Our Team

Adriana Ortiz
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – McCarver)

Allison Carss
Senior Talent Acquisition Program Manager

Allison Jones
Director, Curriculum

Alyssa Chesvick
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – McCarver)

Amy Axtman
Mentor Montessori Teacher

Amy Welch
Lead Teacher
(Tacoma – McCarver)

Andrew Cho
Senior Manager, People Operations

Anita Cassity
Director, Impact and Data

Annie Ryan
Lead Teacher
(Tacoma-McCarver)

Ashlee Burton
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – McCarver)

BekkiJo Kahler
Payroll Specialist

Blake Herrera — Blake Herrera
Director, Expansion

Breeayn Douthit
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – McCarver)

Brooke McGilvery
Head of School
(Lancaster – Cedar Valley)

Candace Jeffords
Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Cara Harrison — Cara Harrison
Senior Manager, Education Operations

Caroline Hult — Caroline Hult
Director, Talent Acquisition

Celeste Formisano
Lead Teacher
(Des Moines)

Charmaine Diel — Charmaine Diel
Assistant Teacher
(Des Moines)

Clint Brody
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Crystal Loza
Senior Research Scientist

Dana Neiswander
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

David Bass
Lead Teacher
(Federal Way – Lakeland)

Debbie Olson — Debbie Olson
District School Leader

Dorothy Cantero
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – Roosevelt)

Dorothy Phillips
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – Roosevelt)

Dru Collins-Minch
District School Leader

Eduardo Hidalgo
Partner Marketing Specialist

Eliot Murray
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – McCarver)

Elizabeth Powers
Head of School
(Kissimmee – Poinciana)

Emmanuel Imah
Senior Partnership Development Manager

Faith Perrenoud
Assistant Teacher
(Federal Way – Lakeland)

Gerard Massey
Senior Systems Engineer

Grace Wilcox
Chief of Staff

Heather Myers
Director, People Operations

Irene Eshak
Senior Site Design & Development Project Manager

Ishii Tavarez
Head of School
(North Dallas)

Jamie Hammel-James — Jamie James
Chief People Officer

Jamila Mapp
Mentor Montessori Teacher

Jeff Bezos
Founder

Jen Dine
Partnership Development Specialist

Jennifer Mason
Head of School
(Tacoma – McCarver)

Karen Weiss
Senior Manager, Procurement

Karen Young
Family and Community Engagement Director

Katey Thomson
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Katie Ford — Katie Ford
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Linda Yoon
Compliance Director

Lisa Kuh
Senior Montessori Coach

Liz Swanby — Liz Swanby
Director, Operations

Marta Laos
District School Leader

Martina Kozar — Martina Kozar
Director, Product Management

Mary Berschauer
Lead Teacher
(Tacoma – Roosevelt)

Marybeth Caruso
Head of School
(Renton – North Highlands)

Michael Abello
Chief Education Officer

Miguel Roque
Chief Operations & Technology Officer

Mike George — Mike George
President

Mina Greas
Senior Site Design & Development Project Manager

Miranda Frederick
Lead Teacher
(Pacific Beach)

Nate Daniel
IT Support Engineer

Qiana Licorish
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Rachel Bayly
Assistant Teacher
(Des Moines)

Rebekah Day
Lead Teacher
(Tacoma-McCarver)

Rosa Hong
Director, Talent Acquisition Strategy & Operations

Rossana Caballero
Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

Saben Emmons — Saben Emmons
Director, Technology

Sabrina Watkins
Senior Partnership Development Manager

Scott Edison — Scott Edison
Director, Partner and Site Development

Sean Coury
Chief Finance Officer

Selena Keo
Lead Teacher
(Federal Way – Lakeland)

Seth Lewis Levin
Director, School Leadership Development

Shannon Gilbert
Mentor Montessori Teacher

Sheila Shedd
Senior Partnership Development Manager

Silvia Chia
Head of School
(Dallas – Cockrell Hill)

Stepha Krynytzky
Director, Teaching & Learning

Stephanie DeLacy
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Steph McGrath
Head of School
(Pacific Beach)

Stephanie Miranda
Assistant Teacher
(Federal Way – Lakeland)

Stephanie Possanza
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma-Roosevelt)

Tara Requa
Head of School
(Des Moines)

Tara Romanoff
Head of School
(Central Kissimmee)

Tarhata Guiamelon
Senior Student Systems Product Manager

Tiffany Roberson
Assistant Teacher
(Tacoma – Roosevelt)

Whitney Smith
Head of School
(Federal Way – Lakeland)

Will Weiner — Will Weiner
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel

Yeri Yun
Director, Digital Marketing & Communications

Zachary Rappaport
Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Zoë Burke
Senior Site Design & Development Project Manager

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