More than 45 new teachers have joined Joliet Public Schools District 86 for the 2022-2023 school year. New employees include: Ashten Addis, Taft Elementary; Alexandria Albrecht, Washington Junior High; Michael Allen, Washington Junior High; Gloria Azamar, Washington Junior High; Kaitlyn Bauman, Farragut Elementary; Timothy Bessler, Dirksen Junior High; Michael Bovard, Washington Junior High; Gail Brockmann, Pershing Elementary; Latrice Bryant, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Michelle Carlson, Farragut Elementary; Kira Cloonan, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Jenny Paola Cuesta Hernandez, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Rachael Del Boccio, Dirksen Junior High; Cassandra Diehl, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Eric Englert, Dirksen Junior High; Samantha Florey, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Roselle Haddick, Dirksen Junior High; Keyona Jones, Taft Elementary; Brian Kahn, Washington Junior High; Jacqueline Fraske, Taft Elementary; Shannon Gaynor, Dirksen Junior High; Brooke Green, Taft Elementary; Cadence Haase, Pershing Elementary; Shontana Hudson, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Paulina Kedzierksi, Farragut Elementary; Jane Kirkus, Hufford Junior High; Amanda Likas, Dirksen Junior High; Anthony Macaluso, Hufford Junior High; Deyanira Magana, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Madelynn Matty, Dirksen Junior High; Brandey Parker, Washington Junior High; Rahsaan Quist, Hufford Junior High; Nicole Ratliff, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Jeffrey Redmann, Hufford Junior High; Allison Rock, Pershing Elementary; Jacqueline Rogers, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Stephen Rummel-Chadderson, Gompers Junior High; Amber Salutric, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Carina Saucedo, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Stephanie Schoen, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Theresa Sharabaika, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Allison Sokachitch, Hufford Junior High; Katherine Stengele, Farragut Elementary; Nancy Thornton, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Sommer Trella, Washington Junior High; Jessica Tungett, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Melissa Wojcik, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Aqua Wright, Dirksen Junior High; and Samantha Yumich-Florey, Isaac Singleton Elementary.