Robert Jones, Chair
Past President, Queensbury Faculty Association.
President, South Adirondack League of Teachers.
Loretta Quigley, Vice
Chair
High School English teacher and Past President, South Glens Falls Faculty Association.
Susan Blais
Grade 5 teacher, Lake Avenue School, Saratoga Springs,
1st Vice President, Saratoga Springs Teachers' Association.
"In light of the fact that regardless of what proposal the State eventually arrives at concerning Teacher Recertification/Renewal, the GCRTC will be a tremendous resource for area teachers. Staff development will be the focus for the next decade. We plan to continue to provide current, substantive inservice to our members."
Anne S. Browne
Special education teacher, East Greenbush School District, working
in 3rd grade inclusion classes.
"It's a wonderful feeling being in a position to be a part of the
decision-making that makes such invaluable professional development available
to teachers. It's also a terrific learning opportunity just to share with
an extremely talented and dedicated group of professionals."
Charles Doyle
Reading Specialist, Greater Amsterdam City School District.
"My participation in Teacher Center activities gives me the opportunity to not only enrich my own professionalism but those of other colleagues old and new."
James O. Dunham
Principal, Glen-Worden Elementary School, Scotia-Glenville
"I am honored to serve on the Policy Board and have always been
a staunch supporter of staff development. I've always believed that the
best form was teachers teaching and supporting other teachers."
James T. Fleming
Dean, School of Education, University at Albany, SUNYA
"My participation on the Board helps me to be consistently and
broadly informed, centered, and intellectually anchored with regard to
the singular importance of sustained, and sustaining, professional development
for teachers."
Anton Kastberg
President Granville Teachers' Association. Facilitator of Learning in Language Arts.
"In education the future is the present."
M. Mary Kinnaird
Elementary teacher, Berne-Knox-Westerlo CSD
"The best staff development opportunities for teachers come from
teachers. My mission is to promote the Teacher Center as a facilitator
for those opportunities."
Jurgen Kruger
Delegate, WSWHE BOCES
Robert Lawrence
Sixth Grade Team Teacher, Alton U. Farnsworth Middle School and Treasurer, Guilderland Central Teachers' Association.
"Having served as an instructor, member of a "think tank", building ambassador, and policy board member of this Teacher Center, I have been able to work with many highly-energized and dedicated individuals. This policy board and Teacher Center staff truly lives up to these standards."
Thomas Maguire
Mathematics Department Chair, Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons school in Schenectady
"GCRTC has provided the best experiences in teacher professional development I have ever had. From computer technology to protfolio and authentic assessment, it has helped broaden my educational outlook."
Bonita A. Maxon
Special education teacher and president, Berlin Teachers Association.
Ann Myers-Nepo
District Superintendent, Questar III BOCES.
Bernard O'Hare
Secondary English teacher and Past President, Saugerties School District Teachers Association.
"It has been instructional and refreshing to me over the years to witness the growth of the Teacher Center concepts."
Sister Mary Ellen
Owens
Principal, Holy Cross School, Albany
"This participation allows me to heighten the awareness of the opportunities available to all teachers. Who best to learn from but each other?"
Carol Preston
District Director, Adirondack PTA
"The Teacher Center is critical in meeting 'The Challenge for Tomorrow's Children.' (NYS PTA)"
William Ritchie
Guidance Counselor, President Albany Public School Teachers' Association.
"It's great to be in the company of professional educators who understand the necessity for the continuous improvement of performance directed by practitioners."
Faye Sninchak
Chatham Central High School, English teacher.
Joan Spencer
Kindergarten teacher, Greater Johnstown City School District.
Donald J. Wiesenforth
Jr.
President, Goodrich Displays. A business owner interested in the
professional development of educators which translates into better educated,
well rounded students.
"It is an honor for me to be on the GCRTC board with such dedicated,
hardworking, and enlightened colleagues. In education, as in business,
learning has to be a lifelong process in order to be effective, efficient
and prosperous."
Eileen Wrightsman
Sixth grade teacher, Mayfield Elementary School, President, Mayfield
Teachers Association; member, NYSUT Board of Directors E. D. 12
"The enthusiasm for professional development of teachers generated
by the Board and Staff of GCRTC is truly overwhelming. They are a dedicated
and committed group. Being a member of the Board continues to be a personally
and professionally rewarding experience."
Stuart Horn
Executive Director, Greater Capital Region Teacher Center/High School English Teacher, Burnt Hills-Ballston
Lake CSD/Teacher Union Leader.
"If we don't accept responsibility for and provide leadership concerning our own professional growth, then someone else will continue to do staff development to us."
Rosemary Harrigan
Sara Zaidspiner-Leibo
Ellen M. Sullivan
Maxine Morgenbesser
Kerry Lyte-DeFiglio
Mary Ann Dwileski
This page was last updated on July 1, 1998.
