Our Staff
Imagine Discovery Public Charter School is composed of seasoned educators and dedicated professionals who have a passion for creating excellence in a public charter school education. They seek to encourage, inspire, and lead, living out the shared values of integrity, justice and fun.
R. Mark Harris
Principal
rharris7@bcps.org
R. Mark Harris has vast experiences both as an executive working in public schools and as an independent consultant. Dr. Harris has served as the CEO, CFO, Assistant Superintendent, Principal and teacher with school districts that include the Atlantic City Public Schools (NJ), the Cabrillo Unified School District (CA), the Pleasantville Public Schools (NJ), the Dallas Independent School District (TX) and the Washington, DC Public Schools. Dr. Harris has a Doctorate in Leadership from Columbia University (NY), a Masters in Administration from Villanova University (PA) and Bachelors in English from Tennessee State University. He is a member of American Association of School Personnel, Administrators National Committee for School Desegregation, National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), American Association of School Administrators (AASA), Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and Phi Delta Kappa. For the past several years, Dr. Harris served as the Sr. V.P. with Human Capital Strategies, a small minority owned consulting firm based in Washington, DC as well as an educational consultant for Imagine Schools in the Maryland Region.
Administrative Staff
Dr. Mark Harris
Principal
rharris7@bcps.org
Kathy Dryden
Substitute Assistant Principal
kdryden@bcps.org
Christian Smith
Business Manager
csmith27@bcps.org
Brian Stringfield
Project New Leaf Coordinator
bstringfield@bcps.org
Toni Johnson
Administrative Secretary
ajohnson2@bcps.org
Linda Brown
Enrollment & Guidance Secretary
lbrown13@bcps.org
Brittaney Armstead
Office Secretary
barmstead@bcps.org
Classroom Teachers/Specialists
Leslie Hayes
Kindergarten
B.S. Early Childhood Education
Bowie State University
lhayes@bcps.org
Katherine Kessinger
Kindergarten
B.S. in Early Childhood Education
Towson University
kkessinger@bcps.org
Dana Miceli
Kindergarten
B.S. Early Childhood Education
M.Ed Early Childhood Education
Towson University
dmiceli2@bcps.org
Stacey N. Gordon
First Grade
B.S. Early Childhood Education
& Human Services (dual focus)
Stevenson University
M.Ed. School Improvement Leadership (pending)
Goucher College
sgordon2@bcps.org
Laurel Green
First Grade
B.S. Psychology
William Carey College
M.Ed.
University of Southern Mississippi
M.Ed. Elementary Education
William Carey College
lgreen4@bcps.org
Barbara Livingstone
First Grade
B.S. Health Information Management
University of Central Florida
M.S. Instructional Design and Development (Pending)
Towson University
blivingstone@bcps.org
Jamie Ferguson
Second Grade
B.S. in Elementary Education
University of Maryland-College Park
jferguson5@bcps.org
Rachel Kajfasz
Second Grade
B.S. Early Childhood Education
Certification Elementary Education
Towson University
rkajfasz@bcps.org
Rachael Mayer
Second Grade
B.A. Elementary and Special Education
LeMoyne College
M.Ed. Elementary Education
Elmira College
rmayer@bcps.org
Savadra Boyce
Second Grade
B.S. Sociology/Social Work
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
M.A. Early Childhood Education
UMBC
sboyce@bcps.org
Kasey Kennedy
Third Grade
B.S. Liberal Arts & Technology Elementary Education
Stevenson University
khardee@bcps.org
Leah Ward
Third Grade
B.S. in Elementary Education
Keene State College
M.A. in Education
Saint Joseph College
lkahldevine@bcps.org
Sara Becker
Third Grade
B.S. in Elementary Education
California University of Pennsylvania
M.A. in Elementary Reading and Literacy
Walden University
slocke@bcps.org
Leah Petito
Third Grade
B.A. French
University of California Los Angeles
B.A. Philosophy
University of California Los Angeles
