New teachers excited to join “forward thinking” district
Amy Amato
Special Education, QCHS
Taught ESL in Upper Darby
School District and worked in
Centennial School District.
Graduated from Albright College (2007) and Holy Family
University (2011).
Enjoys playing and watching
sports (especially the Phila.
Union), listening to music, being outdoors and hanging out
with friends and family.
Kim Casale
5th grade QE
Taught as Long Term Substitute at Pfaff last year;
taught 17 years in Central
Bucks School District, New
Hampshire and Virginia.
Enjoys introducing her 4 and 6
-year-old children to the fun
activities she likes, including
reading, camping, going to the
beach, hiking, biking and other
sports.
Kristine Caputo
Art
Tohickon Valley and Richland
Taught art at TV and Richland last year. Graduated
from Kutztown University
(2005). Currently attending
Wilkes University.
Enjoys camping, hiking,
exercising and being with
friends and family.
Jordan Decker
6th grade Math and RELA
Strayer
Worked as building substitute last year. Graduated from Eastern University
with certification in Elementary Education and Special
Education. QCHS grad, class
of 2006.
Enjoys playing music,
sports, watching Phillies and
Eagles, coaching basketball
and baseball, and spending
time with family.
Chris Glaunert
Emotional Support, Strayer
Worked as building substitute at Strayer last year and
previously as day-to-day substitute in several districts. Graduated from QCHS (2005) and Millersville University (2009) with a
degree in Social Studies Education.
Enjoys playing and coaching
volleyball as an assistant coach
for the QCHS boys and girls
teams; works out and runs 5Ks
and watches lots of movies.
Vince Kemmerer
7th grade Health, Strayer
Taught Physical Education last year at Tohickon Valley and previously in West Chester
Area School District.
Graduated from West
Chester University.
Enjoys playing sports,
exercising and listening
to music.
Melyce Lucchesi
Guidance Counselor
Tohickon Valley and Pfaff
Spent 8 years as an elementary guidance counselor
in West Chester Area School District. Earned
school psychology degrees and extra credits from
Roanaoke College (Virginia), Temple University
and Immaculata University.
Enjoys spending time outdoors and at the beach
with her husband, Nick, and their four children.
Gayle Quinton
Librarian, Neidig
Worked as long-term substitute last spring at Freshman Center and previously
at Boyertown Elementary.
Enjoys spending time with
her children, cooking, reading and running.
I am happy to be
employed by
such a forward
thinking district
that values and
respects its employees and its
clientele…the
students. Melyce Lucchesi
Ken Mathieu
Spanish, QCHS
Extensive experience teaching Spanish and Italian at
all levels,
elementary
through
graduate
school.
Created a
course
called
Spanish
for Human Service Professionals, which
he teaches at Bryn Mawr
College.
Enjoys playing guitar and
bass professionally. Loves
animals.
I feel fortunate to be in QCSD. I can see
how administrators and teachers genuinely believe that putting students first is
paramount; all educators are actively
working toward the mission of equipping
students with 21st century skills and creating life-long learners. – Stephanie Peel
Matthew Rach
Chemistry, QCHS
Taught at William Allen High School,
Allentown School District.
Enjoys hunting, fishing and researching
rattlesnakes!
Tamrah Souder
Art
Trumbauersville
and QE
Taught part time in
QCSD last year.
Enjoys traveling
and spending time
with family.
Stephanie Peel
English, QCHS
Worked as Learning Support Aide at
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School
last year. Earned Masters in Secondary Education from Lehigh University. Taught English and played professional soccer in Sweden.
Enjoys reading, coaching and playing
soccer, camping, and spending time
with family and her dog, Kona.
Kristen Ricker
Title I Reading Specialist, QE
Taught Title I Reading in Easton,
Northwestern Lehigh, Pennridge
and R+II in Kutztown. Graduated
from Kutztown University.
Enjoys reading, watching movies,
shopping and playing volleyball.
Working for Quakertown has always been a goal of mine
since I was in high school. I had many teachers who gave me
so much drive to become a teacher myself, which is part of
the reason why I want to come back to my hometown district.
Being a native of Quakertown, I feel I can connect with the
students and laugh about all the nuances of Quakertown. Chris Glaunert
Carrie Staffieri
Emotional Support
Rachel Trosino
Richland Elementary
English, QCHS
Taught Emotional Support for 7
Taught in Chester School District for years at Centennial School. Gradu2 years. Gradu- ated from Boston College (BA) and
ated with Mas- Lehigh University (Masters).
ters degree from Enjoys playing with her daughter,
Penn State in
listening to music, spending time
2009.
with family and watching TV.
Enjoys taking
photographs,
Jeanmarie Weir
cooking, reading
English
and watching
Freshman Center
movies.
Marc West
Art
Trumbauersville and Pfaff
Taught art part of
last year at Richland and Pfaff.
Graduated from
Kutztown University (2009).
Enjoys creating
his own artwork,
hiking and being
outdoors.
Substituted at Milford and Strayer last
year.
Enjoys sewing, fishing and Biblical
research.
Anne Marie Wheeler
German, QCHS
Taught in Central Bucks School District
for one year. Graduated from Gettysburg
College.
Enjoys hiking, the beach, music and
dance, board games and cards, traveling
and castles.