
Taqwa Mahdi
Director
Teacher: PM 3/4s
Taqwa is a special educator with a background in speech pathology, audiology and deaf studies. She has experience in educational leadership, teaching in elementary and early childhood settings and in youth empowerment.

Debbie Wofsey
Teacher: AM 2s; AM 3s
Debbie has been a KNS educator since 1986. She also has a FMCD degree from the University of Maryland.

Jen Tompkins
Teacher: PM 2/3s, Extended Day Classes
Jen graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Child Development and Family Studies. She joined KNS as a co-oping parent in 2014 and has served as board president, vice president, and many other roles at the school.

Kathleen McNickle
Teacher: AM 4s, Extended Day Classes
Kathleen is a former KNS cooping parent. Kathleen has been at KNS since 1994 after majoring in Special Education at the University of Maryland.



