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Meet our Literacy Specialists: Ms. Kaufman & Mrs. Mena
Ms. Kaufman
skaufman@ercsd.org
845-577-6100
Ms. Kaufman earned both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees from SUNY New Paltz.
She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Early Childhood & Childhood Education with a concentration in English in 2011.
In 2014, she successfully completed her Masters of Science in Education in Literacy.
Ms. Kaufman has been working at Kakiat since 2014 and received tenure in 2017.
What Ms. Kaufman loves as much as reading are: her three nieces, her dog Sophie, anything Harry Potter themed, The New York Yankees, and Broadway.
Mrs. Mena
jemena@ercsd.org
845-577-6100
Mrs. Mena graduated with her Bachelors of Science degree in Early Childhood & Childhood Education from SUNY New Paltz in 2008, with a concentration in History.
In 2014 she earned her Masters of Science degree in Education in Literacy & Special Education from Mount Saint Mary College.
Mrs. Mena started working in East Ramapo in 2015 and joined the Kakiat family in 2016. Mrs. Mena is also the Wellness Team & School Garden Committee Leader of Kakiat, and she is a member of the school's Efficacy Leadership and Parent Engagement teams. In 2018, Mrs. Mena was trained in a research-based, multisensory reading method, the Wilson Reading System.
What Mrs. Mena loves as much as reading are: her husband and family, being active outdoors, listening to most genres of music, and travelling the world.