Faculty & Staff
Faculty
Hala Al-tharwa
Extended Day Instructor
Leah Ballantyne
1st and 2nd Grades Teacher and Curriculum Lead
Tiffany Bierly
PE Specialist
Katie Billings
Math Specialist
Margaret Bradford
5th Grade Teacher
Colleen Brady
Literacy Specialist
Lynsey Burge
School Counselor
Jen Coll
3rd and 4th Grade Teacher
Christopher Criqui
SPARK Specialist
Arika Dickens
Librarian
Stanley Draper
Extended Day Instructor
Sarah Edmonds
Music Specialist
Karina Flores
Spanish Specialist
Drew Keller
1st and 2nd Grade Teacher
Isabel King
Early Learning Associate Teacher
Paola King
Extended Day Instructor
Taryn Lewis
Early Learning Associate Teacher
Portia Local
Kindergarten Teacher
Mary Louise
Early Learning Lead Teacher and Coordinator
Tira McGavin
Early Learning Associate Teacher
Diana Murphy
Extended Day Instructor
Angie O'Malley
DREAM Specialist
Joshua Reyna
Extended Day Instructor
Meghan Robinson
1st and 2nd Grade Teacher
Caro Rocha
Early Learning Associate Teacher
A'aliyah Shields
Extended Day Instructor
Chula Taylor
Early Learning Lead Teacher
Steve Taylor
Early Learning Lead Teacher
Marshall Wells
3rd and 4th Grade Teacher
Hiromi Yasukawa
Kindergarten Teacher
Administration
Ken Bender
Director of Enrollment Management and Strategic Communications
Laura Brakus
Director of Finance & Operations
Elizabeth Heard Hodgson
Head of School
Mahtab Mahmoodzadeh
Assistant Head of School
Support Staff
Zarina Aglion
Auxiliary Programs Coordinator and Admissions Associate
Mohammad Ghairat
IT Support Specialist
Sarah Mercier
Office Manager
Laura Schiltz
Facilities Manager
Steve Stapleton
Business Office Coordinator