FACULTY & STAFF
The Elite team is dedicated to our mission of transforming independent study in public education so ALL students graduate well prepared for the 21st century.
Highly qualified
Committed to providing a superior independent study program
Believe in their students’ ability to learn
Our faculty and staff are passionate about providing an exceptional education to all students regardless of their race, income or special needs. They are committed to creating a school atmosphere of high academic rigor with a culture of learning and respect.
Academy Leaders
Mr. Evan Jorgensen
Director of Homeschool Academy
Mrs. Allison Watters
Assistant Interim Director of Virtual Academy
Mrs. Monique Waithe
Director of Flex Academy
Academic Leaders
Mrs. Ashlea Kirkland Haynes M.Ed.
Chief Student Development Officer
Dr. Laura Spencer
Chief Academic Innovation Officer
Student Support Team
Mrs. Karen Makkai
Director of Year Round Education & At Promise
Mrs. Antonette Sims
Director of Growth and Development
Ms. Nicole Lively
Lead Counselor
Ms. Melissa Schulze
School Social Worker
Enrichment Leaders
Amy Ciceri
VAPA Lead
Mr. Andy Allanson
Athletic Lead
Tom Olson
Adventure Lead
Nolan Smith
Digital Marketing Lead
Community Relations
Ms. Teresa Schaffer
Director of Community Relations
Special Education Leaders
Jennifer Edick
Special Education Coordinator
Michonne Taylor
Special Education Administrative Assistant
| TANCY | ALDRIDGE | Instructional Aide | [email protected] |
| SUMMER | ALEXANDER | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| ANDREW | ALLANSON | Athletic Lead | [email protected] |
| KILEY SHAE | ALLEN | Community and Marketing Coordinator | [email protected] |
| GENA | ALTAMIRANO | Administrative Assistant | [email protected] |
| CHRISTINE | ANAYA | Administrative Assistant | [email protected] |
| JAMIE | ARPIN | Special Education – Education Specialist hrl ne pt | [email protected] |
| KRISTYLYN | BAKER | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| REBECCA | BENSON | Temporary Admissions Clerk | [email protected] |
| AMANDA | BOBCZYNSKI | Lead Homeschool Teacher | [email protected] |
| JORDAN | BOCKERT | Assistant Instructional Designer | [email protected] |
| SUNNY | BOLDEN | Speech and Language Pathologist | [email protected] |
| TAKEISHA | BRADLEY | Educational Business Liaison | [email protected] |
| SHAUN | BUNN | Part Time Virtual Content Teacher (HQT) | [email protected] |
| ERIN | BURHANS | Instructional Learning Coach | [email protected] |
| CRYSTAL | CASEY | Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| JENNY | CHAMBERS | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| ADAM | CHILES | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| STEF | CICCARELLI | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| AMY | CICERI | VAPA Lead | [email protected] |
| SUSAN | CLARK | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| KYLEE | CLEVELAND | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| SAMANTHA | CLIFFORD | Part Time Virtual Content Teacher (HQT) | [email protected] |
| BRENDA | COLE | Special Education – Education Specialist hrl ne pt | [email protected] |
| SARAH | CRITCHFIELD | Flex Elite Educator hrl ne pt | [email protected] |
| KATE | CURTIS | Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| SARAH | DAMIANOS | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| ASHLEY | DAVIS | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| SHELLEY | DIAZ | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| KIRA | DONALDSON | Business Clerk | [email protected] |
| JENNIFER | EDICK | Special Education Coordinator | [email protected] |
| SHIRLEY | ELDER | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| PAIGE | EMM | Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) | [email protected] |
| LEAH | FINLEY | Temporary TOSA – Acceleration Coach | [email protected] |
| TERESA | FLEMING | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| MEGHAN | FREEMAN | Chief Executive Officer | [email protected] |
| RACHEL | GONZALEZ | Admissions and Compliance Coordinator | [email protected] |
| NATHAN | GRAY | Temp – Technology Support | [email protected] |
| KATHRYN | GRAY | Homeschool Teacher hrl ne pt | [email protected] |
| DANIELLE | GREGUS | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| ADAM | HASPER | Community and Marketing Liaison | [email protected] |
| TRACY | HASPER | Chief Personnel Officer | [email protected] |
| MICHELLE | HEDGE | Special Education – Education Specialist sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| ADRIAN | HEREDIA | Temporary Admissions Clerk | [email protected] |
| SAMUEL | HEREDIA | Operations Technician | [email protected] |
| VINCENT | HEREDIA | Operations Coordinator | [email protected] |
| CATHERINE | HEREDIA | Chief Executive Officer | [email protected] |
| MICHELLE | HILTON | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| JACLYN | HUTCHINS | Temp – Instructional Aide | [email protected] |
| SHERYL | HUTCHINS | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| NOLAN | HUTTON | SPED – Education Specialist/SPED Coordinator | [email protected] |
