Staff Directory
Administration
Travis (Mr. H) Heidelberg, Executive Director
theidelberg@ventureacademies.org
Charles Ellsworth, Operations Manager and STEM Teacher
cellsworth@ventureacademies.org
Lisa Kraft Director of Special Education
drivera@indigo.ed.org
Mary Bolin, Special Education Teacher and Special Education Coordinator
mbolin@ventureacademies.org
Heidi Smith, Director of Academic Operations
hsmith@ventureacademies.org
Margaret Holland, Director of Future Focused Learning, High School Partnership Coordinator and Special Education Teacher
mholland@ventureacademies.org
Clara Catalan, Dean of Family Engagement
ccatalan@ventureacademies.org
Mayra Sanchez, District Office Manager
msanchez@ventureacademies.org
Student Support
Taylor Covlin, School Social Worker - Middle School and High School
tcovlin@ventureacademies.org
Michelle Collaso, Special Education Due Process Coordinator
mcollaso@ventureacademies.org
Cory George, School Safety Liaison
cgeorge@ventureacademies.org
Deja-re Wooley, Special Education Paraprofessional
dwooley@ventureacademies.org
Shay Holmes-Lewis, Special Education Paraprofessional
sholmeslewis@ventureacademies.org
Teddy Swanson, 6-12 Video Editing, Special Education Paraprofessional
tswanson@ventureacademies.org
Amber Wilson, Special Education Paraprofessional
awilson@ventureacademies.org
Shaneka Monson, Special Education Paraprofessional
smonson@ventureacademies.org
Kortney Fancher, Special Education Paraprofessional
kofancher@ventureacademies.org
Kenyon Holzendorf, Special Education Paraprofessional
kholzendorf@ventureacademies.org
Katrina Harris Kemp, Special Education Paraprofessional
kharriskemp@ventureacademies.org
Marquis McKinley, Special Education Paraprofessional
mmckinley@ventureacademies.org
Noely Romano, Special Education Paraprofessional
nromano@ventureacademies.org
Ricky Tinoco Chavez, ELL Paraprofessional
Jesse Tinoco Chavez, Special Education Paraprofessional
jtinocochavez@ventureacademies.org
Jachir Allen, Special Education Paraprofessional
jallen@ventureacademies.org
Jamaal Jarmon, Special Education Paraprofessional
jjarmon@ventureacademies.org
Career and College Counseling
Emily Owens, Director of Career and College Counseling and Alumni Support
eowens@ventureacademies.org
Teaching Staff
Fadua Pastrano, 6-12 Spanish Teacher and EL Coordinator
fpastrano@ventureacademies.org
Ruben Garnica, 6-12 Art Teacher
rgarnica@ventureacademies.org
Dior Ford, 6-12 Physical Education Teacher
dford@ventureacademies.org
Joshua Keilty, High School Science Teacher
jkeilty@ventureacademies.org
Michaela Scilex, High School Math Teacher
mscilex@ventureacademies.org
Ivan Vankov, High School Math Teacher
ivankov@ventureacademies.org
Morgan Norton, High School Social Studies Teacher
mnorton@ventureacademies.org
KJ Dudek, High School Social Studies Teacher
kdudek@ventureacademies.org
Elizabeth Nunez, High School English Teacher
etowberman@ventureacademies.org
Danielle Roberts, High School English Teacher
droberts@ventureacademies.org
Diahnna Zeon, Middle School English and Social Studies Teacher
dzeon@ventureacademies.org
Franklin Crowley, Middle School Math and Science Teacher
fcrowley@ventureacademies.org
Ava Courneya, Middle School Teacher - 6th Grade
acourneya@ventureacademies.org
Cam Barker, Special Education Teacher
cbarker@ventureacademies.org
Marcus Heidelberg, Special Education Teacher
mheidelberg@ventureacademies.org
Luis Rodriguez, Special Education Teacher
lrodriguez@ventureacademies.org
Nick Romano, Special Education Teacher
niromano@ventureacademies.org
Kristy Rivera, Special Education Teacher
krivera@ventureacademies.org