Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@berxwedan.net

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@berxwedan.net

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@berxwedan.net

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@berxwedan.net

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@berxwedan.net

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@berxwedan.net

Marta Franca

Resiliency Counselor

marta@acknowledgealliance.org

Angela Harrington

Performing Arts Teacher

aharrington@beechoodschool.org

Aylin Hernandez

Resiliency Counselor

aylin@acknowledgealliance.org

Lewis Hughes

Physical Education Teacher

lhughes@berxwedan.net

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@berxwedan.net

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@berxwedan.net

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@berxwedan.net

Maddy Langford

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

mlangford@berxwedan.net

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@berxwedan.net

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@berxwedan.net

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@berxwedan.net

Blienayni Meconnen

Academic Support Coordinator

bmeconnen@berxwedan.net

Airianna Murray

Lower Grade Teacher

amurray@berxwedan.net

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@berxwedan.net

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@berxwedan.net

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Devin Seth

Middle School Teacher – Science

dseth@berxwedan.net

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@berxwedan.net

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@berxwedan.net

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@berxwedan.net

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@berxwedan.net

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@berxwedan.net

Andrew Yao

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ayao@berxwedan.net

Board Members

Brandon Drayton

Parent Representative; 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