I grew up in Benkelman, Nebraska located in the southwest part of the state. I obtained both my degrees from the University of Nebraska at Kearney; Bachelor's of Science in Business Education and Master of Arts in Instructional Technology. I started my teaching career in August 1999 and started my teaching tenure here at SW Valley in August 2014. I am married with two children; one boy and one girl.

I was raised near Nodaway, Iowa, and graduated from Corning High School.  I earned my bachelor's degree in Agriculture Education from Northwest Missouri State University.  I taught at Nodaway Valley Schools for six years before starting at Southwest Valley Schools in 2019.  I enjoy traveling throughout the world, but especially enjoy working on our family farm.

I grew up in O’fallon, Missouri. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Physical Education and Coaching from William Jewell College in 2006. I pursued my Masters in Education in School Counseling from Buena Vista University. I began my counseling career in 2008 at Corning Schools, later transferring to Griswold Schools, and now in 2021, I am excited to be back at SWV. My husband, Justin, and I reside in Corning with our dogs, Lilly and Lina, and our cat, Stripes. We enjoy spending our free time riding our side by side in Oklahoma, cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals, and spending time with our family and friends. 

I grew up in Corning, IA.  I graduated from Corning High School . I’m married and have two dogs.  I’ve been working for the district since 2001. 

I grew up in Atlantic, Iowa. I graduated from Buena Vista in Storm Lake with a degree in Music Education k-12. I’ve been at Southwest Valley since 2017. And I share my house with a very vocal cat.

Hi, I'm Mike Cormack and it is an honor to teach Social Studies at Southwest Valley High School.  A native of Fort Dodge, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Mankato State University, with a double major in Secondary Education-Social Studies and Political Science-Public Administration.  My wife, Jennifer and I joined the Timberwolves community in 2018, with previous teaching experience at CAM Community Schools.  The National Constitution Center from Philadelphia selected me in 2021 to serve on their Teacher Advisory Council, working with a select group of instructors from across the country on best practices to promote knowledge of that document.  Beyond teaching, I have served two terms as the Mayor of Massena and four terms in the Iowa House of Representatives, as well as working in state government. 

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Hi, my name is Chris Fenster and I am the Superintendent for Southwest Valley Schools. I am a native of Earlham, Iowa. I started in education in 1996 as an aide and have been in school administration since 2005.  I have three wonderful boys and enjoy playing golf and watching Iowa Hawkeye sports and St. Louis Cardinals baseball.

I was born and raised in Corning. I have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I worked as a Neonatal Nurse for 15 years in Des Moines and have been at Southwest Valley as the East Campus School Nurse since 2017. My husband farms and we have 2 children that attend SWV. We enjoy attending all SWV sporting events and cheering for the Iowa State Cyclones!

I am a native Minnesotan who grew up on a dairy farm in South Dakota before moving to Iowa to finish high school   I did my undergraduate degree at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA and received my Masters of Science in Science Education from Montana State University in Bozeman, MT.  I started teaching in 1994, and have been in Villisca since 1999.  My wife Gina and I were married in 1998 and have 4 children.

I grew up on a farm north of Corning and graduated from Corning High School.  After high school I attended Southwestern Community College.  I am married to Keith Longabaugh and have two adult children.  In 2006, I became part of the staff for SWV, and still love working with the students.

I have been an Adams County resident most of my life.  I graduated from Lenox Community School District.  I have been the business manager since 2004.  I have four sons, 2 granddaughters, and one grandson.

My name is Sarah Maeder.  I graduated from Central College with my BA in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Physical Education.  I went back to school at Upper Iowa University and got my Instructional Strategist I endorsement and started teaching special education in 2002 at Collins-Maxwell Middle and High School before moving to Bondurant-Farrar in 2006.  At Bondurant-Farrar I taught in a high school level I/II & III special education life skills classroom while going back to Upper Iowa University to receive my Instructional Strategist II endorsement.  In the fall of 2020 I started teaching special education, behaviors, at Corning Elementary.  I grew up in NE Iowa, but most of my family is originally from Corning. I am married, have three children, and live on an acreage north of Corning.   

