retirement

Board, system leaders and staff celebrate CCPS retirees

Charles County Public Schools

June 26, 2026

The Board of Education of Charles County honored employees June 11 who have retired during the past school year or who have notified Superintendent Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., that they plan to retire at the end of this school year. A retirement ceremony was held at North Point High School with entertainment provided by a group of orchestra students playing string instruments.

Retirees are listed by their name, last position and last location where they served.

  • Karen Acton, chief financial officer, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building.

  • Patricia Arnold, food service manager, Mary B. Neal Elementary School.

  • Jeanne Back, secretary to the principal, J.C. Parks Elementary School.

  • Clive Bailey, ROTC instructor, La Plata High School.

  • James Baker, general maintenance worker, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) maintenance shop.

  • Vincent Batts, building service worker, Benjamin Stoddert Middle School.

  • Valerie Benton, school counselor, Maurice J. McDonough High School.

  • Diana Bicknell, assistive technology facilitator, F.B. Gwynn Educational Center.

  • Michael Blaine, world language teacher, La Plata.

  • Timothy Bodamer, instructional specialist for fine and performing arts, Starkey.

  • Colleen Bonnel, career and vocational education (CVE) teacher, McDonough.

  • Michelle Bradshaw, special education teacher, McDonough.

  • Donna Brock, instructional assistant (AP), William A. Diggs Elementary School.

  • Pamela Brown, food service worker, Indian Head Elementary School.

  • Sarah Burch, accounting assistant, Starkey.

  • Lolita Cariaso Kiorpes, science teacher, Thomas Stone High School.

  • Brian Chase, building service manager, Gale-Bailey Elementary School.

  • Dawn Chavez, fifth-grade teacher, Mary H. Matula Elementary School.

  • Lionel Chew, building service worker, Stone.

  • John Childers, virtual social studies teacher, Robert D. Stethem Educational Center.

  • Kelley Clancy, secretary, Gwynn.

  • Kevin Clancy, English Language Arts teacher, Benjamin Stoddert Middle School.

  • Kimberly Cline, kindergarten teacher, Parks.

  • Elaine Coombs, special education teacher, Mt. Hope/Najemoy Elementary School.

  • Geraldine Cooper, building service manager, Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School.

  • Lisa Cooper, IA, Early Learning Center, La Plata (ELC, La Plata).

  • Bruce Coward, building service assistant manager, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School.

  • Veronica Crawford, business education teacher, St. Charles High School.

  • Bryan Cummings, workers comp and safety analyst, Starkey.

  • Hattie Cummings, fourth-grade teacher, Indian Head.

  • Brenda Dalsey, IA, Arthur Middleton Elementary School.

  • Donna Depamphilis, IEP facilitator, Starkey.

  • Tanya Dorsey, building service manager, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School.

  • Tina Edelen, building service worker, J.P. Ryon Elementary School.

  • Louise Evans, human resources assistant, Starkey.

  • Sandra Fair, art teacher, North Point High School.

  • Faye Ford, building service worker, Westlake High School.

  • Bethany Goodwin, Youth in Transition 

  • Apryl Gray, business education teacher, La Plata.

  • Katrena Gregory, second-grade teacher, Gale-Bailey.

  • Diana Gyuras, physical education (PE) teacher, Billingsley Elementary School.

  • Bernard Guntow, operations technician, Starkey.

  • Wesley Guntow, project manager, Starkey.

  • Heather Hartman-Jansen, media specialist, Milton M. Somers Middle School.

  • Yvonne Haws, IA, Neal.

  • Nichole Hazard, technology facilitator, Matula.

  • Linda Henderson, HR assistant, Starkey.

  • Michael Henley, fleet manager, Starkey.

  • Richard Hood, music teacher, Somers.

  • Kristin Hower, special education mealtime therapist, Starkey.

  • Judith Hudson, math teacher, North Point.

  • Byeong Im, building service worker, Westlake.

  • Kevin Jackson, principal, Jenifer.

  • Sherryle Jackson, ELA teacher, Stoddert.

  • Carol Johnson, building service worker, St. Charles High School.

  • Canice Jones, IA, St. Charles.

  • Jill Killby, media specialist, Stoddert.

  • Erik Koch, PE teacher, Henry E. Lackey High School.

  • Patricia Koch, media specialist, Matula.

  • Carole Koller, accounting manager, Starkey.

  • Karen Larsen, second-grade teacher, Neal.

  • Karen Lewis, principal, Dr. Brown.

  • Suzanne Miles, world language teacher, Stone.

  • Kimberly Miller, fifth-grade teacher, C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School.

  • David Monk, music teacher, North Point.

  • Patricia Mooring, assistant principal (AP), Middleton.

  • Karen Myers, IA, Neal.

  • Diana O’Connell, technology facilitator, William B. Wade Elementary School.

  • Shirlene Ogburn, supervisor of employee services, Starkey.

  • Melissa Palmer, childcare teacher, North Point.

  • Leith Phillips, art teacher, St. Charles.

  • Melody Philpotts, media specialist, T.C. Martin Elementary School.

  • Cornelia Poudrier, special education teacher, Martin.

  • Theresa “Wanda” Proctor, community school coordinator, Ryon.

  • Wendy Proctor, building service worker, Gwynn.

  • Ricky Rawls, building service assistant manager, Piccowaxen Middle School.

  • Pamela Riffle, IA, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School.

  • Donna Robinson, IA, Wade.

  • Sabrina Robinson-Taylor, principal, Billingsley.

  • Raedelle Pope, IEP facilitator, Starkey.

  • Trudy Russell, fifth-grade teacher, Jenifer.

  • Kristin Sackman, financial secretary, La Plata.

  • Kenneth Schroeck, project manager, Starkey.

  • Susan Spalding, special education teacher, Wade.

  • Jill Sprouse, food service manager, Martin.

  • Nicolle Steed, school psychologist, Theodore G. Davis Middle School.

  • Kessandra Stubblefield, secretary, Starkey.

  • Ernestine Swann, data technician, Somers.

  • Linda Tavares, fourth-grade teacher, Neal.

  • Laura Taylor, IA, Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center.

  • Darlene Thornton, supervising specialist for transportation, Starkey.

  • Tammy Tomasello, social studies teacher, Stone.

  • David Vaughan, special education teacher, Lackey.

  • Martha Vera, special education teacher, Starkey.

  • Jean Walter, IA, Dr. Brown.

  • Gloria “Renee” Ward, accounting assistant, Starkey.

  • Carolyn Washington, IA, Gale-Bailey.

  • Jacquelyn White, reading resource teacher, Dr. Brown.

  • Angelia Willett, executive assistant, Starkey.

  • Ann Wood, IA, Somers.

  • Julie Yowell, second-grade teacher, Wade.

The Charles County Retired School Personnel Association (CCRSPA) is a serve organization made up of retired employees of CCPS. To learn more about the association, visit https://ccrspa.wixsite.com/site. 

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. 

CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).