Montgomery County Public Schools
Central Office, Carver Educational Services Center
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD. 20850
Unless otherwise noted, all offices are located in
the Carver Educational Services Center (CESC)
Website: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org
MCPS employees can be contacted via email
firstname_middle initial_lastname @mcpsmd.org
Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Jerry D. Weast, Superintendent, Room 122…………….……301-279-3381
Suzanne Peang-Meth, Administrative Manager…..………....Fax: 301-279-3205
Office of the Chief of Staff
Brian EdwardsChief of Staff, Room 122…………..…………....301-279-3145
Department of Communications and Public Information
Aggie Alvez, Director, Room 122……………………………...….301-279-3106
Fax: 301-279-3205
Public Information
Kate HarrisonActing Director, Rm 112……………..…...……….301-279-3391
Electronic Graphic and Publishing Services
John Marshall, Supervisor, Room 20…...………………………….301-279-3640
Elton Campbell, Print Shop……………………………..…………301-279-3640
Instructional TV
Dick Lipsky, Supervisor, Room 27…….……………….…………301-279-3838
Web Service Team
Chris Sturm, Director, Room 130…………………….…...………301-517-5954
Division of Family and Community Partnerships
Deidria Roberson, Director……………………….……………….301-279-3100
Denise Stultz, Supervisor
Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Frieda Lacey, Deputy Superintendent, Room 129………...…301-279-3474
Jane Linthicum, Administrative Services Mgr.………....…....Fax: 301-279-3099
Donna Hollingshead, Executive Director…..………………….…..301-279-3128
Jody Silvio, Executive Assistant to Deputy Superintendent……...301-279-3566
Lori-Christina Webb, Executive Assistant to Deputy Sup…….….301-279-3126
Office of Chief Academic Officer
Jody Leleck, Chief Academic Office, Rm 147……………………301-279-3566
Department of Shared Accountability
Dr. Michael Perich, Acting Director…...…...…….………...…….301-279-3925
Office of School Performance
Stephen Bedford Chief School Performance Officer, Rm 100… 301-279-8715
Cathy Pevey, Executive Assistant ………………………………..301-309-6271
Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Walter Johnson, Wheaton, Whitman Clusters
Dr. Frank H. Stetson, Community Superintendent……….…......301-315-7379
Pat D. Abrunzo, Director of School Performance………...……..301-315-7378
Denise Greene, Director of School Performance….……………..301-315-7358
Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg, Magruder, Watkins Mill Clusters
Adrian B. Talley, Community Superintendent………….…….….301-279-7370
Dr. Kathy C. Brake, Director of School Performance………… 301-279-3488
Dr. Edward Newsome, Jr., Director of School Performance….. 301-279-3488
Downcounty Consortium (Blair, Einstein, Kennedy and Northwood)
Dr. Heath E. Morrison, Community Superintendent………….. ..301-315-7374
Eric Davis, Director of School Performance……….……………..301-315-7378
Bronda L. Mills, Director of School Performance…..………… ...301-251-5109
Myra Smith, Director of School Performance….….……...…...…301-251-5109
Northeast Consortium (Blake, Paint Branch, Springbrook) Sherwood Cluster
Dr. Ursula A. Hermann, Community Superintendent….....….…301-315-7364
Betty Strubel, Director of School Performance………….……….301-315-7368
Northwest, Poolesville, Quince Orchard, Seneca Valley Clusters
Dr. LaVerne Kimball, Community Superintendent……........…...301-315-7362
Jean Haven, Director of School Performance….….………....…..301-315-7368
Winston Churchill, Richard Montgomery, Rockville, Wootton Clusters
Dr. Sherry Liebes Community Superintendent……….….…….301-315-7360
Peter CahallDirector of School Performance…………….….…301-315-7358
Evening High School, High School Plus, Summer School Programs
Marjorie Jenkins and Allen Trenum……………………………301-279-3202
Title I Programs
Dr. Felecia Lanham Tarason, Director………………………....301-230-0660
Academic Support Initiatives
Chris Richardson, Dir., Rocking Horse Rd……………………...301-230-0660
Office of Organizational Development
Upcounty Regional Services Center
James Virga, Associate Superintendent………………....……... ..301-601-0309
Andrew Miller, Asst. to Assoc. Superintendent…...……...………301-601-0307
