NAME:
Richard J. Benson
SCHOOL:
Quogue, UFSD
SCHOOL PHONE:
631 653 4285
Mr. Benson serves as Superintendent and Principal for the district. His entire educational career has
focused on elementary education, the foundation of all learning. Mr. Benson taught in the Freeport
School District for 11 years and was then appointed to a Principalship at the Newbridge Road School in
North Bellmore where he worked for 16 years. Undergraduate study was completed at the State
University College at New Paltz, a Masters Degree was completed at C.W. Post College and Professional
Certificates and Degrees in Educational Administration were also completed at C.W. Post. In addition to
his responsibilities at Quogue, Mr Benson serves on the Executive Board of the East End Health Plan.
When not in the district, there is a very good chance that Mr. Benson is somewhere on Long Island
Sound on his sailboat which, by no coincidence, is named for his daughter Jocelyn. Jocelyn is currently
working as a health care consultant in Manhattan and her husband Jordan is a financial consultant at
Morgan Stanley. On August 16th. Mr. and Mrs. Benson became grandparents to Greyson Asher Licht.
Mr. Benson has been married for 37 years and his wife, Ellen, is also in the education business. Mrs.
Benson is the Executive Director of "Harmony Heights".