Meet the 2024-25 MPS Leadership Team

District Wide Leadership

Superintendent

Adam Deleidi

adeleidi@melroseschools.com

Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning

Jennifer Turner

jturner@melrosechools.com

Assistant Superintedent of Pupil Personnel Services

Cari Berman

cberman@melroseschools.com

Director of Finance & Operations

Kenneth Kelley

kkelley@melroseschools.com

Director of Education Stations

Jennifer Proulx

jproulx@melroseschools.com

Director of METCO Program

Nyra Hall

nhall@melroseschools.com

Director of Wellness & Athletics

Stephen Fogarty

sfogarty@melroseschools.com

Director of Data, Assessment, & Instructional Technology

Melanie Acevedo

macevedo@melroseschools.com

Director of Visual & Performing Arts

Steve Black

sblack@melroseschools.com

Director of Humanities, 6-12

Nora Tsoutsis

ntsoutsis@melroseschools.com

Director of STEM, 6-12

Ellie Noto

enoto@melroseschools.com

Out-of-District Special Education Coordinator

Theresa Melito-Conners

tmelito-conners@melroseschools.com

Building Based Leadership

Franklin School Principal

Andrea LaCau

alacau@melroseschools.com

Franklin School Special Education Coordinator

Kristen Sasso

ksasso@melroseschools.com

Hoover School Principal

Mitzi Galante

mgalante@melroseschools.com

Hoover School Special Education Coordinator

Stacie Hanewich

shanewich@melroseschools.com

Horace Mann School Principal

Milissa Churchill

mchurchill@melroseschools.com

Horace Mann School Special Education Coordinator

Theresa Melito-Conners

tmelito-conners@melroseschools.com

Lincoln School Principal

Jessica Patti

jpatti@melroseschools.com

Lincoln School Assistant Principal & Special Ed Coordinator

Lisa Gifford

lgifford@melroseschools.com

Roosevelt School Principal

Venancia Cruz

vcruz@melroseschools.com

Roosevelt School Assistant Principal & Special Ed Coordinator

Marissa Puccio

mpuccio@melroseschools.com

Winthrop School Principal

Michael Tracy

mtracy@melroseschools.com

Winthrop School Assistant Principal & Special Ed Coordinator

Shamus Brady

sbrady@melroseschools.com

Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Principal

Josh Murphy

jmurphy@melroseschools.com

MVMMS Assistant Principal

Michelle Sewyck

msewyck@melroseschools.com

MVMMS Assistant Principal

Caroline (Cari) Diccio

cdicicco@melroseschools.com

MVMMS Special Education Coordinator

Chelsea Chadderdon

cchadderdon@melroseschools.com

Melrose High School Principal

Jason Merrill

jmerrill@melroseschools.com

MHS Assistant Principal, Class of 2025 & 2027

Bryan Corrigan

bcorrigan@melroseschools.com

MHS Assistant Principal, Class of 2026 & 2028

Christopher Beaver

cbeaver@melroseschools.com

MHS Special Education Coordinator

Roxanne Wilson

rwilson@melroseschools.com