- Plainview-Old Bethpage Middle School
- POBMS Guidance and Counseling Center Staff
Who We Are
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The POBMS Guidance and Counseling Department consists of four counselors, two school psychologists, and a social worker.
Each counselor has a different grade. As counselors, we loop with our students. This means that we stay with our students for all four years. Looping helps us to build a stronger relationship with our students, since we have four years to get to know one another.
For the 2024-2025 school year, the counselors are as follows:
Grade 5: Laura OkGrade 6: Irene PetrsoricGrade 7: Valerie ZaffersGrade 8: Barbara RusnackThe POBMS team also consists of school psychologists and a social worker:Dr. Angela TrapaniSchool PsychologistDr. Jessica MacklinSchool PsychologistLisa BernsteinSchool Social WorkerWe look forward to working with you. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at (516) 434-3319
Laurie B. Lynn
Director of Guidance
(516) 434-3150