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Welcome to GKES!

GKES Admin

Welcome to another exciting year at GKES! As the administrative team, we are proud to share our vision of creating a nurturing environment where every student is encouraged to work hard and grow into respectful, responsible, and resilient individuals. At GKES, we believe that when students are supported in a positive and caring setting, they are empowered to become lifelong learners.

Our mission is rooted in strong partnerships—with parents, families, and the broader community. Together, we believe in every student’s success story. Each child’s journey is a testament to their determination and our shared commitment to fostering their academic, social, and emotional well-being.

We are grateful for your continued support and look forward to a meaningful year of growth and learning.

Warm regards,
The GKES Administrative Team

Principal

Name Contact Position
Candice Berthiaume ckberthiaume@smcps.org Principal

Assistant Principal

Name Contact Position
Renee McBride rnmcbride@smcps.org Assistant Principal

Office Staff

Name Contact Position
Mary Walker mewalker@smcps.org Secretary to the Principal
Delora Bowden

debowden@smcps.org

Records Secretary

Health Office

Name Contact Position
Heather Farr hmfarr@smcps.org Nurse
Carol Arthur cmarthur@smcps.org School Psychologist

IRT

Name Contact Position
Anna Rodriguez abrodriguez@smcps.org IRT

Counselor

Name Contact Position
Angelica Freeman alfreeman@smcps.org Counselor

Specialists

Name Contact Position
Deb Urich deurich@smcps.org ISIC Paraeducator
Chris Schoenbauer crschoenbauer@smcps.org Media Center
Allison Bledsoe albledsoe@smcps.org Physical Education
Autumn Katsouros

ankatsouros@smcps.org

Art
Meg Cancino mkcancino@smcps.org Music

Pre-Kindergarten

Name Contact Position
Lindsey Gagnon ljgagnon@smcps.org Teacher
Dominique Cruz dgcruz@smcps.org Paraeducator
    Paraeducator

Kindergarten

Name Contact Position
Jennifer Boyce jmboyce@smcps.org Teacher
Laura Cutshall lecutshall@smcps.org Paraeducator
Lindsay Moeser lamoeser@smcps.org Teacher
Kelly White kkwhite@smcps.org Paraeducator

First Grade

Name Contact Position
Jennifer Brodfuehrer jlbrodfuehrer@smcps.org Teacher
Sydney Broz

sjbroz@smcps.org

Teacher

Second Grade

Name Contact Position
Catherine Miller cmmclane@smcps.org Teacher
Christine Bussard cmbussard@smcps.org Teacher

Third Grade

Name Contact Position
Andrea Schneider ajschneider@smcps.org Teacher
Sarah Wanamaker sewanamaker@smcps.org Teacher

Fourth Grade

Name Contact Position
Kirsten Seiler keseiler@smcps.org Teacher
Carol Poole clpoole@smcps.org Teacher

Fifth Grade

Name Contact Position
Delphine Lincoln drlincoln@smcps.org Teacher
Victoria Swett vlswett@smcps.org Teacher
Jordan Higgs jphiggs@smcps.org Teacher

Special Education

Name Contact Position
Madeline Becker mebecker@smcps.org Teacher
Theresa Kebaugh tmkebaugh@smcps.org Teacher
Angelica Delia acdelia@smcps.org Speech/Language
Rebecca Masters rlmasters@smcps.org Special Education Paraeducator
Deb Copenhaver dacopenhaver@smcps.org Special Education Paraeducator
Jessica Edelbaum jledelbaum@smcps.org Special Education Paraeducator
Kira Williams kbwilliams@smcps.org ESOL Teacher

COMPASS

Name Contact Position
Breanna Stouffer bestoufer@smcps.org Teacher
    Paraeducator
Kerese Maddox ktchase@smcps.org Teacher
Kenia Arteaga-Escobar kyarteagaescobar@smcps.org Paraeducator

Building Service Staff

Name Contact Position
Joseph Gordon jmgordon@smcps.org Building Service Manager
Debra Evans daevens@smcps.org Building Service Assistant Manager
Michael Fountain   Building Service Worker

Cafeteria Staff

Name Contact Position
Rebecca Matthews rlmatthews@smcps.org Food Service Manager