WNS Faculty & Staff
Table of Contents

All Staff
Senior Administrative Staff
Dylan Anglin
Director of Human Resources
danglin@wns-la.org
danglin@wns-la.org
Dayna Hollins-Steele
Director of Admission and Enrollment Management
dhollins@wns-la.org
dhollins@wns-la.org
Nikea Johnson
Director of Development
njohnson@wns-la.org
njohnson@wns-la.org
Brooke Lyon
Director of Auxiliary Programs
blyon@wns-la.org
blyon@wns-la.org
Kaitlin Rodriguez
Director of Grades 5-8
krodriguez@wns-la.org
krodriguez@wns-la.org
Daniel Brubaker
Director of Communications
dbrubaker@wns-la.org
dbrubaker@wns-la.org
Tasha Jackson-Jones
Director of Grades 1-4
tasha.jackson-jones@wns-la.org
tasha.jackson-jones@wns-la.org
Hannah Lawrence
Director of Public Relations & Marketing
hlawrence@wns-la.org
hlawrence@wns-la.org
Kelly Massey
Director of Preschool-Kindergarten
kmassey@wns-la.org
kmassey@wns-la.org
Martinique Starnes
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice
mstarnes@wns-la.org
mstarnes@wns-la.org
Brad Zacuto
Head of School
bzacuto@wns-la.org
bzacuto@wns-la.org
Ludivine Forté
Executive Assistant to Heads of School
ludivine.forte@wns-la.org
ludivine.forte@wns-la.org
Dominica Johnson
Director of Operations
djohnson@wns-la.org
djohnson@wns-la.org
Joon Lee
Chief Financial Officer
jlee@wns-la.org
jlee@wns-la.org
Heidi Reimann
Assistant Head of School
hreimann@wns-la.org
hreimann@wns-la.org
Brad Wright
Director of Technology
bwright@wns-la.org
bwright@wns-la.org
Administrative Staff
Annie Ambach
Assistant Director of ECC
aambach@wns-la.org
aambach@wns-la.org
Jessica Bashaw
Assistant Director of Development: Database and Donor Support
jbashaw@wns-la.org
jbashaw@wns-la.org
Lori Getz
Director of Online Education
onlinelearning@wns-la.org
onlinelearning@wns-la.org
Enjolie Gray
Operations Associate and Compliance Coordinator
egray@wns-la.org
egray@wns-la.org
Chazaq Hernandez
Operations Staff/Bus Driver
chernandez@wns-la.org
chernandez@wns-la.org
Dena Kaplan
Assistant Director of Operations: Transportation & Facilities Rentals
dkaplan@wns-la.org
dkaplan@wns-la.org
Chelsea Magdaleno
PS-8 School Nurse
schoolnurse@wns-la.org
schoolnurse@wns-la.org
Joanne Nakawatase
Assistant to Assistant Heads of School
jnakawatase@wns-la.org
jnakawatase@wns-la.org
Nancy Part
Front Office Receptionist
npart@wns-la.org
npart@wns-la.org
Ricardo Ruiz
Operations Staff/Bus Driver
rruiz@wns-la.org
rruiz@wns-la.org
Naomi Austin
Database Manager - Admission
naustin@wns-la.org
naustin@wns-la.org
Olivia Botello
Athletic Director
obotello@wns-la.org
obotello@wns-la.org
Ricardo Gomez
Security Supervisor
rgomez@wns-la.org
rgomez@wns-la.org
Kris James
Parent Activities Coordinator
kjames@wns-la.org
kjames@wns-la.org
Becky Lockhart Poulter
Assistant Director of Development: Fundraising and Alumni Relations
blockhart@wns-la.org
blockhart@wns-la.org
Alvaro Monzon
Operations Supervisor
amonzon@wns-la.org
amonzon@wns-la.org
Alicia O'Connor
Creative Director
aoconnor@wns-la.org
aoconnor@wns-la.org
Tanya Paxton
Business Manager
tpaxton@wns-la.org
tpaxton@wns-la.org
Crissi Torres
School Nurse (ECC)
schoolnurse@wns-la.org
schoolnurse@wns-la.org
Alice Arutiunian Wyman
Assistant Director of Admission and Enrollment Management
awyman@wns-la.org
awyman@wns-la.org
Tanya Barrow
Front Office Receptionist
tbarrow@wns-la.org
tbarrow@wns-la.org
Ayana Cadres
School Psychologist
ayana.cadres@wns-la.org
ayana.cadres@wns-la.org
Salvador Gonzalez
Assistant Director of Information Technology
sgonzalez@wns-la.org
sgonzalez@wns-la.org
