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All teachers are NJ certified with either the NJ permanent certification or the NJ Certificate of Eligibility as required by the NJ Department of Education.

Administration  

Elizabeth Viola, Principal
eviola@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Education, William Paterson University
M.A. - Communication, Emerson College
Post Graduate  -
University of Detroit
Corpus Christi College, Oxford, U.K.
M.A. - Education Leadership, Management and Policy, Seton Hall University

 

Sharon Gallagher, Assistant Principal
sgallagher@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Education, New York University 

 

Faculty

Melissa Frank, K-Prep
mfrank@sja-hillsdale.org

B.A. Early Education, St. Thomas Aquinas College
M.A. Educational Supervision and Administration, St. Peter's College 


Ellen Sorensen, KA
esorensen@sja-hillsdale.org

B.S. - Business Education, Montclair State University
M.A. - Teaching - Elementary Education, Monmouth University
 
 

Jeannie Podest, KB
jpodest@sja-hillsdale.org

B.A. - Liberal Arts, Psych. & Soc. Minor, Villanova University
M.S.T. - Elementary Education, Pace University
   
 

Marlene Kanter, 1A
mkanter@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Literature, Ramapo College
M.S.T. - Elementary Education, Pace University


Patricia Sessa, 1B
psessa@sja-hillsdale.org

B.A. - Early Childhood, William Paterson University


Catherine Danzuso, 2A
cdanzuso@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Elementary Education, Duquesne University
B.S. - Secondary Education Biological Sciences and General Science, Duquesne University


Alexandra McNeil, 2B
amcneil@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Elementary Education , Universisty of Scranton
M.S. - Literacy - Birth to Sixth, Fordham University 


Marilena Puma, 3A
mpuma@sja-hillsdale.org

B.S. - Elementary Education with a Social Science Concentration, St. Thomas Aquinas College
M.A. - Education, Seton Hall University


Rita Algieri, 3B
ralgieri@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Health Science and a Minor Biology St Francis College
M.S. - Teaching/Reading K-12, Fordham University


Eleanor Frank, 4A
efrank@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - English, Minor Secondary Education, Chestnut Hill College


Donna Smith, 4B
dsmith@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Education, Montclair State University


Joan Mitchell, 5A
jmitchell@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - English and Elementary Education, St Joseph's College 
Graduate -  English, Hofstra University

 
Lenore Cintineo, 5B
lcintineo@sja-hillsdale.org

B.A. - Mathematics, Dominican College


Jared Blaso, 6A
jblaso@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - History, Sacred Heart University
M.A.T. - Secondary Education, Sacred Heart University


Valerie Schroeder, 6B
vschroeder@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Political Science/English, College of the Holy Cross
J.D. - Villanova University School of Law 


Sr. Ellen Casey, 7A
ecasey@sja-hillsdale.org

B.S. - Education, Chestnut Hill College


Doreen Graizzaro, 7B
dgraizzaro@sja-hillsdale.org

B. A. - Business Admininistration, Management, William Paterson University 


Eugenia Absalom, 8A
eabsalom@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Education, St John's University


Kerri Kearney, 8B
kkearney@sja-hillsdale.org

B.A. - English Literature and Teaching Certification, Montclair State University
M.A. - Special Education, City College of New York


Theresa Cabrera, Spanish
tcabrera@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Spanish, Montclair State University


Kathleen Bisi, RN, School Nurse
kbisi@sja-hillsdale.org  

Diploma in Nursing - St. Raphael School of Nursing


Bernice Englishmen, Comp. Ed./Special Instruction
benglishmen@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Fine Arts, St Michaels College


Deborah Fagnan, Library
dfagnan@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Business Administration/Marketing, St Thomas Aquinas
Graduate Studies, Associate School Library Media Program, Rutgers University - in progress


Glenn Jurkovic, Technology Coordinator
gjurkovic@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Economics, Rutgers University
M.S. - Information Systems, Seton Hall University
Physics, NJ teacher certifcation


Sandra Loughnane, Math/Enrichment
sloughnane@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Social Studies, minor Secondary Education, St John's University


Joanne Crowley, Math Enrichment
jcrowley@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.A. - Mathematics, Marymount Manhattan College
M.S. - Teaching Math in the Elementary School, City College of NY


Jeanne Clary, Enrichment
jclary@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Psychology, Mercy College
M.S. - Education, Central Connecticut State College


Caralyn Visvader, Art
cvisvader@sja-hillsdale.org

B.S. - Fine Arts-Graphic Arts, Hofstra University
M.A.T - Art Education, Montclair State University


Richard Lovallo, Music
rlovallo@sja-hillsdale.org    

B.A. - Fine Arts- Music/Theatre, Ramapo College of New Jersey


Gayle Scirocco, Math, K-Prep Music
gscirocco@sja-hillsdale.org  
 

B.S. - Business Administration/Accounting, Seton Hall University


Maureen Tuohy, Physical Education
mtuohy@sja-hillsdale.org  
 

B.A. - Elementary Education, Rhode Island College
M.Ed. - Special Education, Providence College
   

 Andrew Wyrtzen, Physical Education
awyrtzen@sja-hillsdale.org  

B.S. - Education, University of Delaware
M.S. - General Education, Marygrove College