Ruth Danoff
Secretary Ruth Danoff worked as a project assistant for several contract research organizations and at Northwest High School before coming to CHS.

“My favorite part of my daily routine is dealing with the students because they bring me energy,” Danoff said.

Jonathan Lee
Matter and Energy teacher Jonathan Lee was an Army Ranger for two-and-a-half years. After getting injured in battle, he decided to become a teacher.

“I like setting up labs because I like to watch my students be engaged while learning,” Lee said.

Eric Imperial
Honors U.S. History and Philosophy teacher Eric Imperial practiced law for 25 years before becoming a teacher.

“I served in the U.S .Army Jag Corps and I have a black belt in karate,” Imperial said.

Bryan Clark
AP NSL teacher Bryan Clark came to CHS from Sherwood High School, where he taught for a year, and from Watkins Mill High School, where he taught for seven years.

“During the summer I work in Ocean City on the Ocean City Beach Patrol,” Clark said.

Amalia Bernstein
Transition paraeducator Amalia Bernstein was a long-term substitute filling in for speech pathologists. Bernstein has a son who graduated from the University of Maryland and a nephew and three nieces who are attending CHS now.

“My favorite part of the job is getting to know each student that I work with and getting them any support they need,” Bernstein said

Maniya Jules
Assistant Principal Maniya Jules came to CHS from Tilden MS where she previously worked as an assistant principal. She began her MCPS career at Blair HS and worked at five other schools and the Phoenix program for substance abuse.

“Although I don’t have an accent, I’m a Haitian immigrant and a mom to three boys,” Jules said.

Karen Yeagle
AP World History and Honors US History teacher Karen Yeagle taught Advanced World History, similar to AP, at State College Area HS in State College, PA.

“My favorite part of my day is getting to see my students learn and make connections about the new material,” Yeagle said.

Bradley Rohner
Assistant Principal Bradley Rohner was previously an assistant principal at Rockville HS. He loves the band Led Zeppelin and his favorite part of his daily routine is the variety it provides.

“Every day is different and you never know what you will learn,” Rohner said.

Charles Feinson
Russian teacher Charles Feinson spent most of his career teaching ESOL (English for students of other languages) primarily in public schools in Virginia.

“I enjoy seeing students engaged in their learning,” Feinson said.

Yi-Chun Lin
Chinese teacher Yi-Chun Lin spent over five years teaching Chinese and ESOL in MCPS and is currently a graduate student at UMD.

“My daughter and I are attending the same school now,” Lin said.

Caitlin Moriarty
English Resource teacher Caitlin Moriarty spent last year as a staff development teacher at Springbrook HS and as a consulting teacher prior to that.

“This is the best teaching job I’ve ever had,” Moriarty said. “I feel like the students are so ready to learn. It’s really fun.”

Albert Song
Head football coach and English teacher Albert Song is joining the CHS community this year, teaching English 11 and English 12 teacher. Prior to spending the past four years as a teacher at Seneca Valley HS, Song attended law school. He also enjoys traveling.

“I went backpacking by myself in Europe for six weeks, and I have driven cross-country,” Song said.

Dustin Coburn
Honors Geometry and Related Math teacher Dustin Coburn came to CHS this year after spending last year teaching math at Richard Montgomery HS. Coburn majored in Applied Mathematics, but went back to get a teaching certification before becoming a math teacher.

“I love every part of the [school] day,” Coburn said. “There are different things I love about each class and kid.”

Margaret Foeckler
French teacher Margaret Foeckler joined CHS after 25 years of teaching English, French, Spanish and ESOL in MCPS and in Europe. She will be splitting her time between CHS and Wootton.
“Teaching at two different schools each day is harder than juggling,” Foeckler said.

Kari Lantos
School registrar Kari Lantos grew up in Cooperstown, NY and is a baseball fan.  Lantos worked at Rockville High School before coming to CHS.

“The students have been great, the parents have been great, and the faculty and administration are very supportive,” Lantos said.  “I’m very happy to be here.”

Stephanie Kahal
Paraeducator Stephanie Kahal previously worked at Silver Spring International Middle School.  Kahal graduated from CHS and grew up in MCPS.

“I’m looking forward to coming back home again,” Kahal said.

Tracy Bottiglieri
Media assistant Tracy Bottiglieri was previously a substitute teacher, vice president of the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) at Cabin John Middle School and vice president of the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Stone Mill Elementary School.

“I enjoy all types of books,” Bottiglieri said. “One of the best books I read recently was All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.”

Robert Bolin
Ninth and tenth grade Bridge Program English teacher Robert Bolin spent the last 11 years teaching 12th grade English at The Chelsea School, a private school in Hyattsville, MD. He believes in starting his classes off in an entertaining way to get his students energized for the period.

“I like starting my classes with a Question of the Day,” Bolin said.

Rosalene Allen
Special Education Paraeducator Rosalene Allen used to work as an Administrative Assistant at SunTrust Bank in Washington, D.C. Allen loves anime and teaching skills that she learned in her childhood.

“I like talking to the students, conversation and getting to know people,” Allen said.

Tiffany Kaufman
Counselor Tiffany Kaufman used to work in college admissions and as a school counselor in Virginia. Kaufman is from South Florida and loves working with students because she believes it is never the same from day to day.

“The most rewarding aspect of my job is watching students be successful when they weren’t sure they could be, whether [in] academics or extracurricular activity,” Kaufman said.