Ada Herrera
Bookkeeper
aherrera@wns-la.org
aherrera@wns-la.org
Charlie Jordan Brookins
Admission Associate
cbrookins@wns-la.org
cbrookins@wns-la.org
Keith Nakawatase
Desktop Support Technician
knakawatase@wns-la.org
knakawatase@wns-la.org
Wilber Osorio
Operations Staff/Bus Driver
wosorio@wns-la.org
wosorio@wns-la.org
Luis Romero
Operations Staff/Master Carpenter
lromero@wns-la.org
lromero@wns-la.org
Orlando Stewart
Operations Staff/Bus Driver
ostewart@wns-la.org
ostewart@wns-la.org
All Faculty
ECC (Early Childhood Center)
Annie Ambach
Assistant Director of ECC
aambach@wns-la.org
aambach@wns-la.org
Sydney Burdick
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
sydney.burdick@wns-la.org
sydney.burdick@wns-la.org
Brooke Faill
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
bfaill@wns-la.org
bfaill@wns-la.org
Joy Griffith
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
jgriffith@wns-la.org
jgriffith@wns-la.org
Maricela Lopez
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
mlopez@wns-la.org
mlopez@wns-la.org
Samantha Morales
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
smorales@wns-la.org
smorales@wns-la.org
Josie Adams
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
jadams@wns-la.org
jadams@wns-la.org
Asha Charan
ECC Assistant Teacher
asha.charan@wns-la.org
asha.charan@wns-la.org
Elida Flores
ECC Assistant Teacher/ ACE Staff Member
elida.flores@wns-la.org
elida.flores@wns-la.org
Adriana Gomez
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
agomez@wns-la.org
agomez@wns-la.org
Nohemi Lopez
ECC Assistant Teacher/ ACE StaffMember
nohemi.lopez@wns-la.org
nohemi.lopez@wns-la.org
Dewi Reyes
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
dreyes@wns-la.org
dreyes@wns-la.org
Kendra Bonilla
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
kbonilla@wns-la.org
kbonilla@wns-la.org
Paige Dunseith
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
paige.dunseith@wns-la.org
paige.dunseith@wns-la.org
Nicole Gardner
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
ngardner@wns-la.org
ngardner@wns-la.org
Irma Huidor
ECC Teaching Assistant
ihuidor@wns-la.org
ihuidor@wns-la.org
Cyndi McAdoo
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
cmcadoo@wns-la.org
cmcadoo@wns-la.org
Jessica Reyes
ECC Co-Lead Teacher
jreyes@wns-la.org
jreyes@wns-la.org
Lower School
Lynne Allen
Lower School Urban Gardening Program Coordinator
lallen@wns-la.org
lallen@wns-la.org
Shellinda Barre
Elementary Science Teacher & Specialists Coordinator
sbarre@wns-la.org
sbarre@wns-la.org
Nathan Cohen
3rd-5th Grade Music and Performing Arts Teacher
ncohen@wns-la.org
ncohen@wns-la.org
Kim de Deaux
School Psychologist ECC-4th Grade
kdedeaux@wns-la.org
kdedeaux@wns-la.org
Ally Glickman
Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher
ally.glickman@wns-la.org
ally.glickman@wns-la.org
Zack Guerra
5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
zguerra@wns-la.org
zguerra@wns-la.org
Olivia Howard
1st Grade Teacher Co-Lead Teacher
ohoward@wns-la.org
ohoward@wns-la.org
Addie Johnson
1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher
ajohnson@wns-la.org
ajohnson@wns-la.org
Kerilyn Liu
4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
kliu@wns-la.org
kliu@wns-la.org
Heather MacDougall
Lower School Teaching Assistant / ACE
heather.macdougall@wns-la.org
heather.macdougall@wns-la.org
Alanna Ryan
2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
aryan@wns-la.org
aryan@wns-la.org
Amy Sweeney Ames
