Mr. Paternostro is a New York State certified School District Administrator whose career in education spans over 27 years. Mr. Paternostro ahs held several administrative roles in public and private schools in New York State including Guidance Director, High School Principal, and Administrator for Pupil Personnel Services. As the Administrator for Pupil Personnel Services, Mr. Paternostro was the district administrator in charge of all special education services for students ages three to twenty-one. In this role, he has been the chairperson for hundreds of Committee on Special Education and Committee on Preschool Special Education, as well Section 504 Committees. Mr. Paternostro also served on the school board of his childrens' school for six years and was president of that school board for five years. Earlier in his career, Mr. Paternostro worked in Early Intervention for children ages birth to three years of age.