Student Support Services Directory

School Psychologists

• Liberty Elementary School: Kevin Lopez (845) 353-7273  klopez@nyackschools.org
• Upper Nyack Elementary School: Mashal Malik  (845) 353-7252  mmalik@nyackschools.org  
• Valley Cottage Elementary School:  Kayla Tracey (845) 353-7280  ktracey@nyackschools.org
• Nyack Middle School: Carol Napier , Interim (845) 353-7226  cnapier@nyackschools.org
• Nyack High School:  Dr. Renee Eschmann  (845) 353-7182  reschmann@nyackschools.org

School Social Workers

• Liberty Elementary School:  Rosa Detota  (845) 353-7252  rdetota@nyackschools.org
• Upper Nyack Elementary School:  Enisa Nikocevic  (845) 353-7263  enikocevic@nyackschools.org
• Valley Cottage Elementary School:  Brett Distelhurst  (845) 353-7263  bdistelhurst@nyackschools.org
• Nyack Middle School:  Jeanine Rufo,  (845) 353-7238  jrufo@nyackschools.org
• Nyack High School:  Mimi Madan   (845)- 353-7131  mmadan@nyackschools.org
• Nyack High School:  Lucille Sanchez  (845)-353-7198  lsanchez@nyackschools.org

School Counselors

• Elementary Schools:
  • Liberty Elementary School:  Marina Gomez  (845) 353-7259 mgomez@nyackschools.org
  • Valley Cottage Elementary School:  Jon Christopher Hogg  (845) 353-7289  jhogg2@nyackschools.org
  • Upper Nyack Elementary School:  Andrea Perez  (845) 353- 7279  aperez@nyackschools.org
• Nyack Middle School:
  • Liz Battista, Grade 8  (845) 353-7225   lbattista@nyackschools.org
  • Francesca Falvo, Grade  6  (845) 353-7223  ffalvo@nyackschools.org,
  • Edgar Lambert, Grade  7  (845) 353-7224  elambert@nyackschools.org
• Nyack High School:
  • Karina Arias  (845)-353-7128  karias@nyackschools.org
  • Sean Cavanagh  (845)-353-7125  scavanagh@nyackschools.org
  • Maggie Gershonovitz   (845)-353-7130  mgershonovitz@nyackschools.org
  • Tara Heinemann  (845)-353-7133 theinemann@nyackschools.org
  • Alissa Lynch (845)-353- 7126   alynch@nyackschools.org

• Student Support Services & Prevention Counselor:
  • Dornzella Milligan  (845)-353-7134  dmilligan@nyackschools.org

Family Resource Center Coordinators

• Liberty Elementary School:  Jenni Elias (845) 353-7247 jelias@nyackschools.org
• Upper Nyack Elementary School:  Yesenia Santana (845) 353-7268 ysanatana@nyackschools.org
• Valley Cottage Elementary School:  Ana Vila (845) 353-7247 avila@nyackschools.org
• Nyack Middle School:   Wanda Octaviano (845) 353-7214 woctaviano@nyackschools.org
• FRC Assistant: Joanne Wallace jwallace@nyackschools.org

District School Liaisons

• with Haitian Creole Language Support: Jocelyne Abraham  (845) 353-7044 Jabraham@nyackschools.org
• with Spanish Language Support:  Yesenia Polanco  (845) 353-7042  Ypolanco@Nyackschools.org

Special Education

• Committee on Special Education (CSE) Grades K-5:  Tonia McGowan (845) 845-353-7077  tmcgowan@nyackschools.org
• Committee on Special Education (CSE) Grades 6-12:  Dr. Elizabeth DiPrima (845) 353-7073  ediprima@nyackschools.org
• Committee on Special Education (CPSE & CSE) Dr. Laverne Campbell  (845) 353-7037  lcampbell@nyackschools.org