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***June 30th is the first day of ESY! Teachers will reach out to families on June 27th with welcome letters. No school July 3rd or any Friday!
Mrs. Tivoli Kenniff
Mrs. Tivoli Kenniff
Mrs. Kenniff, previously known as Ms. Hunt, is one of the 4th Grade Math, Science & Social Studies teachers at Tuscan Elementary School where she has taught for the last 13 years. She’s currently in her seventh year of running the Rising PreK-5 ESY Program.
Mrs. Kenniff grew up in Maplewood, where she attended Seth Boyden Elementary, Maplewood Middle, and Columbia High School. Mrs. Kenniff earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rutgers University, later returning to Kean University’s Nathan Weiss Graduate School to earn her Teacher of Students with Disabilities K-12 Certification.
The oldest of seven siblings, Mrs. Kenniff is also a proud mom to her energetic, 11-year-old son, DJ. She has a love for travel and even studied abroad in Valencia, Spain, during college. Her favorite place to unwind is Lake Placid, NY, where her family visits every summer.
Mrs. Kenniff grew up in Maplewood, where she attended Seth Boyden Elementary, Maplewood Middle, and Columbia High School. Mrs. Kenniff earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rutgers University, later returning to Kean University’s Nathan Weiss Graduate School to earn her Teacher of Students with Disabilities K-12 Certification.
The oldest of seven siblings, Mrs. Kenniff is also a proud mom to her energetic, 11-year-old son, DJ. She has a love for travel and even studied abroad in Valencia, Spain, during college. Her favorite place to unwind is Lake Placid, NY, where her family visits every summer.
Mrs. Ryann Giusti
Mrs. Ryann Giusti
Inspired by her mother’s 42-year career as a special education teacher, Mrs. Giusti knew from the age of two that she wanted to follow in her footsteps. She pursued her dream at the University of Hartford, where she earned a dual degree in Special Education and Elementary Education, along with certifications to teach Kindergarten through age 21.
After college, Mrs. Giusti secured a tenure-track position at MMS, where she has made her home within MMS and the SOMSD community for the past 17 years. Believing in the importance of lifelong learning, she returned to school in 2011 to pursue a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration at The College of Saint Elizabeth, graduating with her M.Ed. in 2013.
Her new passion for leadership led Mrs. Giusti to pursue a parallel dream of becoming an administrator. For the past few years, she has served as a team leader (currently for grade 8) and is excited to take on the role of ESY program coordinator once more. She sees this as an opportunity to further embrace her passion for leadership, with a foundation of servant leadership that guides her work.
In October of 2022, Mrs. Giusti married her husband, Dominick, and the couple relocated to her hometown. They live with their three “fur babies”: two cats, Scout and Leo, and Bodie, a lively three year-old Dutch Shepherd-Malinois mix. When she's not at work, Mrs. Giusti enjoys walking Bodie, playing with the cats, reading, working out, and taking part in outdoor activities such as playing on a co-ed kickball team with her husband and friends, camping, visiting the Poconos, and going down the shore. She also loves spending time with family and friends for fun!
After college, Mrs. Giusti secured a tenure-track position at MMS, where she has made her home within MMS and the SOMSD community for the past 17 years. Believing in the importance of lifelong learning, she returned to school in 2011 to pursue a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration at The College of Saint Elizabeth, graduating with her M.Ed. in 2013.
Her new passion for leadership led Mrs. Giusti to pursue a parallel dream of becoming an administrator. For the past few years, she has served as a team leader (currently for grade 8) and is excited to take on the role of ESY program coordinator once more. She sees this as an opportunity to further embrace her passion for leadership, with a foundation of servant leadership that guides her work.
In October of 2022, Mrs. Giusti married her husband, Dominick, and the couple relocated to her hometown. They live with their three “fur babies”: two cats, Scout and Leo, and Bodie, a lively three year-old Dutch Shepherd-Malinois mix. When she's not at work, Mrs. Giusti enjoys walking Bodie, playing with the cats, reading, working out, and taking part in outdoor activities such as playing on a co-ed kickball team with her husband and friends, camping, visiting the Poconos, and going down the shore. She also loves spending time with family and friends for fun!
Ms. Ilana Stelmakh
Ms. Ilana Stelmakh
Ms. Stelmakh is a Speech Language Specialist at Marshall Elementary School and an active member of both The New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, with a focus on early childhood language disorders and bilingualism. She is fluent in four languages and enjoys using her expertise to guide families in creating language-rich environments at home.
Ms. Stelmakh earned her degree in Speech Language Pathology from New York University and has specialized in early childhood development since beginning her practice in 2005. As a mother of two teenagers, Jackie and Isaac, she takes great joy in watching them pursue their dreams in dance and soccer. Outside of work, Ms. Stelmakh loves to travel and immerse herself in new cultures. Her favorite place to unwind is anywhere with a beach and palm trees, especially when she’s there with her children.
Ms. Stelmakh earned her degree in Speech Language Pathology from New York University and has specialized in early childhood development since beginning her practice in 2005. As a mother of two teenagers, Jackie and Isaac, she takes great joy in watching them pursue their dreams in dance and soccer. Outside of work, Ms. Stelmakh loves to travel and immerse herself in new cultures. Her favorite place to unwind is anywhere with a beach and palm trees, especially when she’s there with her children.
We are excited to have been chosen as your ESY coordinators for 2025! This will be Tivoli & Ryann's seventh year running ESY programming, and Ilana's fourth year. Please feel free to reach out to us any time and we will do our best to help.
We are excited to have been chosen as your ESY coordinators for 2025! This will be Tivoli & Ryann's seventh year running ESY programming, and Ilana's fourth year. Please feel free to reach out to us any time and we will do our best to help.
To reach a coordinator during ESY programming:
Option 1: Call your child's ESY school number, press the option for NURSE & ask for Tivoli Hunt, Ryann Giusti (ESY coordinators) or Ilana Stelmakh (Related Service Providers Coordinator) .
Option 2: Call us on our Google Voice numbers! If we are unable to take your call we will get back to you as soon as possible so please leave your name, number, child’s name and a brief message.
PreK-Rising 5th: Tivoli Hunt at 862-205-4809
Rising 6-12+: Ryann Giusti at 862-206-3550
Related Service Providers: Ilana Stelmakh at 862-210-9044
Option 3: Email us!
Rising PK-5: Email at ESYPK5@somsd.k12.nj.us
Rising 6-12+: Email at ESY612@somsd.k12.nj.us
Related Service Providers: istelmak@somsd.k12.nj.us
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