Betty Collins, Director, Staff Deveopment Initiatives………….. 301-601-4600
John Burke, Director, Tech. Consulting and Comm. Systems ….301-314-2257
Dr. Inger Swimpson, Director, Staff Development Prog……..….301-353-8556
Sharon Hemphill, Director, SD Teacher Project………..……..…301-601-4600
Carl Baskerville, Director Curriculum Training and Dev.………301-601-4600
Dr. Catherine Allie Director, Skillful Teaching……... ….....….. 301-601-4810
Dr. David Steinberg, Director, Leadership Development…….….301-601-4695
Gail Covington-McBride, Director Secondary Leadership Dev....301-353-8556
C. Michael Kline, Director, PLCI……………………..………… 301-353-0862
Donna Graves, Supervisor, Diversity Training…………………...301-601-2900
Office of Special Education and Student Services
Dr. Carey M. Wright, Associate Superintendent, Room 220…….301-279-3604
Holli Swann, Administrative Assistant ………………...………..301-279-3604
MaryKay Abel-Grapsas, Administrative Services Manager…….301-279-3607
Department of Student Services
Stephen Zagami, Director, Room 200………….…...…….……301-279-3912
Matthew Kamins, Psychological Services, Supervisor ……..….301-279-3805
Karen Crawford, Student Affairs, Coordinator……….....……....301-670-1419
Nivea Cordova Berrios, Supervisor, Int’l Student Admissions….301-230-0686
Kent Weaver, Supervisor, School Counseling Services…….....…301-279-3584
Yolanda Speights, Supervisor, Pupil Personnel Services…...……301-279-3225
Field Offices
Jevoner Adams, Supervisor, Metro Park Field Office …………..301-315-7350
Betty R. Howard, Supervisor, Spring Mill Field Office..……..…301-649-8006
Stephen Neff, Supervisor, Upcounty Field Office ……………….301-353-0833
Lauree Hemke, Supervisor, Alternative Programs……………….301-517-8131
Department of Special Education Operations
Judy Pattik, Director, Rm 225………………………………...…301-279-3166
Department of Special Education Services
Gwendolyn Mason, Dir. of Special Ed Services, Rm 225……….301-279-3135
Deborah E. Taylor, Supervisor…………………...……………....301-279-3945
Placement and Assessment Services Unit
Sue Speicher, Director, Room 216………………….………….....301-279-3181
Division of School Based Special Education Services
Ellen Schaefer, Director, Room 230……………………………....301-279-5070
Dr. Kathy Kolan, Supervisor, Transition Unit..…………………..301-517-8278
Division of Preschool Education and Related Services
Felicia Piacente, Director, Room 234……………………..……....301-279-8520
Deaf and Hard of Hearing/Vision Program, Gaithersburg MS ...301-670-2250
Montgomery Infants and Toddlers Program,
Children’s Resource Center….………...….301-545-1723
Neelsville MS…….……………………….301-353-0972
Rosa Parks MS…...……….……..………..301-570-1231
Sligo MS…….……………………….……301-649-8075
Speech and Language Program, Rock Terrace….. …………….301-309-6280
Physical Disabilities Program, Lynbrook Center……….….…….301-657-4959
Preschool Education Program, Calhoun Place …..….……..…….301-2792016
Child Find/Early Childhood Disabilities Unit ..…...……....……301-929-2224
Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs
Erick Lang, Associate Superintendent, Rm 246 …………....……301-279-3411
Rosie Ramirez, Administrative Assistant……..……..….......Fax: 301-279-3452
Department of School-based Instruction and Achievement
Carol Blum, Director, High School Instruction, Rm 251…....…….301-5175007
Linda Ferrell, Director, Middle School Instruction……….…...…301-517-5007
Ebony Langford, Director, Elementary School Instruction…..…..301-517-5007
Department of Enriched and Innovative Programs
Martin Creel ,Director, Rm 257……………………………...….301-279-8529
Ida Louise Polcari, Coordinator…………………………….……301-279-8529
Kay Williams, Director, Accelerated and Enriched Instr…….…..301-279-3705
Dr. Genevieve Floyd, Coor., Mont. College/MCPS Partner….….301-294-0261
Pam Meador, Coordinator, Student Service Learning……………301-279-3454
Shelley Johnson, Dir, Div. of Career and Tech Ed……………….301-632-6945
Jeanie Franklin, Dir, Div. Of Consortia Choice……………..…..301-649-8085
Laurie Bricker, Supervisor, Outdoor Education Team.………….301-924-3123
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Betsy Brown, Director, Room 254………….……..………..…….301-279-3350
