Cohort 2 Participants & 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.