Our Team
Kim Wade
Principal
Kim Wade has been part of the Lakota community since 2003. She became the first assistant principal of Plains Junior when it opened its doors in August 2003. Her four sons attended Lakota schools from kindergarten until they graduated from Lakota East in 2017.
Kim served as assistant principal at Plains 2003-2007, moved to East High as assistant principal from 2007-2010 and opened Lakota's first ever centralized registration location in 2010. Kim accepted the principalship at Plains Junior in 2011 and has been there since. She truly enjoys the interaction with the students and staff at the junior high level and working alongside the Plains community to make Plains a premier school.
Mrs. Wade is available to hear your concerns about all matters relating to Plains students, staff and the school community.
Brian Wallace
Assistant Principal
Brian Wallace returned to Lakota and rejoined the Plains staff in fall 2021 as an assistant principal. Brian previously spent 15 years at Sycamore Community Schools as an assistant principal, principal and HR director. Prior to that, he was a junior high health teacher and athletic director at Ridge and Plains Junior.
Mr. Wallace's primary roles at Plains include working with the special education department, overseeing discipline, attendance and athletic eligibility and serving as building test coordinator. He received his bachelor’s degree from Wright State University and his Master of Education in Educational Administration from the University of Cincinnati.
Mr. Wallace has returned to his passion of working with junior high-age students and looks forward to helping them navigate their seventh and eighth-grade years.
Jennifer Brown
Office Manager
Jennifer Brown is the Office Manager at Plains Junior School.
As Office Manager, Mrs. Brown is responsible for billing students for school fees such as lost library books, club card activities, Chromebook and Chromebook accessories. She can assist parents with HAC/OneLogin login information/password and billing questions/student fees.
Mrs. Brown can also help with any questions about our building schedules, such as school closings, after-school activities, picture days, etc. She can answer questions pertaining to Plains website content, building usage and school calendar listings.
Kimberly Doty
Teacher - Counselor
Kimberly Doty is the new Lakota School Counselor for the 2022-2023 school year. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 2020. She earned her master’s degree in School Counseling at the University of Cincinnati in 2022.
Ms. Doty is passionate about working with children who struggle with mental-health challenges. Her primary focus is to create a safe and supportive environment to encourage social and emotional growth. She can provide small group counseling or one on one counseling, surrounding various topics such as social skills, emotion regulation, self-control etc. Ms. Doty is the liaison for community agency partnerships that support our students and is also the case manager for 504 Plans.
Feel free to contact Ms. Doty with concerns related to social and emotional issues at kimberly.doty@lakotaonline.com.
Brian Liston
SRO
School:
513-644-1130
Deputy Liston is a retired police officer from the Marion (Ohio) Police Department. He relocated to this area with his wife in 2018. Deputy Liston's job as a school resource officer is to assist students and staff in any way possible. He also helps to oversee lunch periods and some academic support sessions.
Deputy Liston’s goal is to establish relationships with students and staff to ensure they easily approach him when they have a concern. He enjoys talking and joking around with students in order to put them at ease and is approachable at all times for students needing assistance
Jamese Montgomery
Data Specialist
Jamese Montgomery is the Data Specialist for Plains Junior School. She is your point of contact for absences, records requests, withdrawals, scheduling conferences, HAC password resets and schedules.