AIKENSCHOLARS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Lead Aiken High for 2022 - 23 School Year
Alisa Hamrick has been an assistant principal at Aiken High since 2014 and has served as a leader in the Cambridge program, Aiken iNNOVATE, and Special Education.
Job Titles:
- English 3, AP Language, AP Research Teacher / English
Dr. Corey Murphy is the Chief Officer of Operations & Student Services for the Aiken County Public School District.
He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Aiken County Public School District's departments and is also responsible for the Student Services division.
He has worked in education at the classroom, school, and district levels in a career covering 23 years. Prior to working for the District, he served as Chief of Staff for Williamsburg-James City-County Public schools in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Job Titles:
- Director of Accountability
Dr. Kate Olin is the Director of Accountability and Assessment for the Aiken County Public School District.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Dr. Phyllis Gamble serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Middle Schools for the Aiken County Public School District.
She ensures that the policies, procedures, and initiatives of the School Board related to middle school education are advanced in a safe, orderly, and purposeful environment on all middle school campuses.
Job Titles:
- Director of Administration for the Aiken County Public School District
Dr. Sal Minolfo is the Director of Administration for the Aiken County Public School District.
Job Titles:
- Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Aiken County Public School District
Dr. Tim Yarborough is the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Aiken County Public School District.
Dr. Yarborough is the Director of Maintenance and Operations for the Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD). He directs the District's maintenance department and develops school and District safety initiatives while overseeing the School Resource Officer Program. He also directs the school district's response to energy conservation needs.
Dr. Yarborough has extensive experience in educational leadership at the classroom, school, and district levels in a career covering nearly three decades.
Prior to working for the District, he served as a high school teacher and assistant principal in the Richmond County, Georgia, school system.
He began working for Aiken County in July 2000 and is committed to the success of all students and employees at the secondary level.
My name is Mr. Edwards and I am a social studies instructor and department chair. I graduated from South Aiken High (c/o 2004) and the College of Charleston (c/o 2008), then have teaching experience in Beaufort, Estill, and Dorchester counties. I teach Economics and am also the advisor for the Sophomore Executive Council.
Job Titles:
- Principal / Administration
Merry Glenne Piccolino has served in K-12 communications since 2014, and entered public education following a successful career spanning more than a decade in the private sector.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Bert Postell serves as the Assistant Superintendent of High Schools for the Aiken County Public School District.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Job Titles:
- Director of Student Services for the Aiken County Public School District
Mr. Carl White is the Director of Student Services for the Aiken County Public School District.
He served for 10 years as principal at Midland Valley High School, where he implemented an Early College Program that has already produced two cohorts of graduates from Aiken Technical College.
Midland Valley High School also earned prestigious Palmetto Gold recognition in consecutive school years, from 2013-14, and 2014-15, for its Overall Performance and Closing the Achievement Gap. He was also an assistant principal at Aiken High School and principal at Schofield Middle School.
Prior to his time in school administration, he served as an extended school year site director, and supported students as a school counselor and special education coordinator at Aiken High School.
Welcome to Mr. Ulmer's Web page. I am South Aiken's Business Law, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resource Management Teacher. I am also the Future Business Leaders of America Adviser. I have taught at South Aiken High School for 20 years and I enjoy working with students.
Job Titles:
- Director of Technology for the Aiken County Public School District
Mr. Don Pencille is the Director of Technology for the Aiken County Public School District.
Don Pencille began his career in the District in July of 2001 as a Technology Specialist.
He was quickly promoted to the role of Network Specialist in 2002 and served in that capacity until March of 2014 when he was named the District's Network Coordinator. In his most recent role with the District, Pencille evaluated, designed and implemented the District's network systems.
He has also been responsible for preparing and recommending operational budgets while maintaining all records, in addition to looking ahead at possible system enhancements and upgrades.
Pencille earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in computer science from the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Eric Jeffcoat serves as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools for the Aiken County Public School District.
He is responsible for administering and supervising the educational programs for half of the district's 21 elementary schools, including Byrd Elementary School, Cyril B. Busbee Elementary School, Freedman Early Learning Center, Gloverville Elementary School, Graniteville Elementary School, Greendale Elementary School, Mossy Creek Elementary School, Oakwood-Windsor Elementary School, Redcliffe Elementary School, Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary School, and Warrenville Elementary School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Hello, I am Jason Redd. I am the pre-engineering teacher at Aiken High School in Aiken, SC. I teach at the high school I attended as a young man. I graduated from Aiken High School on June 7, 1996. After high school, I attended Aiken Technical College and earned an Associate Degree in Occupational Technology with a Major in General Technology in Industrial Drafting and a Diploma in Industrial Drafting. For nine years I worked for two separate engineering firms. I worked five years for Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc. (located in Aiken, SC) and four years for W.R. Toole Engineers, Inc (located in Augusta, GA). Both of these engineering firms gave me the opportunity to advance and become better prepared to one day instruct students in the areas of engineering and drafting. Even in high school I always had a desire to be a teacher. I was inspired by my high school drafting teacher. So, when the opportunity came for me to apply for a teaching position, I jumped at the chance. In August 2007, I began my teaching career at my former high school, taking over for my former high school drafting teacher.
