WNS Faculty & Staff

Table of Contents

All Staff

Senior Administrative Staff

Daniel Brubaker

Director of Communications


dbrubaker@wns-la.org

Tasha Jackson-Jones

Director of Grades 1-4


tasha.jackson-jones@wns-la.org

Hannah Lawrence

Director of Public Relations & Marketing


hlawrance@wns-la.org

Kelly Massey

Director of Preschool-Kindergarten


kmassey@wns-la.org

Martinique Starnes

Director of Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, & Justice

mstarnes@wns-la.org

Ludivine Forté

Executive Assistant to
the Heads of School

ludivine.forte@wns-la.org

Nikea Johnson

Director of Development


njohnson@wns-la.org

Joon Lee

Chief Financial Officer


jlee@wns-la.org

Heidi Reimann

Assistant Head of School


hreimann@wns-la.org

Brad Wright

Director of Technology


bwright@wns-la.org

Dayna Hollins-Steele

Director of Admission &
Enrollment Management

dhollins@wns-la.org

Dominica Johnson

Chief Operating Officer


djohnson@wns-la.org

Brooke Lyon

Director of Auxiliary Programs


blyon@wns-la.org

Kaitlin Rodriguez

Director of Grades 5-8


krodriguez@wns-la.org

Brad Zacuto

Head of School


bzacuto@wns-la.org

Administrative Staff

Cynthia Abo

Assistant Director of Admission


cabo@wns-la.org

Tanya Barrow

Front Office Receptionist


tbarrow@wns-la.org

Mychal Braver

Development &
Special Events Coordinator

mychal.braver@wns-la.org

Susana Flores

Health Aide & Administrative Assistant


susana.flores@wns-la.org

Salvador Gonzalez

Assistant Director of
Information Technology

sgonzalez@wns-la.org

Chazaq Hernandez

Operations Staff and Bus Driver


chernandez@wns-la.org

Officer Terrell Lewis

Security Manager


terrell.lewis@wns-la.org

Alvaro Monzon

Operations Supervisor


amonzon@wns-la.org

Nancy Part

Front Office Receptionist


npart@wns-la.org

Ricardo Ruiz

Operations Staff and Bus Driver


rruiz@wns-la.org

Melina Sarian

Assistant Director of
K-8 Auxiliary Programs

melina.sarian@wns-la.org

Annie Ambach

Assistant Director of ECC


aambach@wns-la.org

Jessica Bashaw

Assistant Director of Development:
Database & Donor Support

jbashaw@wns-la.org

Ayana Cadres

School Psychologist


ayana.cadres@wns-la.org

Ricardo Gomez

Security Director


rgomez@wns-la.org

Enjolie Gray

Operations Associate &
Compliance Coordinator

egray@wns-la.org

Charlie Jordan Brookins

Admission Associate


cbrookins@wns-la.org

Becky Lockhart Poulter

Assistant Director of Development: Fundraising & Alumni Relations

blockhart@wns-la.org

Keith Nakawatase

Desktop Support Technician


knakawatase@wns-la.org

Tanya Paxton

Business Manager


tpaxton@wns-la.org

Rachel Rush

PS-8 School Counselor


rachel.rush@wns-la.org

Orlando Stewart

Operations Staff and Bus Driver


ostewart@wns-la.org

Naomi Austin

Admission Database Manager


naustin@wns-la.org

Olivia Botello

Athletic Director


obotello@wns-la.org

Officer Coleen Davis

Security Guard (ECC)



Jessica Goodkin

Associate School Counselor


jessica.goodkin@wns-la.org

Ada Herrera

Bookkeeper


aherrera@wns-la.org

Dena Kaplan

Assistant Director of Operations: Transportation & Facilities Rentals

dkaplan@wns-la.org

Trina McDowell

Human Rersources Manager


trina.mcdowell@wns-la.org

Wilber Osorio

Operations Staff and Bus Driver


wosorio@wns-la.org

Luis Romero

Operations Staff and Master Carpenter


lromero@wns-la.org

Alanna Ryan

Student Counselor


aryan@wns-la.org

Crissi Torres

School Nurse


schoolnurse@wns-la.org

All Faculty

ECC (Early Childhood Center)

