Our Staff

Head Nerds

Owners

Micah Beverly

Niecy Westmoreland

Lead Nerds

Directors

Bobby Norman

April Rohrer

Big Nerds

Teachers

GRADES 4-7

Marissa Cox

4th and 5th grade teacher for 13 years
B.A. in Art History from ASU
M.Ed. in Elementary Ed from ASU
As an art student, considered cutting off ear

Bobby Norman

2nd, 5th, 6th (Lang.Arts), and 7th grade Science teacher for 14 years
Ed Tech Specialist for Kyrene District
B.A. in Elementary Ed from ASU
M.Ed. in Educational Tech from NAU
Likes to use Google Earth and pretend he is a giant

Dave Carras

4th grade gifted teacher for 12 years
M.Ed. in Elementary Ed from ASU
NASA Endeavor Fellow
Uses multimillion dollar satellites to find Tupperware hidden in the woods…

April Rohrer

4th-7th Nerding Teacher for 3 years
B.A. in Business Psychology from Miami University
Owns life size R2-D2
Dresses up for Comicon

Shea Evans

K-5 Resource teacher for 2 years
B.A. in Elementary and
Special Ed from Shippensburg University
Adventure enthusiast
Owns over 100 bowties

Rylan Ben

5th-6th Grade teacher
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies
3D printing guru
Harry Potter enthusiast

Alena Almendarez

5th Grade Science teacher for 14 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed. from Ottawa University
M.Ed in Elementary Ed. from NAU
Her patronus is a penguin
Cried tears of joy the first time her son asked to watch Star Wars

Jess Suri

K-6 STEM teacher for 7 years
B.A. in English/Sociology and Ed from State University of NY at Buffalo
M.Ed. in Childhood Ed from State University of NY at Buffalo
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator
Collects interesting pens
On number 21 in quest to visit all 50 states

Heather Vehon

Has taught 3rd-5th grade
Coached teachers and lead PD
Dean of Students (this coming school year at Eduprize)
B. A. In Elementary Ed from ASU
M. Ed. In Multi-Cultural Ed from NAU
Loves her greyhound Jasper
Loves sticky notes

Chelsea Dysko

2nd-3rd grade teacher for 6 years
B. A. In Elementary Ed from ASU
Loves her greyhound Jasper
Space Nerd

GRADES 2-3

Erin Martin

4th and 5th grade teacher 17 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed from ASU
Code Ninja
Clean freak… just don’t open a cabinet

Lisa Kiefer

K-3rd teacher for 30 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed
M.Ed. in Elementary Ed specializing in Science
Once took a class on Power Plants… voluntarily.

Megan Blakley

K and 1st grade teacher 5 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed from ASU
Prefers puzzles to TV

Liza Richards

2nd and 5th grade teacher 12 years
Ed Tech Specialist 8 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed from Ottawa University
M.Ed. in Elementary Ed from NAU
Needs to code a program to find the kitchen

Sally Kenney

BS in Nursing degree
Pediatric nurse for 10 years
Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Kindergarten-2nd grade teacher for 16 years
M.Ed. in Higher & Post-Secondary Education
Sang at Carnegie Hall
Life-long student of music

Jennifer Leopardi

7th-8th Grade Language Arts teacher for 4 years
K-8 Library Media Specialist for 15 years
B.A. in Secondary Education and English from ASU
M.Ed. in Educational Technology from NAU
Book lover, obviously.
World Traveler

Sarah Fahey

Taught all the grades for all the years
B.A. in Elementary Ed, Early Childhood Endorsement
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
Loves to make people happy
Bunco Champion of the World
Does card tricks

Christina Orozco

K-1 teacher for 9 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed, Early Childhood Endorsement
Loves her pup and naps

GRADES K-1

Misty Martinez

Desert Sun Teacher 12 years
AA in Early Childhood Education
B.A. in Photo Studies from ASU
Has absurdly large collections of sea shells, beach sand, and plastic animals

Jenn Conley

Kindergarten Teacher 8 years
B.A. in Elementary Ed and Special Ed from NAU
ESL and Early Childhood Endorsements
Taught in China for 6 months
Self-taught ukulele player and loves ultimate frisbee

Daniela Yuenyongsgool

Music/Yoga/German language teacher
B.A. in Education
M.A. in History and Religious Studies
Grew up in East Germany

Jaime Cozza

Desert Sun Teacher
B.A. in Psychology, minor in Early Childhood Development
M.A. in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University
Mom to 2 nerds