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                                      

Mrs. Kelley Cardoso-Cruz, MSW, ADAPP Counselor
kcardoso-cruz@adapp.org

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

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

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

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

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, cmmcloughlin@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. Jennifer 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 7-8 ELA, Grade 7 Religion, and Grade 6 Science
Ms. Elizabeth Cambronero, ecambronero@my.bdms.org

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

Grade 8 Homeroom, Grade 7-8 Math, and Grade 9 Algebra I
Ms. Mikayla Pileggi, mpileggi@my.bdms.org

Specials Teachers

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. John Newhall, Music, jnewhall@my.bdms.org

Mr. Eddie Muschio, IT Coordinator, emuschio@my.bdms.org