Faculty
Chair of the Department of Education Studies: Hope Casto
Associate Professor: Hope Casto
Assistant Professor: Joan Swanson
Visiting Assistant Professor: Marisol Diaz
Accreditation Officer and Visiting Assistant Professor: Virginia Lee
Lecturer and Director of Skidmore Early Childhood Center: Mary Ellen Towne
Lecturer: Laura Ficarra
Field Placement Coordinator, Certification Officer, and Visiting Assistant Professor: Jay Meeks
Field Supervisors: Jay Meeks, Kim Stein
Early Childhood Center Teachers: Jennifer Kingsley-Smith, Krista Reinhart, Mary Ellen Towne
Hope Casto
Department Chair and Associate Professor for Education Studies
Office: Palamountain Hall 216
Phone: 518-580-5149
Email: hcasto@skidmore.edu
Marisol Diaz
Visiting Assistant Professor for Education Studies
Office: Palamountain Hall 218
Phone: 518-580-5140
Email: mdiaz@skidmore.edu
laura r. ficarra
Lecturer in Education Studies
Office: Palamountain Hall 218
Phone: 518-580-5472
Email: lficarra@skidmore.edu
Virginia Rich Lee
Visiting Assistant Professor and Accreditation Officer, Education Studies
Office: Palamountain Hall 220
Phone: 518-580-5148
Email: vlee@skidmore.edu
Jay Meeks
Visiting Assistant Professor, Field Placement Coordinator, Certification Officer
Office: Palamountain Hall 219
Phone: 518-580-5142
Email: jmeeks@skidmore.edu
Joan Swanson
Assistant Professor
Office: Palamountain Hall 214
Phone: 518-580-5145
Email: jswanson@skidmore.edu
Mary Ellen Towne
Lecturer in Education Studies and Director of Skidmore Early Childhood Center
Office: Palamountain Hall 215
Phone: 518-580-5273
Email: mtowne@skidmore.edu