Jeff Riddle
Head Coach​

​Jeff Riddle is a transplant to Maine from Johnstown, PA.  Jeff wears many hats at Windham High School.  He is an earth and space science teacher, adventure physical education teacher, advises the Windham Outing Club, is the varsity girls’ and boys’ head cross country coach, and girls' outdoor track and field head coach. In his time at Windham, starting in 1999, Jeff has served on advisory boards and other committees.  
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He dreamt up and saw several projects through, including the implementation of an indoor rock climbing facility.  Jeff was a co-author and co-project director of a federal Carol M. White PEP grant earning Windham Schools a one million dollar grant to get Windham students actively engaged in their wellness pursuits.  Within that grant, Jeff also oversaw The Center for Adventure Programming.  Jeff has presented workshops at and directed several statewide conferences since he came to Maine.  

In 2011, Jeff was awarded the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District Educator of the Year Award.  In 2013, Jeff earned an SMAA Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year Award. And in 2015, Jeff traveled to R.I.T., Rochester Institute of Technology, to be honored as one of their Distinguished Teachers within R.I.T.’s Teacher Recognition Program.  In 2016 Jeff was named the Educator of the Year for the State of Maine’s American Legion Organization, an organization made up of veterans from all military branches, an honor he fully appreciates and respects. 
 
Outside of Windham programming, Jeff has been an adjunct instructor at Saint Joesph’s College, a sea kayaking guide, a co-host of The Maine Show, worked at L.L. Bean’s and  The Chewonki Foundation, and was an original board member of Teens to Trails (T3).

Jeff earned a B.S. in Environmental and Agricultural Science Education from The Pennsylvania State University and has been teaching others for well over 20 years.  He lives in Cumberland, Maine with his wife and their daughter.

Tom Noonan
"Jack of All Events" Specialist

Originally born and raised in Connecticut, I moved to Maine with my family in 1983. By 1990 I graduated from Gorham High School, and my journey landed me in Worcester, Massachusetts where I studied psychology and English at Assumption College, earning my bachelor's degree in 1994.

My first teaching job was in 1996 with the English and Social Studies Departments at Lake Region High School. While there, I received my Master's Degree in Education from the University of Southern Maine (USM) in 1998. Buying a house in Standish and getting married sparked my interest in Bonny Eagle, and I joined their English Department in 2000.

In the fall of 2011, I became certified with the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in English Language Arts. A year later I joined up with the English Department here at Windham High School. In the Spring of 2016, I earned another master's degree from USM in American and New England Studies, with my thesis focusing on Woody Guthrie and his influence on American protest music.

 Since running cross-country and track for Gorham in the 80s, I have raced every distance: from the 40 yard dash to the Boston Marathon. I have been coaching running (both track and cross-country) on and off for the last twenty years. I am happy to join up with with track and field and look forward to working with all of you!
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I have two daughters, both of whom attend Bonny Eagle schools (you may race against one one of them!), two dogs, two cats, and a wife. In my spare time I run trails, climb mountains, pluck my bass, read books, and listen to music.

 Dana Burbank
HJ/Hurdle Specialist & Other

​Dana joined the Windham High School staff as a School Counselor in 2016, having spent the previous six years working and coaching Track & Field at North Andover High School in Massachusetts, the school from which he also graduated from in 2003.

At the collegiate level, Dana competed for Stonehill College, specializing in High Jump and Hurdles. Upon graduating in 2007 with a degree in Mathematics, Dana spent some time as a Fund Account in Boston. He earned his teaching license in Mathematics, and soon after went on to earn a Master's of Education in School Counseling from Salem State University in 2011.

Dana currently lives in Gorham with his wife and son.

 George McCrillis
Javelin Specialist

10-year Javelin Coach Windham High School

Has coached individual Javelin throwers from University of Maine Orono, USM, Holy Cross and Tufts University 

Maine High School State Champion Javelin

Second Place New England Prep School Championship in javelin and discus

Six time USA Track and Field Open State Champion in Javelin

Eight Time State of Maine Senior Games Champion
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5th place USA Track and Field National Championships Masters Division 2007

Dr. Vanessa Rallis
High Jump/Hurdle/Other Specialist

​Vanessa is a 2008 graduate of Windham High School who participated in indoor/outdoor track and field, soccer and the Windham Chamber Singers.  She went on to study at The University of Chicago taking pre-med classes and graduating in 2012 with Biology and Comparative Human Development degrees.  While at UChicago she competed in DIII indoor/outdoor track and field running the hurdles, long jump, the pentathlon and the heptathlon.  She just completed medical school at St. George's University in Grenada and will be starting her pediatric residency in July at The Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria.

Outside of constantly studying she loves the ocean, hiking, and baking all things chocolate.

Sabrina Sodders
Discus/Shot/Other Specialist

Hello my name is Sabrina Sodders. I graduated from Fall Mountain Regional High school in Langdon NH where I competed in Shot put and Discus. I received many honors, titles and awards in both events. I then went to compete for the University of Southern Maine continuing with shot put and discus as well as learned the weight and hammer throw. During my time there I received a few more honors and awards as well as the Little East Conference Champing for both shot put and discus and The Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week.

I am receiving my degree in Athletic Training with a minor in Coaching. I started coaching summer Track and field programs when I was a sophomore in high school. I started out as a throws coach for my first 2 years the third year I was the head coach of that team in NH. I took a year off of coaching and then came back as the throws coach for Portland Summer Rec Track and Field Team for the next two years.  Coaching is my passion and I am so excited to work with our Lady Eagles.

Eric O'Connor
Polevault/Other Specialist

​Eric is a 2009 Windham High School graduate who has competed as a track and field athlete through high school and college. With almost a decade's worth of experience with pole vault, he will be the resident expert when it comes to the event.