Wells Junior High School has a highly collaborative and energetic student support team. Please see the profiles of each member of our support team below.
Email addresses for individual members of our team can be found by clicking on the images above this box.
Josh holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from St. Joseph's College, a Master of Science in Teaching and Learning from St. Joseph's College, and a Certificate in Management and Leadership from Harvard University. Inducted into the Maine Teaching Hall of Fame in 2008, Josh previously taught high school English at Noble High School prior to serving as the assistant principal at Wells High School for five years. Josh taught within the education department at the University of New Hampshire's Live, Learn, and Teach program for 8 years.
A voracious reader, Josh also enjoys fly fishing and spending time on the lake.
Don holds a B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Maine. In addition, he is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine's Extended Teacher Education Program, and holds administrative credentials through Southern New Hampshire University's Maine Educator's Consortium. Prior to becoming assistant principal, Don spent 23 years as a 5th grade teacher at Wells Junior High School. He also was the girls varsity basketball coach for 16 years at Wells High School.
An avid Boston sports fan, Don enjoys spending time with his wife Jennifer, two sons Devin and Ryan, and their dog Rocky at the family camp on the lake.
School Resource Officer (SRO) Justin Crowley grew up in the town of Waterboro and graduated from Massabesic High School. He went on to study Criminal Justice at Southern Maine Community College where he earned an associate’s degree.
Justin has three years of experience in law enforcement, starting as a summer reserve in Wells in the summer of 2020. He attended the 18-week Basic Law Enforcement Training Program in the winter of 2021. In 2022, Justin was awarded the Department Heroism Award along with others for their response to Sanford High School's active shooter threat. Justin is proud to be working as the SRO at the Wells Jr High School.
In his free time he enjoys fishing, playing with his dogs, and coaching high school lacrosse for Massabesic.
Kristie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire and her Master's degree in Education, also from the University of New Hampshire. She has worked as a Guidance Counselor for the past 22 years, almost exclusively in Middle Schools.
She has two wonderful children, Grace (21, who is currently working on her Master’s degree in accounting at Merrimack College), and Elise (18, who is studying elementary education at St. Joseph’s College of Maine).
Kristie enjoys spending time watching her girls swim, time with her friends, cooking, and reading with her kitties.
Melissa earned her Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Maine, and her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Maine. She has eight years of experience in providing Mental Health services to students and families. This is Melissa's third year at WJHS, and her second in the role as School Social Worker.
Melissa has a passion for animals and even runs the local dog friendly cafe on Wells Beach in the summertime.
She enjoys hiking and snuggling with her two dogs Camber and Loki.
Elizabeth earned her Associate's Degree in Nursing from the University of New England and her BSN from the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Elizabeth worked at Maine Medical Center in Portland for 11 years, with most of her career there spent on the Mother Baby Unit. She spent the last two years as the school nurse at Marshwood High School. Elizabeth grew up in Wells and graduated from Wells High School in 2007 and is thrilled to be here working in her hometown.
In her free time, you can find her hanging out with her husband and two boys camping, ice fishing or cheering on all of the New England sport's teams.