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Janice Richardson

Janice RichardsonPresident

jrichardson@webstercsd.org
(585) 310-4817
Term Ends: 2026


Ms. Richardson has served the Webster CSD Board of Education since 2020, serving her third year as its president after serving one year as its vice president. She is a liaison to the Monroe County School Boards Assocation (MCSBA) Executive Committee, the Webster CSD Board of Education (BOE) Policy and Strategic Planning Committee, and the Plank North, Spry, and Webster Schroeder/GOAL PTSAs.
                                                                                                                                              
Ms. Richardson is a reading specialist for Greece Central Schools, where she is an Above the Influence (anti-vaping) Ambassador and the 2014 recipient of the Greece Golden Apple Teacher of the Year. Prior to joining Greece CSD, she was a substitute teacher and softball coach for Webster CSD and a building substitute for Sodus Central Schools.

She is a member of the Webster PTSA, a Webster Athletic Association baseball and Rochester Rattlers softball mom, a member of the Greece Teachers Community Programs Committee, and on the secondary scheduling team for Athena Middle School. She also fosters dogs and cats for Operation Freedom Ride.
                                                                                                                                              
Ms. Richardson (a Webster High School graduate) received her master's degree in literacy education, BS in elementary education, and BA in psychology and was named a Community Service Scholar from St. John Fisher College. She is married with four children, all presently attending Webster schools.

 

Linda Dioguardi

Linda Dioguardi

Vice President

ldioguardi@webstercsd.org
(585) 643-8802
Term Ends: 2025


Mrs. Dioguardi has been on the Webster CSD Board of Education since 2015 and is currently serving her third term as its vice president. She represents the district on the community partnership Webster Health and Education Network: A Drug Free Community Coalition (WHEN: DFCC) and is a liaison to the MCSBA Legislative and District Operations Committees, Webster CSD BOE Policy and Strategic Planning Committees, and the Klem South, Plank South, Schlegel, Spry, and Webster Schroeder/GOAL PTSAs.  

A long-standing member of Webster PTSA, Mrs. Dioguardi has served at Webster Schroeder High School, Spry Middle School, and Plank South Elementary School. During her time at Plank South she served as chair for five years and was steward of the Plank South Little Free Library.

A graduate of Webster High School, Mrs. Dioguardi holds a BS in biology and chemistry from SUNY at Oswego and a master's of social work from Roberts Wesleyan College. She functioned as director of social work for The Hurlbut Nursing Home before leaving to care for her children. She is married with two children, both Webster CSD graduates.

 

Carole Barnabas

Carole Barnabas
cbarnabas@webstercsd.org
(585) 749-0452
Term Ends: 2025

Ms. Barnabas was elected to the Webster CSD Board of Education in 2022. She represents the district on the community partnership Families Igniting Racial Equity (FIRE) and is a liaison to the MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, Webster CSD BOE Audit Committee, and DeWitt, and Willink. Her community involvement has included serving as board president and member of Beechwoods Homeowners Association, board member, president, and reading mother for Webster Montessori School and Webster Montessori Society, Webster PTSA member, and Cub Scout den mother.
 
A retired Webster CSD English teacher, Ms. Barnabas also served as English department leader at Webster Thomas, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (CIA) advisor for English grades 6-12, English tutor, and literary magazine advisor. She has also worked on numerous educational committees at Webster CSD, and taught ESOL at Irondequoit Adult Education and English and elementary school in Buffalo Public Schools. She is a recipient of the Oak Tree Award for excellence in teaching.
                                                                         
Ms. Barnabas received her BA in Humanities and her MS in English Education from Canisius College and her AP English training from Fordham University. She and her husband have three grown children (all Webster CSD graduates) and four grandchildren.

 

Maria Cortes


mcortes@webstercsd.org
(585) 727-3457
Term Ends: 2026


Mrs. Cortes was elected to the board of education in 2023 after many years of service to One Webster and the Greater Rochester communities. She has been on the steering committee for FIRE since the 2020-21 school year, during which she chaired the Webster CSD Hispanic Heritage Celebration. She has also been a member and teen committee co-chair of the Latinas Unidas Soy Unica Soy Latina Rally Planning Committee, co-chaired the Plank South Fifth Grade Yearbook Committee, and volunteered for the Webster Junior Warriors, Junior Titans Football and Cheer, and Penfield Little League.

She represents the district on the community partnership with FIRE and is a liaison to the MCSBA Information Exchange Committee, Webster CSD BOE Strategic Planning Committee, and Plank South, State Road, and Webster Schroeder/GOAL PTSAs.
                                   
Mrs. Cortes is a senior research administrator at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She has also worked as grants coordinator for Nazareth College and director of programs for the Puerto Rican Youth Development and Resource Center. She has an advanced certificate in big data analytics, a master’s degree in professional studies with concentration in big data analysis and educational policy from RIT, and a BS in business administration from SUNY Brockport. She is married with two grown children, both of whom are Webster CSD graduates.

 

Michele Lowes


mlowes@webstercsd.org
(585) 545-1522
Term Ends: 2027


Ms. Lowes was elected to the board of education in 2024. She brings with her experience as a local director of Person Centered Services, a position she has held since 2018. Prior to then she served as associate director of Service Coordination and Children’s Health Home for Heritage Christian Services for 23 years. She was a volunteer with Isaiah House hospice, is a mentor for women’s leadership, and volunteers at Day of Caring, Habitat for Humanity, and Heart of Dance.

Ms. Lowes is a Webster CSD BOE liaison to the MCSBA Information Exchange Committee and the Webster Thomas/OWL PTSA.
 
A 1993 graduate of Webster Thomas High School, she obtained her Associates in Human Services from Monroe Community College the following year. She earned her Bachelor of Psychology from SUNY Brockport in 2012.
 
Ms. Lowes has lived in the Webster community for more than 20 years. She has two children, one a Webster Thomas graduate and the other presently attending Webster CSD.

 

Jeffrey McCaffrey


jmccaffrey@webstercsd.org
(585) 329-9725
Term Ends: 2027


Mr. McCaffrey and his wife have two children, one a Webster graduate and one presently attending Webster CSD. He obtained both his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and his Master of Science in Management from Nazareth University.

Elected to the Webster CSD BOE in 2024, he serves as liaison to the board's audit committee and the State Road PTSA. He serves as BOE liaison to Webster Thomas/OWL High School PTSA.
 
With more than 30 years in the business field, he has spent more than 25 years in management (specializing in project management) in various industries, including medical, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and mass transportation.
 
Mr. McCaffrey is president of the Webster Youth Sports Council and director of North Coast Boys Basketball. He has also served as a coach and board member for Webster Travel Baseball. He brings his business, parent, coaching, and community involvement background to the board.


 

 

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