Meet Our Staff

M.S. Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Leadership Focus, McDaniel College
B.S.  Elementary Education - Salisbury University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, PreK-Grade 6

Experience: Grades 1 and 3 for Carroll County Public Schools (4 years), Grades 4 - 8 at NCCS (4 years), Math Intervention Teacher for NCCS (2 years)

"Success isn't owned. It's leased, and rent is due every day."

M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction University of Illinois, Chicago
B.A. Psychology, Johns Hopkins University

Certifications: MSDE certified grades 1-6, Orton-Gillingham trained

Experience: At NCCS, Grades 1-9 (14 years), reading intervention (6 years), Administrator (5 years)

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

M.S. Educational Leadership, Loyola University
B.S. Elementary Education, Mount Saint Mary’s University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, Grades 1 - 6

Experience: Frederick County Public Schools (3 years), Resurrection St. Paul School (Archdiocese of Baltimore) (3 years), North Carroll Community School (11 years)

“Mind your thoughts because they will become your words; mind your words because they will become your actions; mind your actions because they will become your habits; mind your habits because they will become your character.”

M.S. School Library Media, McDaniel College
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Villa Julie College

Certifications: MSDE Certified in Early Childhood Education and School Library Media. CEUs: Early Childhood focus on play-based preschool learning.

Experience: Grade 1 (7 years), School Library Media Specialist (3 years), Pre-K (4 years) in Carroll County Public Schools

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play IS serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.”
-Fred Rogers

B.S. Liberal Arts and Science, concentration in elementary education, Frostburg State University

Experience: PreK - 6 years (6 years), Kids Come First. PreK teacher assistant (3 years), Mother Seton School (MSS).  Substitute teacher (1 year), NCCS and MSS.

Enjoy every moment life has to give you!  It is what it is!

B.S. Elementary Education, Mount Saint Mary's University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, Grades 1-6, Trained in Orton-Gillingham Plus

Experience: Pre-Kindergarten (2 years), Kindergarten (10 years), K-8 Technology (4 years), Yearbook advisor, Powerschool advisor at Mother Seton School.

"People who love each other are always connected by a very special string made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it with your heart and know that you are always connected to everyone you love." -The Invisible String By Patrice Karst

B. S. Early Childhood Education, Wesley College

Experience: Grade 1 teacher with Carroll County Public Schools (2 years), NCCS (18 years)

“A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…but the world may be different because I was important in a child's life.”

B.S. History, McDaniel College. Coursework in Early Childhood Education and Educational Psychology

Experience: Carroll County Public Schools with various support and teaching roles (6 years). K-5 Long-term substitute, Carrolltowne Elementary School (1.5 years)

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it's thinking of yourself less.” 

B.S. Elementary Education, Towson University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, Grades 1-6

Experience: Spent two years in Talbot County and Queen Anne's County Public School Systems, MD (2 years)

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."  -George Bernard Shaw

B.S. Early Childhood Education, Towson University

Experience: Grades K-1 teacher at NCCS (7 years)

“Do small things with great love.”

B.S. History and Secondary Education in the Social Sciences, Grove City College

Experience: High School Social Studies Teacher, Gloucester, VA (1 year),  Northwest SD, St. Louis, MO, (2 years);  Grades PreK - 12, Homeschool teacher and Co-op Instructor and Director (20 years)

“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain.”

M.S. Literacy Leadership, Dyslexic Studies specialization, McDaniel College (Expected 2024). 
B.S. Middle School English Education, Lesley University.

Certifications: MDSE Certified, English Language Arts Grades 4-12, Wilson Reading Program Introductory Certification, MSDE OCC Child Care Certification

Experience: Grade 6 Framingham Public School, Framingham, Mass (2 years), Living Classrooms Foundation BUGS Program Teacher (2.5 years), Long-Term Substitute, Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) (3 years), Holy Spirit Early Childhood Learning Center (4 years), Years 5-9 Humanities, NCCS (3 years)
 

“Bloom where you are planted” , Saint Francis de Sales 
 

B.S. English, Muhlenberg College

Certifications: Certification in Teaching, Western Maryland College

Experience: CCPS for 7 years 

B.S. Elementary Education - Towson University
Course Work in Educational Leadership - McDaniel College

Certifications: MSDE Certified, Grades 1 - 6

Experience: Third Grade with CCPS for many years

“Encourage one another and build each other up.”

M.A. Curriculum and Instruction, Texas A&M University
B.A. Theater Arts, Baylor University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, Grades 7-12 Mathematics, English, Theater, Family and Consumer Sciences

Experience: Grades 6-8, Mathematics, Texas (8 years). Grades 1-12 Mathematics, Mississippi (4 years). Grades 9-12 English and Drama, Maryland (3 years). Middle School STEM at NCCS (2 years).

"Mathematics is the language with which God has created the universe." -Galileo

B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies focus on Psychology and Education, University of South Carolina

Certifications: ACSI certified 2019-2023; Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Design and Modeling certified 2020; Architecture of Learning certified 2020

Experience: Private school teaching experience (7 years); Homeschool teaching/tutor experience (12 years); Charles County Public School substitute (1 year)

"The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma." -Patrick Star

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with certification. Master's of Music Education (60 graduate credits post Master's)

Certifications: Pre-K-12 Vocal and Instrumental Music

Experience: Teaching music K-5 in Maryland Public Schools (28 years). Carroll Community accompanying chorus and musicals (3 years). Teaching methods and supervising student teachers, McDaniel College, MD. (3 years).

