Dr. Jeffrey Kerman, President   

Liaison Position : Ward Melville High School
Subcommittee Membership: Audit and Facilities 

Dr. Jeffrey L. Kerman and his wife Marilyn have been residents of Setauket for 34 years. He has been practicing dentistry for 41 years and currently practices in Miller Place and New York City.  Dr. Kerman previously served on the Three Village Board of Education for six years and looks forward to serving the community once again. He was appointed to the district’s Citizen’s Budget Committee and has served as its chairperson.

Dr. Kerman has a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University and a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. He served two years as a captain in the United States Army. Dr. Kerman currently serves as treasurer of the non-profit NYACAO Corporation, an organization which helps dental students while they are in school. He has held this office for 20 years.  

Dr. Kerman is a member of the American Dental Association and is a founding member of the Suffolk County Dental Society and the Bronx County Dental Society. His older son Alex graduated from Ward Melville High School in 2009 and his younger son Matthew graduated from Ward Melville in 2011.

Jonathan Kornreich, Vice President   

Liaison Position : Murphy Junior High School
Subcommittee Membership: Audit and Legislative

Both before and after his education at SUNY Albany, Jonathan Kornreich spent several years living and traveling around the world. This exposure has had a tremendous influence on Mr. Kornreich's professional and philosophical development. A serial entrepreneur, he has owned several businesses ranging from an import company, a computer hardware firm and a swimming pool service company. Currently, Mr. Kornreich works as a consultant to an engineering firm, a real estate investment consultant and a property manager. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of the Suffolk County Boys and Girls Club, the board of directors of the Civic Association of the Setaukets and Stony Brook, and is on the New York State School Board Association's Legislative Committee. He is also a past president of the North Shore Montessori School in Stony Brook. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Stony Brook. Mr. Kornreich was elected to the Board in 2008.

Deanna Bavlnka, Trustee   

Liaison Position :  Minnesauke Elementary School
Subcommittee Membership: Policy

Deanna Bavlnka, a Three Village resident since 1973 and a proud graduate of Ward Melville High School, is married with two children who currently attend the Three Village Central School District. She presently serves as the director of human resources for P.W. Grosser Consulting, Inc. (PWGC), an environmental engineering firm with more than 20 years of human resources experience. Ms. Bavlnka holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification, a bachelor’s degree in HR Development and Management, and has been a member of the Society for Human Resource Management since 1989. She has led PWGC to numerous highly recognized achievements. Ms. Bavlnka is a firsthand witness to the value of a quality education, as she leads PWGC’s recruiting efforts to seek out the best and brightest minds that the engineering and scientific communities have to offer.  

In addition, Ms. Bavlnka manages the firm’s scholarship, mentoring and internship programs. These programs provide her with opportunities to work with many school districts and see firsthand the specific aspects of each that directly translate to real value for the working world. She also participates on local school districts’ career advisory boards, volunteers at the Stony Brook University Career Center and participates in community fundraising events for various charities.

William F Connors Jr., Trustee   

Liaison Positions: Nassakeag and Setauket Elementary Schools
Subcommittee Membership: Audit and Facilities

William F. Connors, Jr., a Three Village resident since 1973, is married with four children who graduated from Ward Melville High School. He retired from Suffolk County Community College in 2011 after holding a variety of faculty and senior administrative positions spanning 44 years. These include Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/College Dean of Faculty, Executive Dean/CEO of the Ammerman and Eastern Campuses, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Faculty at the Ammerman and Grant Campuses.

Mr. Connors holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Saint Anselm College, a Master of Education in counseling psychology from Springfield College and a Master of Public Administration in management from Long Island University. He was selected to appear in “Who's Who in American Education.”

Mr. Connors has been active in numerous community activities and has served as member/vice president of the board of trustees of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library from 1984-1992. He had previously been on the Board of Education from 1994-2006 and served as president from 1996-2006 and vice president from 1995-1996. He was elected again to the Board of Education in 2012.

Inger Germano, Trustee   

Liaison Positions: Arrowhead Elementary School
Subcommittee Membership: Legislative and Policy

Irene Gische, Trustee   

Liaison Positions: Mount Elementary School
Subcommittee Membership: Facilities and Policy

Irene Gische has been a resident of the Three Village Central School District since 1974. Mrs. Gische holds a degree in early childhood education from Brooklyn College and a master’s in liberal studies from Stony Brook. She served on the Board of Education for 12 years, from 1983-1995, two of which as board president. Mrs. Gische’s two children attended Three Village schools from kindergarten through high school.

Mrs. Gische has worked for SUNY Stony Brook for 25 years as the head teacher at the University Preschool.  She has an extensive record of volunteering in the school district, participating in various PTA, PTO, PTGT and Board-appointed committees. She has also served as the costumer for various theater productions in the schools.
 

Susanne Mendelson, Trustee   

Liaison Positions: P.J. Gelinas Junior High School
Subcommittee Membership: Legislative

Susanne A. Mendelson, a Three Village resident since 1982, graduated from WMHS in 1992 and currently has one child attending public school in the district. She is passionate about volunteerism, community service and educational advocacy for all children.

Ms. Mendelson earned a Bachelor of Arts in classics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, followed by graduate studies in communication sciences and speech language pathology at the University of Vermont and Hofstra University. Her professional experience in public education includes providing intervention services to children with special needs and communication disorders in Vermont and New Hampshire. She has 15 years of experience in writing grants and creating sustainable streams of funding for academic institutions as well as not-for-profit organizations. During this time, Ms. Mendelson served as an administrator, team lead or primary writer in numerous federal, state and privately funded grants; instructor for undergraduate medical students in medical humanities, ethics, professionalism, communication, self-awareness, cultural competency and community service; director of a professional development program for junior faculty members; and community liaison for many diverse populations, educational institutions and organizations planning health and educational programs.

Her leadership has been instrumental in developing educational activities and cultural awareness programs that celebrate diversity among groups of youngsters within Suffolk County. Ms. Mendelson received the 2012 Friends of Education Award from Stony Brook University's School of Professional Development Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa International in recognition of her outstanding commitment to service, research and leadership in education.

Currently an affiliated faculty member in the graduate program in public health at Stony Brook Medicine, Ms. Mendelson offers training seminars on grant writing for public health professionals. Additionally, she serves as a grant writer and development consultant at Suffolk County Community College. Ms. Mendelson was elected to the Board of Education in 2010.