Associates
Mr. Alan D. Pole retired in September 2008 as the BOCES District Superintendent for the Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego BOCES after 18 years in this role.  Prior to this Mr. Pole spent 16 years at the Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES in several key positions, including Personnel Director, Assistant Superintendent, and Deputy Superintendent.  In his role as BOCES District Superintendent, Alan conducted numerous superintendent searches for local component districts in his supervisory district.  He also has been involved in several school district reorganization studies in and outside his BOCES.  He has been an adjunct professor at SUNY Cortland, Syracuse University, and Ohio State.  Among his many awards, Alan has received the William Deming Leadership Award from the Rural Schools Program at Cornell University and the Amy Bull Crist Leadership Development Award given by the New York State Association for Women in Administration.  Mr. Pole joined Castallo & Silky as an associate in fall 2008. Dr. Suzanne Gilmour is currently the Chairperson of the Education Department at Le Moyne College (Syracuse, NY). Dr. Gilmour has been a teacher, principal and central office administrator in the public schools for twenty-five years. She is a highly sought consultant on such issues as leadership development, brain-based learning, and administrative placement. Dr. Gilmour is currently the Executive Director of the New York State Association for Women in Administration (NYSAWA).	Dr. Philip Martin completed 42 years in education, of which 38 were in education administration, with 33 in the superintendency. During his career he developed a keen understanding of every aspect of school operation, and established an excellent relationship with boards of education. In other education arenas, Dr. Martin was President of the New York State Council of School Superintendents,co-founder and Chair of the Central New York Education Consortium, and co-founder and President of the Syracuse University Superintendents Alumni Association. In his last school district he led documentation of instructional and personnel decision-making processes, and the district's certification as an ISO 9001 organization. Additionally, he has participated in superintendent searches and operational efficiency studies with Castallo & Silky and has recently developed a leadership training program for a private sector company. Dr. Lucy Martin has a broad base of experience in the field of education. She has been a teacher, reading specialist, administrator and superintendent of schools in rural and suburban school districts. She also has been a member of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System Board of Trustees for 20 years, having served for ten years as President. Dr. Martin has worked with many boards of education on studies and superintendent searches and also has assisted school districts in recruitment of other qualified administrative candidates.
Ms. Laura Lavine's 33-year career in education includes serving as Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services, Director of Special Education, Elementary Principal, and Speech-Language Pathologist in rural, suburban and greater metropolitan-area school districts and BOCES ranging in size from 1000 to 10,000 students.  She has taught preschool through college graduate students, has supervised student teachers and has mentored/supervised Education Administration graduate students.  Ms. Lavine has extensive experience in analyzing and improving general and special education programs and services resulting in increased student achievement and cost effectiveness.  She was invited by the American Institutes for Research to help determine adequate resources for New York State public schools.  She also served on the New York State School Boards Association Information Systems Committee.  She was appointed by two New York State governors to serve on an advisory board and has presented at local, state and national education conferences.  Since retiring, Ms. Lavine has been serving in interim administrative positions for Central New York school districts. She is a doctoral student at Syracuse University.