Tracey Wong is the Director of Library Services for the Yonkers Public Schools. She has been in education for 19 years as a classroom teacher, a Reading Recovery teacher, a Collaborative Team Teacher, a  Leveled Literacy Intervention Specialist and as a School Library Media Specialist. Tracey is a 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker,  a 2017 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam awardee and a 2016 ALA Scholastic Publishing recipient.  She has written for Library Media Connection,  School Library Journal and School Library Connection. Her libraries have been featured in HSBC , UFT , SLJ and she has presented webinars on grant funding and Supporting English Language Learners Remotely. For fun, she enjoys DIY projects, creating things and pushing around weights.

Ms. Aurich has worked for the Yonkers Public Schools for six years. For the past four years, she has worked as a School Library Media Specialist at School 23. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is presently enrolled at Mercy College in a Master's program for  Early Childhood, Childhood Education, and Special Education with a bilingual extension. Ms. Aurich attended the Yonkers Public Schools including Mark Twain Junior High School, and Gorton High School.  She truly enjoys her job as a librarian because she is able to educate the students  at School 23. 

Palisade Preparatory School has a new library media specialist, Tia Knuckles. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Tia spent most of her childhood in Yonkers, NY beginning with Scholastic Academy in 4th grade. She graduated from Saunders Trades & Technical High School. Tia went on to Monroe College, where she received her bachelor’s degree. She received her Master's of Library Science with a specialization in School Libraries from Long Island University. Tia has worked for the Yonkers Public Schools as a teaching assistant for many years and is thrilled to start her new career as a school librarian. She enjoys the diversity of the students and community and she is excited to be able to give back to the school district she grew up in.

Brenda Francis-Knowles is the School Library Media Specialist at Gorton High School.

Mrs. Levy has been a School Library Media Specialist in the Yonkers Public Schools for many years.  She is the Media Specialist at Roosevelt High School.  She teaches grades 9 through 12th grade.  Prior to that, Mrs. Levy was a 3rd grade teacher.  She enjoys teaching all aspects of library skills, especially research.  The students in Mrs. Levy's classes have been learning about and participating in the New York State 3 Apples Book Award, which is the only book award in NYS that is based solely on student votes.  This activity is a highlight that the students look forward to participating in year after year.

In 2017, Robert McDonald began his career as an educator in the Yonkers Public School District. Mr. McDonald has served various aged children spanning from pre-kindergarten - high school. Robert enjoys instructing the younger grades with library skills and integrating multimedia within his lessons. Robert is currently assigned to Montessori 27, Scholastic Academy, School 9, Cesar Chavez, and Hostos as the Library Media Specialist. 

Mr. Riley is currently the Library Media Specialist for Saunders HS. He has worked as a Media Specialist for the Yonkers Public Schools in elementary, middle, and high schools for over 20 years. He has over 25 years of experience as an educator. He holds a BA from Colgate University; an MLS from Queens College; and a Certificate in School Administration from The College of St. Rose. Mr. Riley enjoys reading; skiing; swimming; and participating in book clubs. He is also serving as the President of the Yonkers City School Library Council.

Peter Sieh began working as a librarian in Yonkers Public Schools in 2006. He worked at Enrico Fermi for four years, and he now works at School 13 and Martin Luther King Jr. Academy. He teaches students in Pre-Kindergarten up through the 8th grade. Besides teaching students how to enjoy reading print books and online books, Mr. Sieh enjoys showing students how to search for information online. He also takes great pride in filming events that happen in his two schools, and posting those videos on his two schools’ websites. He is heavily involved with S.T.E.A.M. instruction in his schools, and has helped facilitate many different computer coding activities at both School 13 and Martin Luther King Jr. Academy.

Ms. Mariana Sugrim holds a Bachelor’s Degree  in Elementary Education, a Master's Degree in Special Education and a Master's Degree in instructional technology from  Grand Canyon University, Arizona.  Additionally, Mariana received a Master’s Degree in Library Media Science from St. John's Fisher College, New York. She has worked with children of various age groups over the past thirteen years. Ms. Sugrim also served as an elementary school teacher in New York City prior to stepping into librarianship. Mariana is librarian at both Pearls Hawthorne School and Cross Hill Academy.

Ingrid Sutherland is the elementary school librarian for Paideia 15, Khalil Gibran, Pulaski, Family 32 and Boyce Thompson this year.  She has been 20 years in education, starting as a high school English teacher in Washington Heights.  She is looking forward to sharing her love of reading and the magic of literacy with all of her students.

Nicole is the School Library Media Specialist at Yonkers Middle High School!  She was born in New York City and  raised in the Bronx. Nicole attended catholic elementary school in the Bronx before moving to Yonkers. She attended and graduated from Roosevelt High School  before starting her career as a librarian-in-training at The New York Public Library on Fordham Road in the Bronx. She later left the NYPL to follow her dream of being a School Library Media Specialist for Yonkers Public Schools. She have been working as a Media Specialist for over 20 years. 

After starting at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, Nicole completed  her  Bachelor of Science degree at City College of New York. She received a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from Long Island University and has permanent certifications as an Elementary Teacher, a School Library Media Specialist and also a Public Librarian. 

Nicole is honored to serve the learning community of YMHS and looks forward to assisting in all their learning needs. 

Carol is a certified School Library Media Specialist with over 25 years experience in the Yonkers Public School District.  She spent 15 years at Emerson Middle School, 5 years at Cross Hill Academy and PEARLS Hawthorne, and 5 years at Riverside High School and Yonkers Montessori Academy.  Currently, she teaches at Yonkers Montessori Academy. 

Besides teaching students she provides Professional Development at: Parent Workshops, Faculty Meetings and Districtwide Workshops.  For the last few years she has also taught for the Yonkers Richard Gazzola Teacher Center.  In this course she instructs and shows colleagues how to use the Instructional Technology Resources offered through the District and the Yonkers City School Library System in their curriculum with their students.  In addition, she encourges all participants to share this information with parents, colleagues, and administrators. She is also a member of the Yonkers City School Library System Council.