Meet Our Team
Meet our Director, Izzy!
Hi! My name is Izzy, and I am the Program Director of FCSAP. I was born in Ithaca and attended Fall Creek and FCSAP as a child. After living out in the Pacific Northwest for several years, I earned my Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and returned back to the Fall Creek community. I have a history of working with infants through school-age children and teaching students with special needs. Some of my specialties when working with children include outdoor education, farming, gardening, and art. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, baking, hiking, and biking.
Meet our Assistant Director, Aaron!
Hi, my name is Aaron. I was born and raised in Ithaca. I lived in other parts of the country but always found myself returning to my hometown. In my spare time I enjoy playing sports, going for hikes, reading, watching movies, and spending time with my friends and family. I am excited to continue my career working with kids at FCSAP.
Meet John!
Who am I? I am a cat loving baseball fanatic who loves canoeing on Cayuga Lake and kayaking in the Adirondacks with a friend, surrounded by all nature and no people.
At After School I love playing chess, checkers, cards (poker and casino), and telling riddles that must be solved with yes or no questions, and I don't tell answers. I also love modeling and imparting a sense of caring about everyone else's feelings as much as our own. Your kids are great at this. It is so gratifying working with people who really get this and practice it daily.
Personal and professional aspirations? Unless I could be the center fielder for the Chicago Cubs, I never knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I solved that problem by not growing up. I am exactly where I want to be.
Meet Mike!
I have been working at Fall Creek After School Program for 15 years and I have been working in the Ithaca City School District for 16 years. My passion for working with kids/youth started in 2001 when I worked at George Junior Republic as a Residential Counselor. Ever since then, I have worked with kids in various summer camps and youth advocate program settings in the Ithaca area. I grew up in Ithaca and I played Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Baseball, and Basketball as a kid. I love building rapport with students at the elementary school level because it gives me a chance to assist them academically, socially, and emotionally. FCSAP is a top-notch program that allows students to be themselves but also assists them to be good people, listeners, and team players while still being “funny and silly kids”. FCSAP is like no other program because of how we present and implement S-H-A-R-K. It stands for "SAFETY, HONESTY, ACCEPTANCE, RESPECT, and KINDNESS". This allows students and staff to be on the same page while building rapport with one another.
Meet Carole!
Hi, my name is Carole and this is my 4th year as an after school counselor at Fall Creek School. Originally from Rochester, I have degrees in Business and Cultural Anthropology/Native American Studies. I have worked with students in K-8th grades at the Maxwell Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was employed at the University of Oklahoma in several Native American programs. In Austin, Texas I conducted freelance classes in local history and art for several private elementary schools. Most recently I was the 8 Square Schoolhouse and Youth Education Director at the History Center in Tompkins County for 17 years. I engaged with 4th grade students and teachers in Tompkins County in facilitating the living history program at the historic 1892 schoolhouse in Dryden as part of the Kids Discover the Trail initiative.
Meet Nicole!
My name is Nicole, I’m a 1:1 aide at Fall Creek Elementary School and I am a counselor at FCSAP. I truly enjoy working with the kids. I have 2 boys of my own. We love outdoor activities, camping, sports, and family time.
Meet Nathaniel!
Hi. I’m Nathan. I have been a teacher at a Montessori school, a carpenter, and a blueberry farmer. I love to draw pictures, read aloud, and makeup stories. Long ago I worked in a lab studying how insects grow. I recently moved to Fall Creek with my family. My wife teaches Social Work. We have a son who is in High School.
Meet James!
A classically trained metal sculptor by trade as well as a muralist, James Frazo has had a lifetime of many careers, often more than one at a time. Coming from a vast extended family surrounded by a range of opinions, personalities, and the many cousins he so often cared for, he has become a student of people in general and of children as well. Often referred to as a ‘kid magnet’ he would end up working as an Educational Support Professional at Beverly J. Martin elementary doing special education with particularly challenging cases. A position he finds deeply satisfying. James is quite happy to add the Fall Creek after school program to the ways in which he is able to contribute to Ithaca’s community.
Meet Shanalee!
My name is Shanalee Hallett. I've been working as a teacher aide at Fall Creek for 4 years now. During this time I also help out with the after-school program. When I'm not at Fall Creek, I enjoy spending time with my family.
Meet Louise!
I have worked with kids for the past 30 years, and especially enjoy making art with your kids during the winter months. I have an evolving seasonal & nature-based art program that I tailor to the group’s interests. In warmer weather, I enjoy being outside with our kids. In my spare time, I grow garlic & other things at my small farm, & I also like to hike with my dog.
Meet Patty!
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Meet Alyssa!
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