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

John K Diviney a Three Village resident since 1969, is an attorney and  partner in the law firm of Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale New York  He is a graduate of Ward Melville High School, has a B.S. degree from Cornell University and a J.D. degree from St. John's University School of Law.  He is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, the former Co-Chair of its Labor and Employment Law Committee and was an Officer of the Suffolk County Academy of Law.  He has served as a soccer and little league coach and is a former member of the Stony Brook Civic Association as well as the former Treasurer of the Greening of 25A Committee.  He was elected to the Board of Education in 2001.

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

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 as a property manager. In addition, Mr. Kornreich 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. Jonathan Kornreich was elected to the Board in 2008.

Liaison Position : Mount Elementary School   
Subcommittee Membership: Teaching & Learning and 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 W.S. Mount Elementary. 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.

Liaison Positions: Setauket Elementary School, PTA Council
Subcommittee Membership: Legislative and Teaching & Learning Chairperson

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 has a lifelong commitment to volunteerism, community service, and advocacy for all children, as well as a passion for world cultures as she has traveled extensively, even living in Greece for a period of time. Employed by the Stony Brook Research Foundation since 2004, Ms. Mendelson currently works as the Grant Coordinator and Editor for the Stony Brook University School of Medicine (SOM). She collaborates with SOM leadership and faculty to develop grant proposals for multidisciplinary research initiatives and institutional long and short-term strategic plans, and conducts outreach to campuswide departments, centers, and institutes as well as various community organizations. Ms. Mendelson also leads a Professional Development Program for junior faculty members seeking promotion and tenure. As an instructor for Medicine in Contemporary Society, Ms. Mendelson facilitates small-group discussions for second-year medical students in medical humanities, ethics, professionalism, communication, self-awareness, cultural competency, and community service. Her leadership has been instrumental in developing educational activities and cultural awareness programs focused on and celebrating diversity among groups of youngsters within Suffolk County. 

Ms. Mendelson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and provided intervention services to children with special needs and communication disorders in public schools, while pursuing graduate studies in Communication Sciences and Speech Language Pathology at the University of Vermont and Hofstra University. Ms. Mendelson was elected to the Board of Education in 2010.

Liaison Positions: Nassakeag Elementary School
Subcommittee Membership: Teaching & Learning and Policy

Liaison Positions: Arrowhead Elementary School, SEPTA
Subcommittee Membership: Facilities and Policy Chairperson

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 Masters in Liberal Studies from Stony Brook. She has served on the Board of Education for 12 years from 1983 until 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 theatre productions in the schools.
 

Liaison Positions: Minnesauke Elementary School, Gelinas Junior High School
Subcommittee Membership: Audit and Legislative Chairperson

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 BA degree from Tulane University and a DMD degree 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 oldest son, Alex, graduated from Ward Melville High School in 2009 and his younger son, Matthew, graduated from Ward Melville in 2011. 
 

Mrs. Wilson was appointed by the Board of Education as District Clerk in February 2008.

Mrs. Wilson’s education began in the Three Village Central School District attending the North Country Elementary and the W.S. Mount Elementary Schools and is honored to work in the District where she began her education. She is a graduate of Suffolk Community College and Dowling College earning a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, Summa Cum Laude distinction.

She currently volunteers at the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation and her past work includes the Island Heart Food Pantry and several trips to New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina relief and reconstruction work.