STAFF DIRECTORY

 

EXECUTIVE

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Abbe Kovacik

Executive Director

518-426-7181 Ext 323

akovacik@brightsideup.org

FINANCE AND COMMUNICATIONS

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Keely Weise

Deputy Executive Director

518-426-7181 Ext 324

kweise@brightsideup.org

Sharna Auguste

Finance Manager

518-426-7181 Ext 327

steague@brightsideup.org

Kiersten Kennedy

Child Care Business Specialist

518-426-7181 Ext 349

kkennedy@brightsideup.org

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM services

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Raquel Saddlemire

Director of Education and Curriculum

518-426-7181 Ext 342

rsaddlemire@brightsideup.org

Savannah Weir

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 361

sweir@brightsideup.org

Lynn Dean

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 311

ldean@brightsideup.org

Waleska Delgado

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 312

wdelgado@brightsideup.org

Kaitlyn Rooney

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 345

kpainton@brightsideup.org

Jennifer Edwards

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 313

jedwards@brightsideup.org

Jackie Farmer

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 317

jfarmer@brightsideup.org

Emily Cuccio

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 390

ecuccio@brightsideup.org

Alfred Feliciano

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 339

afeliciano@brightsideup.org

Luz Pereyra

Parent Child + Coordinator

518-426-7181 ext 388

lpereyra@brightsideup.org 

Colleen Sterling

Early Childhood Trainer/Coach

518-426-7181 Ext 352

csterling@brightsideup.org

INFANT AND TODDLER services

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Kathleen Harland

Regional Director of Infant Toddler Services

518-426-7181 Ext 355

kharland@brightsideup.org

Nacirema Harris

Infant Early Childhood Data Coordinator

518-426-7181 Ext 333

nharris@brightsideup.org

Gabrielle King

Infant Toddler Specialist

518-426-7181 Ext 314

gking@brightsideup.org

Deanna Clements

Infant Toddler Specialist

518-426-7181 Ext 334

dclements@brightsideup.org

REGULATORY services

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Amy Powell

Regulatory Services Director

518-426-7181 Ext 336

amy.powell@ocfs.ny.gov

Erika Lenz

Registration Coordinator

518-426-7181 Ext 344

erika.lenz@ocfs.ny.gov

Cherri Shultes

Registration Coordinator

518-426-7181 Ext 302

cherri.shultes@ocfs.ny.gov

Angela Ennis-Daitsman

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 303

angela.ennis-daitsman@ocfs.ny.gov

Lorena Zeh

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 325

lorena.zeh@ocfs.ny.gov

Fatima Malik

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 341

fatima.malik@ocfs.ny.gov

Pamela Leganczuk

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 350

pamela.leganczuk@ocfs.ny.gov

Jennifer Pierre

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 331

jennifer.pierre@ocfs.ny.gov

Jennifer Callaghan

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 356

jennifer.callaghan@ocfs.ny.gov

Dana Petrasovic

Registrar

518-426-7181 Ext 320

dana.petrasovic@ocfs.ny.gov

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Heather Sweet

Director of Professional Development

518-426-7181 Ext 347

hsweet@brightsideup.org

Ann Day

Leadership Initiative Specialist

718-254-7735

Ann.Day@cuny.edu

Bethany St. Dennis

Career Development Specialist

518-426-7181 Ext 330

bethany.stdennis@cuny.edu

HEALTH and nutrition

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Barbara Vickery, RN

Health and Nutrition Director

518-426-7181 Ext 353

bvickery@brightsideup.org

Stephanie Trombly

Assistant Health and Nutrition Director

518-426-7181 Ext 318

strombly@brightsideup.org

Kaitlyn Lewis, RN

Child Care Health Consultant

518-426-7181 Ext 348

klewis@brightsideup.org

Martha LeGere

CACFP Coordinator

518-426-7181 Ext 304

mlegere@brightsideup.org

Sarah Kusaywa

CACFP Educator

518-426-7181 Ext 307

skusaywa@brightsideup.org

employee and community services

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Tricia Howland

Director of Employee and Community Services

518-426-7181 Ext 315

thowland@brightsideup.org

Kimberly Chamorro Perez

Family & Community Educator

518-426-7181 Ext 329

kchamorroperez@brightsideup.org

Paulann Beardsley

Family Educator

518-426-7181 Ext 306

pbeardsley@brightsideup.org

Yacinyah Cayemitte

Communications & Customer Support Specialist

518-426-7181 Ext 316

ycayemitte@brightsideup.org

CUSTOMER SERVICE

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Patti Mueller

Receptionist

518-426-7181 Ext 301

pmueller@brightsideup.org

Val Brady

Receptionist

518-426-7181 Ext 301

vbrady@brightsideup.org

LEGALLY EXEMPT services

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Darlene Carnibucci

Director of Legally Exempt Services

518-426-7181 Ext 357

dcarnibucci@brightsideup.org

Emily Callaghan

Community Educator

518-426-7181 Ext 326

ecallaghan@brightsideup.org

Nicole Hart

Community Educator

518-426-7181 Ext 328

nhart@brightsideup.org

Heather Cookingham

Community Educator

518-426-7181 Ext 305

hcookingham@brightsideup.org

Amanda Scarcella

Coordinator of LE Enrollment

518-426-7181 Ext 337

ascarcella@brightsideup.org

Saundra Tanksley

Coordinator of LE Development

518-426-7181 Ext 351

stanksley@brightsideup.org