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Administrative Staff

Anthony Saba Staff Photo

Mr. Anthony Saba

Executive Director
ASaba@samueliacademy.org

Lee Fleming Staff Photo

Ms. Lee Fleming

Head of School
lfleming@SamueliAcademy.org

Kim Dawson Staff Photo

Ms. Kim Dawson

Assistant Head of School
(9th-12th Grades)
kdawson@SamueliAcademy.org

Alexandra Lopez-Martinez Staff Photo

Ms. Alexandra Lopez-Martinez

Assistant Head of School
(7th & 8th Grades)
ALopez@SamueliAcademy.org

John Luker Staff Photo

Mr. John Luker

Chief Finance Officer
jluker@orangewoodfoundation.org

Academy Staff

Joy Abuel Staff Photo

Mrs. Joy Abuel

English
jabuel@samueliacademy.org

Diana Alonzo Staff Photo

Ms. Diana Alonzo

Receptionist
dalonzo@samueliacademy.org

Anna Ambata Staff Photo

Mrs. Anna Ambata

Choir Teacher
aambata@samueliacademy.org

Aggie Good Staff Picture

Ms. Aggie Ambrosio

School Psychologist
aambrosio@samueliacademy.org

Kenneth Arteaga Staff Photo

Mr. Kenneth Arteaga

PE Teacher
karteaga@samueliacademy.org

Tracy Boxeth Staff Photo

Ms. Tracy Boxeth

Education Specialist
tboxeth@samueliacademy.org

Billy Brinckloe Staff Photo

Mr. Billy Brinckloe

IT Help Desk
bbrinckloe@samueliacademy.org

Anthony Buncab Staff Photo

Mr. Anthony Buncab

Design Teacher
abuncab@samueliacademy.org

Cristalle Callis Staff Photo

Mrs. Cristalle Callis

Chemistry Teacher
ccallis@samueliacademy.org

Diana Campos Staff Photo

Ms. Diana Campos

Science Teacher (7th Grade)
dcampos@samueliacademy.org

Jewel Campos

Ms. Jewel Campos

Tutor
jcampos@samueliacademy.org

Blake Capper Staff Photo

Mr. Blake Capper

Math Teacher (7th Grade)
bcapper@samueliacademy.org

Lupita Cardenas Staff Photo

Ms. Lupita Cardenas

Counselor (Grades 9-10)
gcardenas@samueliacademy.org

Marcos Cardona Staff Photo

Mr. Marcos Cardona

English Teacher
mcardona@samueliacademy.org

Garett Cecil Staff Photo

Mr. Garett Cecil

History Teacher
gcecil@samueliacademy.org

Eduardo Cervantes Staff Photo

Mr. Eduardo Cervantes

Campus Facilities Coordinator
ecervantes@samueliacademy.org

Lourdes Cervantes Staff Photo

Mrs. Lourdes Cervantes

Food Service Supervisor
lcervantes@samueliacademy.org

Carlos Chavez Staff Photo

Mr. Carlos Chavez

History Teacher
cchavez@samueliacademy.org

Monica Chou Staff Photo

Ms. Monica Chou

Science Teacher (8th Grade)
mchou@samueliacademy.org

Eliana Contreras Staff Photo

Ms. Eliana Contreras

Instructional Aide
econtreras@samueliacademy.org

Amy Cooper Staff Photo

Ms. Amy Cooper

VEI Teacher
acooper@samueliacademy.org

Joy Corpora Staff Photo

Ms. Joy Corpora

Chief People & Culture Officer
jcorpora@orangewoodfoundation.org

Cynthia Cuevas-Covarrubias Staff Photo

Mrs. Cynthia Cuevas-Covarrubias

English Teacher (7th Grade)
ccuevas@samueliacademy.org

Ken Cummings Staff Photo

Mr. Ken Cummings

Athletic Director
kcummings@samueliacademy.org

