Director of Schools Mark Willoughby announced Thursday night during the board of education meeting that he has employed the support staff for the 2010-2011 school year.
Those employed at DeKalb County High School are:
Rena Adcock- Cook, Wanda Bradford- part time Cook, Amee Cantrell- Social Worker, Kathy Chapman-Cook, Kenderly Cripps- Guidance/Records Clerk, Annette Davis- Educational Assistant, Debbie Eaton- Educational Assistant, Regina Estes- Secretary, Beverly Ferrell- Educational Assistant, Dena Haugh- Educational Assistant, Melissa Hicks- Cook, Deborah Knowles- Educational Assistant Job Coach, Helen LaFever-Cook, Rita Leichtfuss- Educational Assistant, Deborah Magness- Bookkeeper, Rhonda Merriman-Educational Assistant, Lisa Peterson-Educational Assistant Job Coach, JoAnn Pittman-Custodian, Brian Reed- Educational Assistant, Denise Rutland- Custodian, Ray Robinson- Custodian, Vicky Sandlin- Cook, Norman Underhill- Educational Assistant, Tiffany VanWinkle- Educational Assistant, Sharon Washer-Cook, Suzanne Williams-Educational Assistant, Jamie Wright- Guidance Clerk, and Debbie Young-Cafeteria Manager.
DeKalb Middle School:
Heather Blankenship- Educational Assistant, Helen Cantrell-Cook, Charles Cantrell- Custodian, Sheryn Curtis- Cook, Fay Gilreath- School Bookkeeper, Connie Haggard- Cook, Barbara Hibdon- Cook, Rita Johnson-Cook, Samantha Lester- School Secretary, Reba Malone- Custodian, Paulette McDonald- Educational Assistant, Lisa Norton- Educational Assistant, Eldon Vanatta- Cafeteria Manager, Nancy Young- Educational Assistant
Smithville Elementary School:
Brent Arnold-Educational Assistant, Jimmy Barnes- Custodian, Clay Bumbalough- Custodian, Pauline Braswell- Educational Assistant, Brenda Beth Cantrell- Educational Assistant, Darlene Evans-Educational Assistant, Mary Foutch- Cook, Jennifer Gay- Educational Assistant, Betty Griffith- Educational Assistant, Jean Hayes- Cafeteria Manager, Vicki Jefferies- Educational Assistant, Melinda Lattimore- Educational Assistant, Brittany Lockard- Educational Assistant, Sara Lomas-Custodian, Pat Milam- Part Time Cafeteria Monitor/Substitute Custodian, Tera Mooneyham-Educational Assistant, Diana Moon- Educational Assistant, Ronda Northcutt- Educational Assistant, Freeda Phillips- Cook, Rhonda Pelham- Secretary/Receptionist, Amelia Phillips- Cook, Lori Poss- School Bookkeeper, Brenda Rigney- Educational Assistant, Teresa Spencer- Educational Assistant, Beverly Starnes- Cook, Wayne Taylor- Custodian, Tammy Tyler- Cook, Annie Walker- Educational Assistant, and Celia Whaley- Educational Assistant,
Northside Elementary:
Emma Jean Bandy- Cook, Suzanne Bradford- Educational Assistant, Betty Cooper-Cook, Jennifer Cowan- Educational Assistant, Gail Crips- Secretary, Evril Cubbins- Educational Assistant, Regina Daw- Cafeteria Manager, Rebecca Ervin- Cook, Starr Ferrell-Educational Assistant, Terrie Ford- Educational Assistant, Crystal Gordon- Educational Assistant, Kenneth Gordon- ESL Assistant (English as Second Language), Phyllis Hallum- Educational Assistant, Sherry Judkins- Custodian, Thelma Martin- Educational Assistant, Denise Merriman-Cook, Angie Moore-Educational Assistant, Rebecca Moss- Educational Assistant, Lynn Pichey-Custodian, Jo Dean Redmon- Lunch Monitor, Linda Sorrell- Educational Assistant, Diane Trapp- School Bookkeeper, Kim Violet- Custodian, and Elizabeth White- Cook
DeKalb West School:
Holly Bain-Educational Assistant, Donna Driver- Cook, Dorothy Duggin-Custodian, Tina Edwards- Educational Assistant, Ruth Frazier- Custodian, Pauline Frazier- Custodian, Stephanie Fuson- Educational Assistant, Shelly Gibson- Educational Assistant, Lisa Hale- Secretary, Donna Hale- School Bookkeeper, Nancy Mulloy- Cook, Faye Nixon-Cook, Tina Paschal- Educational Assistant, Elizabeth Redmon-Educational Assistant, Tonya Roberts- Educational Assistant, Kristi Sullivan- Educational Assistant, Linda Vickers- Cook and Georgia Young-Cafeteria Manager.