Lower School Learning Specialist
aames@wns-la.org
aames@wns-la.org
Colin Smith
Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher
colin.smith@wns-la.org
colin.smith@wns-la.org
Samson Trinh
Lower School Music Teacher
samson.trinh@wns-la.org
samson.trinh@wns-la.org
Darcie Wolfe
1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher
dwolfe@wns-la.org
dwolfe@wns-la.org
Alyssa Altimas
3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
aaltimas@wns-la.org
aaltimas@wns-la.org
Ryan Bentick
K-8 Physical Education
rbentick@wns-la.org
rbentick@wns-la.org
Kimberly Childs
4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
kchilds@wns-la.org
kchilds@wns-la.org
Lily Gottlieb
2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
lgottlieb@wns-la.org
lgottlieb@wns-la.org
Hazel Heredia
2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
hheredia@wns-la.org
hheredia@wns-la.org
Sara James
4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
sjames@wns-la.org
sjames@wns-la.org
Christina Kim
3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
ckim@wns-la.org
ckim@wns-la.org
Alicia Ludin
1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher
aludin@wns-la.org
aludin@wns-la.org
Mia Masters
2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
mmasters@wns-la.org
mmasters@wns-la.org
Shannon Parker
4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
sparker@wns-la.org
sparker@wns-la.org
Andrea Scott
Library Associate
ascott@wns-la.org
ascott@wns-la.org
Marissa Shaevel
Educational Technology Specialist
marissa.shaevel@wns-la.org
marissa.shaevel@wns-la.org
Susie Terasaki
3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
susie.terasaki@wns-la.org
susie.terasaki@wns-la.org
Gail Tucker
K-4 Student Support/Substitute
gtucker@wns-la.org
gtucker@wns-la.org
Austin Williams
Associate PE Teacher/ACE
awilliams@wns-la.org
awilliams@wns-la.org
Annmarie Atain
K-4 Art Teacher
aatain@wns-la.org
aatain@wns-la.org
Jackie Bowman
3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
jbowman@wns-la.org
jbowman@wns-la.org
Catherine Davis
Multimedia Learning Center Director
cdavis@wns-la.org
cdavis@wns-la.org
Rachel Enzer
1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher
rachel.enzer@wns-la.org
rachel.enzer@wns-la.org
Molly Greenberg
Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher
molly.greenberg@wns-la.org
molly.greenberg@wns-la.org
Jennifer Hernandez
Lower School Reading Instruction Specialist
jhernandez@wns-la.org
jhernandez@wns-la.org
Nicole Javaheri
2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher
njavaheri@wns-la.org
njavaheri@wns-la.org
Lauren Lee
Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher
llee@wns-la.org
llee@wns-la.org
Shelby MacDonald
Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher
shelby.macdonald@wns-la.org
shelby.macdonald@wns-la.org
Gabriela Melendez
Lower School Art Teacher
gmelendez@wns-la.org
gmelendez@wns-la.org
Hilary Post
Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher
hilary.post@wns-la.org
hilary.post@wns-la.org
Taylor Shipley
PE Teacher
tshipley@wns-la.org
tshipley@wns-la.org
LaRell Thomas
5th Grade Assistant Teacher
larell.thomas@wns-la.org
larell.thomas@wns-la.org
Teresa Ventresca
Lower School Spanish Teacher
tventresca@wns-la.org
tventresca@wns-la.org
Ari Zanger
1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher
azanger@wns-la.org
azanger@wns-la.org
Middle School
Cynthia Abo
Spanish Department Chair & Admission Associate
cabo@wns-la.org
cabo@wns-la.org
Desiree Cameron
