Name: John Warden - Department Leader
Email: jwarden@washoeschools.net
Department:  Applied Technology and Arts
CurrentlyTeachimg:  Metals I and II

Mr. Warden received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1986.  He received his Master's Equivalency plus 32 credits from the Washoe County School District in 2006.  He started teaching at Wooster in 1989 and has taught many different Industrial Arts classes over the years, focusing mainly on the metals program.  His program introduces students to the many facets of metalworking such as welding, sheet metal, and precision machining.  He loves the outdoors, especially fishing and off-roading. He has also been the Skills-USA Club advisor since 1993.

Name: Lorraine Benham
Room: A-9
Email: lbenham@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Business) 
Currently Teaching: Computer Literacy 

Lorraine Benham graduated from Mesa State University in Grand Junction, Colorado, where she was employed as the administrator of a large medical practice.  When she moved to Reno, she enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno, to certify to teach Business Education Classes and English. Mrs. Benham spent 10 years at Washoe High School as the Intake Coordinator and the last few years teaching Computer Literacy here at Wooster.

Name: Danelle Conkey
Room: A-13
Email: dconkey@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts Technology Coordinator

Name: Wendy Felling
Room: A-8
Email: wfelling@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Art)
Currently Teaching: Introduction to Art, Intermediate Photo, and PreIB/ IB/ Applied Art 

Name: Amanda Forman
Room: G-4
Email: aforman@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts
Currently Teaching: Student Leadership and Child Development 1-2

Name: Kimberty Gibbons
Room: Theater and D-5

Email: kgibbons@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts
Currently Teaching: Technical Theater, Introduction Theater, Advance Theater and IB Theater Arts

I have a Bachelor of Arts in Creative and Performing Arts from Grand View College and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Directing from the University of Montana. I have directed and performed in numerous theatrical productions. I have taught theatre at the university level as well as theatre and film workshops for all ages.

I teach all levels of theatre: Introduction, Advanced, IB Theatre Arts, and Tech Theatre. I am the advisor for the Wooster Players Drama Club. Basically, I produce and/or direct all theatrical productions. My goal is for Wooster’s Theatre Department to continue to be a thriving and challenging program, offering students the chance to learn and engage in all aspects of theatre, while producing quality, professional shows for the students, faculty, and community to enjoy.

Name: Heather Miley
Room: G4
Email: hmiley@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Music)
Currently Teaching: Choir

Name: Jeffrey Hadwick
Room: A-7
Email: jhadwick@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts
Currently Teaching: Foods

Name: Scott Hudson
Room: A-12
Email: shudson@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Business)
Currently Teaching:Computer Literacy & The Company

I was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and attended Sandia High School before moving onto NMSU and then a term in the US Army. After I returned to Las Cruces, I became involved in the restaurant industry leading to a job as Beverage Manager for a chain in California. In 1989, I decide that for my health and my family I needed to change careers, so I became a Teacher in Albuquerque. I have taught Technology, Woodshop, Business, Computers, Math, Social Studies, and Study Skills. In addition, as the technology coordinator at Albuquerque High School I had the opportunity to work with teachers in every content area, to develop curriculum and integrated units. I am currently certified in ESL, Social Studies, Business and Administration.
            I teach 4 Computer Literacy classes at Wooster and manage “The Company”.
Computer Literacy is a class that provides a basic level of expectations for students at Wooster. The students will spend time learning the keyboard and typing skills. They will then learn Microsoft Office Applications. We will follow the criteria for Microsoft certification in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Last we will start the Adobe course in Web Design using Dream Weaver
The Company is a Business class and will provide instruction in all facets of business operation. Students will be running the Colt Copy Corporation, which will provide printing and design services for the School. Students will also have the opportunity to add more services such as creating PowerPoint presentations and creating online coursework for the teachers.

The classroom website is https://sites.google.com/site/hudsonwooster/

Here is a brief history of my Teaching career:

Teacher; Highland High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Teacher; Ernie Pyle Middle School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Teacher; McKinley Middle School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Technology Coordinator; Albuquerque High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Teacher; Albuquerque Evening High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
            Concurrent with Albuquerque High Assignment
Assistant Principal; Van Buren Middle School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Move to Reno, took a semester off.

Teacher; Vaughn Middle School, Reno, Nevada
Dean of Students/Assistant Principal, Mendive Middle School, Sparks, Nevada   
Teacher; Wooster High School, Reno, Nevada

My Education degrees and certification
B. B.A. Finance; New Mexico State University
Teacher Certification, University of New Mexico
M.A. Educational Administration; New Mexico State University
ESL Course work; University of Nevada, Reno

Name: Bob Jensen
Room: IA-7
Email: bjensen@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Music)
Currently Teaching: Strings

Name: Karen Laramore
Room: IA-3
Email: klaramore@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Art)
Currently Teaching: Ceramics, Exploratory Art, Drawing, Graphic Arts, IB Art.

Karen Laramore attended high school in Woodstock, Illinois.  She attended school in Denver Colorado earning an undergraduate degree in Commercial Art.  Karen also has an undergraduate degree in fine art with a focus on printmaking and completed a Masters in Secondary Education, in December of 2008.  She was the Senior Graphic Artist at an archeological firm located in Sparks for eighteen years.  While working on certification at UNR she was a participant in the Technology in Teacher Education -Nevada (TITE-N), designed to increase the proficiency of pre-service teachers in applying modern technology to K-12 instruction in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Ms. Laramore is an advisor for the Wooster Web Wizards.

Name: Lisa Mortara
Room: C-13
Email: lmortara@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Plato)
Currently Teaching: Plato

Lisa Mortara has been a member of Wooster High School's faculty for over 20 years. Having taught French, Italian, and history, she is now teaching in Wooster's computer-based instruction program, called Plato. Susan Russo and she administer the program, wherein students recover credits required for graduation. (Mortara teaches English and Social Studies, while Russo is responsible for Math and Science.) She especially enjoys the richness of encountering students of many cultural backgrounds, as she helps them succeed in school and earn their diplomas.

In addition to teaching, traveling has played an important role in Lisa Mortara's life. Born in Reno, Nevada, and educated at UNR (B.A. in languages and history), she has lived in northwest Italy and Switzerland as well, where she has taught English, worked as a translator, and dabbled in the wine industry.

She still works assiduously with languages and has published a travel adventure on northwest Italy, called A City for all Seasons, Tales of Turin. She is now revising a novel on 1980's Paris, where she has studied, and continues to translate Italian and French, fruits of her ongoing travels in Europe.

Name: Rebecca Rosenberg
Room: IA-12
Email: rrosenberg@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Art)
Currently Teaching: Introduction to Drawing, Intermediate Drawing and Printmaking, Calligraphy, Fiber Arts, IB Art and Advanced Art

Rebecca Rosenberg received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from California State University at Sacramento in 1982 and completed her teaching certificate in Fine Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno, in 1990. She earned her Masters Degree in Contemporary Art History, Theory, and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993 and returned to the Reno area to teach at Carson High School. Mrs. Rosenberg then served as Associate Curator of Education at the Nevada Museum of Art for several years before leaving to live and teach in New York City for three years. Mrs. Rosenberg then returned to Reno to serve as Curator of Education for the newly rebuilt Nevada Museum of Art before coming to teach at Wooster High School in 2005.

Susan Russo
Room: C-13
Email: srusso@washoeschools.net
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Plato)
Currently Teaching: Plato