Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@knowledge-gate.com

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@knowledge-gate.com

Evangeline DeGraaf

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

edegraaf@knowledge-gate.com

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@knowledge-gate.com

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@knowledge-gate.com

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@knowledge-gate.com

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@knowledge-gate.com

Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

marta@acknowledgealliance.org

Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Isabella Hill

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ihill@knowledge-gate.com

Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@knowledge-gate.com

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@knowledge-gate.com

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@knowledge-gate.com

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@knowledge-gate.com

Maddy Langford

Lower Grade Teacher

mlangford@knowledge-gate.com

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@knowledge-gate.com

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@knowledge-gate.com

Sepuloni Lolohea

Middle School Teacher – Science

slolohea@knowledge-gate.com

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@knowledge-gate.com

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@knowledge-gate.com

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@knowledge-gate.com

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@knowledge-gate.com

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@knowledge-gate.com

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@knowledge-gate.com

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@knowledge-gate.com

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@knowledge-gate.com

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