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!
Pete Banks
Building Maintenance Coordinator
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
People and Culture Administrator
Amy Austin
Principal
Vera Brooks
Food Service Worker
Angela Brooks
Interventionist
Petrona Rodney Campbell
Special Education Teacher
Bernadette Carbajal
Instructional Coach
Maggie Christman
Paraprofessional
James Conner
7th and 8th Grade Math
Dody Damron
6th Grade ELA and Science Teacher
Laurie Ellzey
1st Grade Teacher
Nicole England
1st Grade Teacher
Nidia Flores
5th Grade Teacher
Devan Franke
Middle School (MS) Social Studies
Shalay Garcia
Paraprofessional
Nicholas Gearing
Curriculum Specialist
Jeannie Grochocki
Instructional Coach
Anna Hayes
2nd Grade Teacher
Artidra Hubbard-Magsby
5th Grade Teacher
Jason Hungerford
Dean of Students
Joseph Jackson
5th Grade Teacher
Tamara Jones
Kindergarten Teacher
Diana Kudes
3rd Grade Teacher
Amal Mahdi
3rd Grade Teacher
Charity Martinez
3rd Grade Teacher
Imani Meeks
Kids Care Coordinator
Joshua Myhlhousen
6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Adriana Ortega
1st Grade Teacher
Michelle Pugh
Art Teacher
Nubia Ruiz
7th and 8th Grade ELA
Daniela Cruz Sanchez
Health Aide
Dr. William Smith
Assistant Principal
Gabrielle Sobalvarro
Kindergarten Teacher
Kerrie Starke
2nd Grade Teacher
Nicole Swinney
P.E. Teacher
Thelma Valenzuela
Office Manager
Brittany Ventris
Special Education Paraprofessional
Katy Wang
4th Grade Teacher
Rahamata Watara
5th Grade Teacher
Marianne Welker
NSLP Specialist and Paraprofessional
Chanel Williams
Technology Instructor
Vivian Wills
4th Grade Teacher
Rebecca Andreozzi
1st Grade Teacher
Lindsey Bailey
2nd Grade Teacher
Geoffrey Bailey
Art Teacher
Katrina Baker
Dean Of Students
Juliana Cantu
Leader In Me (LIM) Instructor and Special Education Paraprofessional
Dave Cullop
Middle School (MS) Social Studies and ELA
Jacob Evans
Technology Instructor
Ebony Frey
5th Grade Teacher
Tamika Gordon
1st Grade Teacher
Gabriel Green
P.E. Instructor
Sue Hagenau
Food Services
Jamie Johnson
2nd Grade Teacher
Ashlynn Johnson
Principal
Thomas Johnston
3rd Grade Teacher
Duncan Lloyd
Middle School Math
Wilmarie Maldonado
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER
Monica Navarro
Attendance Clerk
Cecilia Perkins
Office Manager
Lloydchell Ransom
Kindergarten Teacher
Kyra Shields
Kindergarten Teacher
LaToya Wedlow- Williams
Health Aide
Autumn Williams
Middle School (MS) Science Teacher
Terry Yee
4th Grade Teacher
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