Twin Cities German Immersion School | Charter School St. Paul
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  • About
    • Our School
    • Our Team
    • School Board
    • Join our Team!
  • Fundraising
  • Family Resources
    • E-Learning Plan
    • Rundbrief 2026-27
    • Infinite Campus Parent Portal
    • Language Access Resources
    • School Safety
    • All Resources
  • Enroll
    • Apply Now!
    • Prospective Families
    • Admitted Families
    • School Tours
    • Virtual School Tour
    • Transportation
    • FAQ
  • School Life
    • Food Service
    • Enrichment Classes
    • Summer Camps
    • Intern Program
    • Kinderclub
    • Athletics
  • Community
    • Family Engagement Council
    • Volunteer
    • Alumni
    • PTO
  • STUDENT SUPPORT
    • Student and Family Wellness
    • New to German
    • Special Education

 2026-2027 TCGIS Staff

Meet the Staff.BF by Birte Fretwell

School Leadership


Faculty

Interim Executive Director: Kimberly Hackett

Administrative Team

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 
Principal: Catherine Radecki
Director of Academics: Esther Neu
Dean of Students: Haleigh Stephen
Assistant Special Education Director: Katie Gogo

OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP
Interim Director of Operations: Isabel Vollenweider

Operational Support Staff
Director of Facilities & Grounds: Andy Nesset
Operations Manager: Isabel Vollenweider
​Communications and Community Engagement Manager: Birte Fretwell
​Food Service and Substitute Coordinator:  Alexandra Weeding
Enrollment & Transportation Coordinator: Nicole Crashell
J1 Intern Coordinator: Isabel Vollenweider
Human Resource Manager & Title IX Coordinator: Kimberly Hackett
​504 Coordinator: Haleigh Stephen
Library Coordinator: Heidi Scholtz

Front Office Support Staff

Front Office Manager: Isabel Vollenweider
Front Office & Attendance Coordinator: Scott Meyer
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Communications and Community Outreach Manager: Birte Fretwell
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Food Service and Substitute Coordinator:  Alexandra Weeding
Enrollment & Transportation Coordinator: Nicole Crashell​​​
​​Health Service Associate: Monika Avery​

Food Service & Facilities

Food Service Coordinator: Alexandra Weeding
Lunch Room & Asst. Food Service Coordinator: Jinhee Randolph
Lunchroom Assistants: Russ Douville, Christine Hafner, Jennifer Nylander, Ismael Gomez Lopez, Jodi Masanz
​Custodian: Adrian Nopala Ortega

MARRS Coordinator

MARSS Coordinator: Nicole Crashell

Special Education

Director of Special Education: Tammy Stahl
Assistant Special Education Director: Katie Gogo
Special Ed Office Coordinator: Birgit Binkowski
Special Education Case Managers:
Cindy Kittok
Em Knoer
Heather Majewski
Kimberly Michlin
Debra Millington

Kallie Orlova
Mary Snow
Denise Stegmann
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​
School Psychologist: Connor Born
​Registered Behavior Technician: Vanessa Koehler
Speech Pathologist: Hannah Flottmeyer
Special Education Coordinator​: Kimberly Michlin

For records requests: email Nicole Crashell at [email protected]​​

Educational Assistants

Diane Archer
Chyna Davis
Tonya Gerhart
Nia Gogo
Sidney Gross
Andrew Ha
Laura Holewa

Courtney Ives
Anthony Laudon
William Nixon
Asha Pani
​Jim Parson
Scott Summers
Adriana Wenberg

Interns

Elementary School Interns:
Julian Ehlert
Julia Kummer
Saliha Köker
​Lea Gasteier
Middle School Interns:
Emma Keiner
Emma Brocks
​Maren Stortz

Elementary School Teachers

Kindergarten
KA: Frau Korin Henrickson
KB: Frau Juliane Stolzenbach
KC: Frau Stephanie Puestow

1. Klasse (1st Grade)
1A: Frau Eva Krohnfeldt
1B: Frau Alyn Schwaan
1C: Frau Jacqueline Lübeck

2. Klasse (2nd Grade)
2A: Herr Tobias Rein
2B: Frau Esther Goodell
2C: Herr Scot Stephenson​

3. Klasse (3rd Grade)
3A: Frau Courtney Beckmann
3B: Frau Margaret Sims

4. Klasse (4th Grade) 
4A: Herr Andrew Lubben
4B: Frau Valerie Hartley
4C: Frau Anja Kapllani​ 
Drama (Performing Arts)
1-4: Frau Eliza Coats

Music (Performing Arts)
K: Frau Hnukusha Vue

Kunst (Fine Arts)
K-4: Frau Amy Lenburg 

Sport (P.E.)
K-4 & 7-8: Herr Jason Monfre

Middle School Teachers

Deutsch (German)
5: Frau Nina Azo
6 & 8: Herr Kevin Eberhard
5 & 8: Frau Kathrin Gillhoff
7-8: Frau Claudia Mueller

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Naturwissenschaft, NaWi (Science)
​5: 
Frau Kathrin Gillhoff
5 & 7: Frau Evelyn Stillwell
6 & 8: Frau Kat Sweeney

Sozialwissenschaft (Social Studies)
5-6: Herr Chris Tabisz
5: 
Herr Kevin Eberhard

​English Humanities:
​5: 
Frau Ginger Sanford
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5: Herr Dan Woodell
​5-6: Frau Brianna Wieman
​6: Herr John Gwinn
7-8: Frau Chloe Braunmiller
 Drama (Performing Arts)
7-8: Frau Eliza Coats
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Music (Performing Arts)
5-6: Frau Hnukusha Vue

​Math
​5: Frau Ginger Sanford
​
5: Frau Brianna Wieman
​5-6: Herr Dan Woodell

7-8: Herr Sam Graf

Kunst (Fine Arts)
5-8: Tilde Hamer

Sport (P.E.)
5-8: Frau Michelle Loken Price

Spanish (Grades 7-8)
7-8: Herr John Gwinn

Intensive German:
8: Tilde Hamer


Media Arts:
7-8: Frau Chloe Braunmiller

Specialized Instructional Services

Assessment & Intervention Screening Coordinator: Jessie Kember
English Literacy Interventionist for 2nd-8th grade: Ginger Sanford
​ELL/English Language Learners: Heidi Scholtz
German Literacy Support: Eva Schneider-Baumeister
Math Support: Hnukusha Vue
Behavior Intervention: 
Literacy Lead: Esther Neu

After School

Kinderclub

Kinderclub Director: Deysi Gerding-Futagaki
Kinderclub Activity Coordinator:
 Brianna Wiemann
Karl Blakely
Sarah Erwin
Pamela Fergus
​Riley Huesman
Mathias Kreuziger
Annalise Record
Nathan Vielmetti
Earle Cheshire-Wood
Tobias West
We acknowledge and appreciate that TCGIS is located on Waȟpékhute (wah-PEH-koo-tay) Dakota traditional, ancestral, and contemporary homeland, near Lake Medewaka, in the land now known as Minnesota (Mni Sota Makoce). Read our full TCGIS Indigenous Land Acknowledgement here.
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Hours

Office Hours
School Year: Mon.-Fri.​ 8:00am-4:00pm
Summer: Mon.-Thurs.
​9:00am-1:00pm

Contact

Phone: 651.492.7106
Fax: ​651.330.2270
Email:​ ​[email protected]

Address

1031 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55103
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Directions
Authorizer: 
University of St. Thomas Charter Authorizing Program
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Danielle Miller
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2025-2026 Annual Report
Authorizer Website

Phone: 952-649-1694