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 7/14/23)
Jill Anketell
Classroom Teacher
janketell@sad15.org
Melinda Aubin
Classroom Teacher
maubin@sad15.org
Carolynn Carter
Classroom Teacher
ccarter@sad15.org
Angela Swarr
Classroom Teacher
aswarr@sad15.org
Pamela Vandegrift
Classroom Teacher
pvandegrift@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 8/8/22)
Rachael Crowell
Classroom Teacher
rcrowell@sad15.org
Lisa Knightly
Classroom Teacher
lknightly@sad15.org
Katie Lucia
Classroom Teacher
klucia@sad15.org
Alana Russell
Classroom Teacher
arussell@sad15.org
Specialists (updated 8/8/22)
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
Jenn Reeber
Music
jreeber@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
TBD
Gifted/Talented
@sad15.org
Health Services (updated 11/14/24)
Tonia Gilley-Pratt
Nurse
tgilley-pratt@sad15.org
Billie LaVallee
Health Aide
blavallee@sad15.org
Ed Techs (updated 8/6/24)
Ani Amergian
Ed Tech II
Shannon Coggins
Ed Tech II
Linda Doughty
Ed Tech III
Jenna Edson
Ed Tech I
Holli Hayes
Ed Tech II
Pam Humphrey
Ed Tech II
Susan MacKinnon-Loftis
Ed Tech II
Marilyn McGrath
Ed Tech II
Susan Nordholm
Ed Tech I
Adrea Quirion
Ed Tech II
Megan Ruitto
Ed Tech II
Jessica Slaney
Ed Tech II
Beth Sutherland
Ed Tech II
Laura VanBrunt
Ed Tech II
Andrea Wilbur Norwood
Ed Tech II
Wendi Dill
Year Round Substitute
TBD
Ed Tech II
TBD
Ed Tech II
Custodians (updated 03/12/25)
Pauline Bowie
Lead Custodian
pbowie@sad15.org
Victor Graviss
Custodian
David Niles
Custodian
Cafeteria (updated 06/23/21)
Wanda Morrison
Cafeteria Manager
wmorrison@sad15.org
Tina Richards
Cafeteria Staff