Benjamin Banneker
Elementary School
Staff Directory
Principal Wendy Zimmerman
I am the proud Principal of BBES, where all students are welcomed to a student-centered, nurturing, and engaging environment. I am a long-time resident of St. Mary's County, joining SMCPS in 2001. I earned my Master's Degree from Towson University and my Doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park. I am committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and caring community for all who enter our BBES doors. We are the Lions and we ROAR.
Administration
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Zimmerman | wlzimmerman@smcps.org | Principal |
| Janine Davis-Smith | jdsmith@smcps.org | Assistant Principal |
| Matthew Rodriguez | mjrodriguez@smcps.org | Assistant Principal |
Office Staff
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Buchness | jabuchness@smcps.org | Secretary to the Principal |
| Karen Bean | kdbean@smcps.org | Records Secretary |
| Anne Goode | amgoode@smcps.org | ECC Secretary |
| Kimberly McEligot | kvmceligot@smcps.org | Pupil Personnel Worker |
| Charles Simmons | clsimmons@smcps.org | Safety and Security |
| Reshampreet Kaur | rk22939@subs.smcps.org | Dedicated Substitute |
| Mary Spence-Best | ms21221@subs.smcps.org | Dedicated Substitute |
| Sharon Murdza | Dedicated Substitute |
Health Office
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Shana Kidwell | slkidwell@smcps.org | Registered Nurse |
| Leslie Savage | lasavage@smcps.org | Registered Nurse |
| Anna Burke | amburke@smcps.org | Audiologist |
IRT
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Angie Rohrer | acrohrer@smcps.org | Instructional Resource Teacher |
Counselors
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Watkins | smwatkins@smcps.org | School Counselor |
| Melanie Ledig | mbledig@smcps.org | Social Worker |
| Amalia Martin | apkatsouros@smcps.org | School Psychologist |
Therapists
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Myers | mnmyers@smcps.org | Occupational Therapist |
| Andrea Atlas | alatlas@smcps.org | Speech Language Pathologist |
| Lyndsay Tryba | letryba@smcps.org | Speech Language Pathologist |
| Susan Hewitt | srhewitt@smcps.org | Physical Therapist |
| Ann Williams | amwilliams@smcps.org | Physical Therapist |
| Sharon Kaltwasser | sskaltwasser@smcps.org | Teacher of the Hearing Impaired |
| Dawn Vosburgh | Teacher of the Vision Impaired |
Specialists
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Labows | cslabows@smcps.org | Art Teacher |
| Erica Dean | eldean@smcps.org | Media Specialist |
| Cherise Blyler | crblyler@smcps.org | Media Clerk |
| Jon Harkness, Jr. | jbharkness@smcps.org | Information Technology |
| Christine Hayden | cjhayden@smcps.org | Music Teacher |
| John Sommerfeld | jssommerfeld@smcps.org | Music Teacher |
| Ashleigh Dufresne | ardufresne@smcps.org | Physical Education Teacher |
| Laura Myers | lrmyers@smcps.org | Physical Education Teacher |
Infants and Toddlers Program
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Lee | chlee@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Lauren Spidel | llspidel@smcps.org | PSSE Teacher |
|
Kelly Hobbs |
kahobbs@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
Pre-Kindergarten
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Tammy Labows | tmlabows@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Crystal Price | clcardova@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Shirley Shade | stshade@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
Kindergarten
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Bolton | lmbolton@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Ashley Arch | aparch@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Amanda Deemer | aldeemer@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Brooke Goode | brgoode@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Stephanie Flick | sbflick@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Taylor Worrey | teworrey@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
| Lisa Wilkinson | lbwilkinson@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Mandy Mushrush | mrmushrush@smcps.org | Paraeducator |
First Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Kadie Cox | kbcox@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Rholynda Hamm | rlhamm@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Julie Huber | jachamberlinhuber@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Amber Ripple | alripple@smcps.org | Teacher |
Second Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Arrigo | jlarrigo@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Lisa Epp | leepp@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Amber Hunter | ambuckler@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Megan McBreen | mdmcbreen@smcps.org | Teacher |
Third Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Theresa Arcadipane | tmarcadipane@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Brooke Graham | bvhiggs@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Kimberly Knight | kknight@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Tiffany Rowe | tlrowe@smcps.org | Teacher |
Fourth Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Valerie Anderson | vaanderson@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Peter Farrell | pafarrell@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Justin Hall | jdhall@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Mike Soly | masoly@smcps.org | Teacher |
Fifth Grade
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Anderson | ajanderson@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Joey Harris | jfharris@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Heather White | hnwhite@smcps.org | Teacher |
| Lindsey Zurkan | lnzurkan@smcps.org | Teacher |
Special Education
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa O'Dell | mlodell@smcps.org | LAP Teacher |
| Sandy Crawford | slcrawford@smcps.org | Resource Teacher |
| Christine Driscoll | cdriscoll@smcps.org | Resource Teacher |
| Francesca Fowler | fpfowler@smcps.org | Resource Teacher |
| Danielle Mattera | dlmattera@smcps.org | TIDES KG Teacher |
| Brittany French | btfrench@smcps.org | TIDES 1 Teacher |
| Elizabeth Nesbit | eanesbit@smcps.org | TIDES 2 Teacher |
| Teresa Potter | tepotter@smcps.org | SAIL 1 Teacher |
| La'Kisha Haney | lnhaney@smcps.org | SAIL 2 Teacher |
Special Education Paraeducators
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Alvey | mcalvey@smcps.org | LAP Paraeducator |
| Randy Boswell | raboswell@smcps.org | LAP Paraeducator |
| Michael Headlam | msheadlam@smcps.org | Resource Paraeducator |
| Stephanie Formby | saformby@smcps.org | Resource Paraeducator |
| Nichole Bostick | njbostick@smcps.org | TIDES KG Paraeducator |
| Nazmun Walia | nnwalia@smcps.org | TIDES KG Paraeducator |
| Andrea Brown | ajbrown@smcps.org | TIDES 1 Paraeducator |
| Cari Vance | clvance@smcps.org | TIDES 1 Paraeducator |
| Kamryn Long | krlong@smcps.org | TIDES 2 Paraeducator |
| Timmiera Wallace | tswallace@smcps.org | TIDES 2 Paraeducator |
| Diavion Johnson | dejohnson@smcps.org | SAIL 1 Paraeducator |
| Melissa Matteson | mmmmatteson@smcps.org | SAIL 1 Paraeducator |
| Ann Miller | admiller@smcps.org | SAIL 2 Paraeducator |
| Tammy Murphy | tlmurphy@smcps.org | SAIL 2 Paraeducator |
ESOL
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Runkles | fwrunkles@smcps.org | ESOL |
ECC Cafeteria Staff
| Name | Contact | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Eskins | tjeskins@smcps.org | Food Service Manager |
| Briana Tweten | batweten@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
Building Service Staff
| Kenneth Dyson | kadyson@smcps.org | Building Service Manager |
| Tameca Queen | tlqueen@smcps.org | Assistant Building Service Manager |
|
Deshaun Farmer |
djfarmer@smcps.org | Building Service Worker |
| Jennifer Springer | jdspringer@smcps.org | Building Service Worker |
Cafeteria Staff
| Noreen Gascon | nlgascon@smcps.org | Food Service Manager |
| Patrice Calhoun | picalhoun@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |
| Linda Cardillo | lacardillo@smcps.org | Food Service Worker |