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SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S WHO IN EDUCATION Leaders in education

elcome to Who’s WWho in Education 2018, a compilation of the men and women who run colleges and universities, school districts and public and private schools in Western New Yo rk. We invited area educators and administrators to be part of this. Participation was voluntary.

MAGGIE ABELS CHRISTOPHER JEREMY BESCH KRINER CASH DAVID CIANCIMINO LORRIE CLEMO Elementary principal, BELLEMAN Interim head of school, Superintendent, Buffalo President, Canisius President, The Park School Buffalo City School District High School D’Youville College Principal, St. Joseph’s RRContact: 135 Collegiate Institute RRContact: 4625 RRContact: 65 RRContact: 1180 RRContact: 320 Porter Harlem Road, Cleveland Ave., RRContact: 845 Niagara Square, Delaware Ave., Ave., Buffalo, NY Amherst, NY 14226 • Buffalo, NY 14222 • Kenmore Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202 • Buffalo, NY 14209 • 14201 • dyc.edu theparkschool.org nardin.org Buffalo, NY 14223 • buffaloschools.org canisiushigh.org RRJoined school: 2017 RR RRJoined school: 2003 RR RR Joined school: 1982 sjci.com Joined school: 2015 Joined school: 2015 RRStudents: 3,000 RR RRStudents: 879 (all RRJoined school: 2004 Full-time students: RRFull-time students: RRFull-time students: 300 RRGraduate of: West academy) RRFull-time students: 34,000 813 Genesee High School RR RR Graduate of: St. RR RR Graduate of: Nardin 720 Graduate of: Walnut Graduate of: Xavier RRCollege: B.A., Academy Joseph Collegiate Hills High School, High School, New RRGraduate of: De La Institute political science, RRCollege: B.A., College Salle Collegiate High Cincinnati York City LeMoyne College; RRCollege: B.A., English of New Rochelle; School, Detroit, Mich. RRCollege: B.S., political RRCollege: B.A. M.A., political and writing, Canisius M.A., SUNY Buffalo science, Princeton Fordham University; science, public RRCollege: B.A., College; master’s in State; M.Ed., Canisius University; M.A., M. Div., Weston Jesuit administration and French, Marygrove executive leadership College administration and School of Theology; policy analysis, College; M.A., and change, Daemen policy analysis, Th.M., Weston Jesuit Binghamton RRPrimary field of Spanish education, College Stanford University; School of Theology University; Ph.D., study: history University at Albany; RRPrimary field of Ed.D., cultural diversity RR political science, M.S., educational study: English/writing Primary field of administration, and curriculum study: philosophy policy analysis, RR Favorite college reform, University of Binghamton course: honors Massachusetts RRFavorite college University RRPrimary field of course: bioethics philosophy, technical RR RR study: education Primary field of Favorite college writing study: political course: Shakespeare science RRFavorite college course: Roman law RRSelf-description: relentless MARCH 16, 2018 19 SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S WHO IN EDUCATION

WILLIAM CLOUGH BASSAM DEEB ANDREW DEYELL PAUL ERRICKSON LYNN FUSCO CAMERON HALL Head of school, President, Head of school, Elmwood Head of middle school, District superintendent/ Assistant principal, P.S. Franklin School Nichols School CEO, Erie 1 BOCES 74 Hamlin Park School, RRContact: 360 Choate Buffalo City School District RRContact: 1250 Amherst Ave., Buffalo, NY 14220 RRContact: 104 New RRContact: 1250 Amherst RRContact: 355 Harlem St., Buffalo, NY 14216 • • trocaire.edu Amsterdam Ave., St., Buffalo, NY 14216 • Road, West Seneca, NY RRContact: 702 City Hall, nicholsschool.org Buffalo, NY 14216 • nicholsschool.org 14224 • e1b.org Buffalo, NY 14203 RRJoined school: 2012 RR elmwoodfranklin.org RRJoined school: 2010 RR RRGraduate of: McKinley Joined school: 2013 RR Joined school: 2015 Full-time students: 701 RR High School RRFull-time students: 557 Joined school: 2014 RRFull-time students: 557 RRFull-time students: RRPart-time students: 575 RR RRGraduate of: Tolland RRCollege: B.S., RRGraduate of: Full-time students: 285 1,122 RRGraduate of: High School, Tolland, education, SUNY Holderness School, RRGraduate of: Canisius RRPart-time students: Hutchinson Central Conn. Buffalo State; M.Ed., Plymouth, N.H. High School 3,411 Technical High School RRCollege: M.Ed., inde- literacy, University RRCollege: B.A., history, RRCollege: B.A., LeMoyne RRGraduate of: Maryvale RRCollege: B.A., pendent school leader- at Buffalo; M.Ed., Colby College; M.A., College; M.A., George High School geography, University ship, The Klingenstein educational leadership, English, Middlebury Washington University; at Buffalo; Ed.M., Institute, Teachers Col- RRCollege: B.S., special University at Buffalo College; M.Ed., Harvard M.Ed., Teachers student personnel, lege, Columbia Univer- education, SUNY RRPrimary field of study: University College, Columbia University at Buffalo; sity; M.Ed., secondary Buffalo State; M.Ed, education RRPrimary field of study: University education, University of special education, Ph.D., higher education RRFavorite history RRPrimary field of New Hampshire; B.S., SUNY Buffalo State; administration, Kent college course: study: English, environmental conser- Ph.D., learning and RRFavorite college State University communications communications vation, University of instruction, University course: seminar on the RRPrimary field of study: New Hampshire at Buffalo RRSelf-description: Vietnam War higher education RRFavorite college RRPrimary field of study: RR dedicated RRSelf-description: administration course: literature and Primary field of study: environmental studies grateful RR film education Self-description: and education committed RRSelf-description: direct RRFavorite college RRFavorite college course: film analysis course: philosophy and methods of outdoor RRSelf-description: education curious RRSelf-description: learner

