Cohort 2 Mentor Coaches
Liz Hernandez
Mrs. Hernandez has been teaching for sixteen years. She taught at Unity Reed High School as a special education teacher. She currently teaches English 10 and 11.
Lisa Jacobsmeyer
Mrs. Jacobsmeyer, a National Board Certified Teacher (English as a New Language/Early and Middle Childhood), has taught at Henderson ES since 2007.
Lisa Manikas
Ms. Manikas is a retired educator with 37 years of experience working with adolescents and faculties. Her last assignment was as a secondary English Learner Specialist for PWCS
Megan Martin
Ms. Megan Martin is currently a third-grade teacher at Pattie Elementary school, where she has been teaching since 2019.
Stephanie Schwier
Mrs. Schwier has been teaching at Pattie Elementary since 2011. She also attended Pattie as a student in 4th and 5th grade.
Matthew Walker
Matt Walker has been teaching middle school Social Studies for six years. He has worked extensively with immigrant students and developed a passion for helping English learners succeed.
Cohort 2 Participants
More pictures and information about ACE-STEM Cohort 2 participants will be posted soon!
Sharon Bicey
Ms. Bicey has been teaching at Rippon Middle School since 2011. She teaches 8th grade Physical Science.
Emily Decarolis
Emily Decarolis has been teaching at Dumfries Elementary since 2020. She is the Reading Specialist, serving grades K-5.
Ludmilla Ferrara
My name is Liudmila Ferrara, and I am a GMU alumna who holds a BA in Literature and an MEd in Secondary English. This is my fourth year teaching 6th-grade English Language Arts and ESOL.
Paula Johnson
My name is Polly Johnson. This is my fourth year teaching 5th grade language arts at Pennington Traditional School and my 25th year of teaching altogether.
Lisa Jones
I have been teaching for 26 years in 3 different states. I am currently teaching at Beville Middle School where I have been the Title I Math teacher for the last 2 years.
Cheryl Patil
Ms. Patil is a third grade teacher at Dumfries Elementary School, teaching all subjects. This is her 23rd year of teaching.
Cynthia Rodriguez
My name is Cynthia Rodriguez. This is my fifth year teaching. I am currently a math teacher at Osbourn Park High School. I have a master’s in special education and a master’s in Applied Behavior Analysis..
Nila Ali Sultan
Mrs. Nila Ali Sultan serves as an Instructional Coach in the Professional Learning Department of PWCS. She has 27 years experience in education.
Samuel Weinblum
I’m Sam Weinblum and this is my thirteenth year of teaching. I currently teach English and Film Studies at Unity Reed High School.
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