Hello, Timberwolves, I am Mr. McGrew. I will be teaching social studies at the high school and am going to be the head tennis coach. I was born in Waverly, Iowa, and have degrees from both Wartburg College and the University of Northern Iowa in journalism, social studies, and education. My previous full-time teaching positions were at Keota High School (2002-03) and Charles City High School (2003-2020). I have coached tennis at Waverly-Shell Rock and Charles City. In addition to loving to play tennis, I enjoy spending time with my wife Denise and our two greyhounds as well as attending school activities to support the student body.

I grew up in rural Villisca and graduated from high school from Villisca. I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Northwest Missouri State Education. I have taught middle school at Clarinda Academy, high school math at Villisca Community School district, and middle school math at Southwest Valley School district. Starting in 2019 I am the Instructional Coach for 6-12 grades. My husband and I live near Villisca, we have a daughter Kelsey and a son Tyler.

I  grew up in Burlington, IA and graduated from Burlington High School in 2001.  I went on to college and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa. I have been teaching in the Corning district since 2007 and over the years I have coached multiple junior high and high school sports.  I am currently also the Activities Director for Southwest Valley. My partner in crime since 2013 Sarah and I just welcomed our son Daxtyn on August 20th, 2019 to join Sarah’s daughter Katey.

I earned my bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a special education endorsement from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.  I later added a high school special education endorsement through Iowa State and more recently completed a math endorsement through Western Governor’s University.  I joined SWV in 2020 starting at the middle school.  This year I will be teaching at Enarson and at the high school.

I was born in Corning Iowa.  Raised In Adam’s county.   Attended Corning School District K-12.  I’ve been with CSD & SWV since 2011.

I am married and have 2 children, 3 step children, and 12 grandchildren.  I worked 40 years truck driving, and 8 years driving residents in a retirement center.  Retired to Corning and started driving bus/van for Corning and Southwest Valley.

I grew up near Exira and graduated from the Exira High School in 1991.  After high school I attended Iowa State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science in 1995.  I later returned to Iowa State University and earned my teaching certificate in Agricultural Education in 1998. In the fall of 1998 I started teaching Agricultural Education and serving as the FFA Advisor here in Corning and have remained here since my beginning year.  I am married and my wife and I have three kids

I grew up in Villisca, Iowa. I received my Associates of Science degree from Southeast Community College. I transferred to Peru State College and graduated with my Secondary Education - Mathematics degree. I have been teaching at Southwest Valley since 2014. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. 

I was raised at Bedford, Iowa. I earned a degree from NWMSU and have endorsements in English, Spanish, and Library Media.  My employment with the Villisca Community Schools began over 40 years ago. Also, I worked three other SW Iowa schools concurrently with Villisca. My husband and I have three daughters and eight grandchildren.

I was born in Corning and graduated from Corning High School.  I received my AAS in Computer Networking Technology at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA.  I'm married to Ashley, and we have three daughters.  I've worked at Corning and Southwest Valley Schools since 2008.

I grew up in Schaller, Iowa, and lived there most of my life. I graduated from Buena Vista University in May 2011 with degrees in Studio Art, K-12 Education, and Communication and Graphic Design. I graduated from Wichita State University (Kansas) with my MFA in Sculpture and minor in Ceramics. I live with my nieces and nephew and enjoy spending time with them and the rest of my family. I enjoy reading, snail mail letter-writing, swimming, playing volleyball and basketball, and helping animals.

I grew up in Red Oak, Iowa and graduated from Red Oak High School in 2015. I attended Northwest Missouri State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in K-12 Physical Education. I taught K-12 P.E. and Health in Murray, Iowa for one year. I will now teach high school P.E. and weight training at Southwest Valley! I enjoy running, lifting, sports, and being outdoors.