Contact Us

Adult & Continuing Education

GED/ESOL

Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN)
Christine Perry
Recruiter
nursing@questar.org
T: (518) 273-2264
F: (518) 266-9733

Questar III’s LPN programs are based at Rensselaer Educational Center in Troy and Hudson High School in Hudson.

Central Administration
Dr. James N. Baldwin
District Superintendent
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Commissioner's Representative, Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene Counties
  • District Liaison (Superintendents & Boards of Education)
  • Questar III Chief Executive Officer
  • Superintendent Professional Development Coordination -->

Michael Buono
Director, Human Resources
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Employment
  • Staff Recruitment
  • Employee Relations
  • Employee Policies and Procedures

Diana Conroy
Assistant Superintendent
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Special Education
  • General/Federal Budget Development
  • Rent & Lease Agreements
  • Business School/4 Seminars
  • Operations & Maintenance
  • Regional BOCES Business Official
  • Business Officials Meetings
  • Career Pathways Grant Program
  • Tech Valley High School
  • Human Resources Operations
  • Grant Management
  • Odyssey of the Mind
  • Arts & Education
  • Information Management Systems
  • Health & Safety
  • Contract Administration and Management
  • Textbooks program
  • Library media
  • Ed. Communications (tied w/ Library Media)
  • WinCap Maintenance & Training
  • Strategic Planning
  • Retreat Day Planning
  • Tech Camp
  • Grant Writer

Dr. Gladys Cruz
Assistant Superintendent
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 479-3230

  • Professional Development
  • Model Schools
  • Curriculum Development
  • ESOL
  • School Improvement Activities
  • Data Coordination & Analysis
  • School Quality Review
  • School District Principal's Meetings
  • RSC-TASC II (SETRC)
  • State Regional Assessments (3-8)
  • Adult & Continuing Education
  • PRHYLI
  • PDP Committee
  • Regional Scoring
  • Principal's Coaching Program
  • Bus Driver Training
  • SES

Dr. Andrew DeFeo
Assistant Superintendent
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Career and Technical Education
  • Technical Centers That Work
  • Related & Itinerant Services
  • Summer School
  • Distance Learning
  • Communication Services
  • School District Principal's Meetings
  • Home Instruction
  • Library Services
  • Mentoring Program
  • Conference Approval (Inst. Staff)
  • Regents Examinations
  • Adult & Continuing Education
  • LPN
  • Alternative Education

Susan DiDonato
School Attorney
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Contract Management
  • Labor Relations Services
  • Law, Education and Labor Relations Workshop Series
  • Legal Services
  • Policy Development

Denise Geyer
Specialist, Certification
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Certificate Processing
  • Graduate Hours Approval
  • Transcript Evaluations

Harry Hadjioannou
Assistant Superintendent
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Administrative Budget Development
  • Capital Projects
  • Business School/4 Seminars
  • Audits
  • Regional BOCES Bus. Official
  • Business Officials meetings
  • Financial Management/Treasury Functions & Reporting
  • Business Office Operations
  • Payroll Operations
  • Co-op Bids
  • GASB 45
  • Internal Audit
  • State Aid Planning
  • Health Insurance Trust
  • Workers Compensation Consortium
  • Education Foundation
  • Warehouse Operations
  • Fixed Asset Inventory
  • Co-op Bids & Lease Purchases
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Fleet Management/Mechanic
  • Internal Service Funds
  • C.B.O/SA-112

Jean VanEpps
Specialist, Business Office
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Business Office Manager
  • Civil Service
  • Internal Auditor
  • Workers Comp Consortium

Career and Technical Education/New Visions/Alternative Education
Anthony DeFazio
Principal, Rensselaer Educational Center
Rensselaer Educational Center
35 Colleen Road
Troy, NY 12180
T: (518) 273-2264
F: (518) 273-4129

Dennis DiDonato
Work Based Learning Coordinator
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Consultant Committees
  • Work Based Learning (WBL)

Ted Hennessy
Specialist, Career Development
1070 Rt. 9
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 479-6914
F: (518) 766-3475

  • Career and Technical Education Student Recruitment
  • New Visions Recruitment and Admissions
  • Perkins Coordinator
  • Greater Capital Region Career Pathways Coordination
  • Eastern NY BOCES Building Analyst Coordination
  • Learn and Serve America Coordinator
  • Work-based Learning

Heather Lansing
Principal, Columbia-Greene Educational Center
Columbia-Greene Educational Center
131 Union Turnpike
Hudson, NY 12534
T: (518) 828-4157
F: (518) 828-0084

