Our Team

Originally from DeLand, Florida, Beth is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Communication. Beth is a full time Realtor and a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson at Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty in Bronxville. Prior to embarking on a career in real estate in both Manhattan and Westchester County, Beth spent 15 years in various executive roles for several Fortune 500 health care companies such as Cigna, United Healthcare and WellPoint. Beth, a U.S. Army veteran’s wife and mother of two young children, calls Pelham home. She is an active member of the Junior League of Pelham currently serving on the Board as Vice President of Communication, active in the Huguenot Nursery School Parents Committee and Siwanoy Elementary School PTA. In addition to her volunteer work, Beth is a member of the National Association of Realtors, New York State Association of Realtors and Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors.

Beth is proud to serve as the SEPTA representative for the Siwanoy Elementary School.

Meaghan Lemos is a Pelham resident for over 3 years. She is a proud wife and mother of 6 year old twin boys, a 4 year old boy and a 3 year old daughter. Her twins are currently Kindergarteners at Siwanoy Elementary and her two younger children attend Mount Tom Day School.
Meaghan received her Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Psychology at the University of Rhode Island. She began her teaching career at 21 years old, where she taught Kindergarten, First and Second grade. While teaching, she obtained her Masters in Reading Education at Barry University. Shortly after her twins were born, she made the decision to dedicate herself to them by being a stay at home mom. Meaghan is a proud advocate for her children. She is a firm believer of early intervention, CPSE and CSE. She is currently a member of Siwanoy’s PTA.

She looks forward to helping other parents as she continues to find her own path into success for her children and all of their continuing needs.

Kim McGreal is a Pelham resident and mom of sixteen year old boy/girl twins who are currently juniors at PHMS. She is an active member of the Siwanoy community as secretary to the Principal at Siwanoy elementary school. Ms. McGreal holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theater, Film, and Television from UCLA, and has held positions in that field prior to her work in Pelham.

Kim is very excited to be able to help parents navigate the Special Education system in Pelham.

Rose Horley moved to Pelham just before her eldest started Kindergarten, and both her sons are now in the High School. She holds a Bachelors degree in Physics from Imperial College, London, and a Fellowship in Manufacturing Management from Cranfield University, and worked in the automotive sector and manufacturing consulting before training as an ADHD coach, focusing on adults. (Side gigs include cake design and web development – including this site.) Her volunteer work in Pelham has included editing Hutchinson Highlights and the Middle School Facebook page, organizing Hutchinson School’s International Day and running the Pelham Music Festival.

Rose is excited to serve as SEPTA Co-President this year.

Stacey Kaplan is a Pelham resident and parent to a 4th grader at Hutchinson Elementary School and a 7th grader at Pelham Middle School. As an active member of our school community, Stacey previously served as Co-President of the Hutchinson School PTA. She also volunteers as a class parent, and organizes the twice-yearly Hutchinson Neighborhood Clean-Up. Stacey is currently serving as Communications Chair for Hutchinson’s Building Bridges program, in addition to her role as SEPTA Secretary. Stacey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from North Carolina State University. She held various positions in business communications within Fortune 500 companies until recently, when she transitioned to freelance work in order to spend more time with her family. In her spare time she enjoys tennis, reading, cooking and walking her dog (on sunny days).

With over 15 years of experience in general and special education, Olivia Hunt has been a passionate advocate for her students and now her own children. She started her career as a 4th grade teacher in the Bronx, received a Masters degree in Library and Information Science and spent the following seven years running the library program and teaching middle school English at a K-8 school for children with learning differences in Manhattan. About four years ago, after having two sons, Liv and her family moved to Pelham to embrace backyard living. Her older son is in Kindergarten at Prospect Hill Elementary School and his not-so-little brother is in Pre-K at Mount Tom Day School. Liv enjoys being involved in both boys’ schools, is newly active in the PTA, and is also an admissions consultant for Purnell School, a boarding school for bright girls who learn differently.

Liv looks forward to sharing her knowledge with other families as the SEPTA representative for Prospect Hill Elementary School.

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Sean Staples is a dedicated father of two young boys ages 10 and 7 who are both active students in the Pelham public education system, one at Prospect and the other at Hutchison. After college, Sean managed the IT and training division of an automotive company. As a stay at home dad, Sean has focused his attention on his two boys, a hectic household and a young Labrador named Bickley. He has volunteered for community services with his church and with the dog rescue programs as well. The entire family relocated to Pelham late summer last year and have enthusiastically integrated themselves into the community and all of the activities it offers.

Sean looks forward to being a positive force and great communicator to other parents alongside the other SEPTA team members.

Jessica DeDomenico is in her fourth year on the Pelham Board of Education and she is currently the President. As a member of the BOE, Jessica has also been the Vice President and has chaired the Curriculum, Social and Emotional Wellness and Diversity Oversight, and Community Outreach committees and she has served on many more. This is Jessica’s 3rd year serving as the Board liaison to SEPTA.

