English Department

Bonnie Brusky

Abbie Fishman
Degrees: B.S. English, B.S. Secondary Education, M.A. Literary Studies.
Certifications: Reading Teacher, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writing Project Teacher Consultant
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Associate Lecturer
Riverside University High School MTEA Building Representative
Memberships: National Council of Teachers of English, Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English, Milwaukee Area Academic Alliance in English, Teachers for a New Era, Cultures & Communities Design Team and Humanities Team - University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association

Adriana Galván
Degrees: English and Bilingual Education, UWM. B.A. in English and Spanish, Marquette University.

Ms. Galvan has been with RUHS since 1994. She previously taught English at Universidad Colombo-Americano and Colegio Hispano-Americano, Colombia. She also has done Latin American studies at Universidad Javeriana, Colombia and Philosophy and Spanish studies at Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

Whitney Gulbronson
National Writing Project Trained Instructor.

Trina Jackson

Paul Moga - Department Chair

Degrees: B.A. in English Education, Delaware State University. M.S. in Educational Leadership, Cardinal Stritch University.

James Morgan

Jason Orozco

Degrees: Masters work in Curriculum & Instruction, UW Milwaukee. B.A. in English Literature, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Teacher Certification in Secondary English Education, UW Milwaukee.

Mr. Orozco mainly teaches 9th grade English, but also is the advisor for Riverside's newspaper, Word on the River. He also serves on Riverside's Learning Team. During the 2003/2004 school year, Mr. Orozco was the recipient of the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts' Nancy Hoefs First Year Teacher of the Year Award. National Writing Project Trained Instructor. 2006 SEWAC Instructor.

Caroline Pritzlaff
Degrees: M.A. in English Literature, UW Madison. B.A. in English Literature, UW Madison. Teacher certification in English, UW Madison. Stagecraft certification, UWM. National Writing Project Trained Instructor.

Billi Jo Saffold

National Writing Project Trained Instructor.

Sandra Waldon

Damon White
Degrees: B.A. in English and Speech Communications, UWM. Teacher certification in English, Alverno College. Masters work, Cardinal Stritch University.

Mr. White loves debate and forensics and has coached several area teams to city and state debate championships.