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:  8:45am – 3:20pm
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
Guidance Counselor
@sad15.org

Judith Fernez
Lead Secretary
jfernez@sad15.org

Grade K (updated 8/8/22)

Jill Anketell
Classroom Teacher
janketell@sad15.org

Melinda Aubin
Classroom Teacher
maubin@sad15.org

Carolynn Carter
Classroom Teacher
ccarter@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
mfrost@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 2/16/23)

Abby Beaumont
Social Worker
abeaumont@sad15.org

Betsy Clark
Physical Therapist
eclark@sad15.org

Susan Hedrich
Supported Learning Classroom
shedrich@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 Monahan
Resource Room
mmonahan@sad15.org

Erica Patriquin
Gifted/Talented
epatriquin@sad15.org

Sherri Taylor
ELL
staylor@sad15.org

Annette Tynes
Speech Therapist
atynes@sad15.org

Health Services  (updated 8/8/22)

Tonia Gilley-Pratt
Nurse
tgilley-pratt@sad15.org

Shannon Oneill Newcomb
Nurse 
snewcomb@sad15.org

Ed Techs (updated 2/16/23)

Shannon Coggins
Ed Tech II

Deborah Chapman
Ed Tech III

Linda Doughty
Ed Tech III

Jenna Edson
Ed Tech I

Pam Humphrey
Ed Tech II

Shana Lee
Ed Tech II

Susan MacKinnon-Loftis
Ed Tech II

Marilyn McGrath
Ed Tech II

Cynthia Morse
Ed Tech II

Susan Nordholm
Ed Tech I

Adrea Quirion
Ed Tech II

Ann Strout
Ed Tech II

Beth Sutherland
Ed Tech II

Laura VanBrunt
Ed Tech II

Andrea Wilbur Norwood
Ed Tech II

TBD
Ed Tech II

TBD
Ed Tech II

Custodians (updated 8/8/22)

Pauline Bowie
Lead Custodian
pbowie@sad15.org

Roberta Meserve
Custodian

Walter Davis
Custodian

Cafeteria (updated 06/23/21)

Wanda Morrison
 Cafeteria Manager
wmorrison@sad15.org

Tina Richards
Cafeteria Staff