Staff & Faculty

Staff

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Our staff are at the heart of SWOS–one might say that they truly ARE the heart of SWOS. Without our inspiring and inspired staff, there wouldn’t be a “SWOSiverse.” Getting to know who they are is important, we believe, to understand what SWOS is all about!

School Board

Making a brighter future.

The Southwest Open School Board will conduct their regular monthly board meetings, every second Monday of every month, unless otherwise posted. The meetings remain open to the public. Please visit our calendar for more details.

SWOS Board Meeting

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Administration

Katri Rittenhouse

Director

Joe Kelly

Director of Student Services

Support Staff

Danielle Clifton

School Counselor

Robin Wolthausen

School Health Professional

Cindy Mcneil

School Health Professional

Stormie Syra

Registrar

Glenda Alexander

Business Manager

Kiley Lightenburger

Dean of Student Services

Dana Huskey

Operations Manager

Elese Moran

ESS Coordinator

Instructors

Scott Spear

Career and Technical Education

Caitlin Munroe

Arts Integration Educator

Mary Mares

Math Teacher

Kiley Whited

STEM

Joel Tracy

Humanities

Jeremy Morris

Humanities

Kiah Garcia

Humanities

Brielle Preskenis

Humanities

Devyn Lacey

Community / Health Coordinator

Ryan Lee

Guest Teacher

Skylar Robinson

Glen Shoemaker

Carlin Fravel

Part-time / Full-time Sub

Xander Gross

Interventionist

Michelle Kardokus

Guest Teacher

Darnell Bane

Art Teacher

Board of Directors

Eric Cheever

President

Tia Ornellas-Cohen

Vice President

Melissa Hackett

Treasurer

Amanda Vodicka

Secretary

Josh Standard

Personalized Pathways

SWOS has the unique ability to meet each student’s educational needs through the concept of Personalized Pathways. Through their SWOS high school education, students have the opportunity to learn about career fields, explore careers that interest them through job shadowing and/or internships, earn college credit in concurrent enrollment, utilize online options for credit recovery or credit acceleration, and be the driver of their own education. Personalized Pathways give all students greater opportunities, and especially help SWOS students graduate from high school prepared for their next steps. Together, we build your future!