Job Titles:
- Chief Officer of Finance for the Aiken County Public School
Mr. Traxler spent the first 10 years of his career in public accounting, where he specialized in audits of city and county governments and school districts. He currently serves on the Board of the South Carolina Association of School Business Officials (SCASBO).
Mr. Traxler joined the District in July 2007, and feels blessed to play a small role in the education of the District's 24,000 students.
Tray Traxler is the Chief Officer of Finance for the Aiken County Public School District.
Job Titles:
- Director of Communications and Community Partnerships for the Aiken County Public School District
Mr. Mike Rosier is the Director of Communications and Community Partnerships for the Aiken County Public School District.
He leads the District's Communications and Community Relations Department and is responsible for media coverage and media relations, the school district's website, marketing, building partnerships within the community, and volunteerism.
Rosier began his career in Aiken County Public Schools in January of 2016 as the school district's Communications Coordinator following nearly two decades of service as a journalist with The Aiken Standard, The (Orangeburg) Times & Democrat, The (Greenwood) Index-Journal, The (Edgefield) Citizen News, and The Augusta Chronicle newspapers.
He is a 1993 graduate of Silver Bluff High School and he also attended Jackson STEM Middle Magnet School.
Jennifer Hart is the Chief Officer of Human Resources & Administration for the Aiken County Public School District.
She oversees the recruitment, employment, support, evaluation, and retention of employees who meet the academic and extracurricular needs of our students.
Prior to joining the school district, Ms. Hart, a native of Augusta, Georgia, had served as the Career Services Division and Community Director for Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) since 2011.
She joined Aiken County Public Schools and the Department of Human Resources in May, and also provides district leadership through service to our community and schools.
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Job Titles:
- Member of the School Board
Jeanie Glover serves as the Chief Officer of Instruction for the Aiken County Public School District.
She has been a key figure in implementing the direction and vision of the school district, providing leadership and oversight on many critical projects, such as developing a district-wide Literacy Framework to set a common set of expectations for all schools, and restructuring the District's elementary level Gifted & Talented delivery model to ensure more access and inclusivity for greater numbers of students.
Glover led the District's effort in 2016 to create and implement a comprehensive Strategic Plan and visioning process, one of the largest community-wide projects in Aiken County Public Schools history, and she has served as a member of the District's Instructional Services Division Leadership Team for many years.
Julie Revelle serves as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools for the Aiken County Public School District.
She is responsible for administering and supervising the educational programs for half of the district's 21 elementary schools, including Aiken Elementary School, Belvedere Elementary School, Chukker Creek Elementary School, Clearwater Elementary School, East Aiken School of the Arts, Hammond Hill Elementary School, J.D. Lever Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Millbrook Elementary School, North Aiken Elementary School, North Augusta Elementary School, and XSEL.
Job Titles:
- Director of Federal Programs for the Aiken County Public School District
Ms. Kristy Cansler is the Director of Federal Programs for the Aiken County Public School District.
She is a product of Aiken County Public Schools, and has more than 14 years of experience in education in Aiken County. Ms. Cansler served as a special education teacher at the elementary and middle school levels for five years, and as a District-level coordinator for six years prior to being named as Director of Federal Programs in July 2018.
Ms. Cansler's responsibilities include oversight of Title I, Title II, Title III and Title IV programs, the McKinney-Vento Act, Gifted & Talented programs, Fine Arts programs, and state requirements for Read to Succeed legislation.
She is humbled by the opportunity to serve her community and Aiken County schools.
Ms. LaToya Wiley serves as the Director of Special Programs for the Aiken County Public School District.
Ms. Wiley is a graduate of Midland Valley High School, and began her career in Aiken County Public Schools in 2009 as a special education teacher. In 2015 she was named the District's first Human Resources Recruitment Coordinator.
Ms. Wiley has also worked as a services coordinator with the Aiken County Board of Disabilities, served as an adjunct professor at USC-Aiken, and served as the Coordinator of Compliance for the Special Programs Department with Aiken County Public Schools.
She is responsible for ensuring students with disabilities throughout the District are provided with appropriate educational services and supports.
Through collaborating with District and Community stakeholders, Wiley directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of all programs related to the legal provision of special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act and accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Job Titles:
- Director of Curriculum Support for the Aiken County Public School District
Ms. Micki Dove is the Director of Curriculum Support for the Aiken County Public School District.
Ms. Dove monitors, evaluates and manages the development of the school district's curriculum through the curriculum support staff and teacher curriculum writing teams. The District's curriculum support staff consists of 17 content interventionists who work directly with teachers by instructional level and subject content to write and implement curriculum for Aiken County's public schools.
She served Aiken County Public Schools as a District-level content interventionist and school-based instructional coach, and as an elementary and middle school teacher.
She has served as lead facilitator of the STEM Cyber Middle School Curriculum Task Force and ACPSD Curriculum Executive Committee, and as a leader and developer for the ACPSD Instructional Framework Task Force. She also serves as chair of the Ruth Patrick Science and Education Center Advisory Board and as a district director of the South Carolina Science Council.
Job Titles:
- Secretary, Student Information Clerk / Administrative Support