Faculty and Staff

Dan River High School
Faculty & Staff
2025-2026


ADMINISTRATION


Principal

Jonathan Fain

Assistant Principal

Lauren Bunn

Assistant Principal

Cynthia Mills*

Athletic Director
Kenneth Bennett

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS

Administrative Assistant

Julie Jones

Administrative Assistant

Teresa Jones

ATTENDANCE

 
Attendance

Martin Pounds

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

JROTC/Leadership

Michael Coder

Family and Consumer Science

Suzanne Davis

Marketing

Lori Jones

Agriculture

Casey Kenealy

Technology

Jodi Knowlton

JROTC/Leadership

Paul Loomis

Business

Heather McDowell

Career Academy

Jeffrey Paskiewicz

Agriculture

Whitney Terry

Business

John Wagstaff

CUSTODIANS

Custodian

Rosa Bratton

Custodian

Anthony Lewis

Custodian

Maurice Reynolds

ENGLISH

English

Joe Birckhead

English

Eva Cassada

English

Hannah Wade

English Rebecca Richard

English

Mallarie Smithers

English

Traci Wilmoth

English

Kimberly Wood

FINE ARTS

Band

Maxtan Artis

Chorus

Harrison Reed

Art

Dan Franklin

Foreign Language

Foreign Language 

Heather Alderson 

Foreign Language 

Michael Brown 

Foreign Language 

Audra Keen 

Foreign Language

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Health/Physical Education

Patricia Moore

Health/Physical Education

Ryan Scolpini

Health/Physical Education

Jacob Waller

HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

History/Social Science

Mark Allan

History/Social Science

Emily Crabb

History/Social Science

Jeffery Hamilton

History/Social Science

Tomi McGinnis-Bartley

History/Social Science

Randolph Sudduth

LIBRARIAN

Librarian

Mary Patterson

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics

Heather Grogan

Mathematics

Jennifer Jones

Mathematics

James Minich, Jr.

Mathematics

Maghan Paskiewicz

Mathematics

Jennifer Crenshaw-Thompson

Mathematics
Brenda Taylor

SCHOOL COUNSELORS/PATHWAY ADVISOR

Counselor

Rebecca Kostopanagiotis

Counselor

Emily Potts

Counselor

Jane Sartin

Pathway Advisor

Garrett Wall

NURSE

Nurse

Penny Lloyd

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER

School Resource Officer

 

SCIENCE

Science

Melissa Aherron

Science

Bradley Broskie

Science

Cory Foster

Science

Nicole Lee

Science

Edward Ott

SUPPORT TEACHER

Support/Inclusion

Laura Alderson

Support/Inclusion

Kristi Waller-Broskie

Support/Inclusion

Kim Henderson

Support/Inclusion

Angela Jones

Support/Inclusion

Merissa Ward

SUPPORT SERVICES


Support Services

 
Brenda English

Support Services

Jason Flynn

Support Services

Robert Hicks

Support Services

Gracie Walker

Support Services

Cathy Medley

Support Services

April Oakes

Support Services

Diane Owens

Support Services

Elania Gregory

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation

Joan Barksdale

Transportation

Nancy Eanes

Transportation

Billy Hankins

Transportation

Tawaiin Harper

Transportation

Cynthia Ireson

Transportation

Wendy Moran

Transportation

Virginia White

 
CAFETERIA

Cafeteria
 
Penny Wilson*

Cafeteria

Christopher Boyd

Cafeteria

Jessica Lumpkin

Cafeteria

Janet Soyars

Cafeteria

Ruby Williams


Pursuant to 
Senate Bill 943 and House Bill 1554, passed by the 2023 Session of the General Assembly, the Code of Virginia has been amended by adding section ยง22.1.217.3, relating to special education transition in public high schools. This amendment requires each public high school in the Commonwealth to publicly identify on its official website the faculty member responsible for special education transition planning and coordination at such high school. This amendment does not direct school divisions on how to make these assignments or specifications about planning and coordination.

Transition Coordinators:
FreAnda Glass
Katie Hawker