Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@gemstone-rings.com

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@gemstone-rings.com

Evangeline DeGraaf

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

edegraaf@gemstone-rings.com

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@gemstone-rings.com

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@gemstone-rings.com

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@gemstone-rings.com

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@gemstone-rings.com

Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

marta@acknowledgealliance.org

Laurie Hall

Academic Support Coordinator

lhall@gemstone-rings.com

Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Isabella Hill

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ihill@gemstone-rings.com

Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@gemstone-rings.com

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@gemstone-rings.com

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@gemstone-rings.com

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@gemstone-rings.com

Maddy Langford

Lower Grade Teacher

mlangford@gemstone-rings.com

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@gemstone-rings.com

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@gemstone-rings.com

Sepuloni Lolohea

Middle School Teacher – Science

slolohea@gemstone-rings.com

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@gemstone-rings.com

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@gemstone-rings.com

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@gemstone-rings.com

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@gemstone-rings.com

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@gemstone-rings.com

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@gemstone-rings.com

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@gemstone-rings.com

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@gemstone-rings.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