James W. Russell Elementary School
8 Gray Park
Gray, ME 04039
Main Office: (207) 657-4929
Athletics/Co-Curricular: (207) 657-9311
Fax: (207) 657-2286
School Hours: 9:10am – 3:30pm
Main Office Hours: 7:45am – 4:00pm
Summer Hours: 8:00am – 3:00pm, Monday – Friday
Administration / Guidance / Office (updated 8/7/22)
Danny Blake
Principal
dblake@sad15.org
Katherine Wigmore
School Counselor
kwigmore@sad15.org
Judith Fernez
Lead Secretary
jfernez@sad15.org
Grade K (updated 7/21/26)
Jill Anketell
Classroom Teacher
janketell@sad15.org
Melinda Aubin
Classroom Teacher
maubin@sad15.org
Carolynn Carter
Classroom Teacher
ccarter@sad15.org
Jade Lebel
Classroom Teacher
jlebel@sad15.org
Angela Swarr
Classroom Teacher
aswarr@sad15.org
Grade 1 (updated 8/7/22)
Melissa Eelman
Classroom Teacher
meelman@sad15.org
Angela Lupardo
Classroom Teacher
alupardo@sad15.org
Jamie Omiecinski
Classroom Teacher
jomiecinski@sad15.org
Sarah Plourde
Classroom Teacher
splourde@sad15.org
Grade 2 (updated 7/25/25)
Megan Brooks
Classroom Teacher
mebrooks@sad15.org
Rachael Crowell
Classroom Teacher
rcrowell@sad15.org
Katie Lucia
Classroom Teacher
klucia@sad15.org
Alana Russell
Classroom Teacher
arussell@sad15.org
Specialists (updated 6/29/26)
Leigh Croteau
Phys Ed
lcroteau@sad15.org
Melissa Cucinotta
K-2 Interventionist
mcucinotta@sad15.org
Elizabeth Gill
Library (Ed Tech III)
lgill@sad15.org
Adriene Kuzmickas
Art
akuzmickas@sad15.org
Erin Margaret Libby
Music
emlibby@sad15.org
Special Services (updated 3/22/24)
Abby Beaumont
Social Worker
abeaumont@sad15.org
Betsy Clark
Physical Therapist
eclark@sad15.org
Erica Stephens
Supported Learning Classroom
estephens@sad15.org
Kristen Inman
Occupational Therapist
kinman@sad15.org
Marcy Kenison
Speech Therapist
mkenison@sad15.org
Stephanie Cease
Special Ed Teacher
scease@sad15.org
Karen Loignon
Social Worker
kloignon@sad15.org
Meghan Bloniasz Monahan
Resource Room
mmonahan@sad15.org
Jodi Smith
ELL
jsmith@sad15.org
Health Services (updated 8/27/26)
Cindy Morse
Health Aide
cmorse@sad15.org
Ed Techs (updated 8/12/26)
Ani Amergian
Ed Tech II
Linda Doughty
Ed Tech III
Jenna Edson
Ed Tech II
Holli Hayes
Ed Tech II
Pam Humphrey
Ed Tech II
Susan MacKinnon-Loftis
Ed Tech II
Alice McGrath
Ed Tech II
Marilyn McGrath
Ed Tech II
Susan Nordholm
Ed Tech I
Jessica Slaney
Ed Tech II
Laura VanBrunt
Ed Tech II
TBD
Ed Tech II
TBD
Ed Tech II
TBD
Ed Tech II
TBD
Year Round Substitute
Custodians (updated 08/28/26)
Pauline Bowie
Lead Custodian
pbowie@sad15.org
Cassandra Cavallaro
Custodian
Drew Hayward
Custodian
Cafeteria (updated 06/20/25)
Marcia Gavett
Cafeteria Manager
mgavett@sad15.org
Tina Richards
Cafeteria Staff