GEOFFREY HICKS Superintendent of KATHERINE schools, Clarence Central CONWAY-TURNER JENNIFER DEMERT SARAH DUDDY School District President, SUNY Head of school, Head of lower school, RRContact: 9625 Main St., Buffalo State Buffalo Academy of Elmwood Franklin School Clarence, NY 14031 • the Sacred Heart RR RRContact: 1300 Contact: 104 New MARCELLA GARUS clarenceschools.org RR Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, Contact: 3860 Main Amsterdam Ave., President, Villa RRJoined school: 2011 St., Buffalo, NY 14226 • Buffalo, NY 14216 • Maria College NY 14222 • buffalostate. ADRIENNE FORGETTE RRFull-time students: edu sacredheartacademy. elmwoodfranklin.org RRContact: 240 Pine org High school principal, 4,375 RR RRJoined school: 2010 Nardin Academy Ridge Road, Buffalo, NY Joined school: 2014 RRGraduate of: Kenmore RRJoined school: 2008 RR 14225 • villa.edu RRFull-time students: Full-time students: 285 RRContact: 135 Cleveland East Senior High RR RR 8,043 Full-time students: 513 RRGraduate of: Nichols Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222 • Joined school: 1978 School RR nardin.org RR RRPart-time students: Graduate of: Benet School Full-time students: 591 RRCollege: B.S., SUNY 1,473 Academy, Lisle, Ill. RRCollege: B.A., Bucknell RRJoined school: 2017 RRGraduate of: Bishop Buffalo State; M.S., RR RRGraduate of: Malvern College: B.A., English University; M.A., New RRStudents: 450 Colton High School, SUNY Buffalo State; literature and creative York University; M.Ed., Buffalo CAS, SUNY Brockport; B. Clopton School, RRGraduate of: Clarence language, St. Mary’s Teachers College, Ed.D., educational Clarksville, Mo. High School RRCollege: B.S., business College, Notre Dame, Columbia University education, D’Youville administration, RRCollege: B.A., RRCollege: B.A., Colgate Ind.; J.D., University at RRPrimary field of study: College; MBA, business University at Buffalo microbiology, University; M.A., Buffalo School of Law elementary education administration, RRPrimary field of University of Kansas; University of Maryland, RRPrimary field of study: University of Detroit study: educational M.A., psychology, RRFavorite college College Park University of Kansas; English, law course: child RRPrimary field of study: administration RRPrimary field of study: Ph.D., psychology, RRFavorite college psychology business administration RRFavorite college English and educational University of Kansas course: literature of course: psychology RRSelf-description: studies RRFavorite college RRPrimary field of study: social justice compassionate course: business RRSelf-description: RRFavorite college microbiology RRSelf-description: committed course: religion RRFavorite college collaborative course: virology RRSelf-description: engaged 20 BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S WHO IN EDUCATION

