Category Archives: Support Staff

Jenna Harer (Principal)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No

What is your Tshirt size?
Small

When is your birthday?
August 11

What are your hobbies?
traveling, running, biking, hiking, canoeing, reading

What are your favorite stores to shop at?
Target, Loft

What are your favorite sports teams?
Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Badgers

What is your favorite color?
Purple

What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?
Colectivo- latte with almond milk

What is your favorite snack?
tortilla chips and salsa

What are your favorite restaurants?
Mekong Cafe, India Garden, Bel Air

What is your favorite flower/plant?
Daisies, sunflowers

Thank you but I don’t need anymore_____.
Mugs

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.
Francophone maps or artwork for the office area.

Anything else you’d like to share?
Thank you for being a part of the MFIS family!

Kristina Carstens (Early Childhood Special Ed)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No

What is your Tshirt size?
Medium

When is your birthday?
May 15

What are your hobbies?
Reading, watching live sports, cooking

What are your favorite stores to shop at?
Target, Whole Foods, Fresh Thyme

What are your favorite sports teams?
Brewers, Packers and Bucks

What is your favorite color?
Red

What is your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?

What is your favorite snack?
Trail mixes, hard candy

What are your favorite restaurants?
Chipotle, Odd Duck, Centro Cafe

What is your favorite flower/plant?
Orchids

Thank you but I don’t need anymore_____.
Books

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.

Anything else you’d like to share?
MFIS PTA is the best! Thanks for all you do.

Kevin Metzner (Para)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No

What is your Tshirt size?
2XL

When is your birthday?

What are your hobbies?
Cooking

What are your favorite stores to shop at?
Grocery Stores

What are your favorite sports teams?
All Washington DC teams

What is your favorite color?
Blue and Black

What is your favorite holiday?
I love them all

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?
My house. 2 sugars 3 cream

What is your favorite snack?
Pistachios

What are your favorite restaurants?
BBQ and Bistros

What is your favorite flower/plant?

Thank you but I don’t need anymore_____.
Socks

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.

Anything else you’d like to share?
Seven years went by fast. Thank you!

Hodna Nuernberg (Art Teacher)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No I don’t

What is your Tshirt size?
S

When is your birthday?
June 18

What are your hobbies?
Making art, reading, sunbathing, talking to my friends

What are your favorite stores to shop at?
Thrift stores and junk shops

What are your favorite sports teams
I don’t have a favorite sports team

What is your favorite color?
Black

What is your favorite holiday?
My Birthday

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?
Any place that serves espresso in a small china cup

What is your favorite snack?
Apples, popcorn, and almonds

What are your favorite restaurants?
Centro, Santino’s, Bollywood Grill, North Shore Boulangerie, EE Sane, Speed Queen

What is your favorite flower/plant?
Roses

Thank you but I don’t need anymore_____.

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.
Art supplies of all sorts!

Anything else you’d like to share?
Thank you 🙂

Katie Kegley (School Language Pathologist)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No, but I would gladly make one!

What is your Tshirt size?
Large

When is your birthday?
April 29

What are your hobbies?
gardening, listening to live music, traveling, drawing, painting, hiking

What are your favorite stores to shop at?
Target, Trader Joe’s

What are your favorite sports teams?
Bucks

What is your favorite color?
Purple

What is your favorite holiday?
Christmas

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?
Valentine; Cold Brew Black

What is your favorite snack?
Lindt hazelnut chocolate

What are your favorite restaurants?
Thai (EE-Sane, Thai-namite), Indian (Maharaja)

What is your favorite flower/plant?
Any and all- love plants

Thank you but I don’t need anymore_____.

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.
k3 and k4 toys; culturally diverse books for all grades

Anything else you’d like to share?
Thank you for your interest. 🙂

Brianna Laux Kocis (School Social Worker)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No

What is your Tshirt size?
Medium

When is your birthday?
July 28th

What are your hobbies?
Spending time with friends, taking my dog on walks, watching tv and movies.

What are your favorite stores to shop at?
Madewell and Target

What are your favorite sports teams?
I’m sorry I don’t like sports!

What is your favorite color?
Dark red

What is your favorite holiday?
Halloween

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?
Collectivo- Cold Brew with a splash of oat milk

What is your favorite snack?
Dark chocolate, kettle chips, cashews.

What are your favorite restaurants?
Beerline Cafe, Strange Town, Odd Duck

What is your favorite flower/plant?
Succulents, Dahlias

Thank you but I don’t need anymore_____.
School Supplies

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.
Fidgets that can be provided to students as needed, stretchy pants for students who have accidents.

Anything else you’d like to share?
If I ever contact you, don’t be afraid! 99.9% of the time I am reaching out to see how I can be of assistance to your family and your student.

Kari Prosper (Assistant Principal)

Do you have an Amazon wishlist?
No but I would love teacher prizes for professional development meetings/staff meetings.

What is your Tshirt size?
Large

When is your birthday?
October 10th

What are your hobbies?
Music, spending time with family, reading, going to the YMCA

What are your favorite sports teams?
Packers

What is your favorite color?
Blue

What is your favorite holiday?
Fourth of July

What is your favorite coffee place and what is your usual order?
Colectivo – Richi Chai Tea

What is your favorite snack?
fruit, grapes or berries

What are your favorite restaurants?
Cheesecake Factory, CoopersHawk

What is your favorite flower/plant?
Tulips

I’m looking for __________for my classroom.
Plants

Anything else you’d like to share?
I coach teachers and teacher teams, present at staff meetings, curriculum development and support academic instruction for our school.