Our Team 2021-22

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School Leadership

Faculty
Executive Director: Dr. Kirsten Christensen 

Administrative Team

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 
Elementary School Dean:  Michael White
Middle School Dean: Elizabeth Zehnpfennig
Dean of Academic Support: Esther Neu

OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP
Director of Operations & HR: Ashley Weston Miller
Director of International Programs & Communications: Katharina Schirg ​​

Support Staff

​Director of Information Technology: Jesse Whitney
​Director of Facilities Grounds: Andy Nesset
Library Coordinator: Mary Zimmerman
J1 Intern Coordinator: Katharina Schirg

Front Office Staff

Front Office Manager: Nicole Sveen
​Front Office & Student Data Coordinator: Nicole Crashell​​​
Front Office Coordinator :  Alexandra Weeding
​​Health Service Associate: Monika Avery​
Administrative Assistant (Administration/School Board): Julia Henriksen
Administrative Assistant: Stefanie Simpson

Food Service & Facilities

Food Service Coordinator: Alexandra Weeding
Lunch Room & Asst. Food Service Coordinator: Sandra Schuster
Custodian: Patrick Moreno
Custodian: Jim Luger

MARRS Coordinator

MARSS Coordinator: Esther Neu

Special Education

Director of Special Education: Mandy Kasowicz
​Assistant Director of Special Education: Christine Lusignan
Special Education Teachers:
Janina Dilly
Luc Janssen
Cindy Kittok
Kimberly Michlin
Jenna Powell
Occupational Therapy: Natalie Voxland
Speech Pathologist: Leslie Ugoretz
ADSIS Support and Educational Assistant: Aviva Quant
For records requests: email Nicole Sveen​

Educational Assistants

Laura Berger
Hugh Brown
Chyna Davis
Yvonne Ellis-Hammel
Steven Fay 
Kelly Freshwater
Valerie Görlitz
Tilde Hamer
Luc Janssen
Zach Porwall
​Elizabeth Spafford

Interns

No intern program from August 2020-January 2022

Elementary School Teachers

Kindergarten
KA: Frau Gooddell
KB: Frau Hayes
KC: Herr Heimerl

1. Klasse (1st Grade)
1A: Frau Krug 
1B: Frau Jacobson
1C: Frau Koehler

2. Klasse (2nd Grade)
2A: Frau Zinnow 
2B: Frau Stolzenbach
2C:  Frau Uitto

3. Klasse (3rd Grade) 
3A: Herr Lubben
3B: Frau Schwaan
3C: Frau Manus

4. Klasse (4th Grade)
4A: Frau Rowe
4B: Frau Maslofski
4C: ​Frau Sims
Drama (Performing Arts)
K-3: Frau Hall
4: Herr Dahl

Kunst (Fine Arts)
K-4: Frau Lenburg 

Sport (P.E.)
K-3, 7-8: Herr Tocko
3-8 Sport:  Frau Winter

English Humanities:
​3: Frau Sanford 
4: Frau Albers
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Immersion & Language Specialist (K-2):  ​Frau Flom-Staab ​

Middle School Teachers

Deutsch (German)
5: Frau Scholtz
6: Herr Eberhard 
7: Frau Mueller
7: Frau  Peterschmidt
8: Herr Eberhard
8: Frau Root-Joswig

DaF (German as a Foreign Lang.)
Coordinator: Frau Root-Joswig

Naturwissenschaft, NaWi (Science)
5: Frau Peterschmidt
​5, 7: Frau Stillwell
6, 8: Frau Schecker

Sozialwissenschaft (Social Studies)
5: Frau Müller
5-6: Herr Tabisz

Drama (Performing Arts)
​5-8: Herr Dahl
English Humanities:
​5: Frau Albers
5: Herr Encalada
5-6: Frau Schlee 
7-8: Frau Jacobs 

Math
5: Frau Albers
​5: Frau Schlee
5-6: Herr Encalada
7-8: Herr Graf

Kunst (Fine Arts)
5-8: Frau Henry

Sport (P.E.)
7-8: Herr Tocko
5-8 Sport:  Frau Winter

Spanish (Grades 7-8)
Frau Hammer​

Yearbook: Frau Müller

Specialized Instructional Services

School Psychologist: Carol Mecklenburg
Assessment & Intervention Screening Coordinator: Jessie Kember
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ELL/English Language Learners: Frau Scholtz
German Literacy Support: Eva Schneider-Baumeister
​K-2 German Literacy & Math Support: Scot Stephenson
3-4 Math & 3-8 English Literacy Support: Merryn Flavell
5-8 Math Support: Roxanne Cornell
Behavior Intervention: Margaret Kaufman
School Social Worker: Diana Erwin​

After School

Kinderclub

Kinderclub Director: Michaela Bromenschenkel
​Kinderclub Team Lead: Natalie Kaplan
Mangan,Andrew
Molin,Becky
Sayre, Owen
Schroeder, Ruby
Sickle, Kaylee
Thuli, Bridget
Weeding Anika
Yurczyk, Paige​