Hi there, I'm Ms. Humphrey! This will be my seventh year teaching Second Grade at Kingswood, and I cannot wait! A little about me, I grew up right down the road in Hillsborough, NC. I attended The University of North Carolina at Wilmington and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. I have one big fur baby, Watson, who is always a major topic of conversation in our classroom. Outside of teaching, I love to travel, bake, and spend time with my family and friends!

Website: https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/humphrey2021/home

Hi! I am Bettina Kalinowski and this is my 2nd full year as a second-grade teacher. I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan and got tired of being cold, so I moved to North Carolina! I graduated with my bachelor's degree in Spanish education at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I then went on to earn my Master’s in Curriculum Development for early childhood years from Concordia University. I taught Montessori Preschool, alternative high school, and abroad. 

My family consists of my husband, my daughter who also attends Kingswood, and my pet pig named Oliver. We love to travel, camp, garden, and be outside. We also enjoy watching movies. Whenever I have free time, I bake, cricut things, and plan my next trip to Disney!

Hi, my name is Corrie Snyder! I am very excited to start my third year at Kingswood! I am from East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (also known as the Poconos). I have my degree in early childhood education and I am almost done with my masters degree in reading. In my free time I enjoy golfing, playing pickleball, being with friends/family and trying new walking trails with my fur baby, Finley!

Hi! My name is Briana Ronken (formerly, Ms. Lingle) and this is my fifth year teaching at Kingswood Montessori STEM Magnet School! I can’t wait to meet all of my 2nd grade students and their great families!

This year has been full of excitement! I got married in April, and my husband and I are welcoming our first child this coming January! 

I graduated from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington with a degree in Exercise Science and quickly realized that that wasn’t my real passion, but that teaching was. I then went to North Carolina State University to receive my masters degree in teaching! I love working with children and challenging them to become the best they can be, both academically and emotionally. This year is going to be a great year!