Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@yildizsozluk.net

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@yildizsozluk.net

Evangeline DeGraaf

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

edegraaf@yildizsozluk.net

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@yildizsozluk.net

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@yildizsozluk.net

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@yildizsozluk.net

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@yildizsozluk.net

Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

marta@acknowledgealliance.org

Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Isabella Hill

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ihill@yildizsozluk.net

Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@yildizsozluk.net

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@yildizsozluk.net

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@yildizsozluk.net

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@yildizsozluk.net

Maddy Langford

Lower Grade Teacher

mlangford@yildizsozluk.net

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@yildizsozluk.net

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@yildizsozluk.net

Sepuloni Lolohea

Middle School Teacher – Science

slolohea@yildizsozluk.net

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@yildizsozluk.net

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@yildizsozluk.net

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@yildizsozluk.net

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@yildizsozluk.net

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@yildizsozluk.net

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@yildizsozluk.net

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@yildizsozluk.net

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@yildizsozluk.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