Facility profile New York

Family Foundation School

Closed Hancock, New York

Family Foundation School was a program in Hancock, New York. It operated from 1984 to 2013.

As Family Foundation School

1984 to 2013

Deaths on record

Staff

Administration

  • Emmanuel A. Argiros

    President (2007-2009)source

  • Mike Argiros

    Executive Director (2011)source

  • Betty Argiros

    Founder (2006-2009)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Ann Janauer

    Vice President, Human Resources, High school principal, Curriculum Coordinator (2008-2011)source

  • Tony Argiros

    Founder (2006-2009)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Richard Reeve

    Scholarship fund development, Executive Director, Director (2007-2008)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Jeff Brain

    Admissions Director, VP for External Relations & Acting Director of Admissions, VP for External Relations and Acting Director of Admissions, Vice President for External Relations, Counselor, Vice President for External Relations and Director of Admissions, Director of External Relations & Dean of Admissions, Dean of Admissions/Director of External Relations, Dean of Admissions (2007-2013)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Betton House Admissions Director, Director of Counseling, 2007-2008

  • Sidney F. Parham

    NATSAP Board Member, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Drama Department Head (2006-2011)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Natsap Chairman, Education Committee, 2007

  • Jason Garnar

    Chairman of the History Department and Middle States Internal Coordinator; Director of College Counseling, Admissions Counselor, History Department Chairman, Director of the FFS Bridge Program (2009-2013)source

  • Rita Argiros

    Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Dog Corps Coordinator (2008-2011)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Jan Cheripko

    Middle School Principal and English Teacher, English teacher (2007-2013)source

  • Robin Ducey

    Principal, Chair of the Fine Arts Department (2007-2012)source

Notable staff

  • Thomas Walker

    Therapeutic Counselor (2013)source

  • Tom Kovalesky

    Choreographer (2012)source

  • Marcia Ertola

    Counseling department (2007)source

  • Iris Maclean

    Admissions Counselor, Admissions, Assistant Dean of Admissions & Director of Referral Relations (2007-2012)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Sober College Director of Admissions, 2011
    • Adeona Healthcare Regional Outreach Manager East Coast Division (2016)

  • Rochelle L. Rhyno

    Staff (2012)source

  • Gerald Janauer

    Academic Dean, Curriculum Coordinator (2011-2012)source

  • Bruce Hutchison

    Forensics Coach, Scoutmaster (2007-2009)source

  • Ed Leung

    Biology Teacher (2011)source

  • Scott Cole

    Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 174 (2011)source

  • Father Ralph Groskoph

    Episcopalian Chaplain (2010)source

  • Ann Kozak

    Marketing Specialist, Yearbook Adviser (2006-2009)source

  • Sid Parham

    VP of Academics (2011)source

  • Bill Musgrove

    Athletic Director (2007)source

  • Tom Kovaleski

    Show Choir Director, Choreographer, Director and Choreographer (2009-2011)source

  • Glenn Singer

    Assistant Dean of Admissions (2012)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Michael K. Ducey

    Family Leader (2010)source

  • Paul Geer

    Choir Director, Family Singers Director, Choral Director, Musical Director, Music director (2009-2012)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

  • Christopher Stein

    Journalism Department (2008)source

  • Curtis Newsome

    Counseling staff (2012)source

  • Darlene Karcher

    Admissions Assistant / Enrollment Coordinator (2011)source

  • James (Willy) Williamson

    Athletic Department Director (2009)source

  • Meryl Manley

    Psychiatrist (2009)source

  • James Kavarnos

    Math Teacher (2009)source

  • Caren Samuels

    Counselor for Families and Children at Risk (2006)source

  • Charles A. Moss

    School Psychologist (2007)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Sullivan County Community College Staff, before 2007

  • Mary Burkart

    Counselor (2010)source

  • Geoff Westby

    Weight Training Instructor (2007)source

  • Willy Williamson

    Athletic Director (2010)source

  • Shannon Quinby

    Enrollment Development & Referral Relations (2013)source

  • Marian Curtis

    Admissions Outreach (2011)source

  • Greg Milunich

    Special Education Teacher (2010)source

  • Jill Harmon

    Individual and Family Therapist (2006)source

  • Katherine Moroney

    Substance Abuse Counselor (2006)source

  • Susan Runge

    Chair, Counseling Department (2006)source

  • Jeffrey Brain

    VP for External Relations (2007)source

  • Natalya Kuchukov

    Russian Language Teacher (2009)source

  • Chris Stein

    Journalism Teacher (2006)source

  • Mike Ducey

    VP of Development (2007)source

  • Bob Runge

    Student Advisor, Human Relations Director (1990-2008)source

  • Ellen Singer

    Director of Jewish Studies (2007)source

  • Rabbi Michele Medwin

    Director of Jewish Studies (2009)source

  • Robin Morgan-North

    Director of Health Services (2009)source

    Elsewhere in the industry

    • Sullivan County (NY) Public Health Department Case Manager, before 2009

  • Mark P. Vogel

    Consulting Psychologist, Director of Counseling Services, Director of Counseling (2007-2013)source

  • Michele Medwin

    Spiritual Advisor to Jewish Students (2007-2008)source

  • Carlton Williams

    Athletic Director (2013)source

  • Ann Lewis

    Therapeutic Counselor (2013)source

  • Cindy Ray Argiros

    Journalism Teacher (2013)source

As Allynwood Academy

2013 to 2015

The record kept under this name

News coverage

  • New York Post Jun 20, 2026 Lawsuit

    Kids forced to 'dig own graves,' eat vomit at hellish NY boarding school: survivor

    A survivor of the Family Foundation School in New York has filed a lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse, including being forced to dig their own grave and eat vomit. The survivor claims that local authorities ignored reports of abuse due to the influence of the school's owners. The school's music teacher, Paul Geer, was previously sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually abusing students.

  • The New York Times Sep 2, 2018 Expose

    ‘It’s Like, Who’s Next?’: A Troubled School’s Alarming Death Rate

    The Family Foundation School, a boarding academy in rural New York, closed in 2014 after allegations of abuse, including solitary confinement and physical restraint. Since its closure, at least 90 alumni have died, primarily due to drug overdoses and deaths by suicide. The school's history of abuse and neglect has been reported by former students, who have spoken out about their experiences.

Staff

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Documents

Documents on file (50)
Woodbury Reports Mentions (32)

Research notes

  • Note: parents formed a new advocacy group, 'Parents in Partnership Society' (PIPS)
  • License: New York State registered and accredited boarding school since 1987
  • Name change: renamed from Family Foundation School to Allynwood Academy
  • Note: operates Dog Corps, a dog rescue and rehabilitation program run by students
  • Length of stay: average 18-24 months
  • Capacity: 250 (as of 2008)
  • Opened: 1977 per Woodbury Reports, October 2006, p. 30 (the record says 1984)
  • Note: Six educational consultants participated in the New York Boarding School Association's annual tour of the school
  • Note: approximately 15% of FFS students are Jewish
  • Note: now offering Russian as a foreign language
  • Note: now provides recurring, individualized counseling with one of seven staff counselors
  • Capacity: 240 (as of 2007) (source)
  • Ages 12-14 (source)

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