Staff & Board of Directors
Mediation Matters Staff:
Amy Alfonso
Program Coordinator
518-584-6361, ext. 22
aalfonso@mediationmatters.org
Quianna Bennett
Director of Youth Services
518-446-0356, ext. 14
qbennett@mediationmatters.org
Meralys Collazo
Schenectady Schools Peer Mediation Program Manager
518-446-0356, ext. 41
collazom@schenectady.k12.ny.us
Ian Farmer
Schenectady Schools Peer Mediation Program Coordinator
518-446-0356, ext. 44
farmeri@schenectady.k12.ny.us
Jim FitzGerald
Director of Community Services
518-446-0356 x 16
jfitzgerald@mediationmatters.org
Gherian Foster
Schenectady Schools Peer Mediation Program Coordinator
518-446-0356
gfoster@mediationmatters.org
Brennan Frazier
Director of Court Services
518-446-0356 x 12
bfrazier1@mediationmatters.org
Nicole Marsh
Program Coordinator
518-584-6361, ext. 23
nmarsh@mediationmatters.org
Adonis Richards
Albany Schools Peer Mediation Program Coordinator
518-446-0356
arichards@mediationmatters.org
Sarah Rudgers-Tysz, Esq.
Executive Director
518-446-0356 x13
sarahrt@mediationmatters.org
Kelsey Morris-Taylor
South Glens Falls Schools Peer Mediation Program Coordinator
518-446-0356
ktaylor@mediationmatters.org
Monique Wade
Schenectady Schools Peer Mediation Program Coordinator
518-446-0356, ext. 43
wadem@schenectady.k12.ny.us
Melissa Whyman
Program Coordinator
518-584-6361, ext. 21
MWhyman@mediationmatters.org
Michaela Yarn
Albany Schools Peer Mediation Program Coordinator
518-446-0356
myarn@mediationmatters.org
Board of Directors:
Lamara Burgess
President
Ross Muth
Vice President
Patricia Paser
Secretary
Tom Grant
Treasurer
Jean Dobbs
Sheila Jackson
Amber Marino