Ms. Samantha Fingerman

Ms. Fingerman teaches Band at Mooreland and North Dickinson. fingermans@carlisleschools.org

Miss Fingerman is a central PA local! She grew up just down the road in Camp Hill, PA. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music Education and a Bachelor of Music Therapy with a minor in Special Education from West Chester University, she is excited to teach back in the area that she grew up in! She joins the Carlisle music team to teach instrumental lessons and general music! Miss Fingerman is a flute player but also loves to play a brass instrument or two every once in a while! When she isn’t teaching music, she loves to go camping and watch movies! 

Mr. Austin Funkhouser

Mr. Funkhouser teaches Band at Bellaire and Hamilton. funkhousera@carlisleschools.org 

Mr. Funkhouser is a central PA local and Messiah College (now University) Graduate. He joined the Carlisle music department in 2020. He loves to play the trumpet and piano!  Over the summer Mr. Funkhouser works at CSEHY Summer School of Music, and enjoys practicing photography in his free time.  

Mrs. Christine Ream

Mrs. Ream teaches Band at Crestview and Mt. Holly Springs.  reamc@carlisleschools.org

Mrs. Ream graduated from Penn State with a B.S. in Music Education and from Lebanon Valley College with a Master's in Music Education and has been teaching in CASD since 2008.  She has also completed post-graduate study through Lebanon Valley College, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and other institutions.  Mrs. Ream lives in Mechanicsburg with her husband, Jeff, (a drummer) and her daughter, Sadie (a mallet percussion player). Mrs. Ream's main instrument is the French Horn.  She has worked as an adjudicator for numerous marching band and indoor color guard and drumline competitions and plays French Horn with the Greater Harrisburg Concert Band and other community ensembles.   

Mrs. Emily Reep 

Mrs. Reep teaches orchestra at Mooreland.  reepe@carlisleschools.org 

Mrs. Reep has taught both general and instrumental music in Pennsylvania for 28 years. She received her B.S. in music education from West Chester University and recently completed a Master's Degree in Music Education and Peacebuilding  from Elizabethtown College.  As a certified Kodàly inspired educator she also incorporates elements of Orff and Dalcroze philosophies in her classroom.  

Mrs. Erin Stefanic

Mrs. Stefanic teaches orchestra at Crestview and Wilson Middle School stefanice@carlisleschools.org 

Mrs. Erin Stefanic is in her first year at Carlisle School District, and she is so excited to combine her previous experiences at both the elementary and secondary levels! Mrs. Stefanic is a violinist and violist primarily, and you can find her playing both instruments in weddings, musicals, and for local bands. When she's not teaching the next generation of music appreciators, Mrs. Stefanic enjoys taking walks around town with her husband and daughter, gardening, and reading. Go Herd! 

Mrs. Joy Yang 

Mrs. Yang teaches Band at Lamberton MS and Mooreland yangj@carlisleschools.org

Mrs. Yang has been a music educator for twelve years teaching in Utah, Massachusetts, Louisiana and now Pennsylvania! She has a B.A. in Music from Southern Utah University and a Master of Music Education degree from Boston University. Mrs. Yang is excited to have completed her Orff Schulwerk certification from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.  She is a proud Marine Corps veteran, having performed in the band on her oboe while serving on active duty. When not teaching, you can catch her reading, playing board games with her family, kayaking, baking cookies or taking her dog for a walk.