The Washington County Career Center filled two vacated positions this summer before the start of the new school year.
The Career Center welcomed Maria Huffman, placement and student success coordinator, and Quinton Toncray, auto mechanics instructor.
Huffman graduated from West Virginia University at Parkersburg with a degree in arts elementary education with a reading endorsement. She has held various positions in education with the latest as a Title I reading teacher for St. John Central Grade School. She has certifications in automated external defibrillator (AED), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), first aid, Orton-Gillingham and Intro to Dyslexia K-3. She is a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and St. John Catholic Women’s Club.
Huffman’s duties will be focused on helping the Career Center’s high school students obtain employment through its early placement and internship programs by working directly with the local businesses and industries. The goal is to have all seniors upon graduation either entering directly into the workforce, going on for post-secondary education or entering one of the branches of the U.S. military.
Huffman will be responsible for keeping track of each student’s work-based learning hours and employment grade sheets. Additionally, she will work closely with the high school assistant director to deal with attendance issues and be in charge of the tobacco and drug cessation program.
Huffman resides in Waterford with her husband, Kirk. They have five grown children: Isaac (Mya), Noah (Maddie), Maggie, Jacob and Sophia.
Toncray graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics with a degree in specialized technology. He is a former student of the Career Center’s Auto Mechanics program and has come full circle to now instructing the program after the retirement of Dave Everson this past school year.
Toncray has been employed in the mechanical and manufacturing field both locally and overseas, including as an OCUNUS military contractor for General Atomics (ASI) Aeronautical Systems Inc. and Battlespace Flight Services. He holds licenses or certifications for high pressure boiler, EPA 609, automotive service excellence (ASE), and airframe and powerplant.
Toncray resides in Little Hocking with his daughter, Mara Elizabeth.
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