The arts faculty here in Montgomery have a tremendous range of experience both in education and in the professional world of the arts. We are fortunate to have such a strong group of educators who care so deeply for their students. Please click on a name below to visit their teacher page.
Visual Arts Faculty
Mr. Cuffie teaches our PK-2 students at Orchard Hill Elementary School. He can be reached at tcuffied@mtsd.us
Mrs. Dailey teaches our ceramics program at Montgomery High School. Courses include Ceramics, Cermaics 2, and Advanced Ceramics. She can be reached at tdailey@mtsd.us
Mrs. Ehnert teaches a number of art electives at the Upper Middle School. Courses include Foundations of Art, Ceramics, Unified Arts, Studio Arts, and Painting. Mrs. Ehnert also advises our after school art club and works with students in the design of our sets and scenery for our school musical productions. She can be reached at wehnert@mtsd.us
Ms. Kitchen teaches our 5th and 6th grade art cycles at the Lower Middle School. She can be reached at nkitchen@mtsd.us
Ms. McGrail teaches our studio sequence at Montgomery High School. Courses include Intro to Studio Art, Studio Art 1, Studio Art 2, Honors Portfolio, and AP 2D Design (studio art concentration). Ms. McGrail also advises our National Art Honor Society as well as our after school art club. She can be reached at dmcgrail@mtsd.us
Mrs. O'Connor teaches our 3rd and 4th grade students at Village Elementary School. She can be reached at joconnor@mtsd.us
Ms. Palecek teaches our photography sequence at Montgomery High School. Courses include Photography 1, Photography 2, Advanced Photography, and AP 2D Design (photography concentration). Ms. Palecek also advises our after school photography club. She can be reached at hpalecek@mtsd.us
Ms. Scott teachers our Pk-2 students at Orchard Hill Elementary School. Ms. Scott joins our art department after a successful career as a 2nd grade teacher at OHES. She can be reached at jaimiescott@mtsd.us
Mrs. Zimmer teaches art elective courses at the Upper Middle School. Courses include Foundations of Art, Digital Art, and Printmaking. Mrs. Zimmer also advises the UMS photography club. She can be reached at dzimmer@mtsd.us
Theater Arts Faculty
Mrs. Katz teaches in theater and media arts courses at the Upper Middle School. She can be reached at lkatz@mtsd.us
Ms. Kwietniak teaches our theater arts courses at Montgomery High School, including The Actors Studio, Improv Troupe, and Childrens Theater Play Production. Ms. Kwietniak also teaches in our ELA department with her dual certification in ELA and Theater Arts. We are excited to welcome her to the theater arts program this year here at Montgomery High School! Ms. Kwietniak can be reached at kkwietniak@mtsd.us
Mr. Orbe teaches at Montgomery High School in our technology education department. As part of this, Mr. Orbe teaches a class in Theater Design, Technology, and Stage Management. After school, Mr. Orbe also serves as the technical director for our Montgomery High School musical productions. He can be reached at jorbe@mtsd.us
Dance Faculty
Ms. Osborne teaches our Introduction to Dance classes at the Upper Middle School and Montgomery High School as well as our Unified Dance Program at Montgomery High School. Ms. Osborne can be reached at aosborne@mtsd.us
NOTE: Her Website will be linked here towards the start of the school year
Music Faculty
Mrs. Bice teaches band at the Lower Middle School where she directs our 5th grade band and teaches 6th grade band lessons. She can be reached at cbice@mtsd.us
Mr. Brennan teaches with our band program at the Upper Middle School. He directs the 7th grade band as well as teaches lessons for our 8th grade band students. Additionally, Mr. Brennan directs the after school jazz band at the Upper Middle School. He can be reached at mbrennan@mtsd.us
Ms. Fabriczi teaches our 3rd and 4th graders at Village Elementary School. She also directs our 4th grade Chorus as well as assists with the 4th grade Orchestra. Ms. Fabriczi can be reached at bfabriczi@mtsd.us
Dr. Goldman teaches our 4th grade orchestra students both in lessons during the school day and large ensemble rehearsals before school. Dr. Goldman also teaches with our 5th grade orchestra at the Lower Middle School. She can be reached at egoldman@mtsd.us
Mr. Gordon teaches at the Lower Middle School where he co-teaches with our chorus, band, orchestra, and Music Workshop classes. Mr. Gordon is also the director of both the Lower Middle School musical production and Montgomery High School play production. He can be reached at dgordon@mtsd.us