Director of Visual & Performing Arts
dcameron@wns-la.org
dcameron@wns-la.org
Courtney Fricke
Middle School Science Teacher
cfricke@wns-la.org
cfricke@wns-la.org
Janet Koiles
Middle School Math & English Teacher
jkoiles@wns-la.org
jkoiles@wns-la.org
Jesse Marquez
5-8 Choral Music Teacher and Festival Choir Director
jmarquez@wns-la.org
jmarquez@wns-la.org
Kerry McGrath
5th-8th Learning Specialist
kmcgrath@wns-la.org
kmcgrath@wns-la.org
Meaghan Mihalic
6th Grade History / 8th Grade English
mmihalic@wns-la.org
mmihalic@wns-la.org
Carmen Paul
Middle School Spanish Teacher
cpaul@wns-la.org
cpaul@wns-la.org
Stephany Perez
Middle School Math Teacher &
Dance Elective Teacher
sperez@wns-la.org
Dance Elective Teacher
sperez@wns-la.org
Shannon Scarlett
Middle School Art & DCM Teacher
sscarlett@wns-la.org
sscarlett@wns-la.org
Johnnisha Youngblood
Middle School English Teacher
jyoungblood@wns-la.org
jyoungblood@wns-la.org
Dane Brannan
Middle School History (8) & Mock Trial/Debate
mbricker@wns-la.org
mbricker@wns-la.org
Tracey Daley
Middle School Math Teacher
tdaley@wns-la.org
tdaley@wns-la.org
Dan Goldberg
5th/6th Grade Science Teacher
dan.goldberg@wns-la.org
dan.goldberg@wns-la.org
Diana Lesso
Middle School Spanish Teacher
dlesso@wns-la.org
dlesso@wns-la.org
Briana Mayeda
5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
bmayeda@wns-la.org
bmayeda@wns-la.org
Daniel McLaughlin
Middle School Social Studies.
7th Grade Dean
dmclaughlin@wns-la.org
7th Grade Dean
dmclaughlin@wns-la.org
Sarah Mirman
Dean of Teaching & Learning, and Middle School English
smirman@wns-la.org
smirman@wns-la.org
Haley Petri
5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
hpetri@wns-la.org
hpetri@wns-la.org
Hannah Reinmund
5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
hreinmund@wns-la.org
hreinmund@wns-la.org
John Umekubo
5th-8th Director of Entrepreneurial Studies
jumekubo@wns-la.org
jumekubo@wns-la.org
Laurie Zachman
Middle School Art Teacher
lzachman@wns-la.org
lzachman@wns-la.org
Cydney Bodenhamer
Middle School Math Teacher
cbodenhamer@wns-la.org
cbodenhamer@wns-la.org
Holland Filliettaz
5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
hfilliettaz@wns-la.org
hfilliettaz@wns-la.org
Bruce Harlan
Middle School Science Teacher
bruce.harlan@wns-la.org
bruce.harlan@wns-la.org
Sonia Luque
Middle School Spanish Teacher
sluque@wns-la.org
sluque@wns-la.org
Nolan McCormick
Middle School Math Teacher
nmccormick@wns-la.org
nmccormick@wns-la.org
Carolyn Mejia
Science & Spanish Teacher
cmejia@wns-la.org
cmejia@wns-la.org
Zeinab Oumais
Middle School Associate Teacher
zeinab.oumais@wns-la.org
zeinab.oumais@wns-la.org
Chelsea Platt
8th Grade English Teacher
cplatt@wns-la.org
cplatt@wns-la.org
Sergio Rodriguez
Middle School Math Teacher
srodriguez@wns-la.org
srodriguez@wns-la.org
Timothy Whiteman
6th Grade English Teacher
twhiteman@wns-la.org
twhiteman@wns-la.org
Isaiah Young
5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher
iyoung@wns-la.org
iyoung@wns-la.org
ACE (After Class Enrichment)
Elida Flores
ECC Assistant Teacher/ ACE Staff Member
elida.flores@wns-la.org
elida.flores@wns-la.org
Melina Sarian
ACE Coordinator
melina.sarian@wns-la.org
melina.sarian@wns-la.org
Nohemi Lopez
ECC Assistant Teacher/ ACE StaffMember
nohemi.lopez@wns-la.org
nohemi.lopez@wns-la.org
Austin Williams
Associate PE Teacher/ACE
awilliams@wns-la.org
awilliams@wns-la.org
Heather MacDougall
Lower School Teaching Assistant / ACE
heather.macdougall@wns-la.org
heather.macdougall@wns-la.org