
Officers
President: Kevin Coyne
Executive Vice President: Donna McStay
1st Vice President: Jerry Martusciello
2nd Vice President: Kristine Curran
3rd Vice President: Bill Van der Beek
Treasurer: Dina Protus
Secretary: Robin Steneck
To contact the BTA office directly, you can email BTAoffice@brentwoodta.org or call 273-4402.
Office Manager: Kathy DiFranco
Secretary: Christine Cataldo
For general questions or to contact Kevin Coyne, email us at btaoffice@brentwoodta.org. If you have a question that contains sensitive information for a member of the Grievance Committee, please click the Grievance Committee member’s name that pertains to your grade level to email your question. Do NOT use your Brentwood email address if you have questions/information that should not pass over the Brentwood server.
BTA Executive Council

Standing: Theresa Golinski, Bill Van der Beek, Joe Roderick, Kathy DiFranco (BTA Office Manager), Tom Shine, Kevin Coyne, Donna McStay, Jerry Martusciello, Andy Acunzo, Annie Lackner, Rob Bernocco.
Seated: Robin Steneck, Amy Dan, Roxanna Melendez, Kris Curran, Maria Palminteri, Dina Protus.
Grievance Comittee
Donna McStay – Grievance Chairperson, Elementary Chairperson
William Van der Beek – Middle School and Special Services
Kristine Curran – High School and Freshman Center
Co-Chairs and SLO Chairs
Committee | Name | Title | School |
AIS | McStay, Donna | BTA Co-Chair | SMS |
Art | Bonardi-Sullivan, Mary | BTA Co-Chair | NMS |
Central Computer (Steering) | McGinn, Mike | BTA Co-Chair | NMS |
Conference Day | Coyne, Kevin | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Curriculum Advisory Council | Cutillo, Janet | BTA Co-Chair | SMS |
District SIT | Coyne, Kevin | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
District Testing | McStay, Donna | BTA Co-Chair | SMS |
English HS | Curran, Kris | BTA Co-Chair | ROSS |
English MS | Meinkes-Lumia, Gayle | BTA Co-Chair | FAC |
Foreign Language (LOTE) MS | Morgan, Karen | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Foreign Language (LOTE) HS | Cerceola, Christine | BTA Co-Chair | ROSS |
Housing | Coyne, Kevin | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
In-Service | Palminteri, Maria | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Interdisciplinary | Borsuk, Doug | BTA Co-Chair | HEM |
Kindergarten | Brandow, Debbie | BTA Co-Chair | PP |
Kindergarten Report Card | Brandow, Debbie | BTA Co-Chair | PP |
Library | Golinski, Theresa | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Math – MS | Zappia, Deb | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Math – Secondary | Leschik, Michele | BTA Co-Chair | FC |
Math/Computer – Elem | Knoblach, Diane | BTA Co-Chair | LOR |
Music | Kleemann, John | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Music | Pace, Susan | BTA Co-Chair | SMS |
Phys Ed | Lantz, Jason | BTA Co-Chair | ROSS |
Policy Review | Coyne, Kevin | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Professional Development | Palminteri, Maria | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Reading – Elem | Burchard, Irene | BTA Co-Chair | LOR |
Reading – Secondary | Lasky, Katie | BTA Co-Chair | ROSS |
Report Card – Elem | Burchard, Irene | BTA Co-Chair | LOR |
Science – HS | Amato, Chris | BTA Co-Chair | ROSS |
Science – MS | Leventhal, Neil | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Social Studies – MS | Barber, Kathleen | BTA Co-Chair | SMS |
Special Ed Certification | Palminteri, Maria | BTA Co-Chair | WMS |
Writing | Protus, Dina | BTA Co-Chair | N EL |
Art | Murphy, MaryJo | SLO Chair – Elem Art | OP |
Art | Alexander, Andrea | SLO Chair – HS Art | SOND |
Business | Balcarcel, Brian | SLO Chair – HS Business | ROSS |
ESL | Chaikin, Karina | SLO Chair – MS ESL | NMS |
ESL | Costa, Heather | SLO Chair – HS ESL | SOND |
ESL | Munoz, Cheryl | SLO Chair – Elem ESL | LOR |
Health | Murphy, Bonnie Jean | SLO Chair – MS Health | SMS |
Health | Yablon, Cori | SLO Chair – HS Health | ROSS |
Home & Careers | McDermott, Lorie | SLO Chair – HS Home & Careers | SOND |
Home & Careers | Pesci, Felice | SLO Chair – MS Home & Careers | EMS |
Music | Bedell, Josh | SLO Chair – MS Chorus | EMS |
Music | Callaghan, Ed | SLO Chair – Primary Music | PP |
Music | Helbock, Christine | SLO Chair – HS Music/Band | ROSS |
Phys Ed | Redden, Brian | SLO Chair – Elem Phys Ed | SE |
Phys Ed | Woolley, Jason | SLO Chair – MS Phys Ed | WMS |
Social Studies – HS | Neikam, Robert | SLO Chair – Secondary SS | SOND |
Special Ed | Keller, Donna | SLO Chair – HS Spec Ed | ROSS |
Special Ed | Mikochik, Diana | SLO Chair – MS Spec Ed | NMS |
Special Ed | Moerler, Sue | SLO Chair – Elem Spec Ed | LOR |
Special Ed – HS | Farrell, James | SLO Chair – HS Spec Ed | SOND |
Technology | Brooks, Brian | SLO Chair – HS Tech | SOND |
Technology |