EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 

Co-President, Addie Kaufman After graduating from Boston University, I began my career in Hillside, NJ, as a teaching assistant.  Shortly thereafter, I moved to Atlanta, GA, where I taught high school special education for five years.  With a desire for an advanced degree, I moved back to New Jersey and obtained a M.Ed. in Administration & Supervision from Rutgers University. Moving to Maryland in 1986, I continued working as a special education teacher at Chatsworth Elementary School.  Soon after, I transferred to Howard County Public Schools where I taught at Mt. Hebron High School for three years. I was promoted to Assistant Principal at Atholton High School and moved laterally to Glenelg High School.  When Dr. Hickey contacted me to ask if I wanted to be the principal of Mt. Hebron, I was thrilled; I stayed for six years.  During that time, I attended University of Maryland, the school from which I received my doctorate (Ed.D.).  Opening Reservoir High School as the founding principal was the highlight of my career! In 2011, I was transferred to Marriotts Ridge High School and I retired from HCPSS in 2016.

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Co-President, Sue Mascaro I began my tenure with HCPSS in 1984 as a science teacher at Hammond High School. I enjoyed working with high school students, both as a teacher and as a class advisor. While teaching, I collaborated with a science colleague at Mt. Hebron High School to design and pilot the "independent research" program at the high school level.  In 1985, I left the classroom to become an Assistant Principal. After five years as an AP at Hammond and Mt. Hebron high schools, I left the school setting to work as a hiring specialist and, eventually, Manager of Teacher Recruitment and Hiring in the Office of Human Resources. It was a wonderful opportunity to convince those new to the teacher profession to join our outstanding school system. In 2002, I became Director of Staff Relations, working with school system and Union leadership to negotiate and implement employee contracts.  Finally, I retired in 2015 as Chief of Staff to the Superintendent.

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Vice President, Ronnie Bohn I began my career in education at Atholton High School in 1972 after graduating from the University of Maryland.  In 21 years at Atholton as teacher, class advisor, NHS advisor, and field hockey coach, I organized graduation for the Class of 1976.  As more and more schools moved graduations from their own campus to either UMBC or Merriweather Post Pavilion, I accepted the responsibility of coordinating all the school off-campus graduations.  With additional certifications, I moved into administration and was Assistant Principal at the School of Technology and at Wilde Lake High School.  After five years as Principal at Mt. Hebron High, I went to the central office for a full year and then for six years of half-time service in retirement.  All the while, I coordinated graduations, through the 2013 season when I retired from HCPSS.  After working for the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals for five and a half years under Executive Director Addie Kaufman, I now am fully retired and enjoy traveling, reading, and volunteering.  Much of my time is spent tutoring for the Literacy Council of Carroll County.

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Treasurer, Ellen Hill

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Secretary, Janet Zimmerman My teaching career began in 1974 in Prince George's County teaching 5th grade.  I taught grades five and six for nine years before resigning to become a stay-as-home mom. After seven years, I returned to education with HCPSS, first as an Instructional Assistant at Longfellow Elementary for one year and then the school's special education resource teacher for three years. I enjoyed the challenge of educating students in kindergarten through fifth grade; no two days were ever the same. At that time, including students with IEPs in general education classrooms was in its infancy.  It was very exciting to see some of my students join their peers and do extremely well. In 1993, I was promoted to Resource Teacher for the Department of Special Education, working with special education teachers in elementary, middle, and high school with a focus on instruction and compliance. In 2004 my role as a Resource Teacher shifted to focus on special education compliance and monitoring students in nonpublic placements until 2010 when I was promoted to Instructional Facilitator for Compliance and Nonpublic School placements. My responsibilities as Instructional Facilitator also included serving as the Section 504 Coordinator for the school system until my retirement in 2015. In retirement, I thoroughly enjoy making my own schedule and working part-time as a consultant in special education.

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Immediate Past President, Mary Teague My experience in HCPSS began at Centennial High School where I taught English from 1997-2003 and was the English Department Chair for one year.  After that I moved to the Office of Professional Development as a Facilitator.  I enjoyed working with a variety of schools and personnel on topics such as leadership and multicultural education.  Until my retirement in 2014, I was a Facilitator for Secondary Language Arts and loved visiting schools to support English teachers. Before working in Howard County, I taught in Baltimore City, Calvert Hall High School, and the Catholic High School of Baltimore.

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​COMMITTEE CHAIRS

AARP Liaison: Fran Donaldson

Auditing: Gail Zitnay

Budget & Finance: Sharon Kramer

Community Service: Sue Mascaro

Consumer Education: Fran Donaldson

Health Benefits: James Evans & Eugene Streagle

Legislation: Eugene Streagle

Luncheon Coordinator: Gail Zitnay

Membership: Donna Brackins

Media/Communications:

• Newsletter: Anne Swartz & Genee Varlack

• Webmaster & Social Media: Karyn Littlejohn

Necrology: Marlyn Oatts

Nominating: Corita Oduyoye

Professional Relations: Larry Cohen

Recruitment/Retention: Susan Sellner

Remembrance: Patti Neidig

Scholarship, Lisa Davis

Silent Auction: Elise Jordon

 

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