JOHN HURLEY ERIC KLAPPER ANNIE LOTEMPIO JAMES MAHER HELEN MARLETTE GARY OLSON President, Canisius College Executive director, Head of upper school, President, Niagara Head of school, President, Daemen College Tapestry Charter School Elmwood Franklin School University RRContact: 2001 Main RRContact: 4380 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14208 • RRContact: 65 Great RRContact: 104 New RRContact: President’s RRContact: 205 Bidwell St., Amherst, NY 14226 canisius.edu Arrow Ave., Buffalo, NY Amsterdam Ave., Office, Niagara Parkway, Buffalo, NY • daemen.edu 14216 • tapestryschool. Buffalo, NY 14216 • University, NY 14109 • 14222 • buffaloseminary. RRJoined school: 1997 RRJoined school: 2013 org elmwoodfranklin.org niagara.edu org/ RRFull-time students: RRFull-time students: RRJoined school: 2011 RRJoined school: 2017 RRJoined school: 2013 RRJoined school: 2007 2,795 2,180 RRFull-time students: 895 RRFull-time students: 285 RRFull-time students: RRFull-time students: 196 RRPart-time students: RRPart-time students: 4,050 669 RRGraduate of: Amherst RRGraduate of: Amherst RRGraduate of: Nichols 460 Central High School Central High School RRGraduate of: School RRGraduate of: St. RRGraduate of: Holy Hackensack High Joseph’s Collegiate RRCollege: B.S., RRCollege: B.M., State RRCollege: B.A., political Cross High School, School, Hackensack, Institute sociology, government University of science, Middlebury Waterbury, Conn. and African studies, St. at Fredonia; M.A., N.J. College RRCollege: B.A., English/ RRCollege: B.A., history Lawrence University; University at Buffalo; RRCollege: B.A., St. history, Canisius RRPrimary field of study: and English literature, MBA, University College M.Ed., Teachers John’s University; M. College; J.D., University political science King’s College; M.A., Dublin, Ireland College, Columbia Div., Mary Immaculate of Notre Dame Law 19th century British University Seminary; Th.M., Mary RRFavorite college School RRPrimary field of study: literature, University Immaculate Seminary; course: Russian sociology RRPrimary field of study: of Connecticut; RRPrimary field of study: D.Min., Immaculate literature music education Ph.D., literary law RRFavorite college Conception Seminary RRSelf-description: criticism and rhetoric, course: inequality in RRFavorite college and Graduate School of RRFavorite college curious Indiana University of America course: conducting Theology course: U.S. Pennsylvania constitutional history RRSelf-description: RRSelf-description: RRPrimary field of study: RRPrimary field of study: passionate diligent sociology, theology Literary criticism and RRFavorite college rhetoric course: American RRFavorite college history course: philosophy and RRSelf-description: political science committed RRSelf-description: focused

TRACY MCGEE CEO, Global Concepts KEVIN KELLEHER Charter School Head of school, St. MARK LAURRIE KENNETH MACUR RRContact: 1159 Abbott Mary’s High School Superintendent, Niagara President, Medaille College Road, Buffalo, NY Falls City School District RRContact: 142 Laverack RRContact: 18 Agassiz RRJoined school: 2010 Ave., Lancaster, NY RRContact: 630 66th St., Circle, Buffalo, NY 14214 14086 • smhlancers.org Niagara Falls, NY 14304 • medaille.edu RRFull-time students: 940 • nfschools.net RRJoined school: 2013 RRJoined school: 2015 ARANYA MARITIME RRGraduate of: Elmira RRJoined school: 1986 Free Academy RRFull-time students: 390 RRFull-time students: Head of upper school, JOSEPH POLAT RRFull-time students: 2,214 Nichols School RRCollege: B.S., RRGraduate of: St. Mary’s education, SUNY School director, Buffalo 7,000 RRContact: 1250 Amherst Academy of Science High School RRGraduate of: Notre Brockport; M.S., RRGraduate of: Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14216 • RRCollege: B.A., St. Dame High School for multidisciplinary RRContact: 190 Franklin Falls High School nicholsschool.org Bonaventure University; Boys, Niles, Ill. studies with St., Buffalo, NY 14202 • J.D., University at RRCollege: B.A., political RRCollege: B.S., RRJoined school: 2001 concentration in buffssi.org Buffalo School of Law science, Niagara accountancy, University RRFull-time students: 557 urban education, RRJoined school : 2011 University; M.S., special of Illinois at Urbana- University at Buffalo; RRPrimary field of study: RRGraduate of: RR elementary education, Champaign; MBA, M.Ed., education Full-time students : history Calasanctius School University at Buffalo; finance, University administration and 640 RRFavorite college M.S., administration of Illinois at Urbana- RRCollege: B.A., Vassar supervision, Canisius RRCollege: B.A./B.S., course: international and supervision, Champaign; Ph.D., College; M.A., Boston College; executive teaching mathematics, business law accountancy, University College; Ph.D., SUNY leadership certificate, Bogazici University, RRSelf-description: RRPrimary field of study: of Illinois at Urbana- Buffalo Cornell University Istanbul, Turkey; M.A., passionate education Champaign RRPrimary field of study: RRPrimary field of study: applied mathematics, Institute RRFavorite college RRPrimary field of study: English and history urban education accounting of Technology; course: special RRFavorite college RRFavorite college Certificate of Advanced education RRFavorite college course: Irish literature course: sports Educational Leadership, RRSelf-description: course: history RRSelf-description: psychology Harvard University; motivated RRSelf-description: focused RRSelf-description: Ph.D., curriculum determined grateful instruction and science of learning, University at Buffalo RRPrimary field of study in college : mathematics education RRFavorite college course : statistics RRSelf-description: focused MARCH 16, 2018 21 SPOTLIGHT: WHO’S WHO IN EDUCATION

