Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj
Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@gemstone-rings.com

Melinda Christopherson
Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly
Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@gemstone-rings.com

Toni Degraca
Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@gemstone-rings.com

Anna Dito
Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@gemstone-rings.com

 

Veronica Elias
Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@gemstone-rings.com

 

Cassi Fitzsummons
Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@gemstone-rings.com

Marta Franca
Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

 

Angela Harrington
Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Aylin Hernandez

Resiliency Counselor

aylin@acknowledgealliance.org

Lewis Hughes
Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@gemstone-rings.com

 

Isabel Jimenez
Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@gemstone-rings.com

 

Kathryn Kesmiri
Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

Konstance Kirkendoll
Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@gemstone-rings.com

 

Maddy Langford
Maddy Langford

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

mlangford@gemstone-rings.com

 

Pamela Langford
Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@gemstone-rings.com

 

John Laurance
John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@gemstone-rings.com

 

Bruno Lopez
Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez
Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@gemstone-rings.com

Blienayni Meconnen

Academic Support Coordinator

bmeconnen@gemstone-rings.com

Airianna Murray

Lower Grade Teacher

amurray@gemstone-rings.com

Xiomara Nickings
Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@gemstone-rings.com

 

Katherine Pforzheimer
Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@gemstone-rings.com

 

Cortney Richardson
Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

 

Devin Seth

Middle School Teacher – Science

dseth@gemstone-rings.com

 

Isabel Solis
Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@gemstone-rings.com

 

Megan Tang
Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@gemstone-rings.com

 

Priscilla Taylor
Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@gemstone-rings.com

 

Hana Tello
Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@gemstone-rings.com

 

Myriam Urias
Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@gemstone-rings.com

Andrew Yao

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ayao@gemstone-rings.com

Board Members

Brandon Drayton
Brandon Drayton

Parent Representative; Advisory Board Member

Dick Jacobsen, founder
Dick Jacobsen

Founder; Advisory Board Member

Erik Jacobsen
Erik Jacobsen

President; Advisory Board Member

Sue Jacobsen, founder
Sue Jacobsen

Founder; Advisory Board Member

Lisa Pearson
Lisa Pearson

Advisory Board Member