During March, the Albany Special Education Parent Advisory Council – SEPAC, for short – recognized 84 City School District of Albany employees as HEROes!
Parents, faculty and staff nominated this year's HEROes for going above and beyond in their work on behalf of students with disabilities.
All the HEROes received a certificate that includes an explanation of why they were nominated for HERO status, and each school has received a poster with the names of all of 2026 HEROes.
You can which includes links to the certificates explaining each well-deserved recognition.
SEPAC is a partner organization operated by district families, educators and community members who support each other and share information related to special education services in the district.
Congratulations to all!
Modupe Adediran, North Albany | Julie Argueta, Hackett | GioVita Arno, Eagle Point | Meredith Avery-McDonald, New Scotland | Amber Baker, Pine Hills & ASH | Karyn Barry, Eagle Point | Kenya Bowman, Pine Hills | Allisen Brodie, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Keyshon Brown, Pine Hills | Colleen Burke, Albany High | Joanna Calcavecchia, Eagle Point | Jess Camardello, Montessori | Dorothy Carter, New Scotland | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Ashlye Cheely, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kara Childrose, Giffen | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Danielle Christie, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Angellica Crowder, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Meghan D’Alessandro, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Patricia Donnan, Albany High | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Carrie DuBois, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Lori Finneran, Delaware | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Brittani Griffin, Delaware | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Natanya Griffin, TOAST | Christina Harkavy, Delaware | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sue Hodom, Montessori | Daniel Hoffman, TOAST | Jacquelyn Hout, TOAST | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Alexa Hurlburt, Delaware | Marisa James, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Shana Johnson, TOAST | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Peter Kantrowitz, Albany High | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Christine Kelle, Albany High | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Marcella Klaes-Eichhorn, Eagle Point | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Jena Krong, North Albany | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kara LaBella, District-wide | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Chris LaPointe, New Scotland | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Katie Lawlor, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Racheal LeBarron, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Christina Lebrecht, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Jill Lemire, Giffen & AIA | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Katie Light, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Janet Llanos, Eagle Point | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Jazmin Long, Arbor Hill | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Karla Matos, Eagle Point | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Nancy McNitt, ASH | Jennifer Merritt, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Janel Modoski, Giffen | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Fatima Mohammed, Advanced Therapy at Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Akilah Morris, Advanced Therapy at Pine Hills | Christl Mueller, Pine Hills | Darnell Murdock, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​Emily Neuffer, Pine Hills | Anthony Northrup, New Scotland | Diana Ortiz, Myers | Patty Pitucci, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Jennifer Pratt, New Scotland | Marlette Ramundo, New Scotland | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kim Reilly, District-wide | Sam Rivera, Arbor Hill | Melanie Russo, Eagle Point | Shelby Samuel, Montessori | Laqueeta Sanders, Roots Academy | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​Naomi Sanders, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Jolie Scerbo, Eagle Point | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Stephanie Scott, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Catherine Shanahan, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Katie Smith, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Rebecca Smith, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Erin St. Louis, District-wide | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Sidrah Stephens, Hackett | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Stephanie Stuart, Sheridan Prep | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Jessica Sullivan, New Scotland | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Angelia Taylor, Albany High | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Latasha Temple, Albany High | ​​​​​​​​​​​Kimberly Vanderwarker, Hackett | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Brittany Van Evera, Sheridan Prep | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Keira VanVranken, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Katie Vassilakis, Albany High | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Lisa Villa, Hackett | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​Daimien Watts, Eagle Point | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Emily Weijola, Pine Hills | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Maura Whalen, Montessori |​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Maurice Williams, Montessori | ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Julie Yanson, North Albany