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  • Bleshman Regional Day School
    333 East Ridgewood Avenue
    Paramus, NJ 07652
    Main Office: 201-343-6000  ext. 6442

    Principal:  Gail Coe     gaicoe@bergen.org
    Secretary:  Ann Jones   annjon@bergen.org

    Bleshman Nurses -  ext. 6452
    Dominique Johnson   domjoh@bergen.org
    Chona Kisling   chokis@bergen.org
    Gabrielle Whited gabwhi@bergen.org

    Child Study Team
    George Kaback, Social Worker  ext. 6448    geokab@bergen.org
    Lisa Torsiello, LDTC   ext. 6447   listor@bergen.org

    Teachers
    Sandra Conner   sancon@bergen.org
    Alexis Darmochwal   aledar@bergen.org
    Elizabeth Hilaire   elical@bergen.org
    Nicole Keenan   nickee@bergen.org
    Joan Kochakian   joakoc@bergen.org
    Kimberly La Rose   kimlar@bergen.org
    Donna Lee-Heyer   donhey@bergen.org
    Lisa Lyon-Hess   lislyo@bergen.org
    Michele Marafelias   micmara@bergen.org
    Sue Shafer   suesha@bergen.org
    Barbara Smith   barsmit@bergen.org
    Tara Stinelli   tarsti@bergen.org

    Art Teacher
    Lauren Fernandes   laufer@bergen.org

    Music Teacher
    Nick Morrison   nicmor@bergen.org

    Physical Education Teacher
    Scott Buckley   scobuc@bergen.org

    Behaviorist
    Mone Davis   mondav@bergen.org

    Occupational Therapists
    Rebecca Cottingham   rebrup@bergen.org
    Cynthia Distefano   cynmet@bergen.org
    Casandra Lambert   caslam@bergen.org
    Rick Levenoskie   riclev@bergen.org
    Barbara Schmidt   barsch@bergen.org
    Jillian Tumin   jiltum@bergen.org

    Physical Therapists
    Julie Bulatov   julbul@bergen.org
    Jessica Dunn   jesdun@bergen.org
    Samantha Guiffre   samsam@bergen.org
    Ellen Lipkind   elllip@bergen.org
    Jacqueline Lopardo   jaclop@bergen.org
    Theresa McGovern   themcg@bergen.org

    Speech Therapists
    Samantha Ambinder   samamb@bergen.org
    Loryn Boccia-Leon   lorboc@bergen.org
    Christine Corbiserie   chrcor@bergen.org
    Helene Ernst   helern@bergen.org
    Kayla Freeman   kayfre@bergen.org
    Tara Hardt-Velez   tarhar@bergen.org
    Cara Harvey   carhar@bergen.org
    Robin Treier   robtre@bergen.org

    Workplace Readiness Facilitator
    Mary Martin   marmart@bergen.org

    Teacher Assistants / 1:1 Assistants
    Mahdiya Ahmed   mahahm@bergen.org
    Diana Altamore   diaalt@bergen.org
    Yolanda Aquino   yolpan@bergen.org
    Mike Botcho   micbot@bergen.org
    Gladys Castillo   glacas@bergen.org
    Arlene Chimento   arlchi@bergen.org
    Diana Contreras   diacon@bergen.org
    Mirianny Cos   mirfri@bergen.org
    Anna Digravina   anndig@bergen.org
    Sabrina Elballat   sabell@bergen.org
    Heba Elnabarawi   hebeln@bergen.org
    Jacqueline Esmez   jacesm@bergen.org
    Hend Fathalla   henfat@bergen.org
    Rosa Gomez   rosgom@bergen.org
    Tammy Griffin   tamgri@bergen.org
    Monika Gusciora   mongus@bergen.org
    Kim Hedlund   kimhed@bergen.org
    Nabila Itani   nabita@bergen.org
    Laura Jerlinski   laujer@bergen.org
    Clara Johnson clajoh@bergen.org
    Nancy Kufel   nankuf@bergen.org
    Brenda Livardo   breliv@bergen.org
    Maribel Martinez   marmar@bergen.org
    Ashon Moreno   ashmor@bergen.org
    Duban Moreno   dubmor@bergen.org
    Daniel O’Brien   danobr@bergen.org
    Lisa Pfeufer   lispef@bergen.org
    Ruby Quinones   rubqui@bergen.org
    Stefanie Robinson-Thomas   sterob@bergen.org
    Jaime Rodriguez   jairod@bergen.org
    Crisleidy Rosario-Martinez   criros@bergen.org
    Mary Samra   marsamr@bergen.or
    Soraida Sandoval-Gastelum   sorgom@bergen.org
    Kim Spurlock   kimspu@bergen.org
    Lisa Stefanelli-Diamond   lisdiam@bergen.org
    Arnery Tatis-Guzman  arntat@bergen.org
    Angellic Thomas   angtho@bergen.org

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Bergen County

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ADDRESS: 540 Farview Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652

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The mission of the Bergen County Special Services School District is to effectively address the unique social, emotional, physical, intellectual and career needs of students by creating positive, stimulating and encouraging learning environments in schools, homes, and communities. The Bergen County Special Services School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, socioeconomic status, affectational or sexual orientation, gender, disability, or marital status.

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