Ann Bedford, Director, Curr. Dev and Prog. Intervention…..…..301-279-3489
Jim Fliakas, Supervisor, English/Language Arts….......................301-279-3317
Lois Wions, Program Supervisor, ESOL…..……….….………....301-279-3057
Dr. Leah Quinn, Curriculum Supervisor, Math………….…....…301-279-3161
Sophie Kowzun, Supervisor, Reading………………...…………..301-279-3154
Theresa Cepaitis, Director, Curr. Dev. and Prog. Implementation.301-279-3371
Helen Smith, Coordinator, Art, Theatre, Dance……………....…..301-279-3834
Dr. Lillian Pailen, Coordinator, General/Choral Music……..……301-279-3833
Rick Penix, Coordinator, Instrumental Music, 4-12………..……..301-279-3836
Judith Klimpl, Supervisor, Foreign Language……………...…….301-279-3911
Terri McCauley, Supervisor, Health Education.…………...….….301-279-3508
Anita O’Neill, Program Supervisor, Science………..…..………...301-279-3421
Maria Trementozzi, Act. Program Super, Social Studies….……..301-279-3396
Department of Instructional Programs
Dr. Michael Cohen Director, Room 248…………………….…...301-279-3297
Division of Early Childhood Programs and Services
Janine Bacquie, Dir., Rocking Horse Road……………………....301-230-0691
Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs
Dr. Karen Woodson, Director……………………………………301-230-0670
School Library Media Programs
Gail Bailey, Director, Room 259…...……………………………..301-279-3215
Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Larry A. Bowers, Chief Operating Officer, Room 149………..…301-279-3626
Sally A. Zdanowicz, Administrative Secretary ……………….….301-279-3627
Nicola Diamond Executive Assistant, Room 100…..…………....301-279-3463
Robin Confino, Executive Assistant……………….……..………301-279-3626
Office of Human Resources
7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 401, Rockville, MD 20855
Susan F. Marks, Associate Superintendent……………….……. 301-279-3270
Ginger Corpus, Admin. Asst. to the Associate Superintendent.....301-279-3900
Charlene Danka, Admin. Services Mgr…….………..…..…Fax: 301-279-3024
Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Sherwin Collette, Chief Technology Officer……………………301-279-3581
Department of Student and Business Technologies
Vacant,…………………………………………………………….301-517-8111
Department of Technology Modernization and Support
Doreen Heath, Director…………...………………………………240-632-6960
Help Desk……………………………………………...…301-517-5800
Department of Financial Services
Susanne DeGraba, Chief Financial Officer ….. ...... 301-279-7265
Robert J. Doody, Division Controller, Room 156…….…………301-279-3115
Department of Association Relations
Donald P. Kopp, Director, Room 204…………...………………..301-279-3511
Department of Facilities Management
2096 Gaither Road
Joe Lavorgna, Acting Director…………………………….…….240-314-1060
Division of Construction
James Song, Director………………....……..…………………….240-314-1000
Division of Long Range Planning
Bruce Crispell, Director…………………………………….…….240-314-4702
Division of Maintenance
Roy Higgins, Director, Shady Grove Depot……………..………..301-840-8107
Division of School Plant Operations
Dianne Jones, Director……………………………………………240-314-1075
Department of Management, Budget, and Planning
Dr. Marshall C. Spatz, Director, Room 247………..……………301-279-3547
Carol Hurley, Supervisor…………………………………………301-279-3083
Department of Materials Management
Giles Benson, Director…………………….………..……………301-279-3348
Philip McGaughey, Director of Procurement……………………301-279-3555
Division of Food and Nutrition Services
Kathleen Lazor, Director ………………………………………...301-840-8170
Department of School Safety and Security
Robert B. Hellmuth, Director, ………………………………..…301-279-3066
Safe School Hotline (24 Hour)…………………….……………..301-517-5995
Department of Reporting and Regulatory Accountability
Vacant Director………….……….….……………………………301-279-3211
Fax: 301-279-3849
Department School Transportation
John L. Matthews, Director, Dept. of Transportation………..…..301-840-8140
MCPS Alternative Programs
850 Hungerford Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
Room 170
Martha Young, Acting Supervisor - 301-517-8131
Students are placed through recommendations from their Administrator and Pupil Personnel
Worker.
