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Our Staff
Office
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Laurie Ahlemeyer | Office Associate |
| Alice Catherman | Office Manager |
| Teresa Cominskie | Bookkeeper |
| Joyce Hodges | Attendance |
| Karen MacLeod | Registrar |
| Jessica Rucka | Data Tech |
| Vonetta Wilder | Office Associate |
Clinic
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Angela Bell | Assistant |
| Janet Hastings | Assistant |
| Martha Ward | Nurse |
Note: The panels below are organized in alphabetical order.
- Career and Technical Education
- English
- Fine Arts
- Health & Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Specialists
- Support Staff
- World Languages
Career and Technical Education
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julia Dieter | Business Education |
| Kim Genge | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Wesley Givin | Business Education |
| Ashley Houchins | Marketing |
| Elizabeth Jones | Technology Education |
| Kim Manoso | Marketing |
| Danielle Martin | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Justin Morris | Business Education |
| Caroline Myers | Business Education |
| Jennifer Riley-Edwards | Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Sarah Routsis | Business Education |
| Thomas Semmel | Business Education |
| Andrew Shakely | Technology Education |
| Sarah Smith | Technology Education |
| Kirsten Taylor | Family and Consumer Sciences |
English
Fine Arts
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Thomas Arnold | Drama |
| Natalia Goodloe | Orchestra |
| Joshua Krueger | Art |
| Molly McManus | Art |
| Aubrey McMillion | Art |
| Karen Nemeth | Chorus |
| Brian Webb | Band |
Health & Physical Education
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
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 |
|---|---|
| Daryl Cherry | Learning Disabilities |
| Karen Dalton | Intellectual Disabilities |
| Lauren Duprey (Department Chair) | Learning Disabilities |
| Jon Fanning | Emotional/Learning/Intellectual Disabilities |
| Neal Hinch | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Corissa Holliday | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Betsy Jackson | Learning Disabilities |
| Aaron Kelley | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Alexandra Lafollette | Learning Disabilities |
| Tammy Murphy | Learning Disabilities |
| Haleigh Settle | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Eileen Sutton (Transition Chair) | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Alyson Toler | Emotional/Learning Disabilities |
| Karen Zahr | Learning Disabilities |
Specialists
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Braendeholm | Behavior Intervention (Part-time) |
| Catherine Duffy | Graduation Coach |
| Bryan Dulmage | Instructional Technology |
| Julia Foust | Instructional Technology |
| Jeff Hofmann | Graduation Coach |
| Daniel Hunn | School Social Worker |
| Chelsea Kimbrough | School Improvement |
| Kristin Knott | Gift Resource |
| Sharelle Milo | Literacy Coach |
| Kevin Norris | English Second Language |
| Darren Sanderlin | ISS Coordinator |
| Shanice Sucre | Math Specialist |
| Tammie Soccio | Library Media |
| Lori Todd | Library Media |
| Aaron Wiggins | Technology Support Technician |
| Zach Wolff | Student Activities Coordinator |
Support Staff
Assistants
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Catherine Bailey | Student Activities |
| Chelsea Brechtel | Student Activities |
| Rebecca Bjorklund | Library Media |
| Pamela Daniel | Special Education |
| Brittany Edwards | Special Education |
| Dawn Everix | Special Education |
| David Gianquitto | Special Education |
| Ashley Hudman | Special Education |
| Stephanie Hughes | Special Education |
| Linda Lese | Special Education |
| Crystal Sarlo-Vargas | Special Education |
| Annie Sessions | Special Education |
Cafeteria
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paula Stonecipher | Manager |
World Languages
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Waleska Alicia-Hernandez | Spanish |
| Doris Balboa | Spanish |
| TBD | German |
| Kristine Finnegan | French |
| Margaret Glickman | Spanish |
| Hiromi Lamberson | Japanese |
| Ada Morley | French |
| Absalom O'Neil | Spanish |