Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@sanmingzhi.net

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@sanmingzhi.net

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@sanmingzhi.net

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@sanmingzhi.net

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@sanmingzhi.net

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@sanmingzhi.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@sanmingzhi.net

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@sanmingzhi.net

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@sanmingzhi.net

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@sanmingzhi.net

Maddy Langford

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

mlangford@sanmingzhi.net

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@sanmingzhi.net

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@sanmingzhi.net

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@sanmingzhi.net

Blienayni Meconnen

Academic Support Coordinator

bmeconnen@sanmingzhi.net

Airianna Murray

Lower Grade Teacher

amurray@sanmingzhi.net

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@sanmingzhi.net

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@sanmingzhi.net

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Devin Seth

Middle School Teacher – Science

dseth@sanmingzhi.net

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@sanmingzhi.net

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@sanmingzhi.net

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@sanmingzhi.net

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@sanmingzhi.net

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@sanmingzhi.net

Andrew Yao

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ayao@sanmingzhi.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