Meet Our Team
Mrs. Patricia Murphy
Director of Instructional Technologies
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Mrs. Murphy has been with Archbishop Stepinac since fall of 2000. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University and a Master of Science in Curriculum Development and Educational Technology from Albany University. Before beginning her education career Mrs. Murphy spent 12 years as a Systems Analyst/Consultant for Daprex Inc., an IBM Partnership software consulting firm in Stamford, Connecticut.
Dr. Richard Yapchanyk '00
Network & Systems Administrator, Cybersecurity Officer
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Mr. Yapchanyk has been with Archbishop Stepinac since fall of 2011. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Iona College, a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law and a Masters of Arts in Secondary Mathematics Education from Manhattanville College. Before coming to Stepinac, Mr. Yapchanyk worked as a web developer and web designer at Pepsi Bottling Group and as a Patent Attorney at a private firm in Long Island, where he helped draft, amend, and file numerous technology patents.
Mr. Neil Ritchie
Educational Support Services
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Mr. Ritchie has been with Archbishop Stepinac since fall of 2015. He has a Bachelor of Engineering from Abertay University (Dundee, Scotland) and a Master of Science in System Level Integration (Electronics) from the University of Edinburgh. Before beginning his Education career Mr. Ritchie spent 15 years as an Electronic Design Engineer for Siemens AG, BAE Systems Ltd., Xilinx Inc. and Imagination Technologies Ltd. based in the UK.
Mr. Alexander Estrella '15
User Support/Help desk Administrator
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Mr. Estrella has been with Archbishop Stepinac since spring of 2021. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Before coming to Stepinac, Mr. Estrella worked with EduTek Ltd. as a network systems engineer.