Staff Spotlight

Northwestern Local Schools
Home of the Huskies

7473 North Elyria Road, West Salem, Oh 44287

Phone: (419) 846-3833
Fax: 419-846-3163

Steven Carozza - ISS/Tutor

Family: Wife: Jana, Daughters: Sophie Marie, Sadie Kay, Sylvie Dolores, Alessia Gabriella

Pets: 3 Dogs: Thor, Fiona, Maverick

High School Graduated from: Orrville class of 2008

College Graduated from: Under Grad: Heidelberg University (2012); Masters: University of Akron (’23)

Hobbies: Lifting, sports, comic books and collecting Pop figures of Comic book characters

Recently Read Books: Jack Reacher and Hunger Games

Favorite Movie: Avengers End Game and 13 Hours

Favorite Restaurant: Texas Roadhouse

Favorite Sports Team: University of Michigan Wolverines Football

Professional: All Cleveland Sports Teams

Who inspired me to choose this career path: God

Few people know that I... am really into Comic Books, Comic book Movies, and Collecting Comic Book Figurines.

My greatest hero is...My Mother

My greatest phobia: Scared of heights but I loved the thrill of jumping out of planes in the Army.

My favorite Quote/Phrase... “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

My greatest accomplishment is... Being married to the love of my life, being a dad to four amazing girls and being head football coach here at Northwestern High School.

Peter Crone - Asst. Principal & Gifted Coordinator

Family: Wife - Samantha, Son - Joel (7), Daughter - Beatrice (6), Daughters (Twins) - Hannah and Hadley (3)

Pets: None right now.

High School Graduated from: Waynedale - 2009

College Graduated from: Bluffton University - 2013, Ashland University - 2017

Hobbies: Hiking, Fishing, Spending time with my Family

Recently Read Books: The 5 dysfunctions of a team by Patrick Lencioni, Authentic Leadership: How to lead with nothing to Hide, Nothing to Prove, & Nothing to Lose by Dan Owolabi, and The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership that Matter by Albert Mohler

Favorite Movie: Field of Dreams or The Rookie

Favorite Sports Team: Cleveland Guardians, Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns

Who inspired me to choose this career path: Many great teachers throughout my time as a student!

Jennifer Laeng - Guidance Counselor

Family: Jennifer, Mark, Jacob(9), Chloe(8), and Easton(6)

Pets: 2 goldendoodles named Layla and Roxy

High School Graduated from: West Greene High School in Greeneville, Tennessee

College Graduated from: Baldwin Wallace University and The University of Akron

Hobbies: Traveling, Reading

Recently Read Books: Culturize by Jimmy Casas and What Happened to You, Conversations on Trauma, resilience, and Healing by Bruce Perry

Favorite Movie: The Goonies

Favorite Restaurant: The Farmers Table in Medina

Favorite Sports Team: The Cleveland Guardians

Who inspired me to choose this career path: An advisor turned mentor I worked with in the Upward Bound/Trio program.

Few people know that ... my undergrad was in history and philosophy. I have always been fascinated with history!

My greatest hero is... my dad

My greatest phobia: spiders

My favorite Quote/Phrase...Between the stimulus and response there is a space. That space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom-Frankl

My greatest accomplishment is...hopefully I haven't done it yet!

Andrew McCoy - Financial Literacy and Student Services Coordinator

Family: Carl and Denise McCoy (parents), Morgan and McKensie (sisters)

Pets: None

High School Graduated from: Northwestern HS

College Graduated from: University of Akron

Hobbies: Running, Reading, anything outdoors

Recently Read Books: Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by Alan Lafley and Roger Martin

Favorite Movie: Goodfellas

Favorite Restaurant: Coccia House

Favorite Sports Team: Ohio State Buckeyes

Professional: Cleveland Browns

Who inspired me to choose this career path: Teachers and Parents

Few people know that I... Enjoy cooking

My greatest hero is... My parents

My greatest phobia: Snakes

My favorite Quote/Phrase... Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue

My greatest accomplishment is... Having strong relationships with friends and family

Northwestern Local Schools
Home of the Huskies

7473 North Elyria Road, West Salem, Oh 44287 | Phone: (419) 846-3833 | Fax: 419-846-3163

7571 North Elyria Road, West Salem, OH 44287 | Phone: (419) 846-3151 | Fax: (419) 846-3361

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