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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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