Board & Directors

 

Board Members

Scott Herbert
Board President
sherbert@gillinghamcharterschool.org

Sharon Klinger
Board Vice President
sklinger@gillinghamcharterschool.org

Daniel Kurtz
Board Secretary
dkurtz@gillinghamcharterschool.org

Andre Grant
Board Member
agrant@gillinghamcharterschool.org

Jackie Zilliox
Treasurer
jzilliox@gillinghamcharterschool.org

Marsha Chwastiak, Esq.
Board Member
mchwastiak@gillinghamcharterschool

 

Directors

Nicolle Hutchinson
Executive Director
Gillingham Charter School Principal
PA Administrative Provisional I
Administrative I Principal PK-12
Master’s Degree of Education
nhutchinson@gillingham.school

 

Upcoming Board of Trustees meeting dates, times, and agendas.

Teachers

Lower School

Vanessa Ludwig
Kinderleben Teacher
PA Instructional I Certified K-6
Bachelor’s Degree of Education
Master’s Degree of Elementary Developmental and Strategies
vludwig@gillingham.school

Morgan Schreckengost
1st & 2nd Grade Teacher
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Grade K-6
Bachelor’s Degree of Elementary Education
mschreckengost@gillingham.school

Allison Guarneri 1st & 2nd Grade Teacher PA Instructional I Teaching Certification PK-4 PA Special Education Cert (applied for and pending) Bachelor’s Degree of Elementary Education and Psychology Masters in Special Education aguarneri@gillingham.school

Karen Shanoskie
3rd & 4th Grade Teacher
PA Instructional II Teaching Certification Grade K-6
Bachelor’s Degree of Elementary Education
kshanoskie@gillingham.school

Caroline di Censo 3rd & 4th Grade Teacher
PA Instructional II Teaching Certification Grade K-6 PA Elementary & Secondary Principal Certification Dual Principal’s Certificate EdD. ABD in Teaching and Leadership Master in Educational Technology Master’s Degree of Education Bachelor’s Degree of Education cdicenso@gillingham.school

Monica Meza
5th & 6th Grade Teacher
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification K-6
Bachelor’s Degree of Education
mmeza@gillingham.school

Kaitlyn Thompson
5th & 6th Grade Teacher
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Elementary K-6
Bachelor’s of Science, Elementary Education
kthompson@gillingham.school

Middle & Upper School

Jenna Troutman
7th & 8th Grade Teacher
Math & Science Teacher
PA Teaching Instructional II Mid-Level Science Grade 6-9
Instructional II Special Education Grade PK-12
Instructional II Elementary Grade K-6
Master’s Degree of Middle Level English Language Arts
jtroutman@gillingham.school

Spenser Bevins
10th Grade Homeroom
High School Mathematics Teacher
PA Emergency Certification in Intern Mathematics Grade 7-12
Anticipated PA Certification Aug 2023 in Grade 7-12th Mathematics
Bachelor’s Degree of Mathematics
sbevins@gillingham.school

Heather Hill
12th Grade Homeroom
Social Studies Teacher Grade 9-12, Test Prep, Keyboarding
PA Instructional I Certification Social Studies 7-12
Bachelor’s Degree of Animal Science
Master’s Degree of Secondary Education
heather.hill@gillingham.school

Deidra Herbert
11th Grade Homeroom
English/Social Studies Grade 7-12
English Language Arts Grade 9-12
PA Instructional II Certification English 7-12
Bachelor’s Degree of English
36 Master’s Credits of Education
dherbert@gillingham.school

Nathan Friend
12th Grade Homeroom
English/Social Studies Grade 7-8
PA Emergency Permit English & Social Studies 7-12
Bachelor’s Degree of Philosophy Master’s Degree of Philosophy PhD of History Currently enrolled in Teacher Certification program for History
nfriend@gillingham.school

Stephen Bressi
Science Grade 9-12
Administrative Principal PK-12
Instructional I Biology 7-12
Instructional II Biology 7-12
Private School - Teacher Biology: Secondary Education 9-12
sbressi@gillingham.school

S.P.L.A.M.

