New York State Middle School Directors and Officers
NYSMSA began in New York State in 1980 serving the needs of adults working with middle-level youth. NYSMSA supports teachers, administrators, parents and others in an effort to provide services to youth between the ages of ten and fifteen. NYSMSA is governed by officers and directors elected from across New York State. To learn about the NYSMSA election process, or to nominate a candidate for a NYSMSA position, click here.
Directors
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Region 1 Director
Carl Christensen
Principal, Victor Junior High School
953 High Street
Victor NY 14564
(585)924-3252
Carl has served as Principal at Victor Junior High School for six years. Previously he was the Assistant Principal for five years, also at VJH. He is a special education teacher and taught in the Rochester City School District for seven years prior to beginning his administrative career. Carl has been a member of the NYSMSA board as the Alternate to Terry Quinn since 2006.
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Region 2 Director
Bruce MacBain
Moravia MS
PO Box 1189
Moravia, NY 13118
315-497-2670
Bruce MacBain is the principal of Moravia Middle School which recently earned the highly acclaimed Essentail Elements: School to Watch status.
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Region 3 Director
Doug Silvernell
Queensbury Middle School
455 Aviation Rd. Queensbury, NY 12804
(518) 824-3611
Doug has been the principal at Queensbury Middle School for the last eight years. Prior to being the principal, he served as the Assistant Principal at QMS, the Technology Director/Educational Technologist at the Queensbury Union Free School District. He was a Social Studies teacher and department chair at QMS prior to that. Doug has a C.A.S. and M.S.T. from SUNY Plattsburgh, and a B.A. in history from SUNY Albany.
You can find Doug’s school site at: http://www.queensburyschool.org/schools/qms/ , and his blog is at: http://principalspeaking.blogspot.com/ . You can also find him on Twitter at : @Qmsprincipal .
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Region 4 Co-Director
Kathleen Hansen
Oxford Middle School
12 Fort Hill Park
Oxford, NY 13830
(607) 843-2020 x. 2520
Kathleen is the principal of Oxford Middle School.
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Region 4 Co-Director
Joshua Quick
WA Olmstead Elementary School
HarpursvilleSchool District
54 Main Street
Harpoursville, NY 13787
(607) 693-8115
Josh is the principal of Olmstead ElementarySchool.
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Region 5 Director
Luke Rakoczy
Van Antwerp Middle School
2253 Story Avenue
Niskayuna, New York 12309
(518)370-1243
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/va/index.html
Luke has served as the Principal at Van Antwerp Middle School in Niskayuna for the past 6 years. He has previous experience teaching social studies at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland and as the K-12 Social Studies Supervisor for the Mohonasen Central School District. He currently represents region 5 (Capital District) on the joint-management team for the Middle Level Liaisons group. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University at Albany.
(518) 370-1243
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Region 6 Director
Jim McIntyre
PO Box 97
Summitville, NY
(845) 283-2221
Jim McIntyre is a former 6th grade teacher and director of the Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind program. He still coaches the girls varsity tennis team and the boys golf team at Pine Bush. Serving as a consultant around the state, Jim has been recognized for his work in helping to create NYSMSA's middle level academy program. He was also a recipient of the NYSMSA Ross M. Burkhardt Middle Level Educator Award, and a recipient of the Mataraza Middle Level Teacher of the Year Award. He has presented at a wide variety of conferences, workshops and NYSMSA middle level academies from Buffalo to Westchester. Most often he features his work in teaming and adolescent instructional strategies in his presentations. Jim’s loves helping teachers discover ways to inject interaction, movement and creativity into lessons that make learning real, vital and fun. Beyond the realm of education you will find Jim either hiking, skiing, fishing or enjoying time with his family.
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Region 7 Director
Emily Giblin
Bronx Green Middle School
2441 Wallace Ave
Bronx, NY 10467
718-325-6593
linkedin: eagiblin
Emily received both her BA and MA from St. John's University in English. She went on to study Secondary English Education at The City College of New York. She has been teaching at Bronx Green Middle School -- both Social Studies and Literacy. Currently, she is the 8th grade team leader, Social Studies Chair, Unit Design Specialist at Bronx Green Middle School. Emily participated in an iPad integration program at Bronx Green that was featured with the Tokyo Broadcasting System and is currently piloting a digital classroom. She is experienced with curriculum design and writing, particularly with the Common Core.
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Region 8 Director
John Christie
Assistant Principal
Eastport-South Manor Junior/Senior High School
(631)801-3258
Dr. John Christie is assistant principal at Eastport-South Manor Junior/Senior H.S., in Manorville, NY. For the past several years he has worked to implement developmentally responsive middle-level program components with faculty and staff. He has conducted research on NCLB, High-Stakes Assessment and the impact both have on Middle School. He has also published and presented research on Advisory and the Essential Elements: School to Watch program. He holds an earned Doctorate from Dowling College in Educational Administration, Leadership, and Technology.
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Region 9 Director
Monica M. Kwiatkowski
Monica Kwiatkowski has been an eighth grade Social Studies Teacher at Cuba-Rushford Middle School for the past 9 years. She has been serving as an alternate to the NYSMSA board since 2003. A native of Buffalo, Monica recieved her Bachelors degree in History from D'Youville College and earned her Masters in Middle Level Education from Walden University. She loves interdisciplinary teaching working with her highly motivative team and annually directs the Middle-High School Musical as her outlet for her creative energy.
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Region 10 Director
Jamie Cruikshank
A. A. Kingston Middle School
Potsdam Central Schools
29 Leroy Street
Potsdam, NY 13676
(315)265-2000
Jamie is the principal of A. A. Kingston Middle School in Potsdam which was recognized in 2009 as an Essential Elements: School to Watch. His math and science teaching career spanned the middle and high school levels. Before his current position, he also served the Potsdam CSD as a coach, athletic director, and dean of students. A native of the North Country, he obtained his BA from SUNY Potsdam, completing a middle-level program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. He then completed his MS from SUNY Potsdam and a MA in Educational Leadership from St. Lawrence University.
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