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Contact Us – Lower School Elementary Faculty (Grades 2-5)

 

Margaret Secoda, Ed.D
Head of Lower School
Ed.D., Educational Leadership

– Immaculata University

M.S. – Arcadia University

B.A. – Holy Family University

msecoda@gerstell.org

Amy Funk
Assistant Head of Lower School
B.S. – Towson State University

afunk@gerstell.org

Cap Poklemba
Director of Athletics/
Physical Education

B.S. – Temple University

cpoklemba@gerstell.org

 

Anna Marie Bobart
Second Grade
M.Ed. – Towson University

B.A. – Towson University

abobart@gerstell.org

Brenda Smith
Second Grade
B.A. – Towson University

bsmith@gerstell.org

Dawn Wooden
Third Grade
M.A. – College of Notre Dame of Maryland

B.A. – University of Maryland Baltimore County

dwooden@gerstell.org

 

Jo Anna Edwards
Third Grade

B.A.– Fairmont State College

jedwards@gerstell.org

Jennifer Gardner
4th Grade
B.S. - University of Maryland, College Park

jgardner@gerstell.org

Lindsey Proescher
4th Grade
B.S. - University of Maryland, College Park

lproescher@gerstell.org

Kerry Chagalis
Fifth Grade
M.Ed. – Towson University

B.A.– Towson University

kchagalis@gerstell.org

Kristi Yetter
Fifth Grade
B.S. – Frostburg State University

kyetter@gerstell.org

Rachel Smith
LS Technology

B.A. McDaniel College

rsmith@gerstell.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Hirsch
AS Physical Education

shirsch@gerstell.org

Mary Beth Creed
Physical Education
B.S. – University of Delaware

mcreed@gerstell.org

Mattie Eckerman
LS/US Physical Education
M.Ed.  – University of North Carolina at Greensboro

B.A. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

meckerman@gerstell.org

Yania Martinez

LS Spanish

B.S. –Towson University

ymartinez@gerstell.org

      

Heather Serio
LS Science

B.S. – University of Phoenix

hserio@gerstell.org

Sean Todd
LS Physical Education

stodd@gerstell.org

Carolyn Cherry
Librarian. Media Specialist M.S. –McDaniel College

B.A. Salisbury State College

ccherry@gerstell.org

Valerie Estes
LS Art
M.Ed. – McDaniel College

B.A. – Western Maryland College

vestes@gerstell.org

Roxanne Cannaday
LS Physical Education
B.S. – Methodist College

rcannaday@gerstell.org

Jenna Daly
LS Music

M.S. – University of Maryland

B.A. Westminster Choir College
jdaly@gerstell.org

 

 

Lower School Learning
Lower School Elementary Faculty