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Current Faculty and Staff | 2020-2021

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Elementary School Staff and Preschool Administration

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

Elizabeth Silva– Program Coordinator
ESilva@mcginniswoods.org
elementaryschool@mcginniswoods.org

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

Tonia Usher – Preschool (Infants through older 3s) Director
TUsher@mcginniswoods.org
preschool@mcginniswoods.org

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

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

Abby Matthews– PreK4
AMatthews@mcginniswoods.org

Liz Roozitalab– PreK4
LRoozitalab@mcginniswoods.org

Robyn Hogan – PreK4 Teacher
RHogan@mcginniswoods.org

Valorie Williams – PreK4
VWilliams@mcginniswoods.org

Lisa Aber – Prek5 Teacher
LAber@mcgInniswoods.org

Christy VanderWeele –Kindergarten Teacher
CVanderweele@mcginniswoods.org

Kayla Martin–Kindergarten
KMartin@mcginniswoods.org

Robyn Salamon – K/1 Multi-age
RSalamon@mcginniswoods.org

Josh Reiter – First Grade Teacher
JReiter@mcginniswoods.org

Katie Cox– First Grade
Kcox@mcginniswoods.org

Kim Kershaw – Second Grade Teacher
KKershaw@mcginniswoods.org

Susan Shirley– Second Grade
SShirley@mcginniswoods.org

Tricia Haugaard – Third Grade Teacher
PHaugaard@mcginniswoods.org

Lisa Giri–Third Grade
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

Jordan Souther-8th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades Language Arts Teacher
JSouther@mcginniswoods.org

Anne Aviles–8th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades Science Teacher
AAviles@mcginniswoods.org

Pam Charlton –6/7th Grade Homeroom and Middle Grades Math Teacher
PCharlton@mcginniswoods.org

Silja Rajendran – Math Specialist
SRajendran@mcginniswoods.org

Jennifer Evangelista – Counselor
JEvangelista@mcginniswoods.org

Elizabeth Silva and Melissa Wright– Academic Support and Enrichment
ESilva@mcginniswoods.org or MWright@mcginniswoods.org

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

Tanya Sinke– Art Teacher
TSinke@mcginniswoods.org

Andrew Humber– Physical Education and Sports
AHumber@mcginniswoods.org

Daniel Garneau– Music Teacher
Dgarneau@mcginniswoods.org

Monica Velez– Spanish
MVelez@mcginniswoods.org

Jason Harper– IT and Technology
JHarper@mcginniswoods.org

Maria Lugo – After School
MLugo@mcginniswoods.org

(Updated August 2020)

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