Lucy Cura Staff Photo

Ms. Lucy Cura

Instructional Aide
lcura@samueliacademy.org

Sarah Davis Staff Photo

Ms. Sarah Davis

Student Success Coordinator
sdavis@samueliacademy.org

Johnny Delgado Staff Photo

Mr. Johnny Delgado

Instructional Aide
jdelgado@samueliacademy.org

Jess Doebler Staff Photo

Mrs. Jess Doebler

Office Manager (9th-12th)
jdoebler@samueliacademy.org

Stephanie Espina Staff Photo

Ms. Stephanie Espina

Education Specialist
sespina@samueliacademy.org

Juan Esqueda Staff Photo

Mr. Juan Esqueda

Registrar
jesqueda@samueliacademy.org

Lydia Fisher Staff Photo

Ms. Lydia Fisher

Office Manager (7th – 8th)
lfisher@samueliacademy.org

Jose Gallardo Staff Photo

Mr. Jose Gallardo

Instructional Aide
JGallardo@samueliacademy.org

Tracy Garcia Staff

Mrs. Tracy Garcia

Executive Assistant
tgarcia@samueliacademy.org

Zach Granoff Staff Photo

Mr. Zach Granoff

Engineering Teacher
zgranoff@samueliacademy.org

Robert Grasso Staff Photo

Mr. Robert Grasso

Facilities Coordinator
rgrasso@samueliacademy.org

Ms. Yuli Gurule

Counselor (11-12 Grade)
ygurule@samueliacademy.org

Dalia Haddad Staff Photo

Ms. Dalia Haddad

Instructional Aide
dhaddad@samueliacademy.org

Cameron Howard Staff Photo

Mr. Cameron Howard

Social Studies Teacher (8th Grade)
choward@samueliacademy.org

Maria Huizar Staff Photo

Ms. Maria Huizar

Food Service Assistant
mhuizar@samueliacademy.org

Danielle Jackson Staff Photo

Mrs. Danielle Jackson

Mathematics Teacher
djackson@samueliacademy.org

Blaine Jones

Mr. Blaine Jones

Geography/Photography Teacher
BJones@samueliacademy.org

Raymond Kalbhenn Staff Photo

Mr. Raymond Kalbhenn

Physical Education
rkalbhenn@samueliacademy.org

Ms. Kristie Kender

Development Coordinator
kkender@samueliacademy.org

Samantha Livingston Staff Photo

Ms. Samantha Livingston

Mathematics Teacher
slivingston@samueliacademy.org

Jeff Lohman Staff Photo

Mr. Jeff Lohman

Botany & BioPhysics Teacher
jlohman@samueliacademy.org

Dionicio (Dio) Lopez Staff Photo

Mr. Dionicio (Dio) Lopez

Mathematics Teacher
dlopez@samueliacademy.org

Don Luong Staff Photo

Mr. Don Luong

Social Studies Teacher (7th Grade)
dluong@samueliacademy.org

Caesar Martinez Staff Photo

Mr. Caesar Martinez

Instrumental Music Teacher
cmartinez@samueliacademy.org

Raquel Meadors Staff Photo

Ms. Raquel Meadors

Environmental Science Teacher
rmeadors@samueliacademy.org

Olga Mendez Staff Photo

Mrs. Olga Mendez

Math Teacher (8th Grade)
omendez@samueliacademy.org

Celeste Mendoza Staff Photo

Mrs. Celeste Mendoza

SEL Counselor (Middle School)
cmendoza@samueliacademy.org

Javier Morales Staff Photo

Mr. Javier Morales

Student Development Coordinator
jmorales@samueliacademy.org

Diana (Dawna) Nguyen Staff Photo

Ms. Diana (Dawna) Nguyen

Literacy Specialist & Language and Leadership Course (Middle School)
dnguyen@samueliacademy.org

