Administration and Faculty

Let us introduce you to our experienced and dedicated administrative and teaching staff.

• Raymond F. Anderson III,  Principal

  Earned his M.A. in Educational Administration and his B.A. degrees in German, French and Management from St. Joseph's University. Studied at the Philipps-Universität in Marburg.  AATG Member. German and French teacher at Washington Township High School. A member of the Immanuel faculty since 1997.

• Karin L. Hazzard, Treasurer

           Earned her B.S in Business Administration from LaSalle College. Held managerial positions including Vice President of ARC Mfg. Co., Inc., and President of            JOHAN Industies, Inc.  Active member of the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Club. Assumed this position in 2009.

• Marianne Haug, Chair of the Immanuel German School Committee

Education training received from Temple University. Taught German at the Immanuel Lutheran School in Burholme for 25 years. Co-author of Jump Into German textbook. AATG member. Former board Member of the German Language School Conference. Beginning her 35^th year with Immanuel.

Certified teacher of Biology in Germany. Experienced Kindergarten teacher and a native speaker of German. A member of the Immanuel faculty since 1991.

• Ochirbat Boldbaatar

          Graduated from Technical University of Dresden in German Studies.  Taught at the University of Hamanities in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and was a government           certified translator in German.   Ochir is a native Mongolian and joined Immanuel in 2009.

• Ester Eichler
  
  A graduate of Swarthmore College, Ester was hired in 1995 as a German teacher by Abington School District to teach 7th to 12th grade German classes.  She attended the University of Munich.  Ester participated actively on the AATG Kinder lernen Deutsch steering committee and chaperoned GAPP (German-American Partnership Program) trips.  She is an AATG member.

• Karen Eppinger

          A Certified Public Accountant.   Minored in German at Muhlenberg College.  A Trustee of the Vereinigung Erzgebirge Club for several years. Karen resumed           teaching the Pre- K class in 2009, which she taught for 12 years.

• Dr. Shannon Greene

Earned a Ph.D. degree in German from the University of Pennsylvania.  Taught Business German at the Wharton School and at Siemens AG.   Studied Germanistik at Tuebingen University.  Taught school children at the Realschule in Sachsen-Anhalt.  Award-winning teacher of Beginner German.  Joined Immanuel in 2010.

• Michael Kida

Earned a B.A. in German from LaSalle University and received a Fulbright scholarship to study historical linguistics and dialectology at the University of Marburg.  He is a teacher, translator and interpreter.  He teaches English as a second language at Drexel Univeristy and at the Fox Chase Cancer Center.  He joined Immanuel in 2007.

• Timothy Knott, Registrar and Administrative Coordinator

Studied German at Archbishop Wood High School and was inducted into the German National Honor Society. He is employed by a HVAC contractor. Tim joined Immanuel in 2004.

• Eva Luegmayr

Earned her Master and Ph.D. degrees in biology from the University of Vienna and is a certified middle and high school level biology teacher in Austria. While employed at Merck Research Laboratories as a visiting scientist, she focused on teaching and training her colleagues in microscopy.  Eva joined Immanuel in 2007.

• Michael Marshall

          Has 15 years of experience teaching German language, literature and culture, which began at the University of Connecticut, where he received a B.A. in                       German and continued at the University of Massachuesetts in Amherst, where he earned his M.A.   He is currently working on his Ph.D. dissertation and is           employed as a German teacher at Pennfield Middle School in Hatfield, PA.  AATG member.  Native speaker of German.

• Edward McKenney

Completed his B.A. in German & M.A. in Education. Recently retired German teacher from Pennsbury High School with 36 years of teaching experience. Participated in the Fulbright Exchange Program (1989-1990). Co-author of the German Curriculum for the School District of Philadelphia. AATG member. Ed has been an Immanuel faculty member since 1980.

• Anja Merrigan

Ms. Merrigan was educated in Germany as a tax accountant and is a native speaker of German.  She joined Immanuel in 2004.

• Margot Purucker

Certified Kindergarten teacher in Germany. Co-author of Jump Into German. AATG member. She participates in the Lower Moreland Enrichment Program teaching a German class. Has taught at Immanuel for the past 35 years.

Earned a Master’s degree in Education from Temple University. She attended the St. Henry’s German School for many years. She is currently the Assistant Director of Student Financial Services at Temple. Liz joined Immanuel in 2004.

• Petra Rieker
  
  Graduated from the University of Bamberg with the academic title Diplom Kauffrau.   She gained extensive public relations experience by working for major German banks.  She currently works as a free-lance writer and is working on a book project.   She is a native of Heilbronn, Germany.
  

Earned her B.A. in German and Political Science from Rutgers University and her Master’s degree in Education from LaSalle University. She teaches German in the Lower Moreland Township School District. Margaret has been teaching at Immanuel since the second semester of 2004.

• B. Christina Stolley

Earned her M.A. in German Literature and Language from the University of Pennsylvania and certification in elementary and art education from Widener University. She is pursuing an M.A. in elementary education. Chris joined Immanuel in 1991.

• Ashley Tancredi
  
  Graduated the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in German and a B.A. in Public Relations.   She is currently enrolled in Temple University's Post Baccalaureate Certification Program, focusing on foreign language.  She attended the Herder Institute of the University of Leipzig.

• Jessica Telthorster

          Earned her B.A. in German Languages and Literatures form the College of William and Mary.  Earned her MS.Ed. from the University of Pennsylvania.  Taught           Deutsch als Fremdsprache at the Deutschschule Washington and Northern Virginia Community College.   She currently teaches in Philadelphia.  Joined Immanuel           in 2009.

• Heidi Young
  
  Earned her M.A. in Education from the College of New Jersey.  Teacher of Mathematics with a background in e-learning and has trained system users.  Heidi is a native from Mainz, Germany.  She joined Immanuel in 2009.
  

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