kristinwilliams@johnston.k12.nc.us

I have been at Riverwood Middle as an Assistant Principal for 3 years going into my 4th year.  My father was my Principal K-12 grade so I swore I would never go into education.  As it would happen, I was laid off from my corporate job as Lead Information System Analysis, in 2003 so I turned to education.  I started out at JCPS in 2004 as a computer teacher at a local middle school. I then decided to follow in my father's footsteps and applied for the Principal Fellows program and earned my Master's degree from ECU. Prior to coming to Riverwood, I was an assistant Principal at the High School, Middle, and Elementary levels.  Riverwood is a wonderful school and I look forward to serving the students/community this upcoming school year.

marcellenagore@johnston.k12.nc.us

Greetings to my Riverwood family, I am so elated to be a Raven! I am Marcellena Gore, an Assistant Principal at Riverwood Middle School. Here’s just a little snapshot of who I am. I have over twenty years of experience in education. I am originally from Cleveland, Ohio where I began my career in education as a third-grade teacher. I then transitioned to an eighth-grade science teacher. I held the roles of instructional coach and building supervisor in Ohio. My family and I moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 2006 where I was a middle school assistant principal for fifteen years. My credentials include a bachelor’s in elementary education, a master’s in educational administration, and an educational specialist degree in educational leadership (superintendent). I am married to James Gore and we have a son also named James and a dog named Cletus.