George Washington Carver
Elementary School
Staff Directory
Principal
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Thorstensen | djthorstensen@smcps.org | Principal |
Assistant Principal
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| David Chilson | dmchilson@smcps.org | Assistant Principal |
Academic Dean
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Morgan | rlmorgan@smcps.org | Academic Dean |
Office Staff
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Flippin | lmflippin@smcps.org | Secretary to the Principal |
| Vacant | Records Secretary | |
| Chantal Bryant | clbryantmiles@smcps.org | Safety and Security |
| Rebecca Smith | rsmith@smcps.org | Attendance Secretary |
Health Office
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Murphy | cmmurphy@smcps.org | School Nurse |
IRT
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Kurtz | ankurtz@smcps.org | Instructional Resource Teacher |
| Stephanie Lowery | srlowery@smcps.org | Instructional Resource Teacher |
| Wendy Ryan | wmryan@smcps.org | Instructional Resource Teacher |
| Manjot Shepard | mkbainsshepard@smcps.org | Instructional Resource Teacher |
| Emily Gayo | emgayo@smcps.org | Community Schools Instructional Resource Teacher |
Judy Center Coordinators
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Binkley | wsbinkley@smcps.org | Judy Center Coordinator |
| Kerrie Walzer | kmwalzer@smcps.org | Judy Center Family Service Coordinator |
| Freneta Carson | flcarson@smcps.org | Program Assistant |
| Anne Kirchner | afkirchner@smcps.org | Judy Center Early Childhood Liaison |
Counselor/ SEL Support
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Fox | sjfox@smcps.org | Counselor |
| Christina Wondoloski | cmwondoloski@smcps.org | SEL Coach |
| Kerah Bush | kdbush@smcps.org | SEL Para |
| Jhylia Eagle | jjeagle@smcps.org | ISI Para |
Specialists
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda MacKenzie | agmackenzie@smcps.org | Art |
| Missi Cannon | mmcannon@smcps.org | Media Specialist |
| Laurie Modrzejewski | ldmodrzejewski@smcps.org | Media Clerk |
| Keri Morris | Media Clerk | |
| Ted Kelly | takelly@smcps.org | IT |
| Tiyona Gupton | tagupton@smcps.org | General Music/ Chorus |
| Bryan Smith | bdsmith@smcps.org | General Music, Band, & Strings |
| Tim Hull | tmhull@smcps.org | PE |
| Logan Manz | lcmanz@smcps.org | PE |
| John Ballard | jmballard@smcps.org | Intermediate Science |
Pre-Kindergarten
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lara Santos | llsantos@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Sydney Shelley | sjshelley@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Stephanie Russell | smrussell@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Jennifer Whitmer |
jbwhitmer@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Aliana Cruz | ancruz@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Brittany Atkins | bgatkins@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Keryn Durst | kldurst@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Laura Appleby | laappleby@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Alexus Thomas | anthomas@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Hannah Bear | hmbear@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Allana Lopez | amlopez@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Barbara Torres Troche | bjtorrestroche@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
Kindergarten
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Sue Connolly | smconnolly@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Connie Kenney | cakenney@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Jaime Vickers | jlvickers@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Jennifer Knight | jaknight@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Tammy Biegner | Teacher | |
| Kyvette Ruffin | karuffin@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Cayce Payne | crpayne@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Julie Tippett | jatippett@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Melanie Chamberlain | machamberlain@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Caroline Spath | cespath@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
First Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Cuthbertson | cmcuthbertson@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Sanchel Allen | saallen@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Aimee Bussard | anbussard@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Megan Lane | melane@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Brittany Haffer | brhaffer@smcps.org | Teacher |
Second Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Kyleigh Cox | Teacher | |
| Melissa Norris | msnorris@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Julia Katz | jmkatz@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Christina Pamblanco | Teacher | |
| David Layman | dglayman@smcps.org | Teacher |
Third Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Molly Herten | mmsmith@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Monica Moss | mdmoss@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Anne Kimberlin | amkimberlin@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Ashleigh D’Imperio | anbrown@smcps.org | Teacher |
Fourth Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Luchrisha Flowers | lsflowers@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Kendrick Horan | kchoran@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Kaylie Chadwick | kjchadwick@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Ana Donnelly | akdonnelly@smcps.org | Teacher |
Fifth Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Ward | Teacher | |
| Jenn Jones | jrjones@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Rebecca Gish | rjgish@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Brandon McCormick | bpmccormick@smcps.org | Teacher |
Special Education
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Erin de la Paz | eedelapaz@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Leila Hudson | lmhudson@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Jennifer Berman | jbberman@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Vanessa Sandoval | vasandoval@contracted.smcps.org | Speech |
| Melanie Wheeler | mwheeler@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Amanda Jennings | Paraeducator | |
| Margaret Williams | Paraeducator |
Building Service Staff
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Katrina Mills | kamills@smcps.org | Building Service Manager |
| Tiffany Thompson | Assistant Building Service Manager | |
| Carlos Morris | Building Service Worker | |
| Alan Courtney | Building Service Worker |
Additional Staff
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Grace | chgrace@smcps.org | Psychologist |
| Grace Baker | gcbaker@smcps.org | PPW |
| Michelle Gonzalez | mcgonzalez@smcps.org | ESOL |
| Danielle Singleton | dsingleton@smcps.org | ESOL |
| Brenda Ridgell | bmridgell@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Angela Nerio | ajnerio@smcps.org | Community Schools Coordinator |
Cafeteria Staff
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Nohelia Young | nkyoung@smcps.org | Cafeteria Manager |
| Cheryl Sidney | cmsidney@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
| Tannisha Jordan | tujordan@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
| Kimberly Ramirez | knramirezrivera@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
| Jane Chase | jchase@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
| Pamela Carroll | pdcarroll@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
| Veronica Chew | vnchew@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
