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WASD's New Teachers, Administrators and Position Changes for the 2023-2024 School Year

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August 21, 2023 | Faculty News

A group photo of this year's new faculty.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AUGUST 21, 2023) — The Williamsport Area School District announces its welcome to its new faculty members and administrators for the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year.

The following 40 individuals are new members of the WASD faculty team and this year’s induction class:

  • Ethan Bilson, long-term substitute teacher, WAMS
  • Hannah Bitler, second-grade teacher, Jackson Primary
  • Gwendalyn Blass, fourth-grade teacher, Curtin Intermediate
  • Tonya Boatman, music teacher, Jackson Primary
  • Daniel Bulgarelli, band teacher, WAHS
  • Gwen Cebulka, long-term substitute teacher, WAMS
  • Cole Chilcote, special education teacher, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary
  • Tia Cole, fourth-grade teacher, Curtin Intermediate
  • Nicole Cooley, long-term substitute teacher, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary
  • Caitlin Eddinger, third-grade teacher, Cochran Primary
  • Erika Edler, long-term substitute teacher, WAHS
  • Ryan Fair, science teacher, WAMS
  • Cassandra Fay, special education teacher, Curtin Intermediate
  • Shelby Folk, fifth-grade teacher, Curtin Intermediate
  • Makayla Force, special education teacher, WAMS
  • Ashley Hemry, music teacher, WAMS
  • Nick Hessert, seventh-/eighth-grade science teacher, WAMS
  • Carly Hillman, special education teacher, Curtin Intermediate
  • Kelsey Hope, social worker, Curtin and Lycoming Valley Intermediate
  • Elizabeth Hower, fifth-grade teacher, Lycoming Valley Intermediate
  • Megan Hughes, school nurse, Jackson Primary and Curtin Intermediate
  • Ceili Klaus, third-grade teacher, Jackson Primary
  • Courtney Lair, third-grade teacher, Cochran Primary
  • Alicia Laubscher, long-term substitute teacher, Cochran Primary
  • Olivia Long, second-grade teacher, Jackson Primary
  • Hannah Lounsbury, first-grade teacher, Jackson Primary
  • Terese Mackin, social studies teacher, WAMS
  • Channing Maneval, special education teacher, WAHS
  • Lily Meixel, math teacher, WAHS
  • Todd Nagy, special education teacher, WAHS
  • Marissa Patynski, fourth-grade teacher, Lycoming Valley Intermediate
  • Ian Perry, social studies teacher, WAMS
  • Donna Peterman, seventh-grade math teacher, WAMS
  • Kelly Reynolds, long-term substitute teacher, Jackson Primary
  • Allee Swisher, long-term substitute teacher, Hepburn-Lycoming Primary
  • Ashley Tubach, long-term substitute teacher, Curtin Intermediate
  • Jachelle Vitko, speech therapist, Curtin Intermediate
  • Geoffrey Waltz, long-term substitute teacher, WAHS
  • Lisa Winter, math teacher, WAHS
  • McKenna Woodley, long-term substitute teacher, Lycoming Valley Intermediate

The following two individuals are new members of the district’s administrative team.

  • John Fetterman, principal, Jackson Primary
  • Kim Williamson, principal, WAHS

The following members of the district’s faculty and administration will take on new positions this school year:

  • Erin Brouse, who served as the head principal at Jackson Primary, will now be the academic recovery coordinator.
  • Heather Buffington Vogt, who served as a special education teacher at WAHS, will now be the district’s elementary special education supervisor.
  • Kelsie Buckwalter, who served as a third-grade teacher at Cochran Primary, will now be special education teacher at Cochran Primary.
  • Vikki Cipriani, who served as a social studies teacher at WAMS, will now be a social studies teacher at WAHS.
  • Dr. Denise Clark, who served as assistant principal at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary, will now be the assistant principal at Jackson Primary.
  • Alicia Differ, who served as a grade-level principal at WAHS, will now be the associate principal at WAHS.
  • William Doebler, who served as a fifth-grade teacher at Curtin Intermediate, will now be a sixth-grade teacher at Curtin Intermediate.
  • Jennifer Griswold, who served as a physical education teacher at Cochran and Jackson Primary, will now be the physical education teacher at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary.
  • Dakota Gordon, who served as a fourth-grade teacher at Lycoming Valley Intermediate, will now be a special education teacher at Curtin Intermediate.
  • John Gossner, who served as a social studies teacher at WAHS, will now be the learning center coordinator at WAHS.
  • Amanda Kurtz, who served as a special education teacher at WAMS, will now be a special education teacher at WAHS.
  • Patrick Menges, who served as an eighth-grade social studies teacher at WAMS, will now be a social studies teacher at WAHS.
  • Brooke Nenadal, who served as a third-grade teacher at Cochran Primary, will now be the gifted and enrichment teacher at Cochran Primary and Curtin Intermediate.
  • Amy Neylon, who served as gifted and enrichment teacher at Cochran Primary and Curtin Intermediate, will now be a Title 1 reading specialist at Cochran Primary.
  • Megan Pryor, who served as a physical education teacher at Hepburn-Lycoming Primary, will now be a physical education teacher at Jackson Primary.
  • Dr. Justin Ross, who served as the associate principal at WAHS, will now be the head principal at WAHS.
  • Alexandra Sheppard, who served as a fifth-grade teacher at Lycoming Valley Intermediate, will now be a fourth-grade teacher at Lycoming Valley Intermediate.
  • Kristin Takach, who served as a principal at WAHS, will now be the district’s secondary curriculum supervisor and unified arts supervisor.
  • Amanda Wolfe, who served as a special education teacher at WAHS, will now be the district’s secondary special education supervisor.

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