Blue Mountain Elementary School

Staff

Kaisy Marschner

Kaisy Marschner

Position: Grades 4-8 Teacher and Principal
Email: kkmarschner@paconference.org

Education

Highest Degree: Master's
Major Field: Reading Education
College Where Earned: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Biography

Kaisy Marschner joined the BME team in 2019. She enjoys teaching in a multi-grade classroom where students can help each other to expand their learning and growth. She graduated from Penn State Erie, the Behrend College with a B.A. in English with a focus in Literature, and from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2018 with a Master's in Reading Education. She is passionate about teaching students about the everlasting love of their Creator and making their relationship with Him their very own.

Kaisy is happily married and has two sons. She is thankful that her oldest is able to enjoy BME from the student perspective. Kaisy enjoys spending time with her family outdoors enjoying God's creation, camping, hiking, rock climbing, and kayaking. She loves a good adventure and knows that a relationship with God is the best adventure anyone could ever have!




Elizabeth  Crider

Elizabeth Crider

Position: Grades 1-3 Teacher
Email: ejcrider@paconference.org

Certifications

BS in Elementary Education
M.Ed. in Reading Specialization

Biography

Blue Mountain Seventh-day Adventist Elementary is very excited to welcome Elizabeth Crider to our ranks as the teacher in 1-3. Elizabeth is a native of Ohio. She holds a Master of Education Degre and Denominational Certification. Elizabeth has enjoyed a forty-year career teaching Kindergarten through grade 10. Some years ago, she was asked to start a Seventh-day Adventist Academy for grades K-8. The school was fully accredited by the denomination and chartered by the state of Ohio. During her tenure there, she served as the principal teacher for twelve years. She is the mother of one adult male child. He gave her the gift of two grandsons who are the joy of her life! Elizabeth enjoys spending time with family, Bible study, reading, and walking in nature.




Amanda  Mott-Larracuente

Amanda Mott-Larracuente

Position: PreK - Kindergarten Teacher
Email: armott@paconference.org

Biography

Amanda joined the BME team in 2022. She has worked as a private nanny and teaching at a daycare and has found that her passion is teaching little ones. She is excited to be working at a job where she can not only enjoy teaching little ones, but where she can share her love of Jesus every day with the children. Amanda is working towards completing her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education.
Amanda is blissfully married and expecting her first child with her husband this upcoming August! She enjoys crafting, reading, gardening, and growing houseplants in her spare time.
She is very excited to be teaching at a school where she once enjoyed going to school as a student!




Ed Cale

Ed Cale

Position: Maintenance and Fundraising Coordinator




Courtney Landis

Courtney Landis

Position: Home & School
Email: ms.courtney.bme@gmail.com




Trich Trubilla

Trich Trubilla

Position: Volunteer Instructional Aid




John Trubilla

John Trubilla

Position: Volunteer S.T.E.M. Exploration Instructor




Volunteer Support Staff:

Partners for Eternity Coordinator (PFE) - Monica Flower

Loma Linda and Redner's Save a Tape Coordinator - Jeanne Fisher