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

Ms. Aggie Ambrosio School Psychologist
aambrosio@samueliacademy.org
Room: E110
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Mr. Devin Beliveau World History
DBeliveau@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 3:30-4:00 pm
Room: G102


Ms. Aimee Bilderback English
ABilderback@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 7:30-8:30 am
Room: G202


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


Ms. Deborah Bowers Mancilla 8th Grade English
dbowers@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Tues. 3:00-4:00 pm
Room: A104
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Ms. Tracy Boxeth Resource Specialist/Case Manager
tboxeth@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wed./Thurs. 3:30-4:15 pm
Room: G315
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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
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Mr. Eduardo Cervantes Campus Facilities Coordinator
ecervantes@samueliacademy.org
Room: Dhont Ctr
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Mrs. Lourdes Cervantes Food Service Assistant
lcervantes@samueliacademy.org
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Mr. Alex Choperena Director of Development and Capital Campaign Manager
Room: E109
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Ms. Cynthia Cuevas 7th Grade English
ccuevas@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Wed. 3:00-4:00 pm
Room: A114
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Mr. Ken Cummings Athletic Director
kcummings@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: By appointment
Room: E104
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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


Ms. Wasana Ekanayake School Counselor
wekanayake@samueliacademy.org
Room: E119











Mrs. Michelle Estrada Capital Campaign & Program Assistant
mestrada@orangewoodfoundation.org
Room: A212


Ms. Lydia Fisher Office Manager, Grades 7 & 8
lfisher@samueliacademy.org
Front Office
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Mrs. Andrea Geans Administrative Assistant
AGeans@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Fri. 8:00am – 5:00 pm
Room: E103


Ms. Natalia Gomez Food Service Supervisor
ngomez@samueliacademy.org
Cafeteria


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


Mr. Zach Granoff Computer Science / E-Sports
zgranoff@samueliacademy.org
Room: E304
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Ms. Dana Handley 7th/8th Grade PE
dhandley@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Tues. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: A105
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Mr. Cameron Howard 8th Grade Social Studies
choward@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Wed. 3:00-4:00 pm
Room: A103
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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


Mrs. Shelley Juhl-O’Brien Design/Student Activities Coordinator
job@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Thurs. 3:30-4:30 pm
Room: E212


Mr. Raymond Kalbhenn Physical Education
rkalbhenn@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Fri. 7:45-8:15 am
Room: E301


Ms. Anna Kietzman Choir and Instrumental
annakietzman@samueliacademy.org
Room: Student Union Building


Ms. Rebecca Lee-Perez Mathematics
rperez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues. & Wed. 3:30-4:15 pm
Room: E204


Mr. Samuel Leong English
sleong@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 12:50-2:00 pm
Room: G103
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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. Dina Mahmood Equity and Inclusion Coach
dmahmood@samueliacademy.org
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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
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Ms. Diana Nguyen 7th Grade History
dnguyen@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 2:30-3:30 pm and Thurs. 3:00-4:00 pm
Honor Students: Tues. and Thurs. 8:00-8:40 am or by appointment
Room: A115
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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
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Mr. Noah Palacios English
npalacios@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 3:30-4:00 pm
Room: G301/302


Mrs. Crystal Pederson Mathematics
cpederson@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Wed. 7:30-8:30 am
Room: E303


Mr. Erik Pederson Social Studies
epederson@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mondays – Time TBD
Room: G314 (The Den)


Mr. Vicente Perez Biology
vperez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. – Thurs. 3:30-4:00 pm
Room: G113


Mr. Stephen Pink Spanish
spink@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues. – Fri. 8:00-8:25 am
Mon./Wed./Fri. 3:30-4:15 pm
Room: G104
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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. Angela Ramirez Spanish / ELD
aramirez@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Tues./Thurs. 1:00-2:00 pm
or by appointment
Room: G201
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Mr. Oscar Reyes Work-based Learning Coordinator
oreyes@samueliacademy.org
Room: E128
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Ms. Danielle Rhodes Mathematics
drhodes@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Mon. 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Room: E302











Ms. Michelle Rodriguez Food Service Assistant
michellerodriguez@samueliacademy.org
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Ms. Norah Sarsour Director of Alumni Success
nsarsour@samueliacademy.org
Room: E117
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Ms. Pam Shambra Capital Campaign Director
PShambra@orangewoodfoundation.org
Room: Dhont Ctr


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. Haley Speicher Student Services Coordinator
hspeicher@samueliacademy.org
Room: G215
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Ms. Jai Wallace Student Development Coordinator
jwallace@samueliacademy.org
Room: E123
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Ms. Patricia Vining Design
pvining@samueliacademy.org
Office Hours: Wed. 7:30–8:30 am / 3:30–5:00 pm
Room: E214



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