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The administration, faculty, and Board of Trustees are responsible for implementing the seven goals of Holy Child Academy. They take their inspiration from Cornelia Connelly, the founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, which sponsors the school.

More than a century and a half ago, Cornelia Connelly exhorted her fellow educators to “meet the wants of the age.” We live in very different times than she did; in our present age, with all of its challenges and complexities, the goals of the holy Child Schools seem more relevant and more urgently needed than ever.

Teachers

The members of the school’s faculty, 90 percent of whom have advanced degrees, are:

PACT
Eileen Gannon

Toddler
Eileen Gannon

Nursery
Christine Kronbichler

Lee Barra

Pre-K
Cindy Modica
Allison Herzog

Kindergarten
Diane MacDougall

Elise Slattery

Grade 1
Kelly Tuttle
Kathy Frank

Grade 2
Ann McKenna

Grade 3
Joan Welk

Mary Jane Falce

Grade 4
Tara Healey

Kathryn Tosner

Grade 5
Donna Martone

James Kennedy

English
Gail Walker
Ann Hussey

Math-6,7,8
Gail Torre

Science
Kathleen Murphy

Computers
Ann Masters

Social Studies
Scott Grim

Art
Martha Crawford

Chaplain
Fr. Tom Arnao

Library
Eileen Grim

Resource Room
Ethel Madden

Spanish
Gilda Macchiavello-Pulgrano

French
Lina Bosco

Jacqueline Crabtree

Latin
Lina Bosco

Guidance Counselor
Michelle Lyons

Athletic Director
Robert Kratochvil

Physical Education
Cynthia Aguanno

Reading, K-5
Laraine Mirsky

2nd Grade Assistant
Tara Umlauf

Early Childhood Assistants
Joan Ginsberg

Erin O'Sullivan McKenna

Susan Civello

Mary Urbank

Laura Baum

Music (lower & middle grades)
Paula Rogers

Movement/Dance
Christine Kelly

Nurse
Lorelle Schaefer

Psychologist – BOCES
Darren Maraglio

Administrative Team

Head of School
Michael O’Donoghue

Principal, Middle School
Gail Walker

Principal, Lower School
Pam Gartland

Preschool Director
Marie O’Donoghue

Director of Development
Thea Welch

Business Manager
Cathy Baum

Administrative Assistant, Early Childhood Center
Dee Estrada

Administrative Assistant, Connelly Hall
Corrie Bowen

Administrative Assistant, O'Sullivan Hall
Edna Polizzi

Business Manager
Carol Michaels

Board of Trustees

Richard L. O’Hara, chairman
David Mammina, vice-chair
Sr. Joan Greany, SHCJ, secretary
Genine McCormick, treasurer
Michael Arnouse
Joan Betts
William Boccio
Constance Bush
Paula Christman
Gary Cioffi
Dr. Carmen Finamore-Apuzzo
Thomas Gambino
Dr. Edward Kormylo
Angela Lostritto
Mary Ellen McGuire
Sr. Jean O’Meara, SHCJ
Linda Poll
Michael Puntillo
Joseph Schmidt


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