County Wide Positions:
Chandra Adcock- School Nurse, Jenean Bain- Bus Assistant, Sandra Billings- Substitute Bus Assistant, James Carroll- Substitute Custodian, Cindy Childers- Coordinated School Health Assistant, Billy Curtis- Special Needs Driver (car) Bettye June Dodd- Bus Assistant, Christie Driver- School Nurse, Kelly Driver- Part-Time Physical Therapist, Elise Flannery- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Sharon Farler- Substitute School Nurse, Greg Frasier- Computer Technician, LeAnne Frasier- Library Assistant (half time at Smithville Elementary School and Half Time at Northside Elementary School), Mary Gay- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Melissa Fuson- Substitute School Nurse, Billy Golden- Maintenance Worker, Rebecca Hawkins- Substitute Bus Assistant,, Darnette Hibdon- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Terry Hicks- Maintenance Worker, Earl Jared- Maintenance Supervisor, Freda Johnson- Bus Assistant, Eddy Roy Judkins- Maintenance Worker, Michael Lambert- Substitute Custodian, Penelope Mason- 21st Century CCLU Site Coordinator, Teresa Miller- Payroll/Bookkeeper Central Office, Brad Mullinax- Technology Director, Tamara Murphy- Substitute Nurse, Greg Muskopf- Special Needs Substitute Driver (car), Jean Neal-Bus Assistant, Shirley Ours- Special Education Secretary, April Odom- Attendance Clerk, Angela Patrick- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Cathy Patterson- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Melissa Pirtle- Food Service Bookkeeper, Jo Dean Redmon- Part Time Custodian- Brian Reed- Alternative School Assistant, Joyce Robinson- Payroll/Bookkeeper Central Office, Teresa Sullivan- Educational Assistant at DeKalb Middle School and DeKalb West School, Glynn Taylor- Bus Assistant, Janice Tanner- Substitute School Nurse, Kimberly Turner- School Nurse, Pam Turner- Substitute School Nurse, Barbara Vanatta- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Jamie Vickers- Secretary/Bookkeeper Central Office, Judy Wiggins- Substitute Bus Assistant, Linda Williams- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Joannie Williams- School Nurse, Jeanette Young- Substitute Cafeteria Worker, Rita Young-Attendance Clerk at Northside Elementary and Smithville Elementary School, and Tara Young- Substitute Cafeteria Worker.
Transportation:
Peggy Pursell- Transportation Supervisor, Orlando Guzman- Mechanic, and Rick Holcomb- Mechanic.
The following are bus drivers:
Harold Ashford, Karen Adkins, Neil Brown, Dwayne Cantrell, Dinah Cripps, Elaine Davis, Debbie Eaton, Marshall Ferrell, Starr Ferrell, Linda Fowler, Bill Fowler, Lynn Griffith, Judith Hale, Darnette Hibdon, Melissa Hicks, Michael Kingsbury, Kimberly Lawson, Angela Lawson, Bobby Martin, Ronald Merriman, Jimmy Mullican, Linda Gail Pack, Walter Phillips, Faye Pollard, Jimmy Poss, Tony Poss, Peggy Pursell, J.T. Pursell, Melvin Riley, Bobby Taylor, B.J. Thomason,and Mark Violet.
Substitute bus drivers are: Danny Bond, Julie Fitts, Tina Fletcher, Daniel Lawson, Dwight Knowles, Eric Snow, and Suzanne Williams.
Three educators are retiring, including Kathy Lawrence and Pat Allen, teachers at DeKalb West School and Betty Hickey, teacher at Smithville Elementary School.
Jan Alexander, a teacher at DeKalb Middle School was granted a leave of absence as requested. Starr Ferrell, educational assistant/bus driver, was also granted a leave of absence as requested.
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