| SARAH | JAQUETTE | Lead Homeschool Teacher | [email protected] |
| EVAN | JORGENSEN | Interim Director of Homeschool | [email protected] |
| DANIELLE | KAPPENMAN | Temporary Admissions Clerk | [email protected] |
| JEAN | KIM | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| ASHLEA | KIRKLAND | Chief Student Development Officer | [email protected] |
| JOHN | KISSINGER | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| NICOLE | LIVELY | Independent Study Counselor | [email protected] |
| CHAD | LUMANLAN | Admissions Lead | [email protected] |
| MARIA | MACK | Flex Elite Educator hrl ne pt | [email protected] |
| HANNAH | MAKKAI | Temp – Instructional Aide | [email protected] |
| KAREN | MAKKAI | Director Year-Round/At-Promise | [email protected] |
| CICELY | MALLETT | Part Time Virtual Content Teacher (HQT) | [email protected]DEMIC.COM |
| JUDALON | MANES | Instructional Learning Coach | [email protected] |
| RACHELLE | MARCON | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| KRIS | MASON | Assistant Director of Homeschool | [email protected] |
| MAGDALENA | MATHIAS | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| RAENELLE | MCDOUGAL | Temp – Instructional Aide | [email protected] |
| AIMEE | MOORE | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| GUSTAVO | MUNOZ | Part Time Virtual Content Teacher (HQT) | [email protected] |
| YOLANDA | MYERS | Business Services Lead | [email protected] |
| PATRICK | NAVAS | Part Time Virtual Content Teacher (HQT) | [email protected] |
| DIANA | NOCHEZ | Temp – SEL Content Teacher | [email protected] |
| KENDALL | NOONAN | Temp – Instructional Aide | [email protected] |
| SARAH | O’Connor | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| THOMAS | OLSON | Remote Adventure Academy Lead | [email protected] |
| TASHA | ORSHOFF | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| JOSEFINE | ORTIZ | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| DANIELLE | OSMOND | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| AMY | PANKRATZ | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| DIANA | PARROS | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| ALEXA | PAUL | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| SASHA | PERKINS | Remote Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| MICHAEL | PIASECZNY | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| CRISTINA | PLANCHON | Virtual Teacher/Cheer Stipend | [email protected] |
| CATHERINE | POLLOCK | Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| AMBERLEE | POTRERO | Remote Lead Flex Elite Educator/Compliance Lead | [email protected] |
| DAWN | POWELL | Part-Time SPED Liaison | [email protected] |
| TAMARA | RADFORD | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| MAUREEN | RAFFERTY | Part-Time SPED Liaison | [email protected] |
| CATHERYN | REARDON | Lead Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| CARRIE | RICHARDSON | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| REGINA | RIVERO | Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| DIANA | ROBINSON | Special Education – Education Specialist sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| CECILIA | RODRIGUEZ | Lead Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| ARLENE | RUDDER | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| TERESA | SCHAFFER | Director of Community Relations | [email protected] |
| MELISSA | SCHULZE | Independent Study School Social Worker | [email protected] |
| ERIC | SHIRLEY | Lead Homeschool Teacher | [email protected] |
| MISHEILYA | SHORTER | Student Support Services Liaison | [email protected] |
| ANTONETTE | SIMS | Director of Assessment | [email protected] |
| DIANNA | SINGAS | Instructional Aide | [email protected] |
| SANDY | SKAL-GERLOCK | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| NOLAN | SMITH | CTE Remote TOSA | [email protected] |
| LAURA | SPENCER | Chief Academic Innovations Officer | [email protected] |
| ASHLY | STEELE | Flex Elite Educator/Compliance Liaison | [email protected] |
| MICHONNE | TAYLOR | Special Education Administrative Assistant | [email protected] |
| JACLYN | THOMAS | Student Support Services Liaison | [email protected] |
| MELVIN | THOMAS | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| NATASHA | VASQUEZ TSALYUK | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| TAMI | VIVEROS | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| VANESSA | VOSBURG | Virtual Teacher | [email protected] |
| CHRISTOPHER | WAITHE | Technology Support Coordinator | [email protected] |
| MONIQUE | WAITHE | Director of Flex | [email protected] |
| ALLISON | WATTERS | Assistant Director of Virtual | [email protected] |
| JACINTA | WEITZ | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| SARA | WING | Temp Community Relations Clerk | [email protected] |
| MICHELLE | WOOD | Assistant Director of Virtual | [email protected] |
| ADAM | WOODARD | Director of Finance | [email protected] |
| CHELSIE | WRIGHT | Homeschool Teacher sal ex ft | [email protected] |
| VALERIE | ZAMORA | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |
| SARA | ZITNEY | Flex Elite Educator | [email protected] |