Staff Directory

Administration Team

Executive Director
Tracy Williams

Program Director/Admissions 
Shaness Williams

Parent Involvement Coordinator
Elizabeth Andrejasich Gibes

Kitchen Coordinator
Ebony Harris

Director of Facilities & Maintenance
Daniel Baxter

Grants Coordinator
Leigh Kunde

Director of Finance
Amanda Taddey

School Information Manager 
Qwandis Hugghis

Office Support 
Jennifer Reed

Bookkeeper 
Ivorena Taylor

Brenda DeWindt, School Information Manager (& many other roles), 1989-2022

Toddler Program

Toddler Directress
Betty Mayweather

Toddler Assistant 
Latoya Dixon

Toddler Lead
Sarah Alvarez

Toddler Assistant
Christina Burton

Rain Forest Family

Children’s House Directress
Darlene Arnold

Children’s House Teacher
Lindsay Evans 

Lower Elementary Directress
Yifan Zheng

Lower Elementary Assistant 
Flora Rudnitzki

Upper Elementary Directress
Serita Cheeks

Upper Elementary Assistant
Jackson Calhoun

Jungle Family

Children’s House Directress
Tomoko Quinn

Children’s House Assistant
Cecilia Gencuski

Lower Elementary Directress
Stephanie van Iersel

Lower Elementary Assistant
Lauren Hovde

Upper Elementary Directress 
Martha Reyes

Upper Elementary Assistant 
Ricardo Bravo

Temperate Forest Family

Children’s House Directress
Donna Miller

Children’s House Assistant
Collin Joseph

Children’s House Directress
Ashley Groth

Children’s House Assistant
N’kia Matthews

Lower Elementary Directress
Alicia Steiner

Upper Elementary Directress
Megan Geddes

Upper Elementary Assistant 
Jessica Baker

Taiga Family

Children’s House Directress
Carrie Driver-Johnson

Children’s House Assistant
Christian Williams

Lower Elementary Director
Zac Galan-Skinner

Lower Elementary Assistant 
Shanda Foster

Upper Elementary Director 
Jamie Ohland

Upper Elementary Assistant
Clairyssa Browning

Adolescent Program

Adolescent Program Director
Ryan Schuettpelz

Adolescent Teacher
Hart Ford

Comprehensive Academic Teacher
Brian DeWindt

Adolescent Teacher
Michele Sommers

Spanish Teach & Cafe Coordinator
Jenny Nichols

Support Staff

Special Education Coordinator
Raven Bullis

Special Education Teacher
Casey Doucette

Special Education Teacher
Julia Carian

Special Education Teacher
Wonderful Stamps

Special Education Teacher
Anne Marie Alberti

Special Education Teacher
Marissa Luikey

Science Coordinator
Mike Steiner

Performing Arts Director
Barry Weber

Comprehensive Academic Teacher
Mike Haley

Comprehensive Academic Teacher
Elizabeth Neuens

Comprehensive Academic Teacher
Mike Johnstone

Comprehensive Academic Teacher
Jillian Chansomphou 

Artist in Residence
Amy O’Neill

Social-Emotional Learning Teacher
Tamara Conneely

Social Worker
Alexis Kramschuster

Speech/Language Pathologist
Kirstin Abrams

Speech/Language Pathologist
Erika Hauser-Smetana

Occupational Therapist
Bridget Quast

Occupational Therapy Assistant
Brianna Martin

Floating Assistant
Christina Burton 

Floating Assistant
LaVarre Buchanan Sr. 

Floating Assistant
Teretha Durrah

Program Staff

Program Coordinator
Jaylen Perez-Quezada

CHECK Assistant
Hannah Moore

CHECK Lead
Mahogani Cheeks

CHECK Lead
Maya Reed