teachers of the month graphic

Carissa Anastasio

About: Teaches the Internship & Life Skills program at WHHS. Has been teaching for 10 years, including 9 years at WHHS and 1 year with the Internship & Life Skills program.

Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, and sports.

Fun Facts: I have 2 daughters; I coach softball; my favorite food is ice cream; I played softball against other countries when I was in high school; my favorite singer is Carrie Underwood.



Jen Cummings

About: I teach Digital Media and Journalism, and I’m the co-advisor for The Rostrum. I started out as an intern here at WHHS in 2014 and I’ve been a teacher ever since.

Hobbies: I like to read, hang out with my family and friends, exercise, take trips to NYC, and travel.

Fun Facts: I was an "actress" when I was a baby and I appeared in a sketch on Saturday Night Live in around 1981, back when Eddie Murphy was on the show; I completed the NYC Marathon in 2018; If you invite me to your wedding, I'll be the first one on the dance floor and the last one off.