High School Staff Directory
Administration
Travis Heidelberg, High School Principal
theidelberg@ventureacademies.org
Heidi Smith, Director of Academic Operations an Online Learning
hsmith@ventureacademies.org
Michelle Collaso, Special Education Due Process Coordinator
mcollaso@ventureacademies.org
Michelle Carranza Olivera, Office Manager
mcarranza@ventureacademies.org
Cory George, School Safety Liaison
cgeorge@ventureacademies.org
Jesse Tinoco Chavez, Transportation and Operations Assistant
jtinoco@ventureacademies.org
Career and College Counseling
Teachers
Emily Owens, Director of Career and College Counseling and Alumni Support
eowens@ventureacademies.org
Nathan Dixon, Academic Dean
Anna Bauman-Smith, Associate Director of College & Career Counseling
abaumansmith@ventureacademies.org
Michaela Scilex, High School Math Teacher
mscilex@ventureacademies.org
Claire Winkels, Science Teacher
cwinkels@ventureacademies.org
Kim DePrenger, High School ELL Teacher
kdeprenger@ventureacademies.org
AbdiSamad Adan, High School Math Teacher
aadan@ventureacademies.org
Ruben Garnica, Art Teacher
rgarnica@ventureacademies.org
Jeremiah (J.D.) Henriksen, Theatre Teacher, Marketing Manager
jhenriksen@ventureacademies.org
Margeret Holland, High School Partnership Coordinator
mholland@ventureacademies.org
Christopher Keller, Native American Family Advocate and Holistic Arts Teacher
ckeller@ventureacademies.org
Andrew Lawton, Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair, Project-Based Learning Lead
alawton@ventureacademies.org
Joshua Keilty, Science Teacher
jkeilty@ventureacademies.org
Lenora Magee, Math Teacher
Nick Romano, Reading Interventionist
Kitty Sipple, Math Interventionist
Valerie MacDonald, Social Studies Teacher
vmacdonald@ventureacademies.org
Fadua Pastrano, Spanish Teacher
fpastrano@ventureacademies.org
Zack Robbins, Social Studies Teacher
zrobbins@ventureacademies.org
Brian Shephard, High School Humanities Department Chair and English Teacher
shep@ventureacademies.org
Dr. Angelia Moore, English Teacher
amoore@ventureacademies.org
Deris Morgan, Recording Arts Teacher, Special Education Paraprofessional
dmorgan@ventureacademies.org
Anastasia Miller, Psychology Teacher
aromanova@ventureacademies.org
Niki Wagner, English Teacher
Teddy Swanson, Video Editing Teacher, Special Education Paraprofessional
tswanson@ventureacademies.org
Social Work
Ellen Slagle, School Social Worker
eslagle@ventureacademies.org
Special Education and Support Staff
Mary Bolin, Special Education Teacher
mbolin@ventureacademies.org
Danesa Rivera, Special Education Teacher
drivera@ventureacademies.org
Genesis Bonilla, Special Education Teacher
gbonilla@ventureacademies.org
MarShaan Johnson,
Kenneith Teamoh, Special Education Teacher
Kyree Wobbrock, Special Education Teacher
kwobbrock@ventureacademies.org
Amy Revak, Special Education Teacher
arevak@ventureacademies.org
Jamaal Jarmon, Special Education Paraprofessional
jjarmon@ventureacademies.org
Melissa McGee, Special Education Paraprofessional
DeAundre Dent, 1:1 Special Education Paraprofessional
ddent@ventureacademies.org
Artemus Miller, Special Education Paraprofessional
Brighid Lannon, Special Education Reading and Spelling Program Lead
blannon@ventureacademies.org
Alex Mingus, Special Education Paraprofessional
amingus@ventureacademies.org
Ricky Tinoco Chavez, ELL Paraprofessional
Denisha Johnson, Center-based Program Paraprofessional
djohnson@ventureacademies.org
Dalton Anderson, Special Education Paraprofessional
danderson@ventureacademies.org
Graciela Aguilar Guzman, Operations Support
gaguilar@ventureacademies.org