Team

The needs of the world are too pressing—and the world is changing too quickly—for us not to develop passion in students from a young age.

NEIA
Teachers

Ayon Bose

School Counselor

Melissa Burrows

Science Teacher

Maria Camacho

Spanish Teacher

John Camp

Head of Teaching & Learning; Humanities Teacher

Chuck Claus

Math Teacher

Jennifer Dalton

Math Teacher; Onboarding Coordinator & Mentor; Scheduler

Ali Emmerson

Director of Learning Support

Erin Grocki

Visual Arts Teacher

Sara Guerra

Spanish Teacher

River Hansen

Mandarin Teacher

Anupama (Ana) Krishnan

Math & Innovation Studio teacher

Kaitlin Malixi

Director of the Library & Learning Commons

Emma Mattesky

Innovation Studio & Humanities teacher; Lead Integration Designer

Tim McCauley

Director of the Middle School; Science Teacher

Greg Mertz

Innovation Lead; Hive Director & Technology Specialist

Francisco Mireles

Industrial Designer in Residence

Elise Mott

Humanities teacher; Director of Community Impact

Cassandra Papalilo

Director of Curriculum & Professional Learning; Math Teacher; Self-Study Coordinator

Baldev Rawat

Entrepreneurship Teacher

Mira Revesz

Humanities Teacher; Learning Support

Anna Schonwald

Science Teacher

Tamara Smith

Director of Residential Life; Theater Arts Teacher

Nicholas Tamas

Materials and Methods Instructor

John Turner

Director of Branding; Designer in Residence

Li Xie

Mandarin Teacher

NEIA
Staff

J. Thomas (Tom) Woelper

Head of School

Ben Farrell

Assistant Head of School; Director of the Upper School

Marie Assir

Director of College Counseling

Wanda Blanckenberg

Registrar

David Brinson

Communications Manager

Jennie Chan

Head of Operations

Caitlin Cook

Digital Content Manager

Mike Delorme

IT Manager; OunceIT

Kathleen Donovan

Nurse Manager

Gary Dunn

Head of Student Life

Douglass Farr

Operations Coordinator

Karen Feeney

Administrative Assistant

Michael Fried

Chef Manager

Lily Fu

Head of Collaborations & Strategic Partnerships

Glenn Hammill

Maintenance Mechanic

Maggie Helon

Director of Community Relations

Katherine Drago Luellen

Head of Enrollment & Marketing

Dana Mackenzie

Facilities Manager

Reggie Oliveira

Housekeeping & Transportation Manager

Melissa Remley

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Programming

Steve Trask

Director of Safety & Security

Brynn Stevens

Enrollment & Marketing Operations Specialist

Devin Worthington

Director of Admission & Financial Aid

Alex Yu

Student Life Coordinator; Esports Coach

NEIA
Board

J. Thomas (Tom) Woelper

Head of School

Raymond Chang

Co-Founder, Treasurer, and Trustee

Jane Du

Co-Founder, Vice-Chair, and Trustee

Joel Getz

Innovation Advisor & Trustee

Jean Jones

Co-Founder, Chair and Trustee

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