Want to treat a teacher to something special? Find your teachers' favorites in the list below!

2025-2026 Mercer Teacher Wishlist's and Favorite Things

Administrative Staff

-Jodi Davidson

-Kelly Wilham

-Ann Wolfe- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2FOTE999S8O1A?ref_=wl_share

-Nanette Wegman

Guidance Counselor

-Gigi Naughton: Goldfish, Pretzels, Diet Coke, Starbucks, Amazon, Evereve, Loft, Starburst Mini's, Fireballs, Fresh flowers, cute paper goods

Kindergarten

Cat Capouch:

Favorite snacks- white cheddar popcorn, Dot's pretzels, Chomps sticks

Favorite drinks- fountain diet coke, diet dr. pepper, zero sugar A&W root beer, Alani

Favorite places to shop- Amazon, Target, Sephora, Aerie, Old Navy

Favorite restaurants- Chipotle, City Bird, Chicken Salad Chick, Panera, Chick-fil-a

Favorite Candy- Nerd Clusters, peanut butter M&Ms, Jolly Rancher gummies

-Jen DeLotell

Terri Meister:

Favorite Snacks: I like individual packs of Dot Pretzels (original flavor). Yummy! I am not a big snacker as I am always watching my weight!

Favorite Drink: Diet Coke! I really love a fountain Diet Coke! (Especially from McDonalds!) No Starbucks for this gal! I just don't like it.

Favorite Places to Shop: I love LuLuLemon! I also shop at Evereve, The Loft, and Amazon.

Favorite Places to Eat: I love Jeff Ruby's! (Mike and I love to go to a nice dinner!) and Chipotle is a staple!

Favorite Candy: I do love Almond Joy's! Mounds! and Heath!

-Kara Meltebrink

-Joy Smith

1st Grade

Brandi Bendetto

Snacks: anything salty

Shop:Target/Amazon

Drinks:Water/Coke

Favorite Place to eat: I don't think there is a restaurant that I don't like!

-Brooke Bollinger

Ann Kinney:

Favorite Snacks: all things salt and chocolate

Favorite Drinks: Coke Zero

Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon, Target

Favorite Restaurants: Deweys, Chick Fil A, Skyline

Favorite Candy: Snickers and Reeses

Haley Temple:

Favorite Snacks: Popcorners Cinnamon Crunch

Favorite Places to Shop: Amazon, Target

Favorite Restaurants: Chick Fil A, McAlister's Deli, Pizza

Favorite Scent: Eucalyptus

2nd Grade

-Libby Dixon

-Ellen Donovan

-Lauren Jallick

-Emily Pollitt

3rd Grade

-Allena Marchetti

-Brandi Nierling: popcorn, fruit, tortilla chips and salsa, coffee (vanilla latte), hot tea (especially cinnamon, ginger, or licorice flavors), Fresca, Target, Amazon, J. Crew, Homegoods, Dewey's, Delwood, Bandito, Dark chocolate covered almonds, cinnamon flavored baked goods, peonies, zinnias

-Kelsey Pohl: Pretzels, Boom Chicka Pop, Lesser Evil Popcorn, Sparkling Water, Iced Coffee, Target, Chick-fil-A, Dewey's, Almond M&M's, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Puzzles, Books, Board Games, Cincinnati Sports

-Alexi Rottmueller: Dot’s Pretzels & Veggie Straws, chocolate chip cookies & Pretzel M&M’s, Coke Zero & Rootbeer Zero, Target & Amazon, Chick-Fil-A & Dewey’s, Pickleball, biking, music, reading, & watching sports

4th Grade

-Shelly Honerlaw: popcorn, pretzels, caffeine-free tea, Target and Amazon, Chipotle,Dark Chocolate

-Kristen Hundemer: Skinny Pop, fresh fruit, coffee (sweetener and cream), flavored water (not sparkling), Coke Zero, Macy's, Target, any place really, Larosas, Carrabbas, Chicken Salad Chick, Dewey’s, Dove milk chocolate, cinnamon

