TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS
Staff DirectoryADMINISTRATIVE TEAM:
Lacey James
Principal
ljames@dawkinsacademy.org
Kristi Shear
Front Office Manager
kshear@dawkinsacademy.org
Melissa Wozniak
Climate and Culture Coach
mwozniak@dawkinsacademy.org
Kate Alles
Director of Teaching and Learning
kalles@centerforsoundliteracy.org
Melanie Coburn
Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
mcoburn@centerforsoundliteracy.org
Julia Vahey
Director of Business Operations
jvahey@centerforsoundliteracy.org
TEACHERS / INSTRUCTORS
Michelle Evans
5th Grade Teacher
mevans@dawkinsacademy.org
Mary Maitner
4th Grade Teacher
mmaitner@dawkinsacademy.org
Sean Wells
4th Grade Teacher
swells@dawkinsacademy.org
Lainey McKenney
3rd Grade Teacher
laldridge@dawkinsacademy.org
Jon Klaver
3rd Grade Teacher
jklaver@dawkinsacademy.org
Ashley Ladner
2nd Grade Teacher
aladner@dawkinsacademy.org
Rebecca Smith
2nd Grade Teacher
rsmith@dawkinsacademy.org
Lauren Weston
1st Grade Teacher
lweston@dawkinsacademy.org
Kristen Galy
1st Grade Teacher
kgaly@dawkinsacademy.org
Aubrie Chambers
Kindergarten Teacher
achambers@dawkinsacademy.org
Emily Huisken
Kindergarten Teacher
ehuisken@dawkinsacademy.org
Jennifer Stegehuis
Resource Room Teacher
jstegehuis@dawkinsacademy.org
Deborah Rodriguez
Special Education Teacher
drodriguez@dawkinsacademy.org
Stephanie Gillett
PE Teacher
sgillett@dawkinsacademy.org
Phil Doyle
STEM/Movement Teacher
pdoyle@dawkinsacademy.org
Joy Gallup
Intensive Literacy Instructor
jgallup@dawkinsacademy.org
Caroline Magnone
Intensive Literacy Instructor
cmagnone@dawkinsacademy.org
Loni Rubringer
Intensive Literacy Instructor
lrubringer@dawkinsacademy.org
Ellen Van Meter
Intensive Literacy Instructor
evanmeter@dawkinsacademy.org
Clare Bouwman
Intensive Literacy Instructor
cbouwman@dawkinsacademy.org
Abby Kennedy
Academic Interventionist akennedy@dawkinsacademy.org
Emily Vandyke-Mathews
Academic Interventionist
evandykemathews@dawkinsacademy.org
Wilson Onuoha
Academic Interventionist wonuoha@dawkinsacademy.org
Terry Mitchell
Academic Interventionist tmitchell@dawkinsacademy.org
Grace Ottinger
Academic Interventionist gottinger@dawkinsacademy.org
Duke Mondy
Paraprofessional
dmondy@dawkinsacademy.org
Mattie Taylor
Paraprofessional
mtaylor@dawkinsacademy.org
Ashley Harris
Food Service Coordinator
aharris@dawkinsacademy.org
Welcome to the GDA Staff Directory. Please feel free to reach out to any one of our staff members with questions or comments.
You can also connect with us on social media!
Welcome to the GDA Staff Directory. Please feel free to reach out to any one of our staff members with questions or comments.
You can also connect with us on social media!
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM:
Lacey James
Principal
ljames@dawkinsacademy.org
Kristi Shear
Front Office Manager
kshear@dawkinsacademy.org
Melissa Wozniak
Climate and Culture Coach
mwozniak@dawkinsacademy.org
Kate Alles
Director of Teaching and Learning
kalles@centerforsoundliteracy.org
Melanie Coburn
Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
mcoburn@centerforsoundliteracy.org
Julia Vahey
Director of Business Operations
jvahey@centerforsoundliteracy.org
TEACHERS / INSTRUCTORS
Michelle Evans
5th Grade Teacher
mevans@dawkinsacademy.org
Mary Maitner
4th Grade Teacher
mmaitner@dawkinsacademy.org
Sean Wells
4th Grade Teacher
swells@dawkinsacademy.org
Lainey McKenney
3rd Grade Teacher
laldridge@dawkinsacademy.org
Jon Klaver
3rd Grade Teacher
jklaver@dawkinsacademy.org
Ashley Ladner
2nd Grade Teacher
aladner@dawkinsacademy.org
Rebecca Smith
2nd Grade Teacher
rsmith@dawkinsacademy.org
Lauren Weston
1st Grade Teacher
lweston@dawkinsacademy.org
Kristen Galy
1st Grade Teacher
kgaly@dawkinsacademy.org
Aubrie Chambers
Kindergarten Teacher
achambers@dawkinsacademy.org
Emily Huisken
Kindergarten Teacher
ehuisken@dawkinsacademy.org
Jennifer Stegehuis
Resource Room Teacher
jsteghuis@dawkinsacademy.org
Deborah Rodriguez
Special Education Teacher
drodriguez@dawkinsacademy.org
Stephanie Gillett
PE Teacher
sgillett@dawkinsacademy.org
Phil Doyle
STEM/Movement Teacher
pdoyle@dawkinsacademy.org
Joy Gallup
Intensive Literacy Instructor
jgallup@dawkinsacademy.org
Caroline Magnone
Intensive Literacy Instructor
cmagnone@dawkinsacademy.org
Loni Rubringer
Intensive Literacy Instructor
lrubringer@dawkinsacademy.org
Ellen Van Meter
Intensive Literacy Instructor
evanmeter@dawkinsacademy.org
Clare Bouwman
Intensive Literacy Instructor
cbouwman@dawkinsacademy.org
Abby Kennedy
Academic Interventionist akennedy@dawkinsacademy.org
Emily Vandyke-Mathews
Academic Interventionist
evandykemathews@dawkinsacademy.org
Wilson Onuoha
Academic Interventionist wonuoha@dawkinsacademy.org
Terry Mitchell
Academic Interventionist tmitchell@dawkinsacademy.org
Grace Ottinger
Academic Interventionist gottinger@dawkinsacademy.org
Duke Mondy
Paraprofessional
dmondy@dawkinsacademy.org
Mattie Taylor
Paraprofessional
mtaylor@dawkinsacademy.org
Ashley Harris
Food Service Coordinator
aharris@dawkinsacademy.org