Welcome Aboard!
The Ritenour School District is excited to welcome 97 new staff members throughout the district for the 2026-2027 school year!
Multi-Site/Districtwide Employees
Laura Acosta, District interpreter; Megan Comens, Special School District (SSD) physical therapist, Wyland Elementary and Ritenour Middle School; Adria Concannon, District interpreter; Kelsey Groth, SSD school psychologist, Buder Elementary and Ritenour Middle School; Virginia Lohrmann, SSD coordinator, Buder/Iveland/Marion elementary schools; Lauren McNamara, SSD school psychologist, School for Early Childhood Education and Iveland Elementary School; Melissa Roux, SSD coordinator, Kratz/Marvin/Wyland elementary schools; Rebecca Rutledge, SSD speech pathologist, Buder and Kratz elementary schools; Leigh Ann Shaffer, SSD coordinator, Hoech and Ritenour middle schools
School for Early Childhood Education
Deborah Crawford, paraprofessional
Buder Elementary School
Zineb Benchabane, grade 5; Donna Douglas, grade 5; Daniela Sanchez, grade 4, Jewel Wilkes, grade 3
Iveland Elementary
Carson Amstutz, grade 4; Richard McNary, paraprofessional; Cassandra Moss, SSD teacher; Jayda Scales-Cole, SSD paraeducator; VaShon Stucker, paraprofessional; Carl Ventimiglia, SSD paraeducator
Kratz Elementary
Rachael Colley, grade 5; Marissa Frost, grade 5; Alexis Haley, grade 4; Sasha Kennedy, grade 2; Marissa Klingert, paraprofessional; Tiffany Morrow, grade 1; Jonathon Simon, grade 3; Nick Spector, music; Emily Zimmerman, kindergarten
Marion Elementary
Allyssa Adamec, grade 1; Troi Butler-Gray, grade 5; Vilma Carrasco, night custodian; Kelsee Davis, counselor; Lucy Ebeling, paraprofessional; Brittany Gutierrez, kindergarten; Amy Hartsell, SSD teacher; Molly Kordonowy, paraprofessional; Adrian McClure, lead custodian; Kennedi Stewart, office professional
Marvin Elementary School
Caylin Cheak, grade 3; Molly DuPlayee, art; Christina Lowery, grade 3; Alden Small, grade 4; Hannah St. Peters, SSD speech pathologist; Caroline Wolf, SSD teacher
Wyland Elementary
Sajah Ballard, grade 4; Darleen Esme Garcia, grade 4; Caleb Gerleman, SSD diagnostic intern; Hannah Huddleston, grade 3; Tiffany Jordan, grade 4; Mya Kachadorian, counselor; Jadyn Renth, grade 1; Brittany Swanson, SSD paraeducator; Rondia Southerland, SSD nurse
Hoech Middle School
Tricia Bryson, math; Matthew Hillebrand, social studies; Bailey Ripplinger, social studies; Ronald Stewart, SSD teacher
Ritenour Middle School
Juanita Blaydes, SSD paraprofessional; Matthew Chidsey, orchestra; Kimberly Clinton, SSD teacher; Cara Droska, SSD speech pathologist; Marieme Elhadrami, science teacher; Angela Ewing, SSD teacher; Kelsey Holder, paraprofessional; Sara Jokish, math; Cynthia Nathan, paraprofessional; Joy Owens, SSD teacher; Ramon Rivera, English learner teacher; Ian Steinkamp, math; Tyler Urish, paraprofessional
Ritenour High School
Jaheim Adams, social studies; Valerie Brink, FACS Teacher; Alison Dunn, chemistry; Hannah Flores-Libera, Spanish; Shavaria Hale, security support specialist; Emily Hardin, art; Sajiya Jalil, math; Matthew Kasper, band; Marie-Claire Mangana, French; Claire Pistono, Spanish; Jason Seal, JROTC Instructor; Sean Smith, English language arts; Daniel Strader, math; Sarah Vernon, science; Charity Williams, English language arts
Ritenour Center for Educational Excellence
Marsha Carter, cook's helper; August Mense, science
Transportation
Bus drivers: Vivian Becker, Donald Clair, Vanessa Finnie, Melissa Fox, LaWonda Shearer, Cheron Thomas, Quinton Williams, Vanessa Finnie
Adult Education & Literacy
Tonya Hulsey, office professional