Staff Directory

Copiague Middle School

Administration

*Principal

Andrew Lagnado  

Assistant Principals

Mr. Jonathan Krawchuk  

Stephanie Valeiko  

Faculty

Building Substitutes

James Branker

Stephanie Marte

Custodians

Tim McCarthy

(Chief Custodian)

Steven Blom

William Butler

Greg Finamore

Alessandro Gallina

Warren Goodwin

Shaun Heiser

James Mazza

Andrew Natoli

English Department

Mr. Christopher Gaudioso  

(Chairperson)

Ms. Christina Aronowitz  

Mrs. Stephanie Colagiacomo  

Ms. Lauren McElmoyl  

Ms. Stephanie Patti  

Mrs. Jinu Thomas  

ENL

Ms. Michelle Passeggiata  

(Director of ELL)

Ms. Ashley Cuffaro  

Mr. Ryan Dobbins  

Ms. Reagan Hertel  

Ms. Kathleen Kissane  

Fine Arts Department

Ms. Jennifer Ross-Troise  

(Coordinator)

Ms. Diana Cotrone  

Ms. Courtney Folan  

Mr. Timothy Gavin  

Mrs. Barbara Mayo  

Mr. Kevin Miller  

Mrs. Maria Ostrofsky  

Mr. Travis White  

Food Service

Julie Frazzitta

(Cook Manager)

Yani Batista

Minelba Cepeda

Jane Chodhowski

Gilda Danese

Cynthia DeLuna

Griselda Guardado

Karla Hernandez

Yleanni Lamar

Dangley Moto

Gabriela Sanchez

Guidance Department

Ms. Karen Greco  

Mrs. Shakira Lewis  

Ms. Melissa Solomon  

Ms. Francesca Walker  

ISS

Language Other Than English Department

Ms. Michelle Passeggiata  

(Director)

Ms. Evelin Chavez  

Mrs. Ruth Flores  

Mr. Thomas Korn  

Ms. Paola Pilocane  

Ms. Michelle Turcios  

Ms. Karla Umanzor  

Ms. Natasha Vaughn  

Math Department

Mrs. Orlandina Balan  

Mr. Tomasz Banach  

Ms. Jacqueline Fitzharris  

Mrs. Cara Horigan  

Ms. Tracy Kriklava  

Mr. Matthew Pellettier  

Mr. Richard Radziewicz  

Ms. Maribel Ramirez  

Physical Education Department

Mr. William Bennett  

(Director)

Mr. Dan Broadbent  

Mr. Phillip Fortuno  

Ms. Kristin Havdoglous  

Ms. Barabara Olsen  

Mrs. Marisa Perlongo  

Mr. Stephen Rebholz  

Psychologists

Dr. Tara Gelling  

Dr. Maria Kennedy  

School Librarian

Mrs. Dawn Koziarz  

School Nurse

Mrs. Maryann Marcantonio  

Mrs. Barbara Vallone-Draddy  

Science & Health Department

Dr. Daniel Leccese  

(Chairperson)

Ms. Michelle Fitzgerald  

Ms. Deysi Garcia Vilorio  

(Itn.)

Mrs. Jennifer Gordon  

Mrs. Allison Holland  

Mr. Christian Paylor-Smith

Mrs. Jennifer Rondon  

Security

Arenia Miller

(Supervisor)

Tariq Abdullah

Diana Buffa

Veda Daughtry-Hinkson

Walter Lenski

Richard Lynch

Michael McClemon

Pablo Ruiz

Matthew Sanspree

Sixth Grade

Mrs. Pam Bosch  

Ms. Lauren DeBlasio  

Mrs. Jennifer Doran  

Ms. Yolanda Ervin  

Ms. Jodi Foster  

(Literacy Staff Developer)

Ms. Laura Fox  

Mr. Frank Giebfried  

Mrs. Melissa Gnup  

Mr. Paul Harvey  

Ms. Kayte Karatuna  

Mr. Paul Kounadis  

Ms. Kirsten Ostrofsky  

Diana Peralta  

Ms. Cynthia Perez  

Stephen Temme  

Social Studies Department

Ms. Alison Weller  

(Chairperson)

Mr. Peter Casale  

Mr. Stephen Cooney  

Mrs. Renee Ferrera  

Ms. Julieta Jamie  

Ms. Kristen Marcial  

Ms. Paula Pappalardo  

Social Worker

Mrs. Nicole Burke  

Special Education Department

Ms. Danielle Grandin  

(Director)

Ms. Susan Bivona  

Ms. Denise Del Gaudio

Ms. Kerry Insardi  

Ms. Laura Johnson  

Mrs. Brittany Jones  

Mr. Lucijan Jovic  

Mrs. Lauren Lupinacci  

Ms. Nina Maslo  

Mrs. Camille Nidds  

Ms. Alison Silber  

Ms. Emily Sutch  

Mrs. Jayme Taff  

Mr. Brian Washington  

Speech

Ms. Louise Radzicki  

Student Services

Francis Salazar  

Teaching Assistants

Justin Boone

Linda Cohen

Donna Frescott

Helen Harris

Danielle Howard

Linda LaSusa

Diana Pulzone

Linda Simone

Technical Arts Department

Ms. Christine Barteldt  

Mr. Stephen DiGiorgio  

Ms. Karen Kazlauskas  

Ms. Lauren Lefkowitz