SEPAC Heroes Throughout the Years

SEPAC Heroes Winners 2024

2024 SEPAC Heroes

2024 Faculty Awards:

  • Phillip Allessi, Secondary Lead Clinician, NAPS

  • Karyn Chiesa, Special Education Teacher, Amvet

  • Sapna Colonna, Speech-Language Pathologist, Roosevelt

  • Laura Croteau, 4th Grade Teacher, Amvet

  • Rosemarie Cullinane, Guidance Counselor, NAMS

  • Hannah Erickson, School Nurse, Community

  • Andrew Filipkowski, Instructional Assistant, NAHS

  • Sally Gouck, Physical Therapist, NAPS

  • Shelley Hardro, School Psychologist, Falls

  • Manar Hassan, Substitute Teacher, NAPS

  • Jessica Mullins, 2nd Grade Teacher, Community

  • Nicole Reminder, Special Education Teacher, NAMS

  • Kristine Spratt & Ashley Wilk, Instructional Assistants, Community

  • Melissa Twohig, Team Chair, Martin

  • Stacia Williams, Science Teacher, NAHS

Community Kindness Awards:

  • Raphaiah Joseph, Tri Alpha Gymnastics Coach

  • Ryan Moroney, NAJF Football Coach

  • Mary Walnut, Director of Inclusion for YMCA

  • Amy Wynn, Owner of Amy's Flower Studio

Student Award:

  • Ryan Backner, Student, NAHS

2023 SEPAC Heroes

2023 winners

2023 Faculty Awards:

  • Kathryn Berry & Kathleen Brunell, Special Education teacher and Instructional Assistant, NAMS

  • Jessica Caldarone, Art Teacher, NAHS

  • Katie Carley, Special Education Teacher, NAMS

  • Wilhelmine Effler, Reading Tutor, NAMS

  • Cooper Greene, Therapy Dog, Community School

  • Kelsey Gregory, Special Education Teacher, NAHS

  • Lorraine Lemieux, Lead Bus Driver

  • Danielle McNally, Special Education Teacher, NAHS

  • Kerrin Nugent, Administrative Assistant, Amvet School

  • Lynne Perreault, Administrative Assistant, ELC

  • Michelle Soares & Arlene Lewicki, Bus Driver and Monitor

  • Karen Smith, Special Education Teacher, Community School

2023 Community Kindness Awards:

  • Melissa Medeiros, Owner of Unique Dance Steps Academy

  • Lynn Sirois, YMCA Site Director

2023 Student Awards:

  • Megan Ladd, NAHS Senior

  • Riley Sullivan, 4th Grade Student Martin School

2022 NA SEPAC HEROES 

Faculty Awards

  • Melissa Desjardins, Paraprofessional at Martin School

  • Linda Donovan, Special Education Teacher at NAMS

  • Nadine Fowler, Special Education Teacher at NAMS

  • Brittany Greene, School Psychologist at Community School

  • Kelli Juergens, Nurse at Community School

  • Peter Johnson, Special Education Teacher at NAHS 

  • Cerissa Lafferty, Special Education Teacher at Community School

  • Elizabeth McMorrow, Teacher at Community School

  • Joanne McDonald, Nurse at Martin School

  • Christine McKenna, Speech and Language Pathologist at NAHS

  • Mary O’Connell, Counselor at Community School

  • Courtney Sullivan, Special Education Teacher at Community School

  • Karl Schaeffer, Bus Driver

  • Jill Shoop, Special Education Teacher at Falls School

  • Erin Sullivan, Special Education Teacher at Roosevelt School

Community Awards

  • Officer Kristine Crosman, School Resource Officer

  • Patti Johnson, NAHS Varsity Cheerleading Coach

  • Sammie Robertson, Former SEPAC President

Student Award

  • Hailey Davis, NAHS Senior

     

2021 NA SEPAC HEROES 

Linda Donovan, Inclusion Teacher NAMS - Nominated by Cathy Breen
Stacy Dempsey, Special Education Teacher ELC - Nominated by Hayley Boss
Melissa Twohig, Special Education Team Chair - Nominated by Alexandra Colacito
Andrea Engler & Erin Sullivan, 2nd Grade General & Special Education Teachers Roosevelt -
Nominated by Sarah Stone, Katie Cloutier & Susan Hamm
Suhjian Chee, Special Education Paraprofessional NAHS - Nominated by Sammi Robertson
Lisa Baldwin, Special Education Teacher NAHS - Nominated by Lisa Serak
Melissa Langille-Badger, Nurse Leader - Nominated by Margaret Camire
Holly Grover, Best Pals NAHS - Nominated by Lisa Serak
Anne Marie Fleming, Director & Public Health Nurse - Nominated by Jessica Davis

