Meet Our Team

Staff

Mayrin Bunyagidj

Instructional Technology Specialist

mbunyagidj@nihonnkazamidori.com

Melinda Christopherson

Finance & Development Director

melinda@cafamilyfoundation.org

Kathy Connolly

Alumni Director

kconnolly@nihonnkazamidori.com

Toni DeGraça

Lower Grade Teacher

tdegraca@nihonnkazamidori.com

Anna Dito

Academic Support Instructor

adito@nihonnkazamidori.com

Veronica Elias

Lower Grade Teacher

velias@nihonnkazamidori.com

Cassi Fitzsummons

Lower Grade Aide

cfitzsummons@nihonnkazamidori.com

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@nihonnkazamidori.com

Isabel Jiménez

Office Manager

ijimenez@nihonnkazamidori.com

Kathryn Keshmiri

Lower Grade Teacher

kkeshmiri@nihonnkazamidori.com

Konstance Kirkendoll

Lower Grade Teacher

kkirkendoll@nihonnkazamidori.com

Maddy Langford

Middle School Teacher – Social Studies

mlangford@nihonnkazamidori.com

Pamela Langford

Art Teacher

plangford@nihonnkazamidori.com

John Laurance

Vice Principal & Lower Grade Teacher

jlaurance@nihonnkazamidori.com

Bruno Lopez

Maintenance

Maria Martinez

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Aide

mmartinez@nihonnkazamidori.com

Blienayni Meconnen

Academic Support Coordinator

bmeconnen@nihonnkazamidori.com

Airianna Murray

Lower Grade Teacher

amurray@nihonnkazamidori.com

Xiomara Nickings

Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator

xnickings@nihonnkazamidori.com

Katherine Pforzheimer

Lower Grade Teacher

kpforzheimer@nihonnkazamidori.com

Cortney Richardson

Resilience Consultant

cortney@acknowledgealliance.org

Devin Seth

Middle School Teacher – Science

dseth@nihonnkazamidori.com

Isabel Solis

Middle School Teacher – Math

isolis@nihonnkazamidori.com

Megan Tang

Assistant Principal & Academic Support Instructor

mtang@nihonnkazamidori.com

Priscilla H. Taylor

Principal

ptaylor@nihonnkazamidori.com

Hana Tello

Lower Grade Teacher

htello@nihonnkazamidori.com

Myriam Urias

Spanish Teacher

murias@nihonnkazamidori.com

Andrew Yao

Middle School Teacher – English Language Arts

ayao@nihonnkazamidori.com

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