President
Gloria Sesso
Patchogue-Medford School District (Retired)

Vice President
Charles Backfish
State University at Stony Brook

Corresponding Secretary

Barbara Bernard
SUNY Old Westbury (Retired)


Treasurer

Dr. Henry Kiernan

Recording Secretary

Jay Corcoran

South Huntington School District

Publisher's Liaison

Eric Sundberg

​Jericho UFSD



Brian Doelger

Shelter Island School District

Superintendent of Shelter Island Schools


Joseph Pesqueira

Riverhead Schools


Justin Portente

East Williston School District


​Alison Russo

Patchogue-Medford School District


Jim Mendonis

​East Meadow UFSD


Lauren Goepfert

Longwood School District


Kelly Barry

Hauppauge School District


Emeritus - Former President
Doreen Gordon
Hauppauge School District





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