2020 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES
Kerri Gaudette - Nominated by Julie Grover
Kelsey Gagnon - Nominated by Christina Linton
Marianne Barnes - Nominated by the Robertson Family
Gail Silva - Nominated by the Charpentier Family & Rivas Family
Ann Marie MGrail - Nominated by Melanie Atwood
Cheryl Andre - Nominated by the Robertson Family

2019 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES

students

Cathy Breen - Nominated by Sammi Robertson
Carol Canali - Nominated by Matt Mangili
Sharon Nichols - Nominated by Matt Mangili
Stephanie DiBenedetto - Nominated by Erin Mattson
Anne Murphy - Nominated by Erin Mattson
Michelle Soares - Nominated by Sammi Robertson
Emma Noreck - Nominated by Sammi and Bailey Robertson
Michelle Hulme - Nominated by Sammi Robertson and Julianne Hoell

2018 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES

heroes

Mary Duggan - Nominated by Janet Carfagna
Joanne McGrath - Nominated by Janet Carfagna
Chris Flynn - Nominated by Matt Mangili
Tara Puccio - Nominated by Tasha Buzzell
Kathryn Berry - Nominated by Pamela Alberta
Kim Ralph - Nominated by Sammi Robertson
Lorri Lemieux - Nominated by Martin Conroy
Katie Leeco - Nominated by Jacquie Hurley & Sammi Roberston
Ronald "Bo" Meyer - Nominated by Sammi Roberston
Ron & Trish Darling - Nominated by North Attleborough SEPAC
Chief Mike Brousseau & The North Attleborough Fire Department - Nominatied by North Attleborough SEPAC

2017 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES

heroes

Julie Johnson - Nominated by Sammi Robertson
Michael Kovacevich - Nominated by Alan Foster
Peter Johnson - Nominated by Sandra & Sean Buckley
Melissa Desjardins - Nominated by Carole Canali and Joanne McDonald
Ian Campell - Nominated by Cathy Breen
Jessica Panton - Nominated by Celya Lacasse
Julieann Hoell - Nominated by Sammi and Alice
Kim Precourt - Nominated by Teresa Smith

2016 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES

heroes

Geoff Burgess - Nominated by Zachary Silvestri
Mary Rego Perry - Nominated by Jenn Graveline, Kim Precourt and ELC
Beth LaRocque - Nominated by Marie Croteau
Joane MacDonald - Nominated by the Jackson Family
Kelci Keane - Nominated by Jeffrey and Giannangelo
Karyn Chiesa - Nominated by Jennifer and Larry Silvestri
Larry Pottorff - Nominated by the Charpentier Family and Jennifer and Larry Silvestri
Julia Coelho - Nominated by Jacquie Hurley & Rachel Kalalas
Kaitlyn Blanchard - Nominated by Jacquie Hurley & Rachel Kalalas

 2015 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES

heroes

Susan Cooper - Nominated by Gedy and Jackie Budreckis
Janet McTarnaghan - Nominated by the Robertson Family
Stephanie Bredberg - Nominated by Martin Conroy
Marie Lopes - Nominated by Paulette Murphy
Chad Turcotte - Nominated by the Robertson Family
Karen Smith - Nominated by May Handren and Family
Theodore "Teddy" Nolan - Nominated by Christina Mitnik
Leigh-Ann Foley - Nominated by Nick Vannada & Teri Soares

2014 NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH SEPAC HEROES 

heroes

Kelly Falkenburg - Nominated by the Sylvestri Family
Rachel Pizzi - Nominated by the Reynolds Family
Karen Smith - Nominated by the Atwood Family
Katherine Clavetta - Nominated by the DeCota Family
Dylan Weir - Nominated by the Robertson Family
Donald Johnson - Nominated by Dylan Woodson
Meghan Brandley - Nominated by Christina Mitnik