
• Julianna Gillary – kindergarten teacher.
• Meghan Golden – elementary school special education teacher.
• Patrick Henderson – high school social studies teacher.
• Zandra Llanos – middle school English teacher.
• Michael Mari – middle school Latin teacher.
• Samantha Mazo – middle school guidance counselor.
• Jim Mitchell – elementary school technology teacher.
• Emma Noonan – third grade teacher.
• Michelle Raspanti – elementary school art teacher (leave replacement).
• Claudia Freedman – second grade teacher.

Teacher residents:

• Ann Acevedo – high school science student teacher.
• Melanieann Broderick – fourth grade.
• Juliana Cacciola – first grade.
• Samantha Carraturo – third grade.
• Kaitlin Cirillo – third grade.
• Meredith Duca – fourth grade.
• Sydney Gioseffi – second grade.
• Marisa Gizzo – kindergarten.
• Anderson Hershey – fifth grade.
• Erini Kallivokas – second grade.
• Becky Markose – student teacher.

Psychology interns and externs:

• Julia Brandes – K-12.
• Thea Bucherbeam – high school.
• Jessica Finkelstein – high school.
• Katie Hackett – elementary school – full-time intern.
• Audrey Hollo – elementary school.
• Julia Kagan – middle school.
• Michelle Man Yin Liu – elementary school.
• Abigail Ovitsh – elementary school.
• Julia Shalov – middle school full-time intern.
• Katie Shavel – middle school.
• Ashley Turell – middle school.

This press release was produced by the Bronxville Union Free School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.