Officers
Jennifer Kostolecki
President
School Affiliation: Whitesboro High School
Title: French/Spanish Teacher
Years of Service: 23 years
Levels Taught: French 6th grade (Exploratory), Level 1 - Level 3
Spanish 6th grade (Exploratory), Level 1- Level 4
Leadership/Advisory Position(s): President AATF of CNY (2016-Current)
Vice-President/Grand Concours Administrator (2011-2016)
Fun fact about me: I have a large collection of Mickey Mouse items.
Favorite French anything: Just about anything in a Pâtisserie- J’adore les desserts. Miam, miam!
Denise Mahns, DML, NBCT
Vice-President and Grand Concours Administrator
School Affiliation: Fayetteville-Manlius High School
Title: National Board Certified Teacher of French
Years of Service: 15 years
Levels Taught: French 2 through AP
Leadership/Advisory Position(s):
Vice President and National French Contest Administrator, AATF of CNY
Membership Manager, LECNY
4th Vice President for VOTE-COPE and Member Support, FMTA
Lifetime member of NYSAFLT; member of AATF, ACTFL, ACQS
Fun fact about me: I love to travel, go to restaurants and theater -- this pandemic has been very hard on me! Luckily, I also like to read.
Jolene Bennett
Secretary
School Affiliation: Chittenango High School
Title : French Teacher & World Language Department Chair
Years of Service: 17 years
Levels Taught: French 1, 2 & 3
Leadership/Advisory Position(s): Secretary of AATF of CNY (2010-present)
Fun fact about me: I love reading, travel, Zumba and spending time with my family and friends.
Favorite French anything: Quiche has been my favorite food since I was little! My favorite places in France include Avignon, Giverny and Bretagne. And I love to teach about Québec and take my students there!
Sarah Woodward-Jones
Treasurer
School Affiliation: Fayetteville- Manlius Schools
Title: LOTE District Curriculum Coordinator, National Board Certified French teacher
Years of Service: 15
Levels Taught: 7th grade French through level 4 Pre AP French
Leadership/Advisory Position(s): Treasurer AATF of CNY (2011-Current), faculty advisor Société Honoraire de Français,
Fun fact about me: I enjoy reading, exercising and dance. I dream of returning to France with my two young daughters in the next few
years!
Favorite French anything: How do you choose!?! Pâtisserie- Opéras, macarons Ville : Paris Parisian site : le jardin japonais au Musée Guimet
I dream of visiting Morocco, and hope to return to Nice to spend more time one day.
Michael Ashley
Newsletter Editor
School Affiliation: Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School
Title : French Teacher
Years of Service: 8 years
Levels Taught: French, Level 1 - Level 5, FRE 191/201 Spanish, Level 1
Leadership/Advisory Position(s): Editor in Chief of the Cocorico (2019-Present)
Social Media Manager (2018-2020)
Fun fact about me: I love movies, musicals, dystopian novels, hockey games, and traveling (I can’t wait to someday be in Montreal again).
Favorite French anything: The music!! I play many different genres of French music in my class and, for many students, that is their favorite part of coming to my class.
Jessica Keane
Academic Projects Coordinator
School Affiliation: Cicero North Syracuse High School
Title : French Teacher
Years of Service: 11 years
Levels Taught: Currently: French III & French V
Past: French 1A, 1B, III Honors, IV, Spanish 1A & II
Leadership/Advisory Position(s): Academic Programs Coordinator - AATF (2018 - present), Treasurer - LECNY (2017-present), Seal of Biliteracy Coordinator, College Credit Liasion
Fun fact about me: I love to travel and have visited over 12 different countries. I love to participate in professional development and have been blessed with doing so in Montreal, Washington DC and Tours, France!
Favorite French pastry: pain au chocolat
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