Wicomico County Public Schools has welcomed 117 new teachers for the 2026-2027 school year.
Most of the new teachers – “new” means anyone in a certificated teaching position who is new to Wicomico Schools since early in the last school year – participated in the New Teacher Summer Academy, part of the support they will receive all year long from the New Teacher Induction Program. New teachers’ official first day was Thursday, Aug. 20, which started with a welcome breakfast with school and school system leaders and ended with them in their classrooms.
About 30 percent of new Wicomico teachers graduated from Wicomico County Public Schools. About 38 percent are brand new to teaching, 47 percent have teaching experience in another school system, and 15 percent are coming into teaching after working in another profession. New Wicomico teachers range in experience from zero days to more than 30 years.
New Teachers for Wicomico County Public Schools (as of Aug. 25):
Beaver Run Elementary: Sheyene Brown, Kindergarten; Esteban Garcia-Ailon, Prekindergarten; Olivia Hershfeld, Grade 1; Elle Jones, Prekindergarten; Nicole Malack, Grade 2; Cali Mohr, ESOL
Charles H. Chipman Elementary: Victoria Mason, Prekindergarten
Delmar Elementary: Cody Ault, Special Education; Michelle Lane, Grade 1; Dana Majors, Music; Ramona Smith, Dean of Students
East Salisbury Elementary: Vassiliki “Victoria” Arhontakis, Grade 3; Kimberley Bozman, School Counselor; Genee Drummond, Grade 5; Bryan Dyke, Elementary Alternative Education (PATH); Meridith Feldman, Grade 4; Ian Mathieu, Grade 4; Megan Moses, Grade 3; Marguerite Theis, Special Education; Beramiesha Thompson, Grade 5; Kaitlyn Vogel, Grade 4
Fruitland Primary: Maggie Abramson, Prekindergarten; Bridget Hancock, Prekindergarten
Fruitland Intermediate: Drue Hairston, Grade 4
Glen Avenue Elementary: Steven Cummins, Special Education; Renee Flowers, Elementary Literacy & Social Studies PD Coach; Sarah Grove, Grade 3; Kimberly Jordan, Grade 5; Samantha Keyes, Elementary Math and Science PD Coach; Rachel Lynch, Grade 2; Gavin Miller, Special Education; Lauren Peabody, Special Education; Jessica Zidanic, Grade 2
North Salisbury: Megan Fenoglietto, Dean of Students; Luca Saccomanno, Grade 4
Northwestern Elementary: Joseph Blake, Physical Education (shared with Willards Elementary); Catherine Edwards, Special Education; Steven Webster, Grade 1
Pemberton Elementary: Anne Binkley, Dean of Students; Ashleigh Johansen, Grade 2; Michelle Kreiner, Grade 4; Marisa Servis, Grade 1; Amber Thorburn-Humphrey, Grade 2
Pinehurst Elementary: Mary Allen, Grade 5; Kathryn Brock, Kindergarten; Stephanie Carl-Krisulevicz, Grade 5; Brian Cooper, Grade 3; Kara Davis, Grade 4; Mackenzie Lucas, Grade 1; Rachel Melson-Dean, Special Education; Brianna Morris, Kindergarten; Sophia Price, Music
Prince Street Elementary: Miranda Arthur, Grade 3; Jacob Clayborn, Grade 5; Elijah Fallon, Special Education; Jordan Misla, Grade 2; Marly Morgan, Special Education; Curtis Phillips, Special Education; Ryane Porter, Grade 2; Leah Voigt, Grade 1
West Salisbury Elementary: Nicole Andrews, Prekindergarten; Camryn Baum, Prekindergarten; Madison Bean, Grade 1; Wendy Bechtel, Physical Education; Emily Dennis, Prekindergarten; Hannah Korschgen, Kindergarten; Matthew Miller, Special Education; Talisa Moore, Dean of Students; Claire Wright, Grades 1/2
Willards Elementary: Joseph Blake, Physical Education (shared with Northwestern Elementary); Morgan Bradford, Kindergarten
Birth to Five Program: Tabitha Bova, Special Education; Carly Erdmann, Vision Impaired teacher
Bennett Middle: Tatum Ayers, Art (shared with SMS); Christina Butts, Math; Morgan Larkin, Special Education; Tynesha Moody, Special Education; Leanna Morris, Science; Jessica Sheidy, Math
Salisbury Middle: Tatum Ayers, Art (shared with BMS); Hailey Brown, school counselor; Dena Burkhardt, English Language Arts; Amanda Hoffman, Math; Christopher Johnson, Math; Jada Martin, Math; Kailee Nichols, Spanish; Josie Mae Rigney, ESOL; Michael Santos, Special Education; Emalee Sellers, English Language Arts (ELA); Nathan Stevens, Social Studies; Kassandra Turnbull, English Language Arts (ELA)
Wicomico Middle: Betsey Cooper, Science; Abigail “Abby” Diskin, Dean of Students; Mayada Farah, Math; Nina Morris, Social Studies; Claire Scholl, Social Studies
Mardela Middle & High: Chris Burkhardt, Science; Carrie Hobbs-Ford, Secondary Literacy PD Coach; Lauren Karrh, Science (Blended Virtual Program); Maria Curtis, Math
James M. Bennett High: Timothy Burnett, Chemistry; Aaron Combs, Special Education; Mary Conlan, Spanish; Andrew Inda, Science; Stacy Jackson, Special Education; Philip Speed, Technology Education; Madison Shea, Athletic Trainer
Parkside High/CTE: Jonathan Hillman, CTE HVAC teacher; Jessica Pippin, School Counselor; Tykara Short, Special Education; Jennifer Wilson, Special Education
Wicomico High: Daniel Chval, Social Studies; Ross Mascara, Special Education; Alec Meintzer, Special Education; John Stevens, Special Education; Brielle Workman, Math
Choices Academy: Gregory Hargrove, Special Education; David Hearne, Special Education; Andrew O’Neal, Dean of Students (High Roads)