Student Support Services Staff
Student Support Services staff work throughout the district to ensure that all students receive an education appropriate to their abilities. Select the school below to see the student support services staff working in each location.
Board of Education Office
Wendy Shepard-Bannish - Director of Student Support Services
Tawanna Frierson – Executive Administrative Assistant
Leslie Stansfield - Executive Administrative Assistant
Please contact the Director at:
wshepard-bannish @blmfld.org .
Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School
Lauren Gilson – Special Education Teacher
Mary Munson - Special Education Teacher
Jennifer Redmond - Special Education Teacher
Lauren McMaster – Speech-Language Pathologist
Tara Lynch - Speech-Language Pathologist
Natasha Whyte – Social Worker
Laurel Elementary School
Melanie Gabel - Special Education Teacher
Emily Lutz - Special Education Teacher
Claudette Kenyon - Special Education Teacher
Shelby Kimball - Special Education Teacher
Jennifer Liberty - School Psychologist
Gloria Tardif – Social Worker
Margaret Sherwood - Speech-Language Pathologist
Metacomet Elementary School
Felicia Johnson – Special Education Teacher
Denise Meadows – Special Education Teacher
Ann Pyatt – Special Education Teacher
Reginald Taij Howe – Social Worker
Cara Leiderman – School Psychologist
Elishia Homich - Speech-Language Pathologist
Carmen Arace Intermediate and Middle School
Lavern Grier - Special Education Teacher CAMS
Allison Lapointe - Special Education Teacher CAIS
Jayne Lewis - Special Education Teacher CAIS
Melissa Nahas - Special Education Teacher CAMS
Lauren Serafino - Special Education Teacher CAIS/CAMS
Ira Swaroopa - Special Education Teacher CAIS
Sherry Willis - Special Education Teacher CAMS
Mandi Dziedzic – School Psychologist CAIS/CAMS
Shanai Chambers – Social Worker CAMS
Ashley Williams – Social Worker CAIS
Jennifer Hellen – Speech-Language Pathologist CAIS/CAMS
Allison Glenney – Guidance Counselor CAIS/CAMS
Karen Goldman – Guidance Counselor CAIS/CAMS
Bloomfield High School
Ashley Angiletta - Special Education Teacher
Jessica Bridgeforth - Special Education Teacher
Frederick (Brad) Caswell - Special Education Teacher
Claudia Cousins - Special Education Teacher
Lauren Grottole - Special Education Teacher
Ryan Kosis - Special Education Teacher
Reuben Sutin - Special Education Teacher
Dothy Sohan - Special Education Teacher
Kayzia Watson - Special Education Teacher
Kayce Lyles – School Psychologist
Amy Paluska – Social Worker
Elishia Homich – Speech-Language Pathologist
Kelly Drury – Guidance Counselor
Sharon Plummer - Guidance Counselor
Shannon Trombino - Guidance Counselor
Kendra Vanhorst - Guidance Counselor
Global Experience Magnet School
Aileen Hermes – Special Education Teacher
Lindsey Downie - Special Education Teacher
Kaitlyn Melninkaitis - Special Education Teacher
Ginny Damseaux – School Psychologist
Chastity Chandler – Social Worker
Jennifer Hellen – Speech-Language Pathologist
Amanda Minicucci – Guidance Counselor
STEPS
Shannon Buzzell - DEAN of Students
Chenoa Anderson – Special Education Teacher
Kimari Eady - Special Education Teacher
Sally Etienne - Special Education Teacher
Shanai Chambers – Social Worker
Nancy Korb – Guidance Counselor
District Wide Staff
Cynthia Bombardier – Districtwide School Psychologist/Case Manager for Magnet & Charter Schools
Leslie Clifford – Hoffman - Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Delthia Ishmael – Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Jill Kenyon – Physical Therapist
Laura Lynch – School Psychologist
Marina Miller – Occupational Therapist
Tracy Stead - Occupational Therapist
Melissa Sutton – Special Education Coach/Out of District Case Manager
Samantha Wright – Teacher of the Hearing Impaired