Faculty and Staff Directory

Office Personnel 

Mrs. Nancy Benfer,  Principal & Chief Executive Officer
nbenfer@my.bdms.org

Mrs. Melissa Broe, Director of Admissions & Operations
mbroe@my.bdms.org    

Sr. Lucy Povilonis, OP, Dean of Climate and Culture
lpovilonis@my.bdms.org

Mrs. Eileen Rose, Director of Finance
erose@my.bdms.org

Mr. Garett Pagano, Facilities & Operations Coordinator
gpagano@my.bdms.org

Dr. Sonya Abbye Taylor, Director of Professional Development and Curriculum
sonya.abbyetaylor@msmc.edu                                      

Ms. Sara Garnot, LMSW, ADAPP Counselor
sgarnot@adapp.org

Mrs. MaryJane Kaknis, School Nurse- Newburgh Employee: mkaknis@necsd.net
mkaknis@my.bdms.org

Mrs. Delilah Rugg, Teacher of Exceptional Students- Newburgh Employee: drugg@necsd.net
delilah.rugg@bdms.org

Mrs. Pam Giraud, Speech Pathologist- Newburgh Employee: pgiraud@necsd.net
pgiraud@my.bdms.org

Mr. Trevor Purcell, Athletic Director                                                                                  trevor.purcell@msmc.edu

Mrs. Donna Perk, Instructional Technology Specialist
dperk@my.bdms.org

Classroom Teachers 

Pre-Kindergarten
Mrs. Maryann D'Angelo, mdangelo@my.bdms.org
Mrs. Megan Lahar, mlahar@my.bdms.org

Kindergarten
Mrs. Colleen Middlemiss, cmiddlemiss@my.bdms.org
Mrs. Catherine McLoughlin, cmcloughlin@my.bdms.org

Grade 1
Mrs. Jennifer LoPresti, jlopresti@my.bdms.org

Grade 2
Mrs. Nancy Benfer, nbenfer@my.bdms.org

Grade 3
Ms. April Rosscup, arosscup@my.bdms.org

Grade 4
Ms. Jenifer Weber,  jweber@my.bdms.org

Grade 5
Mrs. Aspasia Vasilakos, kvasilakos@my.bdms.org

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Grade 8 Homeroom, Spanish
Ms. Carolyn Rodolis, crodolis@my.bdms.org

Grade 7 Homeroom, 7-8 Science
Ms. Melissa Coffey, mcoffey@my.bdms.org

Grade 6 Homeroom, Religion, Social Studies, Math, Reading, and ELA 
Ms. Brigid Killelea, bkillelea@my.bdms.org

Grade Religion, 7-8 Mathematics, and 6th grade Science
Ms. Elizabeth Cambronero, ecambronero@my.bdms.org

Grade 6-8 Social Studies Instructor
Mr. Matthew VanDeree, mvanderee@my.bdms.org

Specialists 

Mr. Raymond Berry, PreK-4 Physical Education, and STEAM, rberry@my.bdms.org
Mr. Aaron Czarnecki, 5-8 Physical Education, aczarnecki@my.bdms.org                                                             Ms. Gabriella Martelli, Art and STEAM, gmartelli@my.bdms.org
Mr. Eddie Muschio, IT Coordinator, emuschio@my.bdms.org