Our 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

Charlie Alexander

Theater Teacher

Melissa Burrows

Science Teacher

Cynthia Bushey

Learning Engagement Lead

Maria Camacho

Spanish Teacher

Camp

Head of Teaching & Learning; Humanities Teacher

Chuck Claus

Math Teacher

Jennifer Dalton

Math Teacher; Onboarding Coordinator & Mentor; Scheduler

Lorena Kavande Flores

Spanish Teacher

Erin Grocki

Visual Arts Teacher

Sara Guerra

Spanish Teacher

River Hansen

Mandarin Teacher

Shamara Howard

Math Teacher

Caolan Madden

Humanities Teacher

Kaitlin Malixi

Director of the Library & Learning Commons

Greg Mertz

Director of Innovation

Francisco Mireles

Industrial Designer in Residence

Cassandra Papalilo

Director of Curriculum & Professional Learning; Math Teacher

Baldev Rawat

Entrepreneurship Teacher

Reggie Raye

Innovation Studio Teacher

Max Steinbrick

Humanities Teacher

John Turner

Director of Branding; Designer in Residence

Carrie Whitney

Science Teacher

Li Xie

Mandarin Teacher

Nicholas Tamas

Materials and Methods Instructor

Tamara Smith

Director of Middle School and Upper School; Theater Teacher

Anna Schonwald

Science Teacher

NEIA
Staff

Ben Farrell

Interim Head of School

Marie Assir

Director of College Counseling

Wanda Blanckenberg

Registrar

Mackenzie Borst

Director of Residential Life

Jill Buck

Lead School Counselor

Jennie Chan

Head of Operations

Caitlin Cook

Digital Content Manager

Meredith Coleman

Admission Coordinator

Daniel Dade

Business Office Coordinator

Mike Delorme

IT Manager; OunceIT

Kathleen Donovan

Nurse Manager

Gary Dunn

Head of Student Life

Karen Feeney

Administrative Assistant

Michael Fried

Chef Manager

Lily Fu

Head of Collaborations & Strategic Partnerships

Olivia Griffiths

Student Life Coordinator

Glenn Hammill

Maintenance Mechanic

Dana Mackenzie

Facilities Manager

Reggie Oliveira

Housekeeping & Transportation Manager

Melissa Remley

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Programming

Michelle Struba

Director of Human Resources

Steve Trask

Director of Safety & Security

Devin Worthington

Head of Enrollment

NEIA
Board

Raymond Chang

Co-Founder, Treasurer, and Trustee

Jane Du

Co-Founder, Vice-Chair, and Trustee

Joel Getz

Trustee

Jean Jones

Co-Founder, Chair and Trustee

NEIA
Advisors

Erdin Beshimov

School Advisor to the Board

Amir Reza

School Advisor to the Board

Rick Hardy

Senior Advisor to the Board