Administration
Radnor Middle School is led by a team of administrators that features a building principal and two assistant principals.
Learn more about the RMS administrative team (listed alphabetically) below.
Douglas Kent
Dr. Kent joined RTSD in February 2015 from Spring-Ford Area School District, where he served as House Principal of Spring-Ford Intermediate/Middle School (Grades 5-8) since July 2012. In this role, Dr. Kent's responsibilities include student discipline, staff observations, scheduling, determining professional development needs, and acting as the local education agency representative for all Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Gifted Individualized Education Plans (GIEPs) and Chapter 15 (Section 504) Service Agreements.
Dr. Kent has also served as House Principal of Spring-Ford Area High School, an Assistant Principal of Sun Valley High School and an American Government teacher at Upper Dublin High School.
Silvia Manoukian
Ms. Silvia Manoukian joined the RMS administration team as Assistant Principal from RHS where she served as the Assistant Principal of Academic Affairs, Assistant Principal of Student Affairs, and the House Principal of 9th and 12th grade since 2022. She was responsible for the master schedule, staff observations, new teacher induction, student discipline, and was the local education agency representative for Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Gifted Individualized Education Plans (GIEPs) and Chapter 15 (Section 504) Service Agreements. Prior to joining RTSD, Ms. Manoukian was a math teacher and the math specialist at Harriton High School in the Lower Merion School District.
Ms. Manoukian holds her undergraduate degree from University of California, Irvine. She earned her Master’s in Education and her Secondary Teaching Credentials in Mathematics from Stanford University, and her Principalship Certification from Cabrini University. When not working, Ms. Manoukian enjoys being active, traveling, and spending as much time as possible with her family- her two sons, 23 and 21, and her daughter 19- when they are around! She is looking forward to continuing to work with the Radnor community and serving her faculty and staff, students, and families at RMS.
David Wiedlich
Dr. David M. Wiedlich joined Radnor Middle School as Principal in July 2019.
Dr. Wiedlich’s teaching career began in The School District of Philadelphia at John Welsh Elementary (K-8). He made his way to the Downingtown Area School District in 2003, and was an English and Social Studies teacher, in addition to a high school Track and Field and middle school Cross Country coach. In 2014, he transitioned into the role of Assistant Principal at Lionville Middle School, Downingtown Area School District.
Dr. Wiedlich serves on the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils Board of Directors, and the Editorial Review Board for The Pennsylvania Administrator, the PA Principals Association’s award-winning, professional, educational magazine.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree, Elementary Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Master's Degree, Curriculum and Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University
- Graduate Certificate, Peer Coaching and Collaboration, The Pennsylvania State University
- Doctorate, Educational Leadership, Neumann University
- Superintendent Letter of Eligibility, Neumann University
- Currently enrolled in a Certificate of Advanced Educational Leadership (CAEL) program, Harvard University