Staff
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Highland Lakes Staff
2025-2026
Administration and Front Office
Principal: Mrs. Julie Brewster
Assistant Principal: Mr. Daniel Lennox
Secretary/Bookkeeper: Erin Boyd
Data Management Technician: Melissa Smith
Front Office Clerk: Kasey Calderoni
Teacher Assistant: Dianna Binney
Family and Community Liaison: Carolyn Burke
School Nurse: Jenna Westover
Pre-K and VPK Teachers
Sandra Allen
Debbie Hayes
Kendra Duffy
Kindergarten Teachers
Amanda Dennis
Lecia Ackerman
Farren Mullin
First Grade Teachers
Sarah Newton
Jennifer Patterson
Jennifer Mogyordy
Second Grade Teachers
Carlisa Farris
Kirsten Kunkel
Donna Rossi
Susan Rubin
Third Grade TeachersCathi Cooper
Karen Kurek
Michelle Sikorski
Fourth Grade Teachers
Justin Mercado
Marge Siemon
Mary Wightman
Fifth Grade Teachers
Leslie Bembnowski
Dawn Harper
Brittany Johnson
Specialists
Art: Taylor Martins
Music: Liam Dunn
P.E.: Jason McDowell
Kent Kilgore
Library/Media: Margaret Williamson
Exceptional Student Education
Gifted: Cathie Ell
EBD K-2: Kendall Reed
EBD 3-5: Casey Quinn
VE Resource: Linda Sarrell-Eberle
School Counselor and Interventionists
School Counselor: Vickey Sboukis
Behavior Specialist: Tara Bossert
Speech/Language Pathologist: Rachel Nelson
School Psychologist: Matt Lee
Social Worker: Lexi Mooney
Occupational Therapist: Andrea Schutz
Physical Therapist: Teri Esker
School Resource Officer: TBA
Food Services and Plant Operations
Cafeteria Manager: Joyce Johnson
Head Plant Operator: Peter Caggiano
Night Foreman: Will Pogue