Staff
JUSTIN HOUSTON ’98
Director of Berkeley Summer Programs
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Justin Houston, a proud alumnus, is in his 20th year as an educator at Berkeley Preparatory School. He is a native of Tampa, FL, and graduated from the University of South Florida with an undergraduate degree in Physical Education and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. In addition to being the Director of Berkeley Summer Programs, he is also the Dean of Students for Eleventh and Twelfth Grade, the Head Coach of Middle Division Football, and the proud parent of three children who are all enrolled at Berkeley.
JOSH BECKWITH
Director of Sports Camps at Berkeley Summer Programs
Josh Beckwith has been the Director of Sports Camps at Berkeley Summer Programs since 2011. He is a graduate of Seminole High School, where he was an All-American swimmer and swim team captain. He graduated from Emory University, where he captained the swim team, and holds a master’s degree in Elementary Education, K-8, from Vanderbilt University. Beckwith has 12 years of swim coaching experience, including four years with Berkeley’s Varsity Swimming & Diving Team. He coached Berkeley’s Middle Division Girls Soccer Team for 14 years and is in his 19th year as a Middle Division Global Studies Teacher at Berkeley. Beckwith also serves as the Sixth Grade Academic Dean. He has been a teacher for 25 years, five of which were spent in Japan.
SHAYNA GOODMAN ’16
Director of the Summer Arts Institute at Berkeley Summer Programs
Shayna Goodman is a proud alumna who is thrilled to be back at her alma mater as the Director of the Summer Arts Institute and, during the school year, the Lower Division Theatre Teacher. Goodman earned a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Florida State University and an M.S. in Education from John’s Hopkins University. She is so happy to be able to combine her love for the arts with her passion for childhood development and education. She is dedicated to providing a rich and engaging experience for all participants and helping students foster their artistic and intellectual growth.
MICHELE MCKENNA
Director of Summer of Excellence at Berkeley Summer Programs
Michele McKenna joined the Berkeley faculty in 2005 and has been a Berkeley Summer Programs faculty member since 2006. She took on her role as Summer of Excellence Director in 2017. She is a Florida native, a graduate of Leto High School, and earned a bachelor’s degree at Florida State University. During the school year, she teaches second through fifth graders in the Pagidipati Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology at Berkeley. McKenna has also worked in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, the learning center, and as a member of the technology team. She has presented on using technology effectively in the classroom at several major conferences. Her son, Brandon, graduated from Berkeley in 2017, having been a student at Berkeley since pre-kindergarten.
ANDREA SMITH
Berkeley Summer Programs Associate
Andrea Smith is excited for her first year in Berkeley Summer Programs. While working toward her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Baltimore, she interned and later worked for the Police Athletic League (PAL), leading after-school and summer programs for kids in her own community. Upon graduation, she worked for many years in the Department of Health and Human Services, linking families to resources needed to achieve healthy and happy lives. Most recently, she was appointed to the position of District Court Commissioner for the Maryland Judiciary, where her judicial decisions helped temporarily create a safer community. Looking for a way to foster an immediate and lasting positive impact through her work, she moved to Tampa with her husband and their two children and began working at Berkeley in August of 2022.