FACULTY - Elementary School


 

Grade 1
Mrs. Andrea McKinney
Year started at the Elms: 2002
Education: B.S. Early Childhood Education, Bowling Green University;  M.A. in Education (Reading Specialization) from Kent State University.
Quick Facts: Mrs. McKinney enjoys cooking, shopping, traveling and spending time with her family, especially her baby daughter Ella.
 Mrs. McKinney

 

Grade 2

Mrs. Keri Rusinko
Year started at the Elms: 2007
Education: B.S. in Early Childhood Education
Quick Facts: Mrs. Rusinko enjoys running, cooking, and spending time with her two beautiful sons.
 Mrs. Rusinko

 

Grade 3
Ms. Judi Buzzi
Year started at the Elms: 2007
Education: B.S. in Early Childhood Education, Eastern Michigan University; M.Ed. in Administration, Planning, & Social Policy, Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Quick Facts: Ms. Buzzi enjoys cooking, painting, and crafting.
 Ms. Buzzi

 

Grade 4
 

Sarah Urbansky

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 5
Mrs. Laurie Simms
Year started at the Elms: 2004
Education: B.S., Grades 4-9 Middle School Licensure with a Science and Social Studies Concentration, K-12 Reading Endorsement, The University of Akron
Quick Facts: Mrs. Simms enjoys spending time with her husband, four children and one grandson; flower gardening, listening to music, and relaxing in the bright sunshine.
 Mrs. Simms

 

Grade 6
Mrs. Lisa Shoman
Year started at the Elms: 1979
Education: B.S., Elementary Education, The University of Akron
Quick Facts: Mrs. Shoman enjoys spending time with family, reading historical fiction, traveling, and listening to music.
 Mrs. Shoman

 

 

Spanish
Mrs. Maria Zapico-Ugalde
Year started at the Elms: 2007
 Mrs. Zapico-Ugalde

 

Art
Mrs. Kathryn Dull-Watts
Year started at the Elms: 1986
Education: B.F.A., Art & Art Education, Kent State University

 Mrs. Dull-Watts

 

Music
Mrs. Kandy Zartman
Year started at the Elms: 2001
Education: B.A., Music, Kent State University
Quick Facts: Mrs. Zartman enjoys traveling with her husband and riding their Gold Wing, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.
 Mrs. Zartman

 

   
Director of Religious Education
Mrs. Jill McLaughlin
Year started at the Elms: 2001
Education: B.S., Special Education, Ohio University
Quick Facts: Mrs. McLaughlin enjoys gardening, vacations at the beach, baking, and family time.
 Mrs. McLaughlin

 

   
Physical Education
Mrs. Christine Lugo
Year started at the Elms: 2005
Education: B.S., M.A., The Ohio State University
Quick Facts: Mrs. Lugo enjoys boating with her husband and two boys.
 Mrs. Lugo

 

Technology Coordinator
Mr. Daniel McGee
Year started at the Elms: 2007
Education: B.A., German & Multi-Age Education, Mount Union College and Universität Lüneburg; M.A., German Studies, University of Cincinnati
Quick Facts: Mr. McGee enjoys traveling abroad, especially to Germany and around Europe. He enjoys reading and watching movies in his free time as well as listening to music and visiting family and friends.
 Mr. McGee