WENDY RICHARDS ROBERT SCOTT MARSHA JOY SATISH TRIPATHI KRISTIN WHITLOCK Director, Aloma D. President, St. Joseph’s SULLIVAN President, University Montessori principal, Johnson Charter School Collegiate Institute at Buffalo Nardin Academy President, Nardin Academy RRContact: 15 Jewett RRContact: 845 Kenmore RRContact: 501 Capen RRContact: 700 W. Ferry RRContact: 135 Cleveland Parkway, Buffalo, NY Ave., Buffalo, NY 14223 Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 • St., Buffalo, NY 14222 • Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222 • 14214 • adjcharter.org sjci.com buffalo.edu nardin.org nardin.org RRJoined school: 2007 RRJoined school: 1971 RRJoined school: 2004 RRJoined school: 1977 RRJoined school: 2004 RRFull-time students: RRFull-time students: 725 RRFull-time students: RRStudents: 879 (all RRFull-time students: 879 300 25,653 academy) RRGraduate of: St. Mary’s (all academy) RRGraduate of: North High School RRPart-time students: RRGraduate of: St. Mary’s RRGraduate of: Lewiston- Tonawanda High 4,995 High School RRCollege: B.A., history, Porter High School School Marist College; M.A., RRGraduate of: RRCollege: B.A., RRCollege: B.S., RRCollege: B.S., theological studies, Government Inter psychology, Keuka economics, business elementary and Canisius College College, Faizabad, India College; M.Ed., early management, Marietta special education, childhood education, RRPrimary field of study: College RRCollege: B.S., physics, Daemen College; M.S., theological studies math and statistics, University at Buffalo RRFavorite college elementary education Banaras Hindu RRPrimary field of study: RRFavorite college course: statistics with concentration University, India; M.S., psychology in math, University course: philosophy of man statistics, Banaras RRFavorite college at Buffalo; SDA, Hindu University; M.S., educational leadership, RRSelf description: course: early childhood statistics, University of development/ Niagara University; mission Alberta, Canada; M.S., Ed.D., educational developmental computer science, psychology leadership, D’Youville University of Toronto; College Ph.D., computer RRPrimary field of study: science, University of education Toronto RRFavorite college RRPrimary field of study: course: education law statistics RRSelf-description: RRFavorite college determined ANDREA TODORO course: physics School leader, West Buffalo Charter School RRContact: 113 Lafayette RYAN SIKORSKI Ave., Buffalo, NY 14213 • Principal, Frontier westbuffalocharter.org CYNTHIA ZANE Central School District RRJoined school: 2012 President, RRContact: 2751 Amsdell RRFull-time students: Road, Hamburg, NY RRContact: 5200 South 400 14075 • frontier.wnyric. Park Ave., Hamburg, NY org RRGraduate of: St. Mary’s 14075 • hilbert.edu High School RRJoined school: 2015 RRJoined school: 2006 RRCollege: B.S., RRFull-time students: RRFull-time students: 816 elementary education, DAWN RIGGIE 1,140 ANDREA RR master’s in literacy, Part-time students: 50 Principal, Mount St. RRGraduate of: St. Francis TYRPAK-ENDRES RR Mary Academy certificate of advanced Graduate of: Union High School, Athol study in educational Principal, Canisius City Area High School, RRContact: 3756 Springs leadership, all from High School Union City, Pa. Delaware Ave., Buffalo, RRCollege: B.S., SUNY Buffalo State RRContact: 1180 Delaware RRCollege: B.S., Saint NY 14217-1417 • Ave., Buffalo, NY 14209 msmacademy.org/ exceptional education, RRPrimary field of study: Xavier University; SUNY Buffalo State; elementary education • canisiushigh.org M.S., Rush University; RRJoined school: 1993 M.Ed., literacy RRFavorite college RRJoined school: 1975 Ed.D., Northern Illinois specialist, SUNY Buffalo RRFull-time students: 335 course: children’s RR University State; CAS., school Full-time students: 804 RR literature RRPrimary field of study: Graduate of: Mount St. building leader, SUNY RRGraduate of: Villa Maria nursing/education Mary Academy Fredonia; CAS, school RRSelf-description: Academy RR determined RRFavorite college College: B.S., district leader, SUNY RRCollege: B.A., religious course: East Asian general studies, Fredonia studies and philosophy, religious traditions SUNY Buffalo State; RRPrimary field of study: Nazareth College; M.Ed., educational education M.A., religious studies, RRSelf-description: technology, SUNY Canisius College Thankful Buffalo State RRFavorite college course: anything RRPrimary field of study: RR Primary field of study: related to exceptional religious studies educational technology education RRFavorite college RRSelf-description: course: adolescent determined psychology