On Thursday, the newest teachers in the Lynnfield School District were at the middle school preparing for the coming year and getting a photograph or two with some local media types.

These photos show the new teachers by their respective schools in town.  And below is a list of the new teachers and a bit about their background, as provided by the Lynnfield School District:

Huckleberry Hill        

John Davison - Grade 1

Masters in Elem. Teaching – Simmons College                                   

Has been in Lynnfield for 3 years: 2 yrs. as

paraprofessional and 1 yr. as a student teacher

Lindsay Driscoll - Grade 3           

Masters in Elem. Education – Lesley University

Had previously been in Lynnfield for 3 yrs.:

2 yrs. as Grade 3 teacher and I yr. as a paraprofessional                                                                                                                                                                                             

Molly Tremblay - SPED           

Masters in Moderate Special Education (Prek-8) – Simmons College

Has been at the John D. Runkle School in Brookline for the last 2 yrs.

in various capacities such as; inclusion support for ASD/PDD programs, teacher assistant in after school social skills group and  inclusion support in the ASD/PDD program.

Summer Street                                                                                            

Alexandra Caram - Media Specialist

Masters of Library Science – Simmons College

Last year student taught at Martin Luther King, Jr. (K-8) in Cambridge and

Concord-Carlisle High School

Emily Janakas - SPED – Kindergarten

Masters of Education – Merrimack College

Last year was a paraprofessional in Lynnfield – Grade 2

Yota Kariotis – Art

Masters in Art Education – Mass College of Art and Design

She as been an art teacher at the Driscoll School in Brookline for 6 years and most recently worked at the Newtowne School in Cambridge as the resident artist

Katie Kerrigan - SPED

Masters in Developmental Disabilities – University of Rochester, NY

For 5 yrs. She was a Special Education/Basic Skills Teacher at the Thorpe Elementary School in Danvers.  Last year she was a Language-Based Classroom Teacher a the Willard Elementary School in Concord

Middle School 

Kerry Bronnenkant - Grade 6 Science

Masters of Museum Education and Evaluation – Lesley University

She has predominately worked at the New England Aquarium for 7 yrs.

as the Supervisor of Overnight programs, On-Site program manager and as an educator for elementary grades on Marine Science

Kathleen Comer – SPED

Masters of Ed. Special Needs – Endicott College

She has worked in Lynnfield as both a paraprofessional and as a teacher

Melinda Connelly - Grade 7 Math

Masters in Ed. Curriculum and Instruction – Plattsburgh State University, New York

She has taught Math in New York for 6 yrs. and most recently 4 yrs. at Andover High School

Erin Frink - Grade 5 English

Masters in Middle School Education and English – Gordon College

Last year she completed her full practicum and student teaching at Ipswich Middle School

Kaitlin Kilbride - Grade 6 Math

Masters of Education – Salem State College

She worked a full year as a long term substitute classroom teacher at the Lynnfield Middle School  last year

Elizabeth Karakashian - Grade 7+8 Math

Masters of Arts in Teaching Mathematics – Bridgewater State College

She has worked the last 3 yrs. at Stoughton High School as a mathematics teacher

Lindsay Roeder - Grade 6 English

Masters of Arts in Teaching Elementary Ed. 1- 6 – Simmons College

Last year participated in a co-teaching 3^rd grade internship at Amos. A Lawrence School in Brookline

Veronica Rogers - Grade 5 English

Masters of Arts in Teaching – Simmons College

Did her student teaching last year at Bowman Elementary School in Lexington

Kathleen Stevens - Grade 5 Science

Masters of Arts in Teaching – Simmons College

Last year participated in a co-teaching 4^th grade internship at West Elementary School in Andover

High School

Emily Robichaud – English

Masters in Modern English Literature – University of Dublin, Ireland

For the last 2 yrs. she has taught English at the Performing and Fine Arts High School in Lawrence

Other

Mary Kate Adams – ESL teacher

Masters of Education - Students with Moderate Disabilities – Cambridge College

In progress – Masters of Education, ESL – Salem State College

For the past 5 yrs. she has been an ESL Teacher at Salem High School

Christina Fabiano – Preschool/Elementary Special Education Team Chairperson

CAGS degree in Educational Leadership – Salem State College

Masters of Education - Lesley University

For the past 4 yrs. she has been the Special Education Coordinator at the East Gloucester Elementary School

Keri Wood – Behavior Analyst

Masters of Education, Special Ed. Severe Disabilities – Fitchburg State College

Behavioral Intervention in Autism – Board Certified Behavior Analyst – UMASS Lowell

Spent 6 yrs. at the May Institute for Child Development as a Senior Teacher/Educational Case Manager