The Members of the Board of Education
David Micklos , President 
David A. Micklos, a Three Village resident since 1998, is Executive Director of the Dolan DNA Learning Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Mr. Micklos joined the Laboratory in 1982, founding its public affairs and development offices before starting the Learning Center in 1988. Earlier in his career, he was an opinion researcher in Manhattan, a science teacher in Baltimore City, a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana, and a ranger/naturalist with the Maryland and National Park Services. With degrees in biology and journalism, he is the author of several science textbooks and numerous articles. His methods for laboratory instruction are used by thousands of biology students and teachers around the world. Mr. Micklos was elected to the Board in 2004.
Frank McIntosh , Vice President
Frank J. McIntosh, a Three Village resident since 2001, is the President of a local plumbing and heating company, which he founded in 1991. Mr. McIntosh is a graduate of Suffolk Community College and holds an Associate’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and several Master Plumbers Licenses in Suffolk County. Mr. McIntosh is a charter member of Three Village Special Education Parents Teachers Association (SEPTA) and has been an active advocate for children with special needs over the last eight years. Mr. McIntosh is also a member of the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, has served as a soccer coach, and has dedicated numerous volunteer hours to charitable activities. Mr. McIntosh was elected to the Board of Education in 2005.
John K. Diviney , Trustee
Liaison Position : Ward Melville High School
Subcommittee Membership: Facilities and Audit Chairperson
John K. Diviney, a Three Village resident since 1969, is an attorney in private practice in Syosset, New York. He is a graduate of Ward Melville High School, has a B.S. degree from Cornell University and a Juris Doctor degree from St. John's University School of Law. He is a member of the Suffolk County Bar Association, the Co-Chair of its Labor and Employment Law Committee and an Officer of the Suffolk County Academy of Law. He has served as a soccer and Little League baseball coach and is a member of the Stony Brook Civic Association as well as the Treasurer of the Greening of 25A Committee. He was elected to the Board of Education in 2001.
Jonathan Kornreich , Trustee
Liaison Position : Nassakeag Elementary School
Subcommittee Membership: Policy and Legislative 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. Mr. Kornreich also serves as president of the Board of Trustees at the North Shore Montessori School in Stony Brook and is on the New York State School Board Association's Legislative Committee. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Stony Brook. Jonathan Kornreich was elected to the Board in 2008.
Carol Leister , Trustee
Liaison Position : Mount Elementary School, PTA Coucil
Subcommittee Membership: Policy and Teaching/Learning Chairperson
Carol Leister, a Three Village resident since 1978, is the mother of three children who are graduates of Ward Melville High School. She is a retired school administrator, having served as the Assistant Superintendent for Instruction and Learning in the Longwood and Eastport/South Manor School Districts. She has also served as an Adjunct Professor of Children’s Literature at Dowling College and C.W. Post College and an Adjunct Professor of Educational Administration at the State University at Stony Brook. Mrs. Leister earned a B.A. in History and Political Science from Brooklyn College, a M.A.L.S. from Stony Brook, a M.L.S. from the Palmer Graduate Library School at C.W. Post and a Professional Diploma in Educational Administration from C.W. Post. She is an honorary lifetime member of the P.T.A. and former board officer of the Suffolk Cooperative Library System Board of Trustees. She was elected to the board in 2008.
Diane Peritore , Trustee
Liaison Position : R.C. Murphy Junior High School
Subcommittee Membership: Legislative, Teaching/Learning, and Policy Chairperson
Diane Peritore, a Three Village resident since 1985, is a retired District Clerk, having served Boards of Education in three Long Island school districts. In that professional role, she served as a member of Board policy committees and as records management officer and has played an active role in hundreds of Board meetings and executive session deliberations. Mrs. Peritore is a graduate of Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island, with an Associate’s Degree in Business. She and her husband have six adult children, all graduates of Ward Melville High School; and six precious grandchildren. She is a member of Setauket United Methodist Church and the Civic Association of the Setaukets and Stony Brook. Mrs. Peritore has volunteered many hours to the community, serving as a past PTA President, President of the Three Village Athletic Booster organization, and as a member of the Three Village Superintendent’s Budget Advisory Board and the Ward Melville Principal’s Advisory Council. She has also volunteered her professional expertise to assist the school district’s current and past district clerks. Mrs. Peritore was elected to the Board of Education in 2008.
Dr. Glen Whitney , Trustee
Liaison Position : Setauket Elementary School, SEPTA
Subcommittee Membership: Teaching and Learning and Legislative
Glen Whitney, a Three Village resident since 1997, has two children attending public school in the district. He is currently organizing the American Museum of Mathematics, which will open an interactive, hands-on museum, the only one in North America devoted to mathematics. Former positions include: information technology consulting for the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, investment analysis for Renaissance Technologies, and mathematics teaching at the University of Michigan. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from Harvard University, and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Whitney volunteers as the leader of the Math Club at Mount Elementary, and plays on the Men's over-30 team of the Three Village Soccer Club.
Kyle Seibert , WMHS Student Representative
Kyle Seibert, a senior at Ward Melville High School, has joined the Three Village Central School District’s Board of Education as the organization’s 2009-2010 student representative. Kyle is an active member of the high school’s student body. He is the current student government president, a member of the National Honor Society, member of the winter track team, and was nominated as class treasurer during his sophomore year. He has been named to the high honor roll and received the President’s Volunteer Service award.
Outside of school, Kyle is an avid scuba diver, and an active member of his church and youth group. At St. James Lutheran Church, and at a church in Queens, Kyle volunteers to teach confirmation class to students.
Kyle aspires to attend college in the fall of 2010 to pursue a degree in medicine.
Andrea Wilson , District Clerk