Background
Kish, Elissa Anne was born on September 29, 1934 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Robert Joseph and Yolanda Filomina (Romano) Lucadamo.
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Elissa Anne Kish
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Bachelor, CUNY, 1956; Master of Education, Rutgers University, 1965.
Career
Elementary teacher, New York City Public Schools, Brooklyn, 1956-1957;
elementary teacher, United States Army Dependent Schools, Hanau, West Germany, 1958;
elementary teacher, Piscataway (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1961-1962;
elementary teacher, New Brunswick (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1965, 71-76;
vice principal, Hopatcong (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1977-1978;
assistant superintendent, Dunellen (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1978-1980;
supervisor K-12 instruction, Elmwood Park (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1980-1990;
interim high school administrator, Dunellen Public Schools, 1991-1992;
administrator central office, Elmwood Park Public Schools, since 1992. Consultant Newark Public Schools, 1976-1977. Evaluator Middle States Association, Navesink, New Jersey, 1988.
Consultant State University New York, Garden City, 1992, Mount Vernon Public Schools, New York, 1992. Member fine arts & humanities county Town of Wareham, Massachusetts, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member strategic planning team Town of Elmwood Park, 1993-1995. Officer, member Westfield College Women's Club, Westfield, New Jersey, 1969-1992. Founder,1st president Vocational Advisory Council, Elmwood Park, 1980-1990.
Trustee Christopher Montessori Academy, Westfield, 1968-1972. Member ASCD, National Education Association, Elmwood Park Prins. and Suprs. Association (president 1989-1990), Elmwood Park Adminstrs.
Association (president 1986-1989), National Geographic Society, Smithsonian Associations, Kappa Delta Pi, Alpha Epsilon Phi.
Interests
Connections
Married Joseph Laurence Kish Junior, October 16, 1955. Children: Grace Edna Kish, Joseph Robert, Frances Caroline Kish Burrell.