Angie Fowler
Spanish Teacher K-12
US Equivalent Bachelor’s Degree of Preschool Education
Bilingual - Spanish(1st) and English(2nd)
afowler@gillingham.school

Kristin Perhonitch
Physical Education Teacher (K-12)
PA Instructional II Teaching Certification of Health and Physical Education PK-12
Master’s Degree of Health and Physical Education
kperhonitch@gillingham.school

Brent Potteiger
Latin Teacher Grade 4-12
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification in Latin Grade PK-12
Bachelor’s Degree of Classics in Languages
bpotteiger@gillingham.school

Tyler Shaull
K-12 Music Teacher
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification in Music Grade PK-12
Bachelor’s Degree of Music
tshaull@gillingham.school

Rachael Espinosa
Long Term Substitute K-12 Art Teacher
Emergency Teaching Permit Art PK-12
Bachelor’s Degree of Social Work respinosa@gillingham.school

Josh Gilgoff Music K-12 NY Teaching Certification Spec Ed 5-9 CA Education Specialist Instruction Credential PA Emergency Permit Music K-12 Bachelor’s of Philosophy with a Minor in Music Master’s Degree of Teaching jgilgoff@gillingham.school

 

Special Education & Supporting Staff

 

Special Education

Megan Sirkot
Lead Special Education Teacher
PA Instructional II Teaching Certification Special Education Grade PK-8
PA Instructional II Teaching Certification Grade PK-4
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Reading Specialist PK-12 pending
Bachelor’s Degree of Early Childhood Education PK-4
Master’s Degree of Education - Reading
msirkot@gillingham.school

Mark Major
Special Education Teacher 7-12
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Special Education Teacher 7-12
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Library SCI K-12
Master’s Degree of Education - Urban Education
mmajor@gillingham.school

Sylvet Montejo
Special Education Support Teacher K-3
PA Emergency Certification Special Education PK-12
US Equivalent Bachelors Degree of Elementary Education in Reading
Bachelor’s Degree of Early Childhood Education
Master’s Degree of Special Education
smontejo@gillingham.school

Carolyn Ranck-Hilt Math Intervention Title I Coordinator PA certification K-6 and Middle Level Mathematics 7-9 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education/ Minor in Mathematics chilt@gillingham.school

Ashley Brennan
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Special Educaiton PK-6
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Elementary K-6
Bachelor’s Degree of Elementary Education with Special Education Certification
abrennan@gillingham.school

Supporting Staff

Elizabeth Reiley
Behavior Interventionist
Masters Degree of Public Administration
ereiley@gillingham.school

Karen Bevan
Certified Paraprofessional
Associates Degree
karen.bevan@gillingham.school

Stephanie Woodruff
Student Coach Grade K-12 Interim Title IX Coordinator Bachelor Degree of Psychology
swoodruff@gillingham.school

Crystal McGeary
Professional School Counselor
Educational Specialist I
Secondary School Counselor PK-12
Master’s Degree of School Counseling
cmcgeary@gillingham.school   

Michelle Aungst
Paraprofessional
PA Credential of Competency for Special Education Paraprofessionals
maungst@gillingham.school

Karen Faust
Career Counselor
YES Program Teacher - Jr Sr Seminar
Emergency Teaching Permit in Family Consumer Sci PK-12
Masters of School Counseling
Bachelor’s of Psychology
kfaust@gillingham.school

Karen Runkle
Certified Paraprofessional
krunkle@gillingham.school

 

Administration

 
 

Colleen Altemose
Administrative Secretary
Busing & Truancy Coordinator
caltemose@gillingham.school

Roseanne Heckman
School House Secretary
Certified Paraprofessional
rheckman@gillingham.school

Connie Yutko
School Nurse
Educational Specialist I School Nurse Grade PK-12
Registered Nurse
cyutko@gillingham.school

Amy Miller Administrative Assistant amiller@gillingham.school

 

Dawn Housel
Food Service, Financial, & Data Manager
Bachelor’s Degree of Psychology
dhousel@gillingham.school

Ian Young
Enrollment Coordinator Right-To-Know Officer Associate’s Degree of Computer Generated Animation and Digital Art
iyoung@gillingham.school

Leonard Martin
Athletic Director & Development Coordinator
PA Instructional I Teaching Certification Health & Physical Education PK-12
Bachelor’s Degree of Health and Physical Education
lmartin@gillingham.school