Josie Adams

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


jadams@wns-la.org

Asha Charan

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


asha.charan@wns-la.org

Elida Flores

ECC Assistant Teacher
& ACE Staff Member

elida.flores@wns-la.org

Joy Griffith

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


jgriffith@wns-la.org

Nohemi Lopez

ECC Assistant Teacher
& ACE StaffMember

nohemi.lopez@wns-la.org

Samantha Morales

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


smorales@wns-la.org

Carrie Synder

ECC Assistant Teacher & ACE Staff


carrie.snyder@wns-la.org

Annie Ambach

Assistant Director of ECC


aambach@wns-la.org

Paige Dunseith

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


paige.dunseith@wns-la.org

Nicole Gardner

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


ngardner@wns-la.org

Susan Hendricks

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


susan.hendricks@wns-la.org

Kelly Massey

Director of Preschool-Kindergarten


kmassey@wns-la.org

Dewi Reyes

ECD Curriculum Coordinator


dreyes@wns-la.org

Denali Thrams

ECC Assistant Teacher & ACE Staff


denali.thrams@wns-la.org

Kendra Bonilla

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


kbonilla@wns-la.org

Brooke Faill

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


bfaill@wns-la.org

Adriana Gomez

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


agomez@wns-la.org

Irma Huidor

ECC Teaching Assistant


ihuidor@wns-la.org

Cyndi McAdoo

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


cmcadoo@wns-la.org

Jessica Reyes

ECC Co-Lead Teacher


jreyes@wns-la.org

Lower School

Lynne Allen

Lower School Urban Gardening
Program Coordinator

lallen@wns-la.org

Josie Bell

3rd Grade Teacher Assistant
and ACE Staff Memberr

josie.bell@wns-la.org

Kendra Clark

Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher


kendra.clark@wns-la.org

Rachel Enzer

1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher


rachel.enzer@wns-la.org

Ally Glickman

Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher


ally.glickman@wns-la.org

Megan Haddad

2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


megan.haddad@wns-la.org

Tasha Jackson-Jones

Director of Grades 1-4


tasha.jackson-jones@wns-la.org

Ryan Johnson

1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher


rjohnson@wns-la.org

Lauren Lee

Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher


llee@wns-la.org

Shelby MacDonald

4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


shelby.macdonald@wns-la.org

Shawn McCabe

2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


shawn.mccabe@wns-la.org

Shannon Parker

4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


sparker@wns-la.org

Taylor Shipley

PE Teacher


tshipley@wns-la.org

Samson Trinh

Lower School Music Teacher


samson.trinh@wns-la.org

Teresa Ventresca

Lower School Spanish Teacher


tventresca@wns-la.org

Annmarie Atain

K-4th Grade Art Teacher


aatain@wns-la.org

Amy Berchtold

2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


amy.berchtold@wns-la.org

Julie Conserva

Assistant Librarian


julie.conserva@wns-la.org

Josie Frias

3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


josie.frias@wns-la.org

Lily Gottlieb

2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


lgottlieb@wns-la.org

Hazel Heredia

4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


hheredia@wns-la.org

Sara James

4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


sjames@wns-la.org

Christina Kim

3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


ckim@wns-la.org

Kerilyn Liu

2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


kliu@wns-la.org

Molly Malamed

Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher


molly.malamed@wns-la.org

Jackie McPherson

3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


jmcpherson@wns-la.org

Hillary Post

Lower School Reading Specialist


hillary.post@wns-la.org

Annie Sully

2nd Grade Associate Teacher
& ACE Staff

annie.sully@wns-la.org

Seidi Valencia

1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher


seidi.valencia@wns-la.org

Parker Williams

4th Grade Associate Teacher
& ACE Staff Member

parker.williams@wns-la.org

Ari Zanger

1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher


azanger@wns-la.org

Shellinda Barre

1st-4th Grade Science Teacher
& Specialists Coordinator

sbarre@wns-la.org

Kimberly Childs

4th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


kchilds@wns-la.org

Kim de Deaux

School Psychologist - Screening


kdedeaux@wns-la.org

Andrea Garcia

Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher


andrea.garcia@wns-la.org

Zack Guerra

5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


zguerra@wns-la.org

Olivia Howard

Dance Teacher


ohoward@wns-la.org

Daisha Johnson

3rd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


daisha.johnson@wns-la.org

Lizzy Kim

1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher


lizzy.kim@wns-la.org

Alicia Ludin

1st Grade Co-Lead Teacher


aludin@wns-la.org

Briana Mayeda

2nd Grade Co-Lead Teacher


bmayeda@wns-la.org

Gabriela Melendez

Lower School Art Teacher


gmelendez@wns-la.org

Andrea Scott

Librarian


ascott@wns-la.org

Amy Sweeney Ames

Lower School Learning Specialist


aames@wns-la.org

Lexy Velasquez

Kindergarten Co-Lead Teacher


lexy.velasquez@wns-la.org

Darcie Wolfe

Co-Curriculum Coordinator
& Lower School Learning Support

dwolfe@wns-la.org

Middle School

Stephanie Bashall

5th-8th Grade Performing Arts Teacher


stephanie.bashall@wns-la.org

Nathan Cohen

Director of Performing Arts
& 6-8 Theater Arts Teacher

ncohen@wns-la.org

Bruce Harlan

7th Grade Science
& Design-Code-Make (DCM) Teacher

bruce.harlan@wns-la.org

Sydney LeAnce-Turnbull

5th Grade Associate Teacher/ ACE Staff


sydney.leance-turnbull@wns-la.org

Daniel McLaughlin

7th Grade History &
6th Grade English Teacher

dmclaughlin@wns-la.org

Zeinab Oumais

7th Grade English Teacher


zeinab.oumais@wns-la.org

Haley Petri

5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


hpetri@wns-la.org

Kaitlin Rodriguez

Director of Grades 5-8


krodriguez@wns-la.org

Shannon Scarlett

Middle School Art &
Design, Code, Make Teacher

sscarlett@wns-la.org

Timothy Whiteman

Dean of Students &
6th Grade English Teacher

twhiteman@wns-la.org

Johnnisha Youngblood

8th Grade English Teacher


jyoungblood@wns-la.org

Dane Brannan

Middle School History Teacher
& 8th Grade Dean

dbrannan@wns-la.org

Holland Filliettaz

5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


hfilliettaz@wns-la.org

Carolina Huerto

Middle School
& 3rd Grade Spanish Teacher

carolina.huerta@wns-la.org

Diana Lesso

4th & Middle School
Spanish Teacher

dlesso@wns-la.org

Nolan McCormick

Middle School Math Teacher


nmccormick@wns-la.org

Carolyn Mejia

Lower School Design, Code, Make
& 5th Grade Science Teacher

cmejia@wns-la.org

Carmen Paul

Middle School Spanish Teacher


cpaul@wns-la.org

Chelsea Platt

English Department Chair &
6th Grade English Teacher

cplatt@wns-la.org

Sergio Rodriguez

Middle School Math Teacher &
Math Department Chair, 6th Grade Dean

srodriguez@wns-la.org

Dylan Simon

6th Grade Science &
Design, Code, Make Teacher

dylan.simon@wns-la.org

Austin Williams

Assistant to the Athletic Director & Middle School Substiute Teacher

awilliams@wns-la.org

Laurie Zachman

Middle School Art Teacher


lzachman@wns-la.org

Cydney Bodenhamer

Middle School Math Teacher


cbodenhamer@wns-la.org

Courtney Fricke

8th Grade Science
& Design-Code-Make (DCM) Teacher

cfricke@wns-la.org

Janet Koiles

Middle School Math
& Robotics Teacher

jkoiles@wns-la.org

Sonia Luque

Spanish Department Chair &
5th-8th Grade Spanish Teacher

sluque@wns-la.org

Kerry McGrath

5th-8th Learning Specialist


kmcgrath@wns-la.org

Meaghan Mihalic

6th Grade History Teacher &
Global Studies Coordinator

mmihalic@wns-la.org

Stephany Perez

Middle School Math &
Dance Teacher, 7th Grade Dean

sperez@wns-la.org

Hannah Reinmund

Dean of Middle School


hreinmund@wns-la.org

Michael Rothbart

5th-8th Grade Choral Music Teacher


michael.rothbart@wns-la.org

John Umekubo

Director of Entrepreneurial Studies


jumekubo@wns-la.org

Isaiah Young

5th Grade Co-Lead Teacher


iyoung@wns-la.org

ACE (After Class Enrichment)

Josie Bell

3rd Grade Teacher Assistant
& ACE Staff Memberr

josie.bell@wns-la.org

Lauryn French

ACE Staff Member


lauryn.french@wns-la.org

Melina Sarian

Assistant Director of
K-8 Auxiliary Programs

melina.sarian@wns-la.org

Claire Sulzer

K-8 ACE Program Coordinator


claire.sulzer@wns-la.org

Ajima Cole

ACE Staff Member


ajima.cole@wnsk8.com

Nohemi Lopez

ECC Assistant Teacher
& ACE StaffMember

nohemi.lopez@wns-la.org

Carrie Snyder

ECC Assistant Teacher
& ACE Staff Member

carrie.snyder@wns-la.org

Denali Thrams

ECC Assistant Teacher & ACE Staff


denali.thrams@wns-la.org

Elida Flores

ECC Assistant Teacher
& ACE Staff Member

elida.flores@wns-la.org

Brooke Lyon

Director of Auxiliary Programs


blyon@wns-la.org

Annie Sully

2nd Grade Associate Teacher
& ACE Staff Member

annie.sully@wns-la.org

Parker Williams

4th Grade Associate Teacher
& ACE Staff Member

parker.williams@wns-la.org