Schenectady High School
Principal: Dennis Green
518-881-2044 ext 44908

Freshman Leadership Academy 
Class Principal: Mr. Philip Weinman
518-881-2044 ext. 44823
Fax: 518-881-3813
Email: weinmanp@schenectadyschools.org 
Assistant Principal: Tom Verret & Kargsia McDuffiey
verrett@schenectadyschools.org  & mcduffieK@schenectadyschools.org 

Business, Marketing & Entrepreneurship Leadership Community
Class Principal: Dr. Ady Piña
518-881-2044 ext. 44049
Fax: 518-881-3946
Email: pinaa@schenectadyschools.org
Assistant Principal:  TBD

Humanities, Communications & Advocacy Leadership Community
Class Principal: Jocelyn Hoffmann
518-881-2044 ext. 44101
Fax: 518-881-3923
Email:  hoffmannj@schenectadyschools.org
Assistant Principal: Mark Millington
Email: millingtonm@schenectadyschools.org

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Leadership Community
Class Principal: David Preston 
518-881-2044 ext. 44399
Email: prestond@schenectadyschools.org
Assistant Principal: Erica Simpson
Email: simpsone@schenectadyschools.org

Visual and Performing Arts Leadership Community
Class Principal: Kathleen Wylie
Phone: 518-881-2044 ext 44951
Email: Wyliek@Schenectadyschools.org
Assistant Principal: Kira Vasconez

City as our Campus 
Principal: Christopher Chank
Address: Main Office:  
433 State St. 2nd Floor Rear Room #213
Schenectady NY 12305
Phone: 518-952-0969
Email: chankc@schenectadyschools.org 

Steinmetz Career and Leadership Academy 
Principal: Gregory Fields
880 Oakwood Avenue 
Schenectady, NY 12303 
518-881-2030 ext. 30901
Fax: 518-881-3802
Email: fieldsg@schenectadyschools.org 

Big Picture Learning

Student Support Services 
518-881-3412
Andrea Tote, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services
Email:  totea@schenectady.k12.ny.us

Donna Fowler, Director of Student Support Services 
Email: fowlerd@schenectadyschools.org

Special Education
Jessica Allen, Director of Special Education
Phone: 518-881-3413 Ext. 1536090
Email: allenj@schenectadyschools.org 

Lisa Meade, Assistant Director of Special Education (Secondary)
Phone: 518-881-3413 Ext. 1536067
Email: meadel@schenectadyschools.org

Counseling Department

Dr. Rebecca DeVries, Director of K-12 School Counseling
Phone: 518-881-2044 option 3
Email: devriesr@schenectadyschools.org

School Counselors

Earl Barcomb (College & Career Counselor)
Email: barcombe@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Lauren Bristol (Transition Counselor)
Email: BRISTOLL@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Amanda Cruz (City as our Campus Counselor)
Email: cruza@schenectady.k12.ny.us 

Sarah Curcio (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: curcios@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Kristin Dougherty (SHS 9 Counselor)
Email: doughertyk@schenectady.k12.ny.us    

Melanie Farina (SHS 9 Counselor)
Email: farinam@schenectady.k12.ny.us 

Chelsea Houghton (City as our Campus Counselor)
Email: houghtonc@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Laurie Hoyt (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: hoytl@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Lorraine Keimel (SCLA Counselor)
Email: keimell@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Lisa Knupp (SHS 9 Counselor)
Email: knuppl@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Meredith Lynch (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: lynchm@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Jeanne Myers (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: myersj@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Jessica Nikodem (SCLA Counselor)
Email: nikodemj@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Colleen Pacella (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: pacellac@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Casandra Plumadore (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: plumadorec@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Regena Ramprasad (SHS 9 Counselor)
Email: ramprasadr@schenectady.k12.ny.us   

Lindsay Weber (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: weberl@schenectady.k12.ny.us  

Menchy Yarbrough (SHS 10-12 Counselor)
Email: yarbroughm@schenectady.k12.ny.us