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Photos from BTAR hikes and trips
Lois Dym Schwedelson and Hubby, in Athens Greece
Janine and Tony Laruccia hiking at Lenoir Park
Susan and Kevin Doherty in Paris
Janine Laruccia, Sue Carforo, Mary McGuinness, and Fran Turro, Hiking at Maskers Orchard
Leslie Auerbach in Saguaro National Park, Tucson Arizona
Mary in Sri Lanka
Joe and Lindsey Racioppo touring Vietnam
Pete and Angie Buckley
Kevin and Susan Doherty in the Scottish Highlands
Kathy and Vinnie Knudsen in Alaska
Sarapiqui Costa Rica
Cumberland, Md
Shenandoah National Park
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Rachelle Kritzer
Rachelle’s career as a School Psychologist with SWBOCES spanned nearly 30 years. While at SWBOCES, she enjoyed working with many school teams in a variety of sites and programs (TSP, TSP-Fragile, TSP-DD, AIIM) at elementary, middle and high school levels. However, she primarily worked with high school TSP and TSP-Fragile Programs. It was also Rachelle’s privilege to facilitate the Clinicians Group for a number of years.
Rachelle’s retirement life after SWBOCES has been very good! She said her father used to say, “the first third of life is to learn as much as you can, the second third is to earn as much as you need for your family’s financial security, and the last third of life is to turn your energies to helping your community.”
Since retiring from SWBOCES, Rachelle has continued working as a part-time Consultant Psychologist at the ARC Westchester where she conducts comprehensive psychological assessments for developmentally disabled individuals, who need eligibility for OPWDD, additional community programming/supports and guardianship. She also conducts monthly peer supervision there with a group of masters-level psychologists and social workers.
In addition, Rachelle has developed her dormant passion for gardening by volunteering in her beautiful local gardens. Also, after a few years of coursework, she earned NYBG Certification in Therapeutic Horticulture and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Westchester Certification as a Master Gardener Volunteer. Rachelle also volunteers as a horticultural docent at Untermyer Gardens, and assists in a NYBG vocational/social program for developmentally disabled adults.
When Rachelle is not in the garden, she enjoys getting discount TDF tickets for Broadway shows, traveling on Gate1 Discovery Small Group Tours, and spending time with family and friends. Her husband retired last month, and they just recently became empty nesters. Their daughter lives in Brooklyn, their older son lives in Seattle, and their younger son lives in Milwaukee. Rachelle is looking forward to lots more travel and lots more adventures.