“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. “A magic beyond all we do here!”- J.K. Rowling 

A.A. Music, Carroll Community College
A.A.S, Paramedicine, Carroll Community College

Certifications: Maryland State & National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NERMT) Paramedic Certification

Experience: Private music lesson teacher (16 years). Afterschool Music Program Teacher (10 years).  Let There Be Rock School (LTBRS) teacher and manager, Frederick, MD (4 years). 
School and summer music program teacher and manager, Rhythm Changes Nonprofit (8 years). After school band rehearsals, Jim's House of Music (5 years). National touring band "KIX"  sound and production manager (10 years). Lucky Pick Guitar and Music School teacher and manager (6 years). Maryland International School (MDIS) Band and Music Director (3 years).

"You don't get paid by the note."

M.S. Elementary Education, McDaniel College
B.S. Elementary Education and Spanish, Mount Saint Mary's University

Certifications: MSDE Certified Grades 1-6; Equity and Excellence in Education; STEM Instructional Leadership

Experience: Grades 2-4 (9 years) in Baltimore County, MD; the Archdiocese of Baltimore; and Carroll County Public Schools. Coach: Battle of the Book & Lego League

"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." - Angela Davis

B.S. Bridgewater College, VA.

Certifications: Holistic Nutritionist, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, NY. CrossFit Level 1 Trainer - CrossFit. CrossFit Kids Trainer- CrossFit

Experience: Sign Language Interpreter, Carroll County Public School system (7 years). Substitute special Needs PE Professor at Carroll Community College

“Hard Work Pays Off.”

Teacher for students with behavioral intervention needs (13 years), Carroll County Public Schools, MD. Sports and recreation director for youth and adults with physical and mental disabilities (1 year). Recreational leader for church youth retreats. (4 years)

“Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy, both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”- Michael Scott

A.A., Elementary Education, McDaniel College. Special Education ParaProfessional with Carroll County Public Schools (21 years)

Certifications: Special Education ParaProfessional, Carroll County Public Schools

Experience: Grades 1-5, co-taught with teachers: reading comprehension, fluency, and writing. Conducted Wilson Reading System instruction in small groups; assessed decoding and encoding skills; reading tutor (10 years). Conducted after-school programs for math intervention (6 years).

“Every child is an artist. The problem is to remain an artist once you grow up.” Pablo Picasso
 

M.S. School Counseling, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 
B.S. Psychology, Gannon University

Middle School Counselor (3 years), Baltimore County, MD

"The world is full of kind people , if you can't find one, be one."  Unknown 

M.S. Literacy Leadership, McDaniel College
B.S. Early Childhood Education, Stevenson University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, PreK-12

Experience: Grades Pre-k & Kindergarten with Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) (6 years). Technology Teacher at NCCS (3 years). Lead Interventionist at NCCS since 2021

“Remember these days you prayed for the things you have now.”

B.S. Elementary Education, Messiah University

Certifications: MSDE Certified, Grades 1-6

Experience: Grades 4-5 Salvation Army After Care (2 years) Grade 2, Howard County Public Schools (2 years); Grades K-4 1:1 Tutoring (3 years)

“Only speak words that make souls stronger.” — Ann Voskamp

B.A. Recreation Therapy, University of North Carolina in Wilmington

Experience: Infant - Preschool age (7 years); Preschool coordinater and class leader, Crossroads Community Church, MD

Certification: CDL-B School Bus driver

"…..beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up. And it will, too..."
 

B.S. Legal Studies, University of Maryland Global Campus

Certifications: CPR Certified

Experience: PreK - Grade 5, Substitute Teaching (2 years), including special areas: Physical Education, Music, Health, and Art.

“Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.”

Bachelor of Nursing Science, University of Maryland at Maryland Nursing School

Certifications: Maryland Board of Nursing License

Experience: Registered Nurse (27 years)

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

Interpreter Preparation, Community College Baltimore County (CCBC). People Encouraging People, Carroll County Public School (CCPS) workshops.

Experience: NCCS experience. One-on-one personal assistant for a non-verbal student, CCPS (5 years). Taught student American Sign Language (ASL) to help her communicate with her parents and teachers.

“With God ALL things are possible!!”

M.S. Information Systems, The George Washington University
B.A. International Relations and French, Carroll College
 

Certifications: Behavioral Design for Health, Irrational Labs Product Manager Certificate, Product School Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional (PMP), French Language Certificate, Université de Caen, Caen, France

Experience: Business development executive with growth strategy, customer relations, and operations experience serving large and small businesses in the federal healthcare and international development sectors. (25 years) Small business growth advisory services concentrated in early education, health equity, and maternal health sectors. (1.5 years)

"There is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it."  Amanda Gorman

Business and Marketing Coursework, Shippensburg University

Certifications: International Air Transport Association (IATA) certificate.

Experience: Small business consulting for marketing, graphic design, web design, and social media management (20+ years). Travel industry consultant (12+ years). Marketing Director, Fundraising Coordinator, and Real Life Connection (student experience) Coordinator at NCCS (10+ years).

“Go Big or Go Home!”

Coursework: Washington School of Photography, Penn College of Technology

Experience: Facility management, STEM teacher and program support, marketing support at NCCS (2.5 years);  Graphic design (15+ years); Electrician apprenticeship and support (5 years); Print production (3 years); Retail sales and marketing (3 years).

Shuttle bus driver (2 years)

What we think, we become~ Buddha