Paterson Public Schools (973) 321-1000 33 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
Interim State District Superintendent - Dr. Dennis Clancy (973) 321-0890	Business Services - Ms. Frances Finklestein (973) 321-2303
Executive Assistant to the State District Superintendent / PIO - Mrs. Jacqueline Jones (973) 321-0980	State Monitor - Mr. Mark Kramer (973) 321-2304
Assistant Superintendents
Assist. Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services - Dr. Donald Merachnik (973) 321-0636	Assist. Superintendent for Academic Support Programs - Ms. Brenda Patterson (973) 321-0860
Assist. Superintendent for Community Services - Mr. Joseph Fulmore (973) 321-0840	Interim Assist. Superintendent for Operational Unit II - Mr. Dennis Sevano (973) 321-0822
Assist. Superintendent for School Administration, K-12 - Ms. Eileen Shafer (973) 321-0847	Assist. Superintendent for Human Resources - Mr. Luis Rojas (973) 321-2443
Directors
Department of Human Resources - Mr. Luis Rojas (973) 321-0829	Special Education Programs - Ms. Patricia DiGiamo (973) 321-0639
District Technology - Mr. Ralph Barca (973) 321-0909	School Security - Mr. James Smith (973) 321-0599
Departments
Legal Services - Mr. Mark Tabenkin, Esq. (973) 321-0640	Office of Labor Relations - Ms. Carol Smeltzer, Esq. (973) 321-0799
Business Services - Frances Finklestein (973) 321-2303	Payroll Department (973) 321-0809
Health Benefits Department Evelyn McCloud (Health bens.) (973) 321-0745 Rosie Guitierrez (Pensions)(973) 321-0747

Employee Insurance Carriers
Health Benefits/Major Medical Traditonal Plan (800) 414-7427 Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of N. J. P.O. Box 1609 Newark, New Jersey 07101-1609 PPO Plan (800) 414-7427 NJ PLUS Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NJ P.O Box 820 Newark, New Jersey 07101-0820	Dental Plan - Delta Dental of New Jersey Traditional Plan /Delta Premier (Group # 7456) PPO/Delta Preferred (Group # 7456-6001) 956 Route 46 P.O. Box 222 Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (800) 452-9310 Comprehensive Plan/Delta Care/Flagship (Group # 467) 956 Route 46 P.O. Box 369 Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 (800) 722-3524
Prescription Plan - Benerex (NPA) (800) 479-0031 168 Franklin Corner Road Building 2, Suite 201 Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648	Optical Plan - Vision Service Plan (800) 877-7195 One Gateway Plaza Parsippany, NJ 07054
Disability Insurance (Through NJEA Membership /Staff Payments) Washington National Insurance Company Call DRMS (866) 376-9477 Prudential Insurance of America Call Educators Insurance Service, Inc. (800) 727-3414

Frequently Needed Information
North Jersey Federal Credit Union (973) 785-9200 711 Union Blvd. Totowa, New Jersey 07512	VALIC - Tax Deferred Annuity Program (800) 448-2542 90 Woodbridge Center Drive (732) 750-5611 Suite 300 Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-1142
Sun America - Tax Deferred Program -- Michael Ballan, CFS (201) 398-0144 5-11 Saddle River Road Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410	New Jersey State Department of Education (609) 292-4469 P.O. Box 2019 225 West State Street Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Office of Teacher Education and Certification (609) 292-2070 3535 Quaker Bridge Road Box 3181 Trenton, New Jersey 08619	Passaic County Superintendent of Schools (973) 569-2110 Dr. Judith Weiss (Interim), County Superintendent New Jersey Department of Education - Passaic County 501 River Street Paterson, New Jersey 07524
HealthCare Options (Employee Assistance Plan) (800) 567-5986	Paterson Police Department (973) 881-6800
Buyer's Edge (Purchase Power) NJEA Group # - 3386 Major Appliances (800) 377-3700 Furniture (800) 631-0286 Cars (800) 543-8381	NJEA Consumer Services (800) 937-6532