Administration
Rev. Brian P. Dowd, PASTOR
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Rev. Michael F. Falce, PAROCHIAL VICAR
Favorite subject: English
Favorite book: Gift & Mystery – On the 50th Anniversary of my Priestly Ordination by St. John Paul II
Favorite childhood game: Legos
Favorite Quote: “We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way” – St. Francis of Assisi
Romeo Petric, BOARD CHAIRMAN
Favorite subject: Geography
Favorite book: The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Favorite childhood game: Risk
Favorite Quote: “Don’t worry about the world coming to an end; it’s already tomorrow in Australia!” – Charles Schultz
John Heffernan, BOARD TREASURER
Favorite subject: History
Favorite book: The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
Favorite childhood game: Monopoly
Favorite Quote: “The love you take is equal to the love you make.” -The Beatles
Kathleen Curatolo, PRINCIPAL
Favorite subject: Reading
Favorite book: The Snowy Day by Ezra Keats- “The first book I read on my own!”
Favorite childhood game: Softball
Favorite Quote: “Ah, but a [wo]man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” – Robert Browning
Kathleen Curatolo is the former Associate Superintendent for Leadership and Recruitment in the Archdiocese of New York. She is a New York State certified administrator entering her 33rd year in education, and her 19th year in leadership. She has been at St. Patrick Catholic Academy since 2016.
Gina Keenan, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Favorite subject: History, Reading
Favorite book: The Shack by William P. Young
Favorite childhood game: Dress-up
Favorite Quote: “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” – Thomas Jefferson
Gail Buckley, ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Favorite childhood game: Clue
Favorite Quote: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
Early Childhood
Kathleen Palladino, NURSERY TEACHER
Favorite subject: Art
Favorite book: Little Women by Louisa May Allcott
Favorite childhood game: Checkers and Wallball
Favorite Quote: “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think”– Winnie the Pooh Bear
Melissa Harris, NURSERY TEACHING ASSISTANT
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Favorite childhood game: Clue
Favorite Quote: “The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.” – Mother Teresa
Patricia Vazquez, NURSERY TEACHING ASSISTANT
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Penny Papacotsis, PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
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Bozenna Drozdz, PRE-KINDERGARTEN TEACHING ASSISTANT
Favorite subject: Art
Favorite book: Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Favorite childhood game: Checkers
Favorite Quote: “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” – Pope St. John Paul II
Meghan Fitzgerald, KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
Favorite subject: Art
Favorite book: The Christmas Box by Richard Evans
Favorite childhood game: Manhunt
Favorite Quote: “All you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust.” – Peter Pan
Susan Bergen, KINDERGARTEN TEACHING ASSISTANT
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite childhood game: Tag
Favorite Quote: “Broken crayons still color.”
Elementary Grades
Celeste Colon, 1st GRADE TEACHER
Favorite subject: ELA
Favorite book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Favorite childhood game: Connect 4
Favorite Quote: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Arianna Stella, 2nd GRADE TEACHER
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Favorite childhood game: Don’t Wake Daddy
Favorite Quote: “Love one another as I have loved you.” – John 13:12
Nikki Fregara, 3rd GRADE TEACHER
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Elizabeth Giacchino, 4th GRADE TEACHER
Favorite subject: English
Favorite book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling
Favorite childhood game: The Memory Game
Favorite Quote: “It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore
Mrs. Barbara Pincar, 5th GRADE TEACHER
Favorite subject: Geography
Favorite book: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss (the first book I ever read!)
Favorite childhood game: Scrabble (still my favorite game!)
Favorite Quote: “I may not believe what you say, but I’ll fight for my life to defend your right to say it”
Middle School
Peter Goetten, 6th GRADE/MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER
Favorite subject: Social Studies
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite childhood game: Monopoly
Favorite Quote: “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.”- George Washington Carver
Brendan Moloney, 7th GRADE/MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA TEACHER
Favorite subject: ELA
Favorite book: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Favorite childhood game: Scattergories
Favorite Quote: “When you get, give. When you learn, teach.” – Dr. Maya Angelou
Mary Kate O’Neill, 8th GRADE/MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
Favorite childhood game: Clue & Kick the Can
Favorite Quote: “I wouldn’t change you for the world, but I would change the world for you.”
Bernadette Walsh, SCIENCE/ENRICHMENT TEACHER
Favorite subject: Math & Science
Favorite book: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Favorite childhood game: Skellies
Favorite Quote: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.” – Dr. Maya Angelou
Special Subjects
Antoinette Autovino, LIBRARY TEACHER
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Favorite childhood game: Connect 4
Favorite Quote: “Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
Jocine Geraci, ART TEACHER
Favorite subject: ELA
Favorite book: Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
Favorite childhood game: Space Invaders
Favorite Quote: “He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” – St. Francis of Assissi
Claudia Nigro, PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Favorite subject: History
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite childhood game: Punch Ball
Favorite Quote: “It’s what you do in the dark that puts you into the light.” – Under Armour
Mr. John Coughlin, MUSIC TEACHER
Favorite subject: ELA
Favorite book: Where the Wild Things Are
Favorite childhood game: Stoop Ball
Favorite Quote: “Nothing succeeds like success” Carl Wm. Lesch
Support Services
Suzanne Corbett, SCHOOL NURSE
Favorite subject: English
Favorite book: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite childhood game: Operation
Favorite Quote: “Carpe Diem.”
Ms. Elena Lupo, GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
Favorite subject: ELA
Favorite book: Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Favorite childhood game: Candyland
Favorite Quote: “How you love yourself is how you teach others how to love you”. -Rupi Kaur