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Huntington’s Director of Guidance and Testing Peter Paternostro has an extensive background in education. He earned his Bachelor’s degree at Hofstra University in 1988 and later obtained three Master’s degrees at Hofstra, including an MBA in December 1989, a Master of Arts in speech language pathology in December 1993 and an MA in school counseling in June 2006.
Mr. Paternostro earned a Professional Diploma in educational leadership at the City University of New York – Queens College in December 2002. He is conversationally proficient in Spanish.
Prior to coming to Huntington, Mr. Paternostro worked at Kings Park High School as an assistant principal and acting chairman of the guidance department. He has also worked as a teacher and senior speech language pathologist at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, Queens from May 1994 to January 2000. He was director of child development services at St. Mary’s from February 2000 to January 2003.
From September 1993 to September 2001, Mr. Paternostro served in the United States Army National Guard, D Company, 1/69th Infantry, rising to the rank of sergeant and leading an infantry team to combat operations.
Mr. Paternostro has served as president of the St. Aidan School Board in Williston Park. He enjoys spending time with his children, playing the saxophone, gardening, camping, weightlifting, coaching, running and other outdoor sports.