Jessica has worked has worked in a few neighboring districts as a high school counselor and college advisor and additionally, she has worked as a private college consultant. Through her role as a school counselor, Jessica worked closely with students, teachers, and families as an active participant in her students’ 504 and CSE experience.

Since moving to Pelham with her husband 15 years ago, Jessica has found many ways to give back to the Pelham community. She first joined the Junior League, where she learned of the many ways she could give back to Pelham in her years after being active member in the League. Jessica was President of the JLP in 2014-2015 during the fundraising and completion of Woodland Park. In addition to the JLP and Pelham Board of Education, Jessica has been an active volunteer at Colonial School, County Harvest, Pelham Together, and The Picture House.

Jessica and her husband have four boys spanning in age from 4-13 who keep them quite busy.

Hi, I am Sarah Frei I have lived in Pelham for the past 7 years and I am a mom to two boys. I am a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker and with over 25 years of experience specializing in child, adolescent and family mental health. I have a Masters of Science and Social Work from Columbia University. I have done post graduate education at Columbia University School of Public Health and New York State Psychiatric Institute, the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Ackerman Institute for the Family and Lehman College.

I have worked in Pediatric and Adolescent health as a mental health clinician for various programs some include, New York Children’s Center through NYC Office of Mental Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering, the Peter Kruger Clinic Beth Israel-Mount Sinai Hospital Infectious Diseases, NYC Health and Hospitals Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital. I have worked within the capacities of program development, grant writing, clinical education and program administration. I have also been a consultant to other not for profit programs. In working with children and families to address their needs I have collaborated for years with various NYC agencies (Dept. of Ed., Administration for Children Services, HRA, DOHMH, etc).

I have been a Pelham SEPTA Liaison for PMS for the past 4 years. I am or have been in the past a PTA member with Hutchinson Elementary, Pelham Middle School and Pelham Memorial High School. I admire the passion and dedication that the SEPTA community has here in Pelham, I am so proud to be a part of it. I am a true believer that it takes a village to raise a child. I am excited to work together.

Suzanne Snyder is the former head of SEPTA and current co‑president of the PMS PTA. She also served for two years as the communications head for the PTA at Colonial School.

She has two children in the district, one son at Colonial in 5th grade and another son who is a 7th grader.

Kristy Rebele is a Pelham resident and parent to a 5th grader at Hutchinson Elementary School. Kristy is an active volunteer supporting Hutchinson PTA and SEPTA; for 6 years she has enjoyed being a class parent, the Hutchison SEPTA liaison, and lunchtime enrichment coordinator. She has served on the executive boards of both PTA and SEPTA. She is part of the district Wellness Committee and the Pelham Education Foundation. Professionally, Kristy is a global account manager for a financial training company where she partners with the leading investment banks on designing training programs.

Kristy is excited to continue meeting families and to provide support during their journey.

Kara Weiss, born and raised in Westchester, is our newest SEPTA teacher representative. She holds a master’s of science in education with a specialization in learning and behavioral disorders. She also is a certified Wilson Language Reading instructor. Kara worked in Norwalk Public Schools before coming to Pelham.

While working in Norwalk she made great strides working with families and children on student lead IEPs. She worked hard to create a student-centered environment in which the children are aware and in charge of their goals. Kara believes that there should be no stigma attached to having an IEP or having an exceptionality. Differences are what make us unique and so special!

Kara is so excited to be a part of this wonderful team, and can’t wait for all the work to come!

Sarah has worked as the school psychologist at Prospect Hill Elementary School for 5 years. She holds a doctorate degree in school-clinical child psychology from Pace University. Prior to her start at Prospect Hill, Sarah worked with children and adolescents at Lincoln Hospital and at Mt. Sinai’s Adolescent Health Center. She holds an undergraduate degree from Boston College.

Sarah especially enjoys being in Pelham, where she grew up and also attended Prospect Hill!

During her doctoral training, Sarah interned at Prospect Hill and Pelham Middle School. She is impressed by Pelham’s commitment to civic virtue, and by the school staff who also model this commitment.

Joanne Colón carefully considered where to settle and raise her three children. Her family chose Pelham. Her two oldest, ages nine and five attend Prospect Hill. She also has a two year old who will attend Prospect once reaching school-age.

Three years-new to Pelham, contemplating on how to best serve her new community, Joanne decided to get involved with Pelham SEPTA and now serves as SEPTA’s Treasurer.

Her background includes Financial Services and Education. She holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and a Masters degree in Secondary Special Education. During her previous life in the financial sector, Joanne worked for Fortune 500 Companies until she decided to change careers and become an Educator, working in neighboring districts, NYC, and a charter school network. She has served in different capacities that include teaching students with moderate to severe disabilities, coordinating the CSE process, Special Education Department Chairperson, and Instructional Coach. Joanne loves nutrition and is a Certified Health Coach who volunteers to host workshops within her school communities.

In her spare time, she loves to play board games and card games with her family and sing.