M.Ed. Special Education (pending)
Towson University
lpetito@bcps.org
Rachel Turbiak
Fourth Grade
B.S. Elementary Education
Messiah College
rturbiak@bcps.org
Anne Marie Glass
Fourth Grade
B.S. Elementary Education (K-8)
University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. Dietetics (nutrition)
University of Maryland, College Park
aglass@bcps.org
Candice Barnes
Fourth Grade
B.A. Elementary Education
Coppin State University
cbarnes2@bcps.org
Genevieve Fitzgerald
Fourth Grade
B.S. in Elementary Education
Salisbury University
M.A. in Reading (pending)
Towson University
gfitzgerald@bcps.org
Brian Wolff
Fifth Grade
B.A. in History from UMBC
M.A. Leadership in Teaching from College of Notre Dame
bwolff@bcps.org
Twanya Sellers
Fifth Grade
B.A. in Elementary Education
Florida Atlantic University
tsellers@bcps.org
Steven Gray
Fifth Grade
B.A. Banking and Finance
Morehouse College
M.Ed. Administration, Planning and Social Policy
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
sgray6@bcps.org
Rebekah Baer
Fifth Grade
B.S. in Elementary Education
B.A. in English
The College of New Jersey
rbaer@bcps.org
Edward Warfield
Sixth & Seventh Grade
Sarah Curran
Sixth Grade
B.S. Mathematics Secondary Education
Salisbury University
scurran@bcps.org
Joy Campbell
Sixth Grade
B.A. English
UMBC
M.A. Leadership in Teaching
College of Notre Dame
jcampbell@bcps.org
Marcia Carlson
Sixth Grade
B.S. Education
Slippery Rock University
mcarlson@bcps.org
Carol Norton
Seventh Grade
B.A. in Education
Morgan State University
M.A. in Education
Loyola University
cnorton@bcps.org
Amin Muhammad
Seventh Grade
amuhammad@bcps.org
Larry Keemer
Seventh Grade
lkeemer@bcps.org
Robbie Hayes
Library/Media
B.S. Elementary Education
M.Ed.
University of Louisville
B.S. Library Science (Library Media Specialist)
Spalding University
rhayes@bcps.org
April Magin
Art – Secondary
B.A. Visual Art
M.A. Teaching
UMBC
amagin@bcps.org
Virginia Ellis
Art – Elementary
B.A. in Art and Design
Pratt Institute in New York
M. ED.
Coppin State University
vellis@bcps.org
Glenn Clardy
Sixth & Seventh Grade Physical Education
B.S. Physical Education
Towson University
Certified K-12 Physical Education
Certified in Special Education
Certified in Health
ACE certified Personal Trainer
Masters in Leadership in Education (Pending)
Notre Dame University of Maryland
gclardy@bcps.org
Jaclyn Schultz
Physical Education – Primary
B.S. in Physical Education
SUNY Brockport
M.S. in Health Education
Towson University
jschultz4@bcps.org
Ed Meyers
Instrumental Music
emeyers@bcps.org
Jennifer Brumbalow
Vocal Music
B.A. Music Education
UNC – Greensboro
jbrumbalow@bcps.org
Barron Singleton
Spanish
B. A. Music Education
Morgan State University
bsingleton2@bcps.org
Jewel Adiele
Special Education
B.A. in Psychology
East Carolina University
M.A.Ed. in General Education
Western Kentucky University
Special Education Endorsement
Old Dominion University
Reading Teacher Certification
Goucher College
jadiele@bcps.org
Lawanda Graham
ParaEducator Special Education
B.A. in Economics
University of Maryland Baltimore County
M.S. in Human Resources
University of Maryland University College
lgraham@bcps.org
Hazel Randall R.N.
School Nurse
B.S.N.
University of Maryland School of Nursing
M.S.N.
University of Maryland Graduate School of Nursing
hrandall@bcps.org
Cindy Zaleon
Occupational Therapist
czaleon@bcps.org
Tiffany Klein
Physical Therapist
B.S. Biology
Villa Julie College
Doctor of Physical Therapy
University of Maryland Baltimore
Physical Therapy License in Maryland
tklein@bcps.org
Molly Leibovitch
Speech Pathologist
M.S. in Speech Language Pathology
Touro College
mleibovitch@bcps.org
Sue Ellen LaFountain
School Psychologist
smorakinyo@bcps.org
Marisa Lynch
School Guidance Counselor
mlynch2@bcps.org
Bob Slowey
Technology Liaison
B.S. in Mass Communication
Towson University
Perfect Attendance in 3rd Grade
rslowey@bcps.org
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