Meet Our Staff
At SVA, we don’t just create great scholars; we create great people. Since we have big goals, we employ teachers and staff with even bigger hearts.
Our team leads with love in all they do, creates engaging learning experiences, and are dedicated to making a life-changing difference in the lives of every student every day!
Natasha Carr
Director Of Operations
Tina Garrison
Director Of Curriculum and Instruction
Jackie Johnson
Director of People and Culture
Dr. Tanae Morrison
Founder and CEO
Allison Ong
People and Culture Analyst
Shiva Shojaei
HR Administrator
Hayden Akins
Office Administrator
Amy Austin
Principal
Angela Brooks
ELL Coordinator
Petrona Rodney Campbell
Kindergarten Teacher
Bernadette Carbajal
Instructional Coach
James Conner
7th and 8th Grade Math
Dody Damron
6th Grade ELA and Science Teacher
Martha Davis
7th and 8th Grade Science
Laurie Ellzey
1st Grade Teacher
Nidia Flores
5th Grade Teacher
Nicholas Gearing
Curriculum Specialist
Jeannie Grochocki
Instructional Coach
Anna Hayes
2nd Grade Teacher
Artidra Hubbard-Magsby
5th Grade Teacher
Jason Hungerford
2nd Grade Teacher
Joseph Jackson
LIM Instructor
Tamara Jones
Kindergarten Teacher
Tottyiuna King
Kids Care Coordinator
Diana Kudes
3rd Grade Teacher
Barry Lapin
5th Grade Teacher
Amal Mahdi
3rd Grade Teacher
Charity Martinez
3rd Grade Teacher
Candace McElroy
1st Grade Teacher
Chelsea Miles
SPED Parapro
Robert Misquez
Special Education Teacher
Marshall Morris
Dean Of Students
Joshua Myhlhousen
6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Craig Narramore
7th and 8th Grade Social Studies
Cyndi O’Brien
Guidance Counselor
Adriana Ortega
1st Grade Teacher
Cecilia Perkins
Attendance Clerk
Michelle Pugh
Art Teacher
Nubia Ruiz
7th and 8th Grade ELA
Daniela Cruz Sanchez
SPED Parapro/Intervention
Gabrielle Sobalvarro
Kindergarten Teacher
Kerrie Starke
2nd Grade Teacher
John Stofan
7th/8th Grade Math
Nicole Swinney
P.E. Teacher
Katy Wang
4th Grade Teacher
Marianne Welker
NSLP Specialist
Chanel Williams
Technology Instructor
Vivian Wills
4th Grade Teacher
Rebecca Andreozzi
1st Grade Teacher
Ernesto Arvayo
Middle School Science
Katrina Baker
Dean Of Students
Anna Beckwith
2nd Grade Teacher
Juliana Cantu
Special Education Para-Professional
Jacob Evans
Technology Instructor
Ebony Frey
5th Grade Teacher
Tamika Gordon
1st Grade Teacher
Gabriel Green
P.E. Instructor
Sue Hagenau
Food Services
Autumn Hammack
4th Grade Teacher
Jamie Johnson
2nd Grade Teacher
Ashlynn Johnson
Principal
Thomas Johnston
3rd Grade Teacher
Ofelia Kurec
ELL Coordinator
Duncan Lloyd
Middle School Math
Wilmarie Maldonado
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
Robert Misquez
Special Education Teacher
Cyndi O’Brien
Guidance Counselor
Cristian Pacheco
Front Office Attendance Clerk
Lloydchell Ransom
Kindergarten Teacher
Robert Rix
Art Instructor
Mary Anne Sanchez
Middle School ELA/SS
Kyra Shields
Kindergarten Teacher
Michelle Smolinski
Office Manager
Rahamata Watara
5th Grade Teacher
Terry Yee
4th Grade Teacher
Donivyn Zanders
Leader In Me Instructor
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