Name: John Warden - Department Leader
Email: jwarden@washoe.k12.nv.us
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@washoe.k12.nv.us
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@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts Technology Coordinator

Name: Wendy Felling
Room: A-8
Email: wfelling@washoe.k12.nv.us
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@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts
Currently Teaching: Student Leadership and Child Development 1-2

Name: Kimberty Gibbons
Room: Theater and D-5

Email: kgibbons@washoe.k12.nv.us
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: Susan Goodenow
Room: G4
Email: sgoodnow@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Music)
Currently Teaching: Choir

Sue Goodenow completed her Bachelor of Science in Education at the University of Iowa, and her Master's of Music with an emphasis Choral Conducting from the University of Nevada, Reno. Sue is the organist and Director of Music at St. John*s Presbyterian Church where she directs two youth choirs and two adult choirs. She is also the accompanist for Bella Voce women*s ensemble. In 2006, Sue co-founded Sierra Nevada Children*s Choir, a graded choir program available by audition for children in grades 3-8. She has also conducted the Women*s Choir, Concert Choir, and Summer Symphonic Choir at UNR. Sue is a member of the American Choral Director*s Association, MENC, and several other professional music organizations.

Name: Jeffrey Hadwick
Room: A-7
Email: jhadwick@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts
Currently Teaching: Foods

Name: Bob Jensen
Room: IA-7
Email: bjensen@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Music)
Currently Teaching: Strings

Name: Karen Laramore
Room: IA-3
Email: klaramore@washoe.k12.nv.us
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: A-14
Email: lmortara@washoe.k12.nv.us
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@washoe.k12.nv.us
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: A-14
Email: srusso@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Plato)
Currently Teaching: Plato

Name: Todd Simms
Room: A-12
Email: tsimms@washoe.k12.nv.us
Department: Applied Technology and Arts (Business)
Currently Teaching: Web Design and Computer Literacy