NGE Staff

New Groningen Elementary

10542 Chicago Drive
Zeeland, MI 49464
phone 616.748.3375
fax 616.772.7389
attendance 616.748.3388

Office Staff

Leslie Rindfliesch
Principal
Lisa Boeve
Administrative Assistant
Candace Keeler
Administrative Assistant

Student Services

Nicole Bean
Interventionist
Renee Klaasen
Interventionist
Amy Chesley
Occupational Therapist
Dalena Hanegraaff
Reading Specialist
Kaitlin Brewer
School Psychologist
Elizabeth Burke
Social Worker
Kenedy Shelton
Social Worker
Sandra Sanchez
Speech & Language
Lauren Herbert
Head of Student Well-being

Facilities

Jim Kolberg
Custodian

Food Service

Jamie Heuvelman
Staff
Melissa Roth
Staff
Sherry Visscher
Staff

Media Center

Renee Klaasen
Specialist

SRC

Rachel Szot
Paraprofessional

Special Education

Whitney Feenstra
Teacher
Lauren Johnson
Teacher
Jennifer LaPorta
Teacher
Melissa Santiago
Teacher
Alissa Smith
Teacher
Laura Dykema
Paraprofessional
Joni Hershberger
Paraprofessional
Karrie Kontowicz
Paraprofessional
Rhonda Panozzo
Paraprofessional
Rebecca Rehor
Paraprofessional
Meghan Trowbridge
Paraprofessional
Rachel VanDam
Paraprofessional
Dawn Wilson
Paraprofessional

Young Fives

Olivia McDowell
Teacher
Abigail Sissing
Teacher
Allison Golembiewski
Paraprofessional

Kindergarten

Dayana Kaboos
Spanish Immersion
Jennifer Meyering
Teacher
Kristy Zimmer
Teacher
Adrienne Van Every
Paraprofessional

First Grade

Jennifer Cousins
Teacher
Lauren DeZwaan
Teacher
Rebecca Garza
Teacher

Second Grade

Michelle Daly
Spanish Immersion
Kelly Gutierrez
Teacher
Emily Lauritzen
Teacher
Anna Weighmink
Teacher

Third Grade

Emily Laatz
Spanish Immersion
Karen Brozovich
Teacher
Melissa McCarty
Teacher
Lauren Rock
Teacher

Fourth Grade

Traci Gonzales
Spanish Immersion
Lindsey Droppers
Teacher
Ellaina Rietman
Teacher
Madeline Zimmerman
Teacher

Fifth Grade

Eduardo DeSoignie
Spanish Immersion
Heather Highley
Teacher
Stacey Langdon
Teacher
Bradley VanHoven
Teacher

Art

Morgan Polega
Teacher
Katy VanSoest
Teacher

ELL

Jennifer Lowe
ELL Teacher
Renee MacLaren
Paraprofessional
Katie Poynter
Paraprofessional

Music

Ruby Boyden
Teacher
Makayla Kragt
Teacher

Physical Education

Elizabeth Geertsma
Teacher

Spanish

Kelli Salisbury
Teacher

Technical Education

Stacy Gruppen
Teacher
Jamie Tidey
Teacher

Lunchroom/Playground

Julia Baker
Staff
Karen Grooters
Staff
Holly Hassevoort
Staff
Becca Koetje
Staff
Holly Kragt
Staff
Shari LaFrance
Staff
Tina Long
Staff
Shelly Meyer
Staff
Sarah Pierson
Staff
Wendy Walcott
Staff