East Meadow Appoints Two New Administrators

With the 2016-17 school year around the corner, the East Meadow School District extended its gratitude to Mary Ann O’Brien for her years of service as Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance and welcomes Patrick Pizzo and Jennifer Frisenda to their newly appointed administrative roles.

O’Brien entered the district as the Assistant Business Administrator in September 2009 and held the position until January 2014, when she was promoted to assistant superintendent. As she heads into retirement, Superintendent of Schools Leon J. Campo and members of the Board of Education and administrative staff thanked O’Brien for her time and dedication to the district.

“As Mary Ann heads into retirement, we wish her tremendous success in all of life’s future endeavors and thank her for her devotion, passion, and years of service to our community, staff and, more importantly, our children,” Campo said.

Effective Sept. 1, Pizzo will take on the role of Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance after serving as the district’s assistant to the superintendent for administration and special projects for the past eight years.
In the latter position, Pizzo led a team that developed the district’s annual expense budget and prepared budgetary presentations for the Board of Education, Parent Teacher Associations, residents and community members under the guidance of the superintendent. He also built, defended and implemented multi-million dollar annual facilities, operations and capital budgets.

Prior to his time in East Meadow, Pizzo was the Director of Facilities and Operations for the Hicksville School District. He also held the position of Deputy Regional Manager for the New York City Department of Education, a role in which he oversaw the physical plant operation and management of 39 schools.

Also on Sept. 1, Jennifer Frisenda will accept her newly appointed position as the district’s Assistant Business Administrator.

Frisenda joined the East Meadow school community in 2014 as District Treasurer, where she maintained district records and files, reconciled monthly bank statements and submitted monthly financial statements to the Board of Education, superintendent and assistant superintendent for business and finance, as well as performed yearly school lunch audits to ensure compliance with state regulations.

“We welcome Patrick and Jennifer to their new administrative positions and know they will be very successful,” Mr. Campo said.

Patrick Pizzo and Jennifer Frisenda will began their new positions in the East Meadow School District on Sept. 1. Photos: East Meadow School District.