Emory Grove Center (Serves at- risk HS students in Upcounty area)
V. Andrei Ghelman, Administrator
18100 Washington Grove Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Patti Jenkins, Site Coordinator, Phoenix Recovery Program
301-840-7179
301-840-7198
Fleet Street (Serves MS students placed through expulsion process)
Carthel Russell, Site Coordinator
14501 Avery Road, Rockville, MD 20853
301-517-5860
Glenmont (Serves at-risk middle school students)
Debbie Buchanan, Site Coordinator
8001 Lynnbrook Drive, Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-4977
Hadley Farms (Serves at-risk middle school students)
Jerome Addis, Site Coordinator
7401 Hadley Farms Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20879
301-548-4960
Karma Academy (Serves adolescent boys residing in group home)
Veda Carter, Site Coordinator/Teacher
175 Watts Branch Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20850
301-340-8880
McKenney Hills (Serves at-risk HS students in Downcounty area)
Angelo Orelli, Administrator
Jane Durand Instructional Specialist/ Site Coordinator
Yvonne Dunham, Resource Teacher/ Site Coordinator
Phoenix Recovery Program
2600 Hayden Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20902
Randolph Academy
(Serves HS students placed through expulsion process)
Andrea Carter, Site Coordinator/Teacher
11721 Kemp Mill Road Silver Spring, MD 20902
301-649-8056
301-649-8079
301-649-8139
301-649-8028
Frequently Called Numbers
MCPS Call Center – General Information
Department of Information Recorded MCPS Message
Boundaries for Schools, School Assignment Information
(Dept. of Planning/Capital Programming, 10 AM – 2PM)
Board Of Education Members Office
Child Find (program for Students with disabilities)
Connection Resource Bank (mentor and volunteers)
301-309-6277
301-279-3673
240-314-4710
301-279-3617
301-929-2224
301-517-5066
Curriculum and Instructional Programs
ESOL
Family and Community Partnership
Food Services (School Lunches)
Gifted and Talented/Magnet Program
Health in the Schools (school nurses, etc.)
Hispanic Hotline
Homework Hotline Live, MCPS Cable Channel 52
Information Office
Interagency Coordinating Board of Community
Use of Public Facilities (ICB) (to rent school space)
International Student Admissions
Safe Schools Hotline
Safe & Drug Free Schools
Special Education
Student and Community Services
Telecommunications Devise for the Deaf (TDD)
Transportation
Volunteer Office (Family and Community Partnership)
301-279-3400
301-230-0670
301-279-3100
301-840-8170
301-279-3163
240-777-1550
301-230-3073
301-279-3234
301-279-3391
240-777-6500
240-777-2706
301-230-0686
301-517-5995
301-279-3041
301-279-3135
301-279-3604
301-517-5539
301-840-8130
301-279-3100
Web Sites
School Assignment Locator
http://gis.mcps.k12.md.us/GIS/PublicLocator.asp
School Service Area Maps
http://gis.mcps.k12.md.us/gis/facilityInformation.asp
MCPS Cluster Maps
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/
School Emergency Notification
www.schoolsout.com
Organizations Representing MCPS Staff
Montgomery County Association of Administrator and Supervisory Personnel (MCAASP)
Dr. Rebecca Newman, Pres., Edye Miller, Exec. Dir.
301-947-4721
5 Choke Cherry Road, Suite 180, Rockville 20850
Fax: 301-309-1637
Montgomery County Association of Elementary School Administrators (ESAA)
Loretta Favret, Co-President
301-353-0910
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School
Don Masline, Co-President
301-460-2170
Georgian Forest Elementary School
Montgomery County Association of Secondary School Administrators (SSAA)
Mike Dusro, Co-President
301-989-5700
Springbrook HS
Carlyn Patterson-Breese, Co-President
301-353-8282
Rocky Hill MS
Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA)
Bonnie Cullison, President Tom Israel, Exec. Dir.
301-294-6232
60 West Gude Drive, Rockville 20850
Montgomery County Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO Local 1670
Joseph Monte, President
301-933-5175
P.O. Box 314, Kensington 20895
Montgomery County Pupil Personnel Workers Association
Karen Craney, President
301-353-0895
Upcounty Field Office
Montgomery County School Psychologists Association
Judi Amick, President
301-315-7340
Metro Park Field Office
Faith Schwartz, President
301-649-8006
Spring Mill Field Office
SEIU Local 500 AFL-CIO
Merle Cuttitta, President
301-948-8766
973A Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg 20879
Fax: 301-948-8769
Organizations Representing MCPS Students
Mont. County Region of the Maryland Assoc. of Student Councils (MCR)
Grace Lee, President
Email: grace_lee@fc.mcps.k12.md.us
Karen Crawford, Advisor
301-926-3575
Coordinator for Student Affairs CESC, Rm 211
Fax: 301-279-3207
(Hotline) 301-279-3197
Mont. County Junior Councils (MCJC)
Jigisha Srivastav, President Email: jigisha_srivastav@fc.mcps.k12.md.us
Walter Geddes, Advisor (Farquhar MS)
Karen Crawford, Coordinator for Student Affairs
301-279-4957
CESC, Room 211
Fax: 301-279-3207