Editor’s note: The press release and images were provided by the Pelham Union Free School District.

District administrators and the Board of Education honored retirees from 2020 and 2021 at a ceremony held on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. At the annual celebration, which was extended to the 2020 retirees who could not be honored in person last spring due to the pandemic, District administrators spoke about the incredible careers of these employees. All retirees are also awarded a commemorative handcrafted wooden pen in recognition of their many years of service to the Pelham Public Schools.

Watch the Celebration at the Board of Education Meeting

2020 Retirees

• Nancy Baird, Teacher
• Janet Williamson, Teacher
• Julie Liebersohn, Teacher/Staff Developer
• Mary Ellen Garcia, Teacher
• Maureen Morrissey, Teacher
• Patricia Satalich, Teacher
• Laura Connors, Teacher
• Laurie Cusick, Teacher
• Carla Matus, School Counselor
• Jeannine Clark, PMHS Principal
• Susan Gilbert, Siwanoy Principal
• Patricia Rondina, Library Teaching Assistant
• Svetlana Zhadanova, Data Analyst
• Michelle Rivera, Nurse
• Phil Chopak, Custodian

2021 Retirees

• Deborah Doherty, Teacher
• Joanne Lombardi, Teacher
• Maria Sutherland, School Counselor
• Virginia Manganiello, Administrative Assistant
• Kim Norman, Library Teaching Assistant
• Deborah Papageorge, Special Education Teaching Assistant
• Maurizio Santini, Custodian
• Ralph DeMasi, Safety Coordinator
• Astrid Denison, Payroll/Benefits Coordinator
• Miriam Lovett, Accounts Payable, Transportation Coordinator