Mission – The Mission of the Department of Student Services is to provide comprehensive academic and social-emotional supports designed to ensure all students are prepared to succeed in a global economy.
Department of Student Services
(216) 371-7435
Student Services Coordinators/Service Providers by School Building
The Student Services Department is responsible for providing support services to students and their families. The following programs and personnel are part of student services: special education, school psychology, school social work which includes the school attendance program, nursing, speech/language services, Response to Intervention, school counseling, gifted and fine arts, and the expulsion/appeals process. Below is contact information and school assignments for district staff.
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | Email |
| Karen Liddell-Anderson | Director of Student Services | Board of Education | (216) 320-2160 | k_liddell@chuh.org |
| Lynda Holland | Confidential Admin. Asst. | Board of Education | (216) 320-2154 | L_Holland@chuh.org |
Special Education Staff:
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | Email |
| Deborah Moore | Coordinator of Student Services (Non-public) | Board of Education | (216) 320-2002 | D_Moore@chuh.org |
| Erin Hanna | Coordinator of Student Services (grades Pre-K - 5) | Board of Education | (216) 320-2325 | E_Hanna@chuh.org |
| Paul Rusinko | Coordinator of Student Services (grades 6-8) | Board of Education | (216) 320-2034 | P_Ruskino@chuh.org |
Lindsay Baar | Coordinator of Student Services (grades 9-12) | Board of Education | (216) 320-2189 | L_Baar@chuh.org |
| Charlene Rice | Staff Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 371-7435 | C_Rice@chuh.org |
| Joan Webster | Staff Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 371-7435 | J_Webster@chuh.org |
| TBD | Staff Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 320-2055 |
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School Psychologists:
| Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Joanne Berkovitz | School Psychologist | BOE (Separate Facilities) | (216) 320-5038 | J_Berkovitz@chuh.org |
| Patricia Donovan | School Psychologist | Heights High | (216) 320-5018 | P_Donovan@chuh.org |
| Deborah Finizia | School Psychologist | Canterbury/Options | (216) 320-4722 | D_Finizia@chuh.org |
| Carrie Reilly | School Psychologist | Heights High/Monticello | (216) 320-5036 | Ca_Reilly@chuh.org |
| Michelle Cecconi | School Psychologist | Roxboro MS | (216) 320-5027 | M_Cecconi@chuh.org |
| Kathleen Kotnik | School Psychologist | Preschool | (216) 320-5031 | K_Kotnik @chuh.org |
| Melissa Lewis | School Psychologist | Noble
| (216) 371-6520 | M_Lewis @chuh.org |
| Olga Vaynberg | School Psychologist | Fairfax/Heights High | (216) 320-5028 | O_Vaynberg @chuh.org |
| Brianne Malone | School Psychologist | Non-Public
| (216) 320-3994 | B_Malone@chuh.org |
| Cheryl Zawacki | School Psychologist | Boulevard/Gearity | (216) 320-5025 | C_Zawacki@chuh.org |
| Kristen Figas | School Psychologist | Oxford/Rox El | (216) 371-6525 (Oxford) 216-371-7115 (Rox El) | K_Figas@chuh.org |
School Social Workers and AASAP Program:
| Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
Karen Allen | School Social Worker | Boulevard/Rox El | (216) 320-4669 | K_Allen@chuh.org |
| Wendy Burkey | School Social Worker | Noble/Gearity | (216) 320-5023 | W_Burkey@chuh.org |
| Kristin Campbell | School Social Worker | Canterbury/Monticello | (216) 371-7470 (Canterbury) (216) 371-6520 (Monticello) | K_Campbell@chuh.org |
| Allison Craig | School Social Worker | Heights High-Gr. 10/11 | (216) 320-3017 | A_Craig@chuh.org |
| Kristin Dadas | School Social Worker | Heights High-Gr. 12 | (216) 320-3213 | K_Dadas@chuh.org |
| Edie Fiala | School Social Worker | Fairfax/Oxford | (216) 371-7480 (Fairfax) (216) 371-6525 (Oxford) | E_Fiala@chuh.org |
| Josephine Shelton-Townes | School Social Worker | Roxboro MS/Options | (216)320-5035 | J_Shelton@chuh.org |
| Caryl Yoo | School Social Worker | Heights High-Gr. 9 | (216) 320-3081 | C_Yoo@chuh.org |
School Nurses:
| Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Rose Varcelli | School Nurse | CHHS /Options | (216) 320-3109 | R_Varcelli@chuh.org |
| Cindy Rocco | School Nurse | Oxford Fairfax | (216) 320-4955 | C_Rocco@chuh.org |
| Marcy Kaufman | School Nurse | Noble Roxboro ES | (216) 320-4905 (216) 320-4611 | M_Kaufman@chuh.org |
| Linda Rudy | School Nurse-Head | Heights Middle School | (216) 320-3519 | L_Rudy@chuh.org |
| Margaret Sivakoff | School Nurse | Gearity Boulevard | (216) 320-4854 (216) 320-4653 | P_Sivakoff@chuh.org |
| Margie Rossander | School Nurse | Canterbury | (216) 320-4805 (216) 320-4713 | M_Rossander@chuh.org |
Speech/Language Pathologists:
| Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Rebecca Baum | Speech/Language Pathologist | Gearity/Heights Middle/Rox El | (216) 371-6515 (Gearity) (216) 371-7440 (Heights Middle) (216) 371-7115 (Rox El) | R_Baum@chuh.org |
| Amy Coleman | Speech/Language Pathologist | Fairfax/Boulevard | (216) 320-5022 | Amy_Coleman@chuh.org |
| Amanda Mazzone | Speech/Language Pathologist | Noble/Canterbury | (216) 320-5019 | A_Mazzone@chuh.org |
| Erin Beans | Speech/Language Pathologist | Oxford | (216) 320-5030 | E_Beans@chuh.org |
| Natasha Livits (sub for Erin Beans) | Substitute Speech/Language Pathologist | Oxford | (216) 320-5030
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| Reeva Perse | Speech/Language Pathologist | Gearity Early Childhood | (216) 320-4516 | R_Perse@chuh.org |
| Marcia Dawson | Speech/Language Pathologist | Heights Middle School/ Heights High | (216) 371-6520 (216) 371-7440 | Ma_Dawson@chuh.org |
Related Service Providers:
| Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Jessica Fiutem | Physical Therapist | Board of Education | (216) 320-5032 | J_Fiutem@chuh.org |
| Sara Friedel | Occupational Therapist | Boulevard/Noble | (216) 371-7140 (Boulevard) (216) 371-6353 (Noble) | S_Friedel@chuh.org |
| Esther Graber | Occupational Therapist | Heights Middle/Oxford | (216) 371-7440 (Heights Mid) (216) 371-6252 (Oxford) | E_Graber@chuh.org |
| Paula Lucas | Occupational Therapist | Canterbury/Gearity
| (216) 320-4511 | P_Lucas@chuh.org |
| Cindy Rakow | Occupational Therapist | Fairfax/Heights High/Rox El
| (216) 320-5033 | C_Rakow@chuh.org |
Gifted & Fine Arts:
| Name | Position | Location(s) | Phone | Email |
| Toia Robinson | Coord. of Educational Services | Board of Education | (216) 320-2182 | T_Robinson@chuh.org |
Expulsion & Appeals:
| Name | Position | Location | Phone | Email |
| Reginald Williams, Esq. | Impartial Hearing Officer | Board of Education | (216) 320-2070 | Reg_Williams@chuh.org |
| Joan Webster | Staff Assistant | Board of Education | (216) 371-7435 | J_Webster@chuh.org |