NEW HOPE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Certified Special Education Teacher
- Director of Pupil Services for the Doylestown
- Director of Pupil Services, Doylestown
Casey Barut is our Director of Pupil Services for the Doylestown campus. Casey is also a certified special education teacher.
Job Titles:
- Dean of Students for Our Doylestown
- Dean of Students, Doylestown
Colleen Kaufmann is the Dean of Students for our Doylestown campus. Colleen is also the Doylestown digital photography, graphic arts and 3d Animation instructor.
Job Titles:
- Director of Our Yardley
- Director, Yardley Campus
David Kennedy is the Director of our Yardley campus. He has been with our organization since June of 2000 and continues to teach Spanish here at New Hope Academy. David is a published poet and also the drummer for the rock band "Real Fugitives".
Job Titles:
- Dean of Students and Director of Counseling
Jeremy Dickerson is the Dean of Students and Director of Counseling at our Yardley campus. Jeremy is an avid outdoorsman and coaches his son's football and baseball teams. In his free time, Jeremy enjoys photography, country music concerts, and listening to Phillies games on the radio.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Assistant & Yoga Instructor
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Founder
- President
- Founder, President & Executive Director of NHA
Kathleen Rosso-Gana has had a national reputation for over 30 years as an educator, author, motivational speaker, academic and workplace skills trainer and a consultant for business and education. As founder and president of Motivational Educational Training Company, Inc. and New Hope Academy, Kathy Gana has appeared on television and spoken on talk radio over the past three decades. Each Saturday Kathy can be heard at 4pm (time may vary) on WPHT 1210 AM during "The Educational Hour" with Dom Giordano. She shares successful student strategies with parents and educators. Her energizing spirit, cutting-edge educational model, and innovative teaching philosophies have made Kathy a highly sought-after speaker and trainer.
Job Titles:
- Senior Administrator for New Hope Academy
- Senior Administrator, Yoga Instrutor
Monica Welsh is a senior administrator for New Hope Academy at our Yardley campus. She is also our beloved Yoga instructor.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director of Advertising
Steve Gana is our Director of Advertising. He works in our Yardley campus front office and is also responsible for graphic arts designs, building maintenance and marketing METC tutoring.