Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@yfqs.net

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@yfqs.net

Evangeline DeGraaf

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

edegraaf@yfqs.net

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@yfqs.net

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@yfqs.net

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@yfqs.net

Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

marta@acknowledgealliance.org

Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Isabella Hill

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@yfqs.net

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@yfqs.net

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@yfqs.net

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@yfqs.net

Maddy Langford

Lower Grade Teacher

mlangford@yfqs.net

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@yfqs.net

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@yfqs.net

Sepuloni Lolohea

Middle School Teacher – Science

slolohea@yfqs.net

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@yfqs.net

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@yfqs.net

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@yfqs.net

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@yfqs.net

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@yfqs.net

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@yfqs.net

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@yfqs.net

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