-Kathleen Ralph: Popcorn, Popcorners, Fritos, Chocolate Chip cookies, Iced tea, Chai, or Matcha, Target or TJMaxx/Homegoods/Marshalls, BiBiBop, Chipotle, McAlister's, Chick-fil-a, Nerds Clusters or Dark Chocolate

5th Grade

-Minoli Burch: Skinnypop, Cherry Coke Zero, Amazon, Target, Loft, Brookside dark chocolate covered blueberries and Nerds Gummy Clusters, any restaurant

-Abby Copeman

-Alexa Knight: Alani Nu & Diet Coke, PB Pretzels & Cheddar Rice Cakes, Peanut M&M's & Reese's Cups, Chipotle & Mio's Pizza, Amazon & Target

-Debbie Shaw

6th Grade

-Meghan Basile:Fine-tip sharpies, Amazon, Target, Starbucks, Dunkin

-Erinn Cox: Cheetos, fruit, sparkling water, mixed nuts, americano, vanilla sweet cream cold brew, Sur La Table, Joseph & Beth Bookstore, REI, TJ Max, Mazunte, Delwood, Zips, Main Street Cafe, Deweys, Sleepy Bee Cafe, Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Yoga, gardening, dogs, cooking, hiking

-Teri Petrella: Popcorn, Pretzel Crisps, Caffeine Free Diet Coke, Amazon, Target, Evereve, DoorDash, LaRosas, Firehouse Subs, Dove Dark Chocolate, Peanut M&Ms

-Stacey Reeder: coffee, chai tea, Spindrift sparkling water, ice cream, dark chocolate, Popcorn, Books, Restaurants (especially in OTR), Amazon, Target

Unified Arts

Jessica Bohart (Art

Guy Frye (Innovation)

Julie Geiger (Music/Choir)

Ben James (Gym)

Lynn Poffenberg (Orchestra)

Steven Funke (Band)

Gifted Intervention Specialist

Vicky Phillips: almonds, chocolate-covered pretzels, water, grapefruit Spindrift, chai tea latte with almond milk, Target, Amazon, flowers, dark chocolate

Reading Specialists

-Allie Bond: Cheez Its, Diet Coke, Loft, Lululemon, Amazon, Sushinati, Chick Fil A, Kit Kat, Peanut Butter M&Ms, Pilates, reading, traveling

-Kacie Hatmaker: Pop chips, cherry lime fizzy waters,Mercantile on Main, Target, EverEve, REI, Amazon, Chipotle, any mexican food, Tzatziki's, Leylas, Chocolate, any baked goods (I don't like candy), the lake, sunflowers, anything outside

-Ellen Langton

-Julie Myers

Intervention Specialists

-Tina Bailey

-Jill Curran

-Sarah Heming

-Megan McGarey

-Brian Proffitt

-Katie Sedacca: Diet Coke, SmartFood Popcorn, Cheez-Its, Target, TJ Maxx, Loft, Cherry Limeade Sparking Ice

-Jane Shisler: salt and vinegar chips, cheez its, Chex mix, pringles, diet root beer, diet dr. Pepper, sprite, Target, Amazon, alo yoga, chick fil a, Chipotle, APG, any kind of m&m’s, Reese’s, trail mix with m&ms

-Annie Stonerook

-Hannah Vondohre: cheddar chex-mix, pop corners, peanut butter filled pretzels, Poppi (orange cream or cherry limeade), blue gatorade, Target, Amazon, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, sour skittles, sweetarts, peanut butter cups

Special Ed Support

Mia Kubsch

Claire Spaar

Katie Schultz

Cindy Spurgeon

School Psychologist

Annie Tengler

Paras

Kyra Dunham

Whitney Eden

Nora Fanning

Andi Gordon

Zoe Hallahan

Joy Helbig

Lynda Keller

Shannon Lafkus

Katie Mack

Cristi Meyer

Maggie Mysogland

Beth Shimkus

Jenna Streffon

Matthew Studebaker

Christy Tibbe

Custodians

David Shear

John Davis

Mike Feltner