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Department of Certification and Staffing

Mrs. Dana E. Edwards, Director

Mrs. Stacey Kopnitsky, Assistant Director
Mr. Tomas Rivera-Figueroa, Supervisor
Ella M. Jennings, Administrative Secretary III

45 W. Gude Drive, Suite 1100
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-279-3278
Fax: 301-517-5830

Need more information?

Our staff members in the Department of Certification and Staffing are happy to help you, below are the clusters they serve. Use the directory below or e-mail mcpscareers@mcpsmd.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Teacher Staffing Team

Meredith Benning, Staffing Coordinator

  •  Staffing Assistant: Jennifer Adrih

Clusters: Magruder, Springbrook, Walter Johnson

 

Katrina Brown, Staffing Coordinator

  •  Staffing Assistant: Maria Hawkins  

Clusters: Kennedy, Poolesville, Special Schools

 

Elizabeth (Grace) Chesney, Staffing Coordinator

  • Staffing Assistant: LaTonya Harris

Clusters: Churchill, Northwest, Richard Montgomery, Seneca Valley

 

Carolina Garcia-Ablanque, Staffing Coordinator

  •  Staffing Assistant: Nancy Kim

Clusters: Clarksburg, Paint Branch, Sherwood, Watkins Mill

 

Tiffanyann Goodson, Staffing Coordinator

  •  Staffing Assistant: Nancy Kim, Jennifer Adrih

Clusters: Gaithersburg, Northwood, Wheaton, Wootton

 

Maggie Jones, Staffing Coordinator

  • Staffing Assistant: Venessa Figueira

Clusters: Blair, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Damascus, Rockville

 

Robert Watson, Staffing Coordinator

  •  Staffing Assistant: Venessa Figueira  

Clusters: Blake, Einstein, Quince Orchard, Walt Whitman

Supporting Services Staffing Team

Staffing Assistants: Yasamin Minayar, Mineva Strong

Phone: 301-279-3940

 

Karla Flores, Staffing Specialist

Clusters: Gaithersburg, Wheaton, Wootton, Special Schools

 

Wendy Grenidge, Staffing Specialist

Clusters: Blair, Einstein, Kennedy, Northwood, Poolesville

 

Peter Lopez, Staffing Specialist

Clusters: Churchill, Magruder, Richard Montgomery, Rockville 

 

Gina McEwen, Staffing Specialist

Clusters: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Northwest, Seneca Valley, Walter Johnson

 

Cherie (Tutti) Tessier, Staffing Specialist

Clusters: Clarksburg, Damascus, Quince Orchard, Watkins Mill

 

Tracy Umali, Staffing Specialist

Clusters: Blake, Paint Branch, Sherwood, Springbrook, Walt Whitman

Administrator Staffing

 Phone: 301-315-7390

Marjorie Lope Moutsatsos, CoordinatorStaffing: Principal, Assistant Principal, Principal Intern, Assistant School Administrator, School Business Administrator

 

Bus Operators and Attendents: 301-548-4999

Substitute teaching questions:  301-279-3280 

Certification Requirements/Praxis Information:  Contact the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) 410-767-0412 

Benefits/Payroll Questions:  Contact the Employee and Retiree Service Center
(ERSC) 301-517-8100 

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