Lead Nerds
Nerding's Directors
Micah Beverly
Niecy Westmoreland
Bobby Norman
April Rohrer
Big Nerds
Nerding's Teachers
GRADES 4-7
Marissa Cox
- 4th and 5th grade teacher for 13 years
- B.A. in Art History from ASU
- M.Ed. in Elementary Ed from ASU
- As an art student, considered cutting off ear
Bobby Norman
- 2nd, 5th, 6th (Lang.Arts), and 7th grade Science teacher for 14 years
- Ed Tech Specialist for Kyrene District
- B.A. in Elementary Ed from ASU
- M.Ed. in Educational Tech from NAU
- Likes to use Google Earth and pretend he is a giant
Dave Carras
- 4th grade gifted teacher for 12 years
- M.Ed. in Elementary Ed from ASU
- NASA Endeavor Fellow
- Uses multimillion dollar satellites to find Tupperware hidden in the woods…
April Rohrer
- 4th-7th Nerding Teacher for 3 years
- B.A. in Business Psychology from Miami University
- Owns life size R2-D2
- Dresses up for Comicon
Shea Evans
- K-5 Resource teacher for 2 years
- B.A. in Elementary and
Special Ed from Shippensburg University - Adventure enthusiast
- Owns over 100 bowties
Rylan Ben
- 5th-6th Grade teacher
- B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies
- 3D printing guru
- Harry Potter enthusiast
Alena Almendarez
- 5th Grade Science teacher for 14 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed. from Ottawa University
- M.Ed in Elementary Ed. from NAU
- Her patronus is a penguin
- Cried tears of joy the first time her son asked to watch Star Wars
Jess Suri
- K-6 STEM teacher for 7 years
- B.A. in English/Sociology and Ed from State University of NY at Buffalo
- M.Ed. in Childhood Ed from State University of NY at Buffalo
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Teacher Innovator
- Collects interesting pens
- On number 21 in quest to visit all 50 states
Heather Vehon
- Has taught 3rd-5th grade
- Coached teachers and lead PD
- Dean of Students (this coming school year at Eduprize)
- B. A. In Elementary Ed from ASU
- M. Ed. In Multi-Cultural Ed from NAU
- Loves her greyhound Jasper
- Loves sticky notes
Chelsea Dysko
- 2nd-3rd grade teacher for 6 years
- B. A. In Elementary Ed from ASU
- Loves her greyhound Jasper
- Space Nerd
GRADES 2-3
Erin Martin
- 4th and 5th grade teacher 17 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed from ASU
- Code Ninja
- Clean freak… just don’t open a cabinet
Lisa Kiefer
- K-3rd teacher for 30 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed
- M.Ed. in Elementary Ed specializing in Science
- Once took a class on Power Plants… voluntarily.
Megan Blakley
- K and 1st grade teacher 5 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed from ASU
- Prefers puzzles to TV
Liza Richards
- 2nd and 5th grade teacher 12 years
- Ed Tech Specialist 8 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed from Ottawa University
- M.Ed. in Elementary Ed from NAU
- Needs to code a program to find the kitchen
Sally Kenney
• BS in Nursing degree
• Pediatric nurse for 10 years
• Post-Baccalaureate Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
• Kindergarten-2nd grade teacher for 16 years
• M.Ed. in Higher & Post-Secondary Education
• Sang at Carnegie Hall
• Life-long student of music
Jennifer Leopardi
- 7th-8th Grade Language Arts teacher for 4 years
- K-8 Library Media Specialist for 15 years
- B.A. in Secondary Education and English from ASU
- M.Ed. in Educational Technology from NAU
- Book lover, obviously.
- World Traveler
Sarah Fahey
- Taught all the grades for all the years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed, Early Childhood Endorsement
- M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
- Loves to make people happy
- Bunco Champion of the World
- Does card tricks
Christina Orozco
- K-1 teacher for 9 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed, Early Childhood Endorsement
- Loves her pup and naps
GRADES K-1
Misty Martinez
- Desert Sun Teacher 12 years
- AA in Early Childhood Education
- B.A. in Photo Studies from ASU
- Has absurdly large collections of sea shells, beach sand, and plastic animals
Jenn Conley
- Kindergarten Teacher 8 years
- B.A. in Elementary Ed and Special Ed from NAU
- ESL and Early Childhood Endorsements
- Taught in China for 6 months
- Self-taught ukulele player and loves ultimate frisbee
Daniela Yuenyongsgool
- Music/Yoga/German language teacher
- B.A. in Education
- M.A. in History and Religious Studies
- Grew up in East Germany
Jaime Cozza
- Desert Sun Teacher
- B.A. in Psychology, minor in Early Childhood Development
- M.A. in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University
- Mom to 2 nerds