Per election to the board on 19 October, 2023 (edited 11/16/24) the Board is as follows:

Mike Yerky (President), Jane Atkin (Vice-President), Sheryl Swink (Treasurer), Jackie Cassaniti (Secretary), Kenda-Lee Hice (Member-at-Large), Stanley Malinowitz (Member-at-Large), Greg Gary (Member-at-Large)

President ~ Mike Yerky

Mike Yerky is the new President of the ISA. He completed his education in physical anthropology back in Switzerland where he grew up. In 1994, Mike moved to San Diego for a postdoc position at the famous zoo studying the hormones and behavior of pygmy lorises, cheetahs, and bonobos. In 2001, he took a position as outreach coordinator for biological sciences at Cornell University where he taught many middle and high school students as well as their teachers about the endlessly fascinating topic of Nature. Since 2014, he has been substitute teaching at IHS, Boynton, Dewitt, and Belle Sherman covering a wide array from science and math to social studies and foreign languages. In his spare time, he likes to take care of the kitties at the SPCA. He has also been a life-long follower of the sports of boxing and Formula One.

Vice-President ~ Jane Atkin

~Founding member of ISA

~Served as Treasurer and President;

  contract negotiation and arbitration teams

~ISA 10th Anniversary Party Co-Chair

~Currently serving as Vice President

~Oversees ISA membership

~SUB101 and SUB102 trainer and file-keeper

 

Treasurer ~ Sheryl Swink (bio coming soon)

 

Secretary ~ Jackie Cassaniti

I went to high school on Long Island, then to SUNY Fredonia for college. Later I got my permanent certification just before I had the first of three kids. I started substitute teaching in the late 1980s and have continued to do it because I enjoy it, and it gives me time to do other things.

I joined ISA when it first started and have been a member in a few different spots on and off since then.

Member-At-Large ~ Kenda-Lee Hice

Kenda-Lee is grateful for the opportunity to meet and work with our diverse ICSD community. She enjoys making art, hiking, waterfalls, swimming, galleries, museums, and especially the Johnson Art Museum with her son and friends. Kenda-Lee is a NYS certified K-12 visual art teacher and is a certified environmental educator through Cornell University.

Member-At-Large ~ Stanley Malinowitz

Stan is a former professor of economics and political economy. Originally from NYC, he has lived and worked in Mexico and Bogotá, Colombia, as well as Amherst, MA and Tucson, AZ.  He moved to Ithaca in 2019, and has worked at ICSD since 2022 as a long-term substitute (Spanish), a building sub, and a per diem sub.  He is a strong believer in public education and in strong unions.

 

Member-At-Large ~ Greggory Gary

I hail from the Bronx, NY since 1983 when I moved my family to Horseheads, NY to raise my three boys. I was employed at Cornell University until I retired as an Associate Director of Financial Aid & Admissions in February 2013.

Prior to departing NYC, I taught Junior High and Elementary School for four years in the Bronx before moving on to banking as an Internal Auditor.

Throughout my time in NYC and Horseheads I managed to volunteer as:

• A Golden Key prison ministry worker
• A House Fellow at Cornell University’s Becker House residential hall
• A Staff Advisor to the Cornell University men’s basketball team
• An officer of 5 On 5 Masters Entertainment, a community-based non-profit organization serving the Morrisania area of the Bronx