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Our Staff
Office
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sandra Kofa | Office Manager |
| Ruth Alexander | Bookkeeper |
| Sherry Harmon | Office Associate - Discipline |
| Elizabeth Griffin | Office Associate - Attendance |
| Ann Lee | Office Associate - Data Tech |
| Katelyn Mills | IB Office Associate |
| Leslie Wallace | Office Associate - West Building |
| Jauron Brumage | Student Activities Coordinator |
| Lauren Coulsting | School Improvement Specialist |
| Sheila Gorham | Student Support Services Director |
| Wayne Varney | Sp. Ed. Coordinator |
| Sammy Nassar | TST |
Clinic
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ann Bowerman | School Nurse - West Building |
| Amanda Marino | School Nurse - Main Building |
| JulieAnne Maceira | Clinic Assistant |
| Jennifer Wright | Clinic Assistant - West Building |
Note: The panels below are organized in alphabetical order.
- Business and Marketing
- English
- Family & Consumer Science
- Fine Arts
- Health & Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Technology Education
- Special Education
- Specialists
- Support Staff
- World Languages
Business and Marketing
English
Family & Consumer Science
Fine Arts
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Boyd | Music |
| Katherine Davis | Music |
| Julieta Grey | Theater |
| Alanna Johnson | Art |
| Alexander Kelly | Orchestra |
| Sarah Lubert | Art |
Health & Physical Education
| Name |
|---|
| Jacqueline Cinnamond |
| Courtney Dziagwa |
| Kalie Iacobucci |
| Kara Vandergrift - West Building |
| Harold Warner |
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Technology Education
| Name |
|---|
| Michael Moore |
Special Education
Transition information:
- One of the responsibilities of the special education department chair is to assist case managers with transition planning and coordination.
- One of the responsibilities of the transition chair is to assist case managers with Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) referrals, which is part of transition planning and coordination.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joann Bennett-Worthy | Teacher |
| Josephine Burke | Teacher |
| Felicity Burns | Teacher |
| Pierre Dizon | Teacher |
| Elaine Donaldson | Teacher |
| Christine Dunes | Teacher |
| Angela Dunkailo | Teacher |
| Melinda Gilkey | Teacher |
| Anna Houtwed | Teacher |
| Adrienne James | Teacher (Department Chair) |
| Ericka Lichtenwald | Multiple Disabilities Teacher |
| Carley Mayer | Teacher |
| Jamie Moody | Special Learning Disabilities |
| Nicole Olds | Teacher |
| Randall Olds | Adaptive PE Teacher |
| Paige Richmond | Teacher (Transition Chair) |
| Jeffrey Scott | Teacher |
| Ryan Shawver | Teacher |
| Joe Surwila | Teacher |
| Rita Tinsay | Teacher |
| Amanda Townsend | Teacher |
| Hunter Ulrich | Teacher |
| Kara Vandergrift | Adaptive PE Teacher |
| Charlene Washington | Teacher |
| Ari’elle Parker | Teacher |
| Jinhee Wiskow | Teacher |
Specialists
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrea Balsly | Reading |
| Rikki Betancourt | AVID |
| Alisa Bozich | ESL |
| Stephen Delaney | Instructional Technology Specialist |
| Melissa Foster | Library Media Specialist |
| Nicholas Franklin | Student Support Specialist |
| Jaylin Gardenhire | In School Suspension Coordinator |
| Kara Gabriel | Gifted |
| Jason Houser | Naval Science/NJROTC |
| Lisa Lowman | School Social Worker |
| Monica Lang | Math Specialist |
| John Merritt | Literacy Specialist |
| Helen Sissel | Library Media Specialist |
| Jason Tomik | Instructional Technology Specialist |
| Francina Veurink | Naval Science /NJROTC |
Support Staff
Assistants
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kaitlynn Allen | Special Education |
| Mylyn Aparicio | Special Education |
| Kimberly Armstrong | Special Education |
| Stella Arsenova | Special Education |
| Rosalind Bailey | Special Education |
| Robin Berns | Special Education |
| Clara Cook-Tillman | Special Education |
| Athina Darcus | Special Education |
| Donnell Davenport | Special Education |
| Shamera Daye | Special Education |
| Sylvia Dowdy | Special Education |
| Jenny Eckhardt | Special Education |
| Nathan Gayhart | Special Education |
| Zynia Hampton | Special Education |
| Candice Harts | Special Education |
| Joanne Hodgson | Special Education |
| Yin Horng | Special Education |
| Suyun Huang | Special Education |
| Vincent Marc Joe | Virtual Virginia |
| Britney Ladson | Special Education |
| Paul Larsen | Special Education |
| Audrey Leak | Special Education |
| Susan Lewis | Special Education |
| Maria Lugo | Special Education |
| Denise Montgomery | Special Education |
| Gianna Oldfather | Special Education |
| Emily Oman | Distance Learning |
| Michelle Overton | Special Education |
| Fiameta Perez | Special Education |
| Pian Price | Special Education |
| Reynicia Proctor | Special Education |
| Lisa Salas | Special Education |
| Shelia Samuel | Special Education |
| Yasemin Sancaktar | Special Education |
| Susan Spencer | Special Education |
| Christina Ste Marie | Library Media |
| Shoko Togashi | Special Education |
| Zack Wallace | Special Education |
| Joanne Washington | Special Education |
| Anita White | Special Education |
| Janice Wilson | Special Education |
| Anthony Wood | Special Education |
| Solome Zemene | Special Education |
Cafeteria
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Weslie Miller | Manager |
Custodians
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walter Land Jr. | Head Day |
| Jeremiah Queen | Head Night |
| Justin Sgambelluri | Building Manager |
World Languages
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Devon Curtis | German |
| Julie Ezell | French |
| Elizabeth Farabaugh | Spanish |
| Catherine Gooding | Spanish |
| Jennifer Guido | Spanish |
| Yarelis Gunter | Spanish |
| Tamara Hamlin | Spanish |
| Naoki Shikimachi | Japanese |
| Julie Vance | French |
| Preslaysa Williams | Spanish |