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about us
2023-2024 Faculty & Staff
![diener-school-kathy-chumas Diener School Head of School Kathy Chumas](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-kathy-chumas.jpg)
Head of School
Kathy Chumas
Kathy received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education/Health and Fitness from Frostburg State University and completed her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Shenandoah University. She is a registered and licensed occupational therapist (M.S. OTR/L). Kathy began working at The Diener School in 2007. Prior to becoming Head of School in 2019, she served in a variety of roles at Diener including Occupational Therapist and Director of Admissions & Therapeutic Support. In pediatric clinical settings, Kathy has performed assessments and developed occupational therapy treatment plans for children with a variety of diagnoses including sensory processing disorders, developmental delays, and communication disorders. Kathy has attended various workshops on cutting-edge treatment strategies for children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, visual processing disorders and language-based challenges. A sample of trainings include: Sensory Integration, Anxiety Among Children, Learning without Tears, Zones of Regulation, Social Thinking, and Executive Functioning Strategies for Educators.
Administrative Staff
![staff-photosKristine Kristine Manlove Casa The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosKristine.jpg)
Kristine Manlove-Casa
![Laurie Laurie](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Laurie.jpg)
Laurie Aaronson
![lois lois](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lois.jpg)
Lois McCabe
![Alicia Alicia](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Alicia.jpg)
Alicia Evers
![diener-staff-photosMatt diener-staff-photosMatt](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosMatt.jpg)
Matthew Murphy
Leadership Staff
![staff-photosNicole Nicole Tanjutco The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosNicole.jpg)
Nicole Tanjutco
![diener-staff-photosLindsey diener-staff-photosLindsey](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosLindsey.jpg)
Lindsey Menard
![staff-photosKatelen Katelen Muriel The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosKatelen.jpg)
Katelen Muriel
Lead Teachers & Teaching Partners
![diener-school-staff-claudia-cassoma Diener School Teacher Claudia Cassoma](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-staff-claudia-cassoma.jpg)
Cláudia Cassoma
![staff-photosJenni Jenni Cook The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosJenni.jpg)
Jenni Cook
![staff-photosTaiti Tatiana Francisco The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosTaiti.jpg)
Tatiana Francisco
![April April](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/April.jpg)
April Hill
![the-diener-staff-KathyK Kathy Koetz The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/the-diener-staff-KathyK.jpg)
Kathy Koetz
![diener-school-staff-kendra-lane Diener School Teacher Kendra Lane](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-staff-kendra-lane.jpg)
Kendra Lane
![diener-staff-photosMichelle diener-staff-photosMichelle](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosMichelle.jpg)
Michelle Mahon
![diener-staff-photosFranny Franny McHale Diener School Teacher](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosFranny.jpg)
Franny McHale
![diener-school-staff-amanda-sickel Diener School Teacher Amanda Sickel](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-staff-amanda-sickel.jpg)
Amanda Sickel
![staff-photosKatie Katie Smith The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosKatie.jpg)
Katie Smith
![diener-school-afia-syed Diener School Teacher Afia Syed](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-afia-syed.jpg)
Aafia Syed
![Becky Becky](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Becky.jpg)
Becky Flaherty
![diener-staff-photosCyd Diener School Staff Cyd](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosCyd.jpg)
Cyd Igot
![diener-school-lucas-medina Diener School Teacher Lucas Medina](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-lucas-medina-1.jpg)
Lucas Medina
![staff-photosDanielle Danielle Oakley The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosDanielle.jpg)
Danielle Oakley
![staff-photosJoe Jo Pittman The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosJoe.jpg)
Jo Pittman, MT-BC
![teo-rogers-diener-school-staff Teo Rogers Diener school Teacher](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/teo-rogers-diener-school-staff.jpg)
Teo Rogers
![diener-staff-photosJennifer diener-staff-photosJennifer](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosJennifer.jpg)
Jennifer Simpson
![diener-school-staff-bernina-woodson Diener School Teacher Bernina Woodson](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-school-staff-bernina-woodson.jpg)
Bernina Woodson, B.S.
Therapeutic Team
![Dr.-Joy-Kolb-340x500 Dr.-Joy-Kolb-340x500](http://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dr.-Joy-Kolb-340x500.jpg)
Dr. Joy Kolb
![Bailey-Lane-Diener-School Bailey Lane Diener School Speech](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bailey-Lane-Diener-School.jpg)
Bailey Lane
![diener-staff-adrienne-muss Diener School Teacher Adrienne Muss](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/diener-staff-adrienne-muss.jpg)
Adrienne Muss, M.Ed., LBA, BCBA
![Annie Annie](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Annie.jpg)
Annie Pitts
![diener-staff-photosSheri diener-staff-photosSheri](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/diener-staff-photosSheri.jpg)
Sheri Present
![the-diener-staff-Sammi Sammi Rosenfield The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/the-diener-staff-Sammi.jpg)
Sammi Rosenfeld
![Sean Sean](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Sean.jpg)
Sean Strumpf
![the-diener-staff-Paris Paris Woolford The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/the-diener-staff-Paris.jpg)
Paris Woolford
![frankie-lydon frankie-lydon](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/frankie-lydon.jpg)
Frankie Lydon
![staff-photosJohn John Soares The Diener School Staff](https://thedienerschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/staff-photosJohn.jpg)