Staff Directory

Administration

Travis (Mr. H) Heidelberg, Executive Director
theidelberg@ventureacademies.org

Ti-Esha Williams-Vaughn Principal 6-12
twilliamsvaughn@ventureacademies.org

Charles Ellsworth, Operations Manager and Math Teacher
cellsworth@ventureacademies.org

Danesa Rivera Director of Special Education and Special Education Teacher
drivera@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

Luis Rodriguez, Special Education Teacher
lrodriguez@ventureacademies.org

Ellen Slagle, School Social Worker - High School
eslagle@ventureacademies.org

Michelle Collaso, Special Education Due Process Coordinator
mcollaso@ventureacademies.org

Cory George, School Safety Liaison
cgeorge@ventureacademies.org

Marcus Heidelberg, Special Education Teacher
mheidelberg@ventureacademies.org

Deja-re Wooley, Special Education Paraprofessional
dwooley@ventureacademies.org

Shay Holmes-Lewis, Special Education Paraprofessional
sholmeslewis@ventureacademies.org

Marquis McKinley, Special Education Paraprofessional
mmckinley@ventureacademies.org

Noely Romano, Special Education Paraprofessional
nromano@ventureacademies.org

Ricky Tinoco Chavez, ELL Paraprofessional

rchavez@ventureacademies.org

Jesse Tinoco Chavez, Special Education Paraprofessional
jtinocochavez@ventureacademies.org

Nick Romano, Reading Interventionist and Special Education Teacher

niromano@ventureacademies.org

Spring Mason, Culture Lead
smason@ventureacademies.org

Gregory Pickett, Special Education Paraprofessional
gpickett@ventureacademies.org

Career and College Counseling

Emily Owens, Director of Career and College Counseling and Alumni Support
eowens@ventureacademies.org

High School Staff

Michaela Scilex, High School Math Teacher
mscilex@ventureacademies.org

Claire Winkels, Science and Special Education Teacher
cwinkels@ventureacademies.org

Kitty Sipple, High School Math Teacher
ksipple@ventureacademies.org

Ruben Garnica, Art Teacher
rgarnica@ventureacademies.org

Joshua Keilty, Science Teacher
jkeilty@ventureacademies.org

Andrew Wiedenkeller, Science Teacher
awiedenkeller@ventureacademies.org

Valerie MacDonald, Social Studies Teacher
vmacdonald@ventureacademies.org

Araceli Casasola, Social Studies Teacher
acasasola@ventureacademies.org

Fadua Pastrano, Spanish Teacher and EL Coordinator
fpastrano@ventureacademies.org

Brian Shephard, Venture Academy Humanities Lead (6-12), MTSS Co-Coordinator
bshephard@ventureacademies.org

Elizabeth Nunez, English Teacher
etowberman@ventureacademies.org

Danielle Roberts, English Teacher
droberts@ventureacademies.org

Teddy Swanson, Video Editing, Special Education Paraprofessional
tswanson@ventureacademies.org

Mary Bolin, Special Education Teacher
mbolin@ventureacademies.org

Jamaal Jarmon, Special Education Teacher
jjarmon@ventureacademies.org

Middle School Staff

Jessica Loper, Venture Academy STEM Lead (6-12), MTSS Co-Coordinator
jloper@ventureacademies.org

Dior Ford, Venture Academy PE Teacher (6-12)
dford@ventureacademies.org

Diahnna Zeon, English Teacher
dzeon@ventureacademies.org

Grace Callaghan , Math Teacher
gcallaghan@ventureacademies.org

Cam Barker, Special Education Teacher
cbarker@ventureacademies.org

Amber Wilson, Special Education Teacher
awilson@ventureacademies.org