On June 4, 2025, Emily Guarino was appointed by the Board of Education as the new Fine Arts Director with a start date of July 7, 2025.
Guarino has spent the last nine years with the North Syracuse Central School District where she served as a music teacher and completed her Building Internship at Roxboro Road Elementary School and her District Internship assisting the Director of Fine Arts and Co-Curricular. Prior to that she spent three years as a music teacher at West Genesee. She has also taught at Syracuse City School District and Lansing Central School District.
She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Ithaca College; a Masters of Music Education from the University of Hartford; Certificates of Advanced Study in NYS School Building Leader (SBL) and School District Leader (SDL) from Le Moyne College.
Superintendent Bills shared, “Ms. Guarino’s experience in the classroom and her work to forward Arts Education in a variety of settings will serve the students, staff, and community of West Genesee CSD. Through the interview process she was described as a skilled communicator, creative, approachable, with a positive focus on creating opportunities for students. There is a mutual enthusiasm as Ms. Guarino rejoins our community as the Director of Fine Arts.”
On a personal note, Guarino enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors, and trying new recipes in the kitchen. Her greatest joy is spending time with her 12-year-old twin sons, Elliott and Aidan, especially making music together as a family.