Home Page General Info Programs Network Operations CAT Boosters Faculty Home PageFaculty Ms. Cheri Ashwood Ms. Ashwood has been a School Counselor for 14 years. Prior to coming to Lakewood she spent 5 years at Clearwater High School and 7 years at Tyrone Middle School. She is a St. Pete native and a graduate of Lakewood High School. She attended Florida A&M University and is a proud rattler! She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology Continue Reading... Mr. Christopher Borg Mr. Borg has been teaching at Lakewood High School for 15 years and in the CAT program for 11 years. He graduated from Saint Leo University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information System and in 2006 with a Master’s in Education Leadership. Mr. Borg is the District adviser and Lakewood adviser for Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Continue Reading... Ms. Cristina Calderon Ms. Calderon has been with Pinellas County Schools for almost 10 years. Prior to coming to Lakewood HS, she spent 4 years at Pinellas Technical College teaching Web Development. She started teaching at Seminole High School and was the lead teacher for the Academy of E-commerce for 5 years. She earned her Master’s in Educational Leadership at the University of Continue Reading... Mr. Ryan Frewin Once Mr. Frewin earned his bachelor’s degree in physics from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), he had a desire to teach physics. So he returned to school and earned a master’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in secondary science education from the University of South Florida. Mr. Frewin was hired right out of graduate school by the Center Continue Reading... Mr. Kevin Hutcherson Mr. Hutcherson has been an educator for four years. This is his second year at Lakewood High School. He has taught Biology, AP Chemistry and Honors Chemistry. Courses: Chemistry 1 Honors, Research 2 Email: hutchersonk@cat.pcsb.org ... Mrs. Beverly Mitchell-Brown Mrs. Mitchell-Brown has been the Secretary in the CAT Program for eight years and in the Pinellas County School System for 28 years. She has worked at Tyrone Middle School and Gibbs High School. Mrs. Mitchell-Brown was a Business Management major at Eckerd College. When she has the occasional moment of free time, Mrs. Mitchell-Brown enjoys spending time with her Continue Reading... Mr. Jason Ness Mr. Ness has been teaching at Lakewood High School for ten years and in the CAT Program for six. He graduated from Eckerd College with a Business degree. Mr. Ness is the Faculty Adviser for the Lakewood Robotics Club. He is originally from San Diego, CA and doesn't care about Michigan or Ohio. Email: nessj@cat.pcsb.org Courses: Foundation of Robotics, Robotic Continue Reading... Ms. Melissa Ostrowski Ms. Ostrowski has been teaching at Lakewood High School for the past four years. This is her third year teaching in the CAT Program. She has taught Geometry, and Analysis of Functions with Trigonometry, but, currently teaches Algebra II and Calculus. She graduated from St. Petersburg College with a degree in Secondary Mathematics Education and is currently furthering her education at the Continue Reading... Mrs. Jennifer Pacowta Mrs. Pacowta has been a faculty member at Lakewood High School for over 14 years, but just joined the CAT program last school year. Prior to Lakewood High School, Mrs. Pacowta taught for two years at Palm Harbor University High School. She currently teaches Chemistry I Honors and Research II, but has taught a variety of science courses including biology, Continue Reading... Mr. Thomas Penkethman Mr. Penkethman has been teaching Mathematics in the CAT Program for seven years and is known by his students as “Mr. P”. He is an alumnus of the University of South Florida with a degree in Finance. Email: penkethmant@cat.pcsb.org Courses: Math Analysis, Pre-Calculus Honors, AP Calculus AB... Ms. Kayla Rodak Ms. Rodak has been teaching at Lakewood High School for 3 years, with this year being her first in the CAT program. Prior to CAT, she taught Geometry, Geometry Honors and Algebra 1 Credit Recovery. Ms. Rodak attended school at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a degree in Mathematics and in Secondary Education. Email: rodakk@cat.pcsb.org Courses: Geometry Honors Continue Reading... Mr. C. David Schneider Mr. Schneider is the instructor for CAT’s multimedia & communication program: CATCOM. Mr. Schneider graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Spring Arbor University, worked in corporate communications for a Fortune 500 company, owned his own video production company, and managed radio and television stations in the United States and Puerto Rico. After producing award-winning documentaries in Central Continue Reading... Mr. Ron Schnell Mr. Schnell recently extended his 30 years of teaching martial arts into the world of scholastic academia. He graduated from USF with a bachelor's in Mass Communications ('89). Mr. Schnell's daughters are both graduates from the acclaimed CAT program. Email: schnell@cat.pcsb.org Courses: Digital Information to Technology... Mr. Robert Tencza In 1986, Mr. Tencza moved to Florida from New Jersey where he worked for Dun & Bradstreet in the Program Production and Testing Department. Prior to his teaching career, he worked for a few major corporations in the IT department. In 1994, Mr. Tencza accepted a position at CAT as a computer and biology teacher. He has seen the evolution Continue Reading... Retired CAT Faculty Ms. Andrea Carvill 2003-2013 Courses: Algebra II, AP Stat., Chem. I Hon., Research 1&2 Ms. Diane Church-Smith 1990-2003 Former Cat Guidance Counselor Mr. Paul Dickman 1993-2019 Courses: Physics 1 Honors, Research 3 Mrs. Donna Dicus 1999-2009 Courses: Computer Programming Dr. George Garbutt 2003-2016 Courses: Chemistry 1 Honors, AP Chemistry, Chemistry 2 Honors, Biology 1 Honors, Research 2 Ms. Megan Geidner 2013-2016 Courses: AP Biology, Biology 2 Honors Mr. Mark Granning 1991-2009 Courses: Multimedia Tech., TV Production, New Media Digital Imaging, Digital Video and Sound Fundamentals Ms. Melissa Heeren 2009-2013 Courses: Freshman Computers, C++/Java, C#/Java, AP Computer Science, Research 2, Object Oriented Programming, CATCOM Mr. Michael Jacobs 1996-2009 Courses: Algebra 1 Honors, Algebra 2 Honors, Math Analysis Dr. Julie Janssen, Emer. Former Director from 1994-1998 Teacher: 1991-1994 Courses: Algebra 2 Honors, Geometry 1 Honors Mrs. Debbie Leadbetter 1993-2015 Courses: Calculus Honors, Research 1, Algebra 2 Honors, AP Calculus AB Ms. Rose Mack 1993-2007 Courses: Algebra 2 Honors, Geometry 1 Honors, Research Mr. Peter Oberg 1991-2017 Former Director from 2007-2017 Teacher from 1991-2006 Courses: Biology 1 Honors, Chemistry 1 Honors, Chemistry 2 Honors, AP Chemistry Dr. Martin Shapiro, Emer. Former Director from 1998-2007 Teacher: 1990-1997 Courses: AP Physics, Physics 1 Honors, Chemistry 1 Honors, Research, Integrated Physics 1 Honors, Algebra 2 Honors Ms. Barbara Stambaugh 2003-2013 Former CAT Guidance Counselor Mr. Fred Ulrich Former Director from 1990-1993 Mr. Steven Wagner 1993-2009 Courses: AP Biology, Biology 1 Honors, Biology 2/Research Mr. Chris Watson 1994-2005 Courses: AP Calculus Mr. Gary White 1993-2007 Courses: AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science AB, Computer Programming 1 & 2 Ms. Kathy Zavadil 2008-2014 Courses: AP Biology, Biology II Honors Lab, Biology 1 Honors, Physics 1 Honors Mr. Lou Zulli Jr. 1993-2017 Former Network Administrator & IT Instructor Sign in to Office 365 Designed and Coded by Students in the Network Systems Administrator Program.