Stories: Staff
Aaron Epting
Mr. Aaron Epting, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Grade Level Chair, and Dean of Instruction, is a graduate of Miami University (OH) with a B.S. in Business Administrati ... Read More »
Alex Thanos
Mr. Alex Thanos, Math Teacher and 7th Grade Level Chair, was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina and is a 2006 graduate of The University of North Carol ... Read More »
Anil Das
Mr. Anil Das, Business Manager, is a graduate of Miami University with a B.S. in Marketing and a minor in Statistics. Prior to joining KIPP, Mr. Das received his ... Read More »
Anita Mullins
Mrs. Anita Mullins, 21st Century Program Manager, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of the University of Akron, Mrs. Mullins received her B.S. in Educati ... Read More »
Brandon Hellemann
Mr. Brandon Hellemann, 8th Grade Science Teacher,is thrilled to be joining the KIPP Journey Academy team and family! A Cincinnati native, he attended Denison Univ ... Read More »
Christina Watts
Mrs. Christina Watts, 8th Grade Math, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and holds a Masters Degree in Education from Mt. Vernon Nazarene University. Sh ... Read More »
Dustin Wood
Mr. Dustin Wood, is currently serving as the School Director of KIPP: Journey Academy and has previously been the primary instructional support on staff as the As ... Read More »
D'Andrea Kinley
Ms. D’Andrea Kinley, Office Manager, is a 2010 graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Journalism. During her time at Ohio State, Ms. Kinley worked ... Read More »
Ellie Stonecash
Ms. Ellie Stonecash, Special Education Teacher, is a 2008 Graduate of Wittenberg University with a B.A. in Early Childhood and Special Education. After Graduation ... Read More »
Greg Davis
Mr. Greg Davis, 8th Grade Reading Teacher, is a graduate of Haverford College and holds a Masters degree in Teaching from The Citadel in Charleston, South Caroli ... Read More »
Hannah Powell Tuney
Ms. Hannah Powell Tuney, Executive Director - KIPP Central Ohio, graduated from Wittenberg University with a B.A. in Communication and was selected to join Teac ... Read More »
Jaclyn Palone
Ms. Jaclyn Palone, Special Education Coordinator,began her teaching career through the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows. She holds a Bachelor of Music from The Cleve ... Read More »
Jenna Davis
Ms. Jenna Davis, Science Teacher and 5th Grade – Grade Level Chair, studied Middle Childhood Education with concentrations in both math and science ