Charles Co. Superintendent announces administrative appointments, transfers

Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Hill today announced principal and vice principal changes for the 2020-21 school year. All appointments are effective July 1.

Robert Griffiths, a vice principal at Westlake High School, has been named principal at Theodore G. Davis Middle School, replacing Kim McClarin who has resigned. Griffiths started with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in 2004 as a math teacher at Westlake. He taught math at Henry E. Lackey High School before becoming an administrative intern at Westlake. Griffiths was a vice principal at St. Charles High School then moved to the position at Westlake from 2016 to 2020.

The Board approved the following new vice principal appointments:

Elementary school

  • Twanna Taylor, a special education teacher at Mary B. Neal Elementary, as vice principal at Daniel of St. Thomas Elementary School;
  • Shellia Soderstrom, a reading resource teacher at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School, as vice principal at Dr. Mudd; and
  • Audria McClure, a special education teacher at Berry Elementary School, as vice principal at William B. Wade Elementary School.

Middle school

  • Lamont Shipley, an administrative intern at Davis, as vice principal at Davis; and
  • Ivy Hodges, acting vice principal at Gale-Bailey Elementary School, as vice principal at John Hanson Middle School.

High school

  • David Mitchell, an administrative intern at Henry E. Lackey High School, as a vice principal at La Plata High School; and
  • Anthony Peck, administrative intern at Maurice J. McDonough High School, as a vice principal at Westlake.

The following vice principal transfers were made:

Elementary school

  • Kerri Loyd, vice principal at Wade to vice principal at Billingsley Elementary School; and
  • Nicole Hawkins, vice principal at Dr. Mudd to vice principal at Gale-Bailey;

Middle school

  • Tiyata Winters, vice principal at Mattawoman Middle School to vice principal at Matthew Henson Middle School;
  • Anthony Carroll, 11-month vice principal at Henson to 12-month vice principal at Mattawoman;
  • Keisha Rock, vice principal at Davis to vice principal at General Smallwood Middle School;
  • Wualanda Thenstead, a vice principal at St. Charles High School to vice principal at Milton M. Somers Middle School; and
  • Marlon Walker, a vice principal at La Plata to vice principal at Somers.

High school

  • Nichole Bolden, vice principal at Somers to vice principal at St. Charles;
  • Jaime Bowie, a vice principal at Lackey to vice principal at La Plata; and
  • Shannon Morris, a vice principal at La Plata to vice principal at Lackey.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,521 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.



The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
 
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