Richards welcomes new faculty

Principal Dr. Mike Jacobson and Richards High School welcomed several new faculty members for the 2022-2023 school year.

The new staff members include foreign language teacher Blanca Alcantar, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Aaron Griffin, Dean of Students, who earned a bachelor’s degree from North Park University and two master’s degrees from DePaul University; special education teacher Tommy Horton, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity Christian College.

Also, special education teacher Ayah Kamel, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Concordia College and master’s degrees from CUNY Hunter College and Northwestern University; English as a New Language teacher Amin Tomalien, who earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier University and a master’s degree from Concordia University.

Also, art teacher Tim Vail, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Trinity Christian College; and, physical education, health and driver education teacher Kails Vopelak, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.