Tracy Racicot
Principal, Rensselaer Educational Center
Rensselaer Educational Center
35 Colleen Road
Troy, NY 12180
T: (518) 273-2264
F: (518) 273-4129

Jake Stomieroski
Principal, Columbia-Greene Educational Center
Columbia-Greene Educational Center
131 Union Turnpike
Hudson, NY 12534
T: (518) 828-4157
F: (518) 828-0084

District Services

Arts in Education
Arlene Sampson
Specialist
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

Communications
Dan Sherman
Coordinator of Communications
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 732-1041

  • Electronic Communications
  • Events Planning
  • Graphics and Design Services
  • Marketing Communications
  • Media Relations
  • Promotions
  • Printing
  • Website Development and Maintenance
  • Writing and Editing

Distance Learning/Online Learning

Jeffrey Elliott
Specialist
Instructional Support Center
1070 Route 9
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 766-3475

GASB45/Internal Audit
Raymond Cerrone
Director
10 Empire St. Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 479-6803

Grants
Arlene Sampson
Specialist
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

Health and Safety
Craig Hansen
Director
Central Office
10 Empire State Boulevard
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 479-6970
F: (518) 766-3475

  • Health & Safety Services
  • Blood Borne Pathogens Training
  • Asbestos Management
  • Right-To-Know Training
  • Operations and Maintenance

Model Schools
Kelly Schermerhorn
Coordinator
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 479-3230

Odyssey of the Mind
Arlene Sampson
Specialist
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

School Library System
Candace Portzer
Specialist
Instructional Support Center
1070 Route 9
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 766-3400
F: (518) 766-3475

  • ERIC Searches
  • Library Automation
  • School Library Services

Staff Development
Jack Costello
Director
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771

State Aid & Financial Planning Service
Michele Levings
Director
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-2635
F: (518) 477-4284

Substitute Calling
Jeffrey Elliott
Specialist
Instructional Support Center
1070 Route 9
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 766-3475

Special Education
Sally Lauletta
Transition Services Coordinator
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 479-3230

Chris Martel
Principal, Special Education
George Washington School
344 Menemsha Lane
Troy, NY 12180
T: (518) 283-5752
F: (518) 283-5621

  • George Washington School
  • District-based Class Supervision
    • Goff Middle School
    • Adaptive Physical Education (APE) Teachers

Karla McDowell
Principal, Rensselaer Academy
Rensselaer Academy
25 Van Rensselaer Drive
Rensselaer, NY 12144
T: (518) 396-3520
F: (518) 432-0346

  • Rensselaer Academy
  • District-based Class Supervision
    • Rensselaer CSD
  • Pre-Kindergarten Program Supervision
    • Berlin
    • Ichabod Crane
    • New Lebanon
  • Transition Coordinator

Jennifer Morris
Principal, Catskill Academy
Catskill Academy
C/O Catskill CSD
341 West Main Street
Catskill, NY 12414
T: (518) 719-1440
F: (518) 719-1538

  • Catskill Academy
  • Cairo-Durham Pre-K
  • Supervision of Itinerant/Related Services
    • Occupational Therapy (OT)
    • Physical Therapy (PT)
    • Speech
    • Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH)
    • Music Therapy
    • RN
    • Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Trish Ross
Intake Coordinator
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Intake Coordinator
  • District-based Class Supervision
    • Ichabod Crane High School
    • Red Mill Elementary School

Kimberly Rockenstyre
Principal, Sackett Educational Center
John E. Sackett Educational Center
200 Schuurman Road
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 479-3520
F: (518) 479-3651

  • Sackett Educational Center
  • District-based Class Supervision
    • Columbia High School
    • Genet Elementary School
  • Behavior Specialist Services
  • School Psychologist Supervision
  • Psychological Supervision
  • School Social Worker Supervision

Robin Sobol
Director, Special Education
Central Office
10 Empire State Blvd.
Castleton, NY 12033
T: (518) 477-8771
F: (518) 477-9833

  • Adaptive Physical Education Supervision
  • Itinerant Services
  • Literacy Specialist
  • Materials and Resource Center
  • Medicaid Reporting
  • OT & PT Supervision
  • SETRC Special Education Profession Development Specialists
  • Special Education Programs and Related Services
  • Special Education Student Intake
  • Special Education Student Placement
  • Speech Therapist Supervision

Tech Valley High School
Dan Liebert
Principal and Chief Academic Officer, Tech Valley High School
SUNY East Campus
5 University Place - A403
Rensselaer, NY 12144
T: (518) 862-4960
F: (518) 525-2666