VESID Albany District Office Staff / Directions
Vocational and Educational
Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
Special Education and Vocational
Rehabilitation Services
Albany District Office Staff
District Office Administration:
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Front Desk | 473-8097 | ||
| Stephen Novacich | Regional Coordinator | 800-882-2803 | Snovacic@mail.nysed.gov |
| Barbara Arisohn | Director of Counseling | 485-5545 | Barisohn@mail.nysed.gov |
| John Seacord | Assistant District Manager | 485-5548 | Jseacord@mail.nysed.gov |
| Cheryl Deitch | Business Manager | 485-5556 | Cdeitch@mail.nysed.gov |
| Michelle Gregware | Secretary | 485-8558 | Mgregwar@mail.nysed.gov |
| Irene Warenchak | Information Technology |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| John Seacord | Assistant District Manager | 485-5548 | Jseacord@mail.nysed.gov |
| Cheryl Deitch | Business Manager | 485-5556 | Cdeitch@mail.nysed.gov |
| George Carter | Clerk 1 | 457-6069 | gcarter@mail.nysed.gov |
| Jessica Bakerian | Clerk 2 | 485-5523 | Jbakeria@mail.nysed.gov |
| Nancy Gapp | Clerk 2 | 457-0051 | ngapp@mail.nysed.gov |
| Jason Sprague | Clerk 1 | 457-9812 | Jsprague@mail.nysed.gov |
| Bonnie Rosenthal | Counselor Assistant | 485-5347 | Brosenth@mail.nysed.gov |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Barbara Arisohn | Director of Counseling | 485-5545 | Barisohn@mail.nysed.gov |
| Jennifer Webb | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-7522 | Jwebb@mail.nysed.gov |
| Sherry Werner | Counselor Assistant | 457-4563 | Swerner@mail.nysed.gov |
Adult Career Team (ACT 4)
Staff serving Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady counties:
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Jerry LaFountain | Senior Counselor | 485-5529 | Jlafount@mail.nysed.gov |
| Sue Anne Bentley | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5954 | Sbentley@mail.nysed.gov |
| Scott Brazie | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5550 | Sbrazie@mail.nysed.gov |
| Salvatore Cerniglia | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-1759 | Scernigl@mail.nysed.gov |
| Amanda Charow | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-7285 | Acharow@mail.nysed.gov |
| Christine O’Connor | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-7724 | Coconnor@mail.nysed.gov |
| Judith Ostrowski | Counselor Assistant | 485-1055 | Jostrows@mail.nysed.gov |
| Lisa Williams | Keyboard Specialist | 457-2097 | lwillia5@mail.nysed.gov |
Adult Career Team (ACT 5)
Staff serving Columbia, Greene, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties:
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Mark Rubenstein | Senior Counselor | 485-5501 | mrubenst@mail.nysed.gov |
| Michelle Dybas | Keyboard Specialist | 457-7944 | mdybas@mail.nysed.gov |
| Paula Gillespie-Rivenburg | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-5482 | Pgillesp@mail.nysed.gov |
| Jonathan Penna | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-9448 | jpenna@mail.nysed.gov |
| Joan Roberts | Counselor Assistant | 485-5509 | Jroberts@mail.nysed.gov |
| VACANT | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | xxx-xxxx | |
| Vicki Starr | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5551 | Vstarr@mail.nysed.gov |
| Barbara Tomko | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5546 | Btomko@mail.nysed.gov |
School-to-Work Transition Team:
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Amy Leifer | Senior Counselor | 485-5549 | Aleifer@mail.nysed.gov |
| Wakenya Bonds | Clerk | 485-5526 | Wbonds@mail.nysed.gov |
| Pam Brehm-Bisaillon | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-8523 | Pbrehmbi@mail.nysed.gov |
| Deborah Gabrione | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5553 | dgabrion@mail.nysed.gov |
| Edward Lessard | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5505 | Elessard@mail.nysed.gov |
| Kathleen McCartan | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5503 | Kmccarta@mail.nysed.gov |
| Bernard Mack | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5510 | bmack@mail.nysed.gov |
