New Staff and New Positions for the 2024-25 School Year
Please help us welcome nine new staff members stepping into positions vacated by previous staff. Each individual brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to their role and is passionate about delivering the top-notch education and support that CTC is known for. Help us welcome:
- Mr. Gabe Abraham - Intervention Specialist
- Mrs. Peggy Ault - Project SEARCH Instructor
- Mr. Wesley Curtin - IT Support Specialist
- Mr. Matt Grigsby - Applied Engineering & Manufacturing Instructor
- Mr. Chad Mossing - Director of Career Technical Education
- Ms. Stevie Pandey - Food Services Helper
- Mrs. Kelly Perry - Spanish/TESOL Instructor
- Mrs. Rebecca "Shack" Shackelford - Career Pathways Leader
- Mrs. Christina Steffanni - Career Awareness Supervisor
- Mr. Joe Stephens - English Language Arts Instructor
We’ve added two new positions designed to help further our mission of bringing career awareness and career readiness to K-12 students throughout the county. These new roles, Career Awareness Supervisor and Career Pathways Leader, will be filled by veteran staff members Christina Steffanni and Rebecca Shackelford. The duo will work with CTC’s Curriculum Director, Dr. Pam Noeth, to provide Tour ‘N Explore events for elementary and middle school students to visit campus and to expand the career-awareness camps for teachers.
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐!
Mr. Abraham is dedicated to supporting our staff and students by providing interventions and professional support that make learning accessible for all students.
Mr. Abraham comes to CTC as a seasoned IS, having worked at Northeastern High School for the past decade.
Mr. Abraham's family includes his wife, son, and two beagle fur kids. He and his wife played college soccer
and continue to enjoy the sport today. He is the Boys' Varsity Soccer Coach at Northeastern High School.
Welcome to CTC, Mr. Abraham!
๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐! ๐๐
Mrs. Ault has a dynamic background in various educational roles, most recently as the Director of Field Placement and Outreach at Wittenberg University. She is a 4th generation teacher with a passion for guiding students through their transition from school to work.
When she's not at school, Mrs. Ault enjoys reading and camping with her husband and three children. She is a chicken shawarma and hummus aficionado and a big fan of smooth writing pens!
Welcome to CTC, Mrs. Ault! ๐โจ
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ, ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป!
Say hello to Wes, the wizard behind the scenes troubleshooting our IT issues and making sure everything runs smoothly!
Wes, a proud graduate of our very own SCCTC Cybersecurity program, is currently attending the University of Cincinnati, majoring in Cybersecurity. ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป Heโs thrilled to step into his dream career here while continuing his education.
When Wes isn't saving the day with his tech skills, he loves traveling to new and far-off placesโthe more random, the better!
Welcome back to CTC, Wes! We're excited to have you on the team.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฏ๐ - ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ!
Weโre excited to introduce Matt Grigsby, who will be teaching manufacturing, maintenance, and engineering skills, including metal fab, CAD/CAM, automation, robotics, and more!
Matt is pumped about working with the students and all the cool equipment in our lab. He worked at CTC last year with Mr. Ron Summers, and with Ron's retirement, Matt is now the instructor for the program.
Before joining us, Matt was a Motion Specialist at C&E Advanced Tech, where he helped customers choose and size motion products and how to program drives and troubleshoot equipment.
Matt and his wife Amanda have three boys, a Black Mouth Cur mix named Ruby Roo, and Jake the cat. Matt enjoys music of all types and studying martial arts,
particularly an Okinawan style called Pangainoon, but he loves exploring different styles.
Welcome to the CTC family, Matt! Weโre thrilled to have you on board.
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!
Weโre excited to welcome Mr. Mossing to the leadership team at CTC! With extensive experience as Principal and Assistant Principal at Shawnee High School, Mr. Mossing is eager to bring his passion for helping students succeed to CTC!
Outside of work, Mr. Mossing and his wife Karen are proud parents to Molly (18), William (16), Catherine (13), and Lucas (10). They enjoy cheering on their children in academic competitions, sports, 4-H, and Destination Imagination.
Their furry companions, Sirius and Captain, complete their busy household. When not on campus, Mr. Mossing finds joy in woodworking, building for others, and coaching basketball.
Welcome to the CTC family, Mr. Mossing!
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฟ๐. ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ!
Let's give a warm welcome to Mrs. Pandey, our newest addition to the Food Services team at CTC! Stevie comes to us with a diverse background, ๐ having recently served as a Nutritional Coordinator at a daycare center, where she prepared and served nutritious meals daily.ย ๐ฅ
Mrs. Pandey will help with food prep,ย ๐ฅช assist on the cafeteria line, and be a cashier. Outside of work, she enjoys painting, swimming, kayaking, travel, and camping. Fun fact: She is currently learning Hindi to prepare for an upcoming trip to India โ๏ธ with her husband to visit family.
Welcome to CTC, Ms. Stevie!
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต/๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ!
Weโre thrilled to welcome Kelly Perry, our newest instructor who will be teaching ESL, helping ELL students, and translating for families. Oh, and sheโll also be teaching Spanish!
๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐โshe speaks Spanish and is learning Haitian Creole! She loves warm weather and spends her summers gardening and having fun at King's Island with her kids. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys traveling, sewing, and busting a move at Zumba classes.
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐! Weโre excited to have you here.
Congratulations to ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ!
We're excited to announce Rebecca Shackelford aka "Shack" as the new Career Pathways Leader at CTC! In this brand new position, Shack will be helping with the K-8 Tour & Explore events and developing new opportunities for community engagement.
With an impressive 28 years of service at CTC ,
Shack brings invaluable experience and dedication to this role. Outside of campus, she enjoys pampering her dog, Toto
, and gardening, reading, and spending quality time with family.
Join us in congratulating Shack on another new chapter with CTC!
Congratulations to ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ!
We're thrilled to announce Mrs. Christina Steffanni as our new Career Awareness Supervisor at CTC! In this exciting new role, she will spearhead initiatives like the K-8 Tour & Explore events that bring young students to campus to discover careers and tour the school. She'll also take this concept on the road to local schools, develop Teacher Camps, and expand career awareness into the community through innovative programs like Career Kits and events such as Trunk or Treat with Clark State.
With an impressive 19 years of dedication to CTC, Mrs. Steffanni brings a wealth of experience and passion to this role. In her downtime, she enjoys quality time with her family and recently showcased her talents by refinishing her kitchen table and chairs this summer.
Join us in congratulating Mrs. Steffanni on her new role!
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ!
We're thrilled to welcome Mr. Stephens to CTC! He has experience teaching English at Greenville High School and World Religions at Edison State Community College. Mr. Stephens is excited to join the ELA department and to jump into teaching embedded English in CTC's career-tech programs!
Outside the classroom, he's a proud "girl dad" to two daughters and shares a home with his wife Celeste, a teacher at Fairborn, along with their two cats, Cakey and Roomba. Fun fact: Mr. Stephens is a competitive powerlifter
with an impressive 1873-pound total!
Welcome to CTC, Mr. Stephens!
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ!
Nurse Wilson joins us as the new school nurse at CTC! ๐ฉบ With experience managing health services at Springfield City School District and a background at Springfield Regional Medical Center, ๐ฅ she is a seasoned healthcare professional.
Outside of work, Nurse Wilson enjoys family time with her two boys, Landyn and Alex, and loves staying active with โพ๏ธ baseball, bowling, and creating a backyard oasis with her partner Ryan.ย ๐ดย
Welcome to the team, Nurse Wilson! We're thrilled to have you!