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Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Cumming GA Private School, Preschool & Daycare

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Current Faculty and Staff | 2022-2023

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Elementary School Staff and Preschool Administration

Mary Johnson – Principal
MJohnson@mcginniswoods.org
elementaryschool@mcginniswoods.org

Jason Harper – Vice Principal
JHarper@mcginniswoods.org

Jennifer Ellis – Program Coordinator
JEllis@mcginniswoods.org
elementaryschool@mcginniswoods.org

Amy Williams – Receptionist, After School and Summer Camp Director
AWilliams@mcginniswoods.org

Lisa Aber – Curriculum Director
LAber@mcgInniswoods.org

Maria Rosdahl – Preschool (Infants through older 3s) Director
MRosdahl@mcginniswoods.org
preschool@mcginniswoods.org

Jason Santimore–– Preschool (Infants through older 3s) Assistant Director
JSantimore@mcginniswoods.org
preschool@mcginniswoods.org

Brandy Buhrle–– Preschool (Infants through older 3s) Assistant Director
Bbuhrle@mcginniswoods.org
preschool@mcginniswoods.org

Savannah Pollyniak – PreK4 Teacher
SPollyniak@mcginniswoods.org

Valorie Williams – PreK4
VWilliams@mcginniswoods.org

Natascha Snoddy– PreK4 Teacher
NSnoddy@mcginniswoods.org

Katy Miner – PreK 4
KMiner@mcginniswoods.org

Abby Matthews– PreK5
AMatthews@mcginniswoods.org

Kelly Cissell PreK5
KCissell@mcginniswoods.org

Christy VanderWeele –Kindergarten Teacher
CVanderweele@mcginniswoods.org

Kayla Martin–Kindergarten
KMartin@mcginniswoods.org

Kendra Langhorn– Kindergarten Teacher
KLanghorn@mcginniswoods.org

Kelly Ralph – Kindergarten
KRalph@mcginniswoods.org

Isabelle Hanzlik– First Grade Teacher
IHanzlik@mcginniswoods.org

Carolyn Arnold – First Grade
CArnold@mcginniswoods.org

Josh Reiter – First Grade Teacher
JReiter@mcginniswoods.org

Roshen Jacob– First Grade
RJacob@mcginniswoods.org

Kim Kershaw – Second Grade Teacher
KKershaw@mcginniswoods.org

Susan Shirley– Second Grade
SShirley@mcginniswoods.org

Kristen Villalvir– Third Grade Teacher
KVillalvir@mcginniswoods.org

Lisa Giri–Third Grade Teacher
LGiri@mcginniswoods.org

Wendy Hamann– Fourth Grade Teacher
WHamann@mcginniswoods.org

Rebecca Rabun– Fourth Grade
RRabun@mcginniswoods.org

Nicole Seltzer –5th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades Social Studies Teacher
Nicoleseltzer@mcginniswoods.org

Jaime Espinel-8th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades Language Arts Teacher
JEspinel@mcginniswoods.org

Veena Ronad–7th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades ScienceTeacher
VRonad@mcginniswoods.org

Pam Charlton –6th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades Math Teacher
PCharlton@mcginniswoods.org

Silja Rajendran – Math Specialist
SRajendran@mcginniswoods.org

Francella Perryman– School Counselor
FPerryman@mcginniswoods.org

Patricia Haugaard– Academic Support and Enrichment
PHaugaard@mcginniswoods.org

Katherine Feeney – Academic Support and Enrichment
KFeeney@mcginniswoods.org

Leah Downs– Library/Media Center
LDowns@mcginniswoods.org

Tanya Sinke– Art Teacher
TSinke@mcginniswoods.org

Ryan King – Physical Education and Athletics
RKing@mcginniswoods.org

Jarred Billups– Music Teacher
JBillups@mcginniswoods.org

Caitlan Kaufman– Spanish
CKaufman@mcginniswoods.org

Elizabeth Silva- STEM
Esilva@mcginniswoods.org

(Updated October 2022)

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