| Alexis Merrill | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-9638 | amerrill@mail.nysed.gov |
| Kathy Murphy | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-8315 | Kmurphy@mail.nysed.gov |
| Richard Myette | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 457-2439 | Rmyette@mail.nysed.gov |
| Veronica Nostramo | Counselor Assistant | 485-5540 | Vnostram@mail.nysed.gov |
| Lynn Ricciardi | Counselor Assistant | 485-5348 | Lricciar@mail.nysed.gov |
| Sonam Ben Willow | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5506 | Swillow@mail.nysed.gov |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Daniel Roberts | Senior Counselor | 457-4793 | Drobert2@mail.nysed.gov |
| Elizabeth Beeler | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5502 | Ebeeler@mail.nysed.gov |
| Michael Coryea | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5507 | Mcoryea@mail.nysed.gov |
| Peggy Coryea | Dist. Off. Marketing Rep. (IES 1) | 485-7748 | Pcoryea@mail.nysed.gov |
| Jean Holland | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5511 | Jhollan3@mail.nysed.gov |
| VACANT | Counselor Assistant | xxx-xxxx | |
| Robert Kranick | Keyboard Specialist | 457-8318 | rkranick@mail.nysed.gov |
| James O’Connor | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5504 | Joconno2@mail.nysed.gov |
| Benjamin Kahn | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5544 | Bkahn@mail.nysed.gov |
| Melissa Strauss | Voc. Rehab. Counselor | 485-5527 | Mstrauss@mail.nysed.gov |
| Joseph Tedesco | Voc. Rehab Counselor | 457-6913 | Jtedesco@mail.nysed.gov |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Peggy Coryea | Dist. Off. Marketing Rep. (IES 1) | 485-7748 | Pcoryea@mail.nysed.gov |
| Teresa Toussaint | Regional Marketing Rep. (IES 2) | 485-5553 | Ttoussai@mail.nysed.gov |
Driving directions:
From the North:
I-87 (the Northway) south to Exit 2E (toward Albany) onto Route 5 - Central Ave, at first traffic light take left onto Wolf Road. Proceed up Wolf Rd through 2 traffic lights, 80 Wolf Road is shortly before the 3rd light, on the left (just past Chili’s and Lone Star Café / across from Office Max and Friendly’s)
From the South:
I-87 (the Northway) north to Exit 2E (toward Albany) onto Route 5 - Central Ave, at first traffic light take left onto Wolf Road. Proceed up Wolf Rd through 2 traffic lights, 80 Wolf Road is shortly before the 3rd light, on the left (just past Chili’s and Lone Star Café / across from Office Max and Friendly’s)
From Albany:
Central Ave (Route 5) west, just past Colonie Center go right onto Wolf Road. Proceed up Wolf Rd through 2 traffic lights, 80 Wolf Road is shortly before the 3rd light, on the left (just past Chili’s and Lone Star Café / across from Office Max and Friendly’s)
From Schenectady:
Central Ave (Route 5) east, just past I-87 (the Northway) go left onto Wolf Road. Proceed up Wolf Rd through 2 traffic lights, 80 Wolf Road is shortly before the 3rd light, on the left (just past Chili’s and Lone Star Café / across from Office Max and Friendly’s)
CDTA Bus directions
From Schenectady:
#55 Route 5 bus to Northway Mall
ShuttleXtra to Colonie Center - at the Northway Mall you will either need to go to Target to catch the ShuttleXtra or flag it down from the bus stop at Central Ave (the ShuttleXtra does not stop at Central Ave unless flagged down)
ShuttleFly to 80 Wolf Road – upon boarding ask the driver to bring you to 80 Wolf Road and he/she will drop you off right in front of the building
From Troy:
#90 Troy/Latham/Crossgates bus to Colonie Center
ShuttleFly to 80 Wolf Road - upon boarding ask the driver to bring you to 80 Wolf Road and he/she will drop you off right in front of the building
OR
#22 Albany/Troy/Watervliet bus to downtown Albany and follow directions below “from Albany”
From Albany:
#1 Central Ave bus (note the #55 does not pull into Colonie Center)
ShuttleFly to 80 Wolf Road – upon boarding ask the driver to bring you to 80 Wolf Road and he/she will drop you off right in front of the building
OR
#2 West Albany bus to 80 Wolf Road
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