Our Staff
Administrative Team

Ms. Lee Fleming Head of School
lfleming@SamueliAcademy.org
Front Office

Ms. Kim Dawson Assistant Head of School (9th-12th Grades)
kdawson@SamueliAcademy.org
Front Office

Ms. Alexandra Lopez-Martinez Assistant Head of School (7th & 8th Grades)
ALopez@SamueliAcademy.org
Front Office
Academy Staff

Mrs. Joy Abuel English
jabuel@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wed./Thurs. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: G101

Mrs. Anna Ambata Music
aambata@samueliacademy.org
Room: Student Union Building

Ms. Aggie Ambrosio School Psychologist
aambrosio@samueliacademy.org
Room: E110
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Jasmine Barajas Behavior Interventionist
jbarajas@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Tracy Boxeth Resource Specialist/Case Manager
tboxeth@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wed./Thurs. 3:30-4:15 pm
Room: G315
Click here to read their bio
Mr. Billy Brinckloe IT Help Desk
bbrinckloe@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm
Room: G217

Mrs. Cristalle Callis Chemistry
ccallis@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon./Wed. 3:30-4:15 pm
Room: G213

Ms. Diana Campos 7th Grade Science
dcampos@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and
Wed. 3:00-4:00 pm
Room: A203
Click here to read their bio
Mr. Garett Cecil World Humanities/AP U.S. History
gcecil@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: G102
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Haley Speicher-Cecil Student Services Coordinator
hspeicher@samueliacademy.org
Phone: 714-942-7454
Room: G215
Click here to read their bio
Mr. Eduardo Cervantes Campus Facilities Coordinator
ecervantes@samueliacademy.org
Room: Dhont Ctr
Click here to read their bio
Mrs. Lourdes Cervantes Food Service Assistant
lcervantes@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Andrea Chavez 11th & 12th Grade Counselor
achavez@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Joy Corpora Chief People & Culture Officer
jcorpora@orangewoodfoundation.org
Click here to read their bio
Mrs. Cynthia Cuevas-Covarrubias 7th Grade English
ccuevas@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Wed. 3:00-4:00 pm
Room: A114
Click here to read their bio
Mr. Ken Cummings Athletic Director
kcummings@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: By appointment
Room: E104
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Sarah Davis Student Success Coordinator
SDavis@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: By appointment
Room: G115

Mrs. Jess Doebler Office Manager, Grades 9-12
jdoebler@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Fri. 7:15 am-3:45 pm
Front Office

Mrs. Gina Escobar Virtual Enterprise
ggonzalez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 7:30-8:30 am
Room: G303

Ms. Lydia Fisher Office Manager, Grades 7 & 8
lfisher@samueliacademy.org
Front Office
Click here to read their bio
Mrs. Wasana Gomez 9th & 10th Grade Counselor
wgomez@samueliacademy.org
Room: E119

Mrs. Natalia Gomez Mora Food Service Supervisor
ngomez@samueliacademy.org
Cafeteria

Mr. Zach Granoff Computer Science / E-Sports
zgranoff@samueliacademy.org
Room: E304
Click here to read their bio
Ms. Dana Handley 7th/8th Grade PE
dhandley@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: M/W 3:00-3:30 or by appointment
Room: Athletics Office
Click here to read their bio
Mr. Connor Hill Engineering Lab Assistant
chill@samueliacademy.org
Room E312
Engineering Fab Lab

Mr. Cameron Howard 8th Grade Social Studies
choward@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours*: Mon./Wed. 3:00-4:00 pm or by Appt.
(*Hours may vary during Soccer Season)
Room: A201


Mrs. Danielle Jackson Mathematics
djackson@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Room: E302


Mr. David Janisch Engineering
djanisch@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 1:00-2:00 pm
Room: E311


Mr. Blaine Jones Earth Science
BJones@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 7:30-8:30 am
Room: E203


Mr. Raymond Kalbhenn Physical Education
rkalbhenn@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Fri. 7:45-8:15 am
Room: F205


Mr. Oscar Leong Director of Development
oleong@samueliacademy.org
Room: E109
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Samuel Leong English
sleong@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:30pm and by appointment
Room: G102
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Jeff Lohman Science
jlohman@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wed. 3:30-4:30 pm or by appointment
Room: G313


Mr. Dionicio (Dio) Lopez Mathematics
dlopez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Wed. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: E202


Ms. Samantha Lopez Mathematics
slopez@samueliacademy.org
Office hours: Tuesday 3:30-4:30, Thursday 7:30-8:30
Room: E301


Ms. Raquel Meadors Environmental Science
rmeadors@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: E204
Click here to read their bio

Mrs. Olga Mendez 7th Grade Math
omendez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm, Tues. – Fri. 3:00-3:30 pm
Room: A209
Click here to read their bio

Mrs. Celeste Mendoza 7th & 8th Grade Counselor
cmendoza@samueliacademy.org
Room: A212
Click here to read their bio

Diana (Dawna) Nguyen 7th Grade History
dnguyen@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon/Weds 3-4 pm (Weds/Fri 3-4 pm ONLY if Monday is a holiday)
Room: A115


Mr. Jake Oshinsky IT Help Desk
joshinsky@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Lunch: 12:00-1:00 pm
Room: G217
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Noah Palacios English
npalacios@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 3:30-4:00 pm
Room: G301/302


Mr. Erik Pederson Government / Economics
epederson@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 7:30-8:30 am or by appointment
Room: G314 (The Den)







Mr. Colton Peters Athletics Facility Coordinator
cpeters@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Reid Petersen Design Teacher / Marketing
rpetersen@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Stephen Pink Spanish
spink@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues/Thurs/Fri 3:30-4:30 pm, and mornings by appointment only
Room: G104
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Anthony (Nino) Polizzi Engineering
npolizzi@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 8:00-8:30 am
Mon./Wed. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: E313


Ms. Tara Prendeville One-to-One Instructional Aide
tprendeville@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio

Ms. Angela Ramirez Spanish / ELD
aramirez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 1:00-2:00 pm
or by appointment
Room: G201
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Oscar Reyes Work-based Learning Coordinator
oreyes@samueliacademy.org
Room: E128
Click here to read their bio

Ms. Erica Rueda Biology
erueda@samueliacademy.org
Monday and Wednesday from 3:45 to 4:45 pm
Room: G113
Click here to read their bio






Ms. Norah Sarsour Director of Alumni Success
nsarsour@samueliacademy.org
Room: E117
Click here to read their bio

Ms. Sheena Somoza Mathematics
ssomoza@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Wed. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: E201


Ms. Patricia Vining Design
pvining@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wed. 7:30–8:30 am / 3:30–5:00 pm
Room: E214


Ms. Jai Wallace Student Development Coordinator
jwallace@samueliacademy.org
Room: E123
Click here to read their bio

Ms. Janea Wallace 8th Grade English
janeawallace@samueliacademy.org
Room: A105
Click here to read their bio






Ms. Meredith Worden People & Culture Partner
mworden@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio

Mr. Martin Zambrano Campus Support / Coach
mzambrano@samueliacademy.org
Click here to read their bio


Public Charter School for all students - no tuition fees. Take high school and college classes at the same time.