Team/Contact Us

Sarah Beck
Systems Change Facilitator, Coordinator
315.433.2661
sbeck@ocmboces.org
Provides leadership to the Regional Partnership Center, including conducting regional and district needs assessments and deploying the resources of the specialists under the direction of OSE. The Systems Change Facilitator will be the expert on implementation science and systems change.

Misty Dormady
Transition Specialist
mdormady@ocmboces.org
Provides training and technical assistance on issues related to transition planning and services, including:
- CDOS Standards and Curriculum
- Early Warning Systems
- NYS Diploma & Credential Requirements
- Transition Assessments
- Transition in the IEP
- Work-Based Learning

Keri Gangemi
Behavior Specialist
kgangemi@ocmboces.org
Provides training and technical assistance on issues related to social-emotional and behavioral health within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, including:
- Classroom Management & De-escalation Strategies
- Regulations for Disciplinary Practices & Alternatives to Suspension
- Least Restrictive Environment
- Function-Based Thinking & the Behavior Pathway
- Development of FBAs & BIPs
- Family Engagement
- Trauma Sensitive Practices

Kayla Hurley
Transition Specialist
khurley@ocmboces.org
Provides training and technical assistance on issues related to transition planning and services, including:
- CDOS Standards and Curriculum
- Early Warning Systems
- NYS Diploma & Credential Requirements
- Transition Assessments
- Transition in the IEP
- Work-Based Learning

Julie Shelp
Literacy Specialist
jshelp@ocmboces.org
Provides training and technical assistance related to understanding and acquisition of literacy skills within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).