Meet our new teachers and staff!

WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!


We are excited to introduce you to some of the new teachers and staff members at Riverbank Elementary for the new school year:


Deborah Anderson: 5th Grade Teacher
Dawn Blaum: School Librarian

Anya Bryant: 1st Grade Teacher

Iva Campbell: 1st Grade Teacher

Samantha Caniglia: Teacher Assistant - 5K

Mary Catoe: Teacher Assistant - 5K

Christina Chiariello: 4th Grade Teacher

Abigail Cooper: Physical Education Teacher

Alivia Crowell: Art Teacher

Lara Ann Harman: 2nd Grade Teacher

Laura Harper: Kindergarten Teacher - 5K

Emma Heyward: Kindergarten Teacher - 5K DD

Allison Jacobs: Teacher Assistant - 5K

Jessica Jennings: Reading Coach

Mary Kammes: Teacher Assistant - Bilingual

Elizabeth Kinney: School Psychologist (Little Johnny Contract Employee)

Samantha Kurtzke: 3rd Grade Teacher

Jennifer Marcum: Teacher Assistant - 5K

Maureen McAnnar: 5th Grade Teacher

Elizabeth Anne Melvin: 4th Grade Teacher

Peyton Miller: School Resource Officer (West Columbia Police Dept.)

Ailsa Murphy: Teacher Assistant - Interventionist

Kara Norris - 5th Grade Teacher

Amy Philp: ID Moderate

Catherine Quarles: 2nd Grade Teacher

Christan Richardson: Kindergarten Teacher - 4K DD

Alma Mayborg: Kindergarten 5K Immersion Teacher 

Emily Santianna: ID Mild

Sadie Schmidt: 1st Grade Teacher

Deadra Stukes: School Counselor

Susannah Wertz: Mental Health Counselor (Dept. of Mental Health)

Ginna West: 4th Grade Teacher

Caroline Wright: Teacher Assistant - 5K


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