Johnny Nguyen Staff Photo

Mr. Johnny Nguyen

Engineering Teacher
jnguyen@samueliacademy.org

Brenda Noarbe Staff Photo

Ms. Brenda Noarbe

Tutor
bnoarbe@samueliacademy.org

Mr. Raul Ocegueda

Instructional Aide
rocegueda@samueliacademy.org

Jake Oshinsky Staff Photo

Mr. Jake Oshinsky

IT Help Desk
joshinsky@samueliacademy.org

Erik Pederson Staff Photo

Mr. Erik Pederson

Government & Economics Teacher
epederson@samueliacademy.org

Reid Petersen Staff Photo

Mr. Reid Petersen

Design Teacher/Marketing
rpetersen@samueliacademy.org

Stephen Pink Staff Photo

Mr. Stephen Pink

Spanish Teacher
spink@samueliacademy.org

Anthony (Nino) Polizzi Staff Photo

Mr. Anthony (Nino) Polizzi

Engineering Teacher
npolizzi@samueliacademy.org

Tara Prendeville Staff Photo

Ms. Tara Prendeville

One-to-One Instructional Aide
tprendeville@samueliacademy.org

Isaac Quiroz Staff Photo

Mr. Isaac Quiroz

Tutor
iquiroz@samueliacademy.org

Angela Ramirez Staff Photo

Ms. Angela Ramirez

Spanish Teacher
aramirez@samueliacademy.org

Karlos Ramirez Staff Photo

Mr. Karlos Ramirez

Manager, Donor Relations & Endowment
kramirez@samueliacademy.org

Kirsten Ramos Staff Photo

Ms. Kirsten Ramos

Engineering Lab Assistant
kramos@samueliacademy.org

Oscar Reyes Staff Photo

Mr. Oscar Reyes

Athletics and Student Life Coordinator
oreyes@samueliacademy.org

Regina Rico Staff Photo

Ms. Regina Rico

Campus Supervisor
rrico@samueliacademy.org

Erica Rueda Staff Photo

Ms. Erica Rueda

Biology Teacher
erueda@samueliacademy.org

Robert Salazar Staff Photo

Mr. Robert Salazar

Facilities Supervisor
rsalazar@samueliacademy.org

Isabel Saldana Staff Photo

Ms. Isabel Saldana

Campus Supervisor
isaldana@samueliacademy.org

Jerusha Shin Staff Photo

Ms. Jerusha Shin

Art Teacher (7th & 8th Grades)
jshin@samueliacademy.org

Gilberto Solorio Staff Photo

Mr. Gilberto Solorio

Campus Custodian
gsolorio@samueliacademy.org

Sheena Somoza Staff Photo

Ms. Sheena Somoza

Mathematics Teacher
ssomoza@samueliacademy.org

Haley Speicher-Cecil Staff Photo

Ms. Haley Speicher-Cecil

Student Services Coordinator
hspeicher@samueliacademy.org

Gabriel Tecozautla Staff Photo

Mr. Gabriel Tecozautla

English Teacher
gtecozautla@samueliacademy.org

Andriana Torres Staff Photo

Ms. Andriana Torres

EL Instructional Aide
atorres@samueliacademy.org

Harry Truong Staff Photo

Mr. Harry Truong

English Teacher
htruong@samueliacademy.org

Sheila Vanegas Staff Photo

Ms. Sheila Vanegas

Campus Supervisor
svanegas@samueliacademy.org

Omar Vega Staff Photo

Mr. Omar Vega

Campus Supervisor
ovega@samueliacademy.org

Carolina Villalpando Staff Photo

Ms. Carolina Villalpando

Design Lab Assistant
cvillalpando@samueliacademy.org

Patricia Vining Staff Photo

Ms. Patricia Vining

Design Teacher
pvining@samueliacademy.org

Alex Vrabeck Staff Photo

Ms. Alex Vrabeck

Director of Development
avrabeck@samueliacademy.org

Janea Wallace Staff Photo

Ms. Janea Wallace

English Teacher (8th Grade)
janeawallace@samueliacademy.org

Amber Whiting Staff Photo

Ms. Amber Whiting

Instructional Aide
awhiting@samueliacademy.org

Celina Zambrano Staff Photo

Ms. Celina Zambrano

On-Call Campus Supervisor
czambrano@samueliacademy.org

Martin Zambrano Staff Photo

Mr. Martin Zambrano

Alumni Success Coordinator
mzambrano@samueliacademy.org

Angel Zarate Staff Photo

Mr. Angel Zarate

Instructional Aide
azarate@samueliacademy.org

Carlos Zarate Staff Photo

Mr. Carlos Zarate

Athletics Facility Coordinator
czarate@samueliacademy.org