True to the international standards of our academic curriculum, members of the faculty at The Academy hold university degrees and are experts in their specific subject areas. As at the university level, in-depth knowledge and expertise, a love of the subject and the ability to inspire and motivate students to learn and participate are what sets our teachers apart.

ADMINISTRATION

• Jody Marriott Bar-Lev (Ms. Jody)
  Head of School, Co-Founder
• Laura Smythe (Ms. Laura)
  Deputy Head of School, Global Service Director
• Beth Wendt (Ms. Beth)
  Co-Founder

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

• Jessica Delvaux (Ms. Jessica)
  Middle and High School Language Arts
• Jenny Ninnemann (Ms. Jenny)
  Elementary Language Arts
• Mary Jane Erickson (Ms. Mary Jane)
  Reading Specialist
• Katrine Kubis (Ms. Katrine)
  1^st and 2^nd Grade Literature
• Michelle Becker (Ms. Michelle)
  3^rd and 4^th Grade Literature

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Andrew Grzadzielewski, Ph.D. (Dr. Andrew)
• Mark Jones (Mr. Mark)
• Cristina Mullally, Ph.D. (Dr. Cristina)

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

• Michelle Becker (Ms. Michelle)
  High School Science and After Care
• Rebecca Knight (Miss Becky)
  Elementary and Middle School Science

DEPARTMENT OF WORLD LANGUAGES

• Gary Varney (Mr. Gary)
  Head of Department Latin
• Kristy Ashman (Ms. Kristy)
  Spanish
• Florian Baciu (Mr. Ciprian)
  French
• Yukie Konno (Ms. Yukie)
  Japanese
• Mengyao Chen (Ms. Mengyao)
  Chinese

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES

• Florian Baciu (Mr. Ciprian)
  High School Social Studies
• Avi Bar-Lev
  Global Perspectives
• Jillian Gordon (Ms. Jillian)
  Elementary and Middle School Social Studies
• Laura Smythe (Ms. Laura)
  Ethics

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS

• Jesse Lain (Mr. Jesse) 
  Art and Art History
• Sheldon Hampton (Mr. Sheldon)
  Theatre Arts
• Dan Davies
  TV and Media Production

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

• Erin Krebs (Ms. Erin)
  Music Education
• Dr. Benjamin Smeall (Dr. Ben)
  Suzuki string instrument

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Anne-Marie Brunner-Abderholden (Ms. Anne-Marie)
  Dance
• Jennifer Rodman (Ms. Jen)
  Physical Education

HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR

• Emily Maynard
  

DIRECTOR OF PRE-KINDERGARTEN

• Kellie Raasch (Ms. Kellie)

PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT

• Katrine Kubis (Ms. Katrine)

DIRECTOR OF JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

• Katie Feucht (Ms. Katie)

DIRECTOR OF SENIOR KINDERGARTEN

• Kristin Wilson (Ms. Kristin)

THE ACADEMY SUPPORT STAFF
The additional staff are invaluable members of The Academy team!

• Sally Brooks (Ms. Sally)
  Administrative Assistant
• Russel Thompson (Mr. Russell)
  Maintainance and Housekeeping Staff

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