Faculty and Staff
Administration
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Lisa McCarthy | Principal | lmccarthy@ossu.org |
I am excited to begin the 2021-2022 school year as principal at Woodbury Elementary School! I have been warmly welcomed and look forward to immersing myself in the school community. I have a Master’s Degree in Education and have worked in public education since 2000 in many roles. I am excited to bring my collaborative and distributive leadership style to Woodbury Elementary School to support students, teachers and families in creating a vibrant learning community. I was born and raised in central Vermont and am now enjoying watching my own children grow up in this area. When not at school, I enjoy spending time with my many animals (horses, chickens and three dogs), as well as taking advantage of the outdoors. Hiking, skiing and spending time on the water are a few of the activities I enjoy. Woodbury Elementary School is located in a unique and special part of Vermont. As a school, we value outdoor learning and utilize our unique campus for these opportunities. We strive to create opportunities for family and community engagement. We pride ourselves in our ability to truly know each and every student and it is our mission to ensure that all students in our school are able to demonstrate growth in academic and social/emotional areas. All students who enter our doors are welcomed and appreciated for the unique qualities they bring to our learning community. We look forward to an amazing 2021-2022 school year! Best, Lisa McCarthy |
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John Kordet | Administrative Assistant | jkordet@ossu.org | I grew up in PA and after graduation I moved to FL where I lived for nearly 20 years. During that time I worked for several large phone companies in customer service. I later worked at a bank as a Loan Specialist. Eventually, I ran my own herb nursery business for about six years in NY. During that time I was also the Teaching Assistant for two years at a technical trade school in the welding/metals department. I moved here to VT and began working at Woodbury Elementary and have come to truly love the school, the students, and the community. I am grateful to having been a part of the school and my love of it continues to grow! |
Faculty
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Martha Demers | Grades K - 1 | marthademers@ossu.org | My name is Martha Demers and I have been a fellow Woodburian for almost 17 years now- for 10 of those years I was a fellow Woodbury parent! My own two daughters are now students at Hazen. I live near Woodbury Lake with my husband- also a teacher- my daughters and four cats. I absolutely love our little community here and I love teaching our younger students! I grew up in Shelburne, VT and received my Bachelor of Science from UVM in 2001 and have been teaching in the early childhood/early elementary world for 20 years now. I have been teaching K/1 at Woodbury Elementary since 2019. Teaching at Woodbury is my dream job, and even with all the extra "bumps in the road" COVID-19 has presented, I absolutely love teaching and being a part of this school. |
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Amber Fecteau | Grades 1 - 2 | amberfecteau@ossu.org |
Hi, my name is Amber Fecteau and I am from and currently live in Wolcott. I have grown up around Woodbury and I have grown to love it’s small, family community that is very welcoming. I have been a teacher here since I graduated from Northern Vermont University in 2021. I studied elementary and special education at NVU and CCV right after I graduated from Hazen Union in 2015. I knew from a young age that teaching was a huge interest of mine. Outside of school you can find me walking our land and exploring the ponds around it, snowmobiling, walking and playing with my dog, Lexi and being around my family. I have just started my journey as a teacher and I could not ask for a better school and community to start this journey with. |
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David Swanson | Grades 3 - 4 | dswanson@ossu.org | Hi, my name is Dave Swanson. I'm a native Vermonter who grew up in Williston. I like to spend time outdoors and being active.I have worked within schools for over twenty-five years and have been the third and fourth grade teacher at Woodbury Elementary for almost fifteen years. I enjoy the family-like atmosphere of our small school and helping students progress in their learning. I helped to establish a school garden where many vegetables are grown, including garlic which my class plants annually. |
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Lindsey Benton | Grades 5 - 6 | lbenton@ossu.org | My name is Lindsey Benton and I live with my son and husband in Barre, VT. I grew up in a rural community in western New York where I spent most of my early childhood playing in the creek and creating art. I have always had an appreciation for art and science, and I enjoy finding the creative overlap between these two passions. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from SUNY Geneseo. After completing my Masters of Education degree from Antioch University New England, I spent 9 years teaching middle grades at a Waldorf school in Vermont. I am thankful to join the Woodbury Elementary School community and value its strong sense of community. |
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Michael (Moss) McCurdy | Special educator and Social Emotional Coach | mmccurdy@oss.urg | Mister Moss (AKA Michael McCurdy), is exceedingly happy to be here at Woodbury Elementary School for his third year. In Vermont, he previously taught at Williamstown, Barre Town and for Washington County Mental Health Services at their alternative school, CHOICE Academy. He has extensive experience teaching outdoor leadership and has led learning expeditions in the Adirondacks, Pecos Mountains, The Great Smokey Mountains, the Ozarks and the Chugach Range in Alaska. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal and taught in South Korea for a year. He is dedicated to supporting the social and emotional growth and development of each and every student as we develop and foster a love of learning! |
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Gael Hanna | Academic Interventionist | ghanna@ossu.org | |
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Sydney Hayden
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Personal Care Para Educator | shayden@ossu.org | Hi my name is Sydney Hayden, I am a Para Educator at Woodbury Elementary in the ¾ classroom. I have been a Para Educator for a year now but I have been working in schools for four years. I was a Teacher's Aide for two years at Hardwick Elementary, a substitute teacher for one year at all the schools in the OSSU district, and then one year as a Para. I am currently taking classes at CCV to get my associate in education! |
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Shelley Baker
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Para Educator
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sbaker@ossu.org
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Lisa Baranyay
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Librarian | lbaranyay@ossu.org | |
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Mark Smith
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Physical Education | marksmith@ossu.org | |
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Aimee Vient
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Drama Class | avient@ossu.org | |
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Jayne Donahue | Art | jdonahue@ossu.org | |
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Donald Turgeon | Custodian | dturgeon@ossu.org | |
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Sam Messer | Custodian | smesser@ossu.org | |
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Larry Eldred | Director of Buildings and Grounds | leldred@ossu.org |
