Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@degaolife.com

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@degaolife.com

Evangeline DeGraaf

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

edegraaf@degaolife.com

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@degaolife.com

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@degaolife.com

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@degaolife.com

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@degaolife.com

Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

marta@acknowledgealliance.org

Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Isabella Hill

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ihill@degaolife.com

Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@degaolife.com

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@degaolife.com

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@degaolife.com

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@degaolife.com

Maddy Langford

Lower Grade Teacher

mlangford@degaolife.com

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@degaolife.com

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@degaolife.com

Sepuloni Lolohea

Middle School Teacher – Science

slolohea@degaolife.com

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@degaolife.com

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@degaolife.com

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@degaolife.com

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@degaolife.com

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@degaolife.com

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@degaolife.com

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@degaolife.com

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@degaolife.com

Emily Weiner

Resiliency Counselor

emily@acknowledgealliance.org

Board Members

Brandon Drayton

Parent Representative; Advisory Board Member

Joanna Ho

Advisory Board Member

Dick Jacobsen

Founder; Advisory Board Member

Erik Jacobsen

President; Advisory Board Member

Sue Jacobsen

Founder; Advisory Board Member

Lisa Pearson

Advisory Board Member