Upper School Administration

Our administration team is here to support our faculty and students every day. Every one of our leaders is committed to the well-being and growth of Great Hearts as a national trailblazer in public K-12 education.

Charles Smith

High School Assistant Headmaster

Ext. 613

Vanessa Steger

Middle School Assistant Headmaster

Ext. 613

Brian Reardon

Dean of Students

Ext. 672

Hailey Johnson

Dean of Students

Ext. 672

Rebecca Danét

Director of Campus Operations

Ext. 616

DeAnna Macias

Director of Academy Giving

Ext. 607

Jessica Woods

College Counselor

Ext. 114

Guy Hanson

College Counselor

Ext. 115

Maria Carmen Thompson

Registrar

Ext. 643

Rossanna Diaz-Knack

Business Clerk

Ext. 569

Jamie Wilkinson

Receptionist

Christopher Camacho

Facilities Tech

Napoleon Brown

Facilities Tech Assistant

Upper School Intervention

Our intervention team is dedicated to fostering our students' perseverance through courage and introspection.

Cristyn Jagge

Special Education Coordinator

Ext. 525

Risa Alonso

ESL Program Coordinator/Reading Intervention

Anna Gardner

Reading Intervention/Dyslexia

Shannon Atchison

Special Education Lead

Brittany Austin

Special Education Lead

Craig Hoyer

Special Education Lead

Shawn Schnick

Special Education Apprentice

Emily Bereswill

Special Education Apprentice

Gaetano Carvelli

Special Education Apprentice

Dana Hofman-Martinez

Special Education Apprentice

Kristi Hughes

Special Education Lead

April Lovette

Math Intervention

Matthew Shirk

Special Education Apprentice

Upper School Faculty

Our teachers are the daily leaders and shapers of intellectual and moral culture on campus.

Kelly Carstens

Earth Science

John Dunham

US History/Literature

Kayla Howard

Life Science/Earth Science

Laura Kaiser

Humane Letters/US History

Halyna Kunasz

Humane Letters/Ancient Greek History

James Lagaras

Texas History

Emily Linz

Humane Letters/European History

Eric Loster

Humane Letters/European History

Sarah McCafferty

Humane Letters/Ancient History/LitComp

Mariana Melo

Literature & Composition

Matthew Mortis

Pre-Algebra

Peter Murphy

Humane Letters/US History

Dr. Caroline Paddock

Humane Letters/Ancient Greek History

Christopher Rogers

US History/PE/HS Basketball

Dr. Alexander Shaeffer

Calculus

Peter Stankiewicz

Chemistry

Brandi Teague

Algebra II/Trigonometry

Gabrielle Timlin

Physics II

Brian Warczinsky

Latin/Greek

Shane Williams

Literature & Composition

Athletics

Leading Great Hearts athletes toward the highest standards of integrity and sportsmanship

Todd Ladd

Athletics Director

Ext. 656

Pete Martinez

Assistant Athletic Director

Ext. 656

David Garcia Hevia

Physical Education/HS Soccer

Carolina Hunter

MS Girl's Soccer