Dr. Hackel teaches our PK-2 students at Orchard Hill Elementary School as well as our Digital Music and Unified Music electives at the Upper Middle School. He also assists with our 4th grade band at Village Elementary School. Dr. Hackel can be reached at ahackel@mtsd.us
Ms. Housten teaches our 4th grade band students both in lessons during the school day and large ensemble rehearsals before school. Ms. Housten can be reached at chousten@mtsd.us
Mr. Kahalehoe teaches with our band and orchestra program at Montgomery High School. He co-teaches with our Symphonic Band classes and directs the Symphonic Winds and Chamber Orchestra. Additionally, Mr. Kahalehoe teaches our introduction to guitar elective at Montgomery High School. After school, Mr. Kahalehoe also directs the Montgomery High School Jazz Band and advises our Blue Moon Music Organization, a music service oriented club. He can be reached at kkahalehoe@mtsd.us
Mrs. Keefe teaches at the Lower Middle School where she directs the 5th grade chorus and 6th grade chorus. She also teaches our beginning 5th grade band section, Music Workshop, and assists with 6th grade band lessons. Mrs. Keefe is the music director of the annual Lower Middle School musical production. She can be reached at jkeefe@mtsd.us
Mrs. Kilgore teaches at the Lower Middle School and Upper Middle School where she directs the 6th grade orchestra and teaches lessons with our 7th and 8th grade orchestra classes. Mrs. Kilgore also directs the after school chamber orchestra at the Lower Middle School. She can be reached at kkilgore@mtsd.us
Ms. Makvana teaches with our choir program at both the Upper Middle School and Montgomery High School. Ms. Makvana co-teaches our 7th grade choir and 8th grade choir at the Upper Middle School as well as the Concert Choir, Chorale, and Chamber Choir at Montgomery High School. Additionally, Ms. Makvana serves as the director of the Montgomery High School musical production, the UMS Musical Production, and teaches our after school choir at the Upper Middle School, Melodies. She can be reached at nmakvana@mtsd.us
Mr. Mazurkiewicz teaches in the band program at both the Upper Middle School and Montgomery High School. He directs the 8th grade band, teaches 7th grade band lessons, and co-teaches the Montgomery High School Wind Ensemble. Mr. Mazurkiewicz also serves as the associate director of the Montgomery High School Marching Band and teaches an after-school wind ensemble at the Upper Middle School. He can be reached at emazurkiewicz@mtsd.us
Ms. Palmer teaches with our band and orchestra program at Montgomery High School. Ms. Palmer co-teaches with our Symphonic Band, Symphonic Winds, Wind Ensemble, Concert Orchestra, and Symphonic Orchestra. Ms. Palmer also serves as the director of the Montgomery High School Marching Band, music director of the Montgomery High School musical production, and director of the Montgomery High School Stage Band. She can be reached at rpalmer@mtsd.us
Mr. Panov teaches orchestra at the Lower Middle School where he directs the 5th grade orchestra and teaches 6th grade orchestra lessons. Mr. Panov can be reached at spanov@mtsd.us
Mr. Rabinowitz teaches band at the Lower Middle School where he directs the 6th grade band and teaches 5th grade band lessons. Mr. Rabinowitz also teaches our co-curricular Lower Middle School Jazz Band and is on the staff of the Montgomery High School Marching Band. He can be reached at drabinowitz@mtsd.us
Mrs. Sorensen teaches our PK-2 students at Orchard Hill Elementary School. She can be reached at hsorensen@mtsd.us
Mr. Woodworth teaches with our choir program at both the Upper Middle School and Montgomery High School. Mr. Woodworth co-teaches our 7th grade choir and 8th grade choir at the Upper Middle School as well as the Concert Choir, Chorale, and Chamber Choir at Montgomery High School. Additionally, Mr. Woodworth serves as the vocal director of the Montgomery High School and Upper Middle SChool musical productions, organizes multiple annual MHS Coffee House Productions, and teaches the after school Montgomery High School choirs (Choraliers and Tenor/Bass Ensemble). Mr. Woodworth can be reached at jwoodworth@mtsd.us
Mrs. Yavorsky teaches in the orchestra program at both the Upper Middle School and Montgomery High School. She directs our 7th grade orchestra, 8th grade orchestra, and also co-teaches with our high school Concert Orchestra and Symphonic Orchestra. Mrs. Yavorsky also directs our after school chamber orchestra at the Upper Middle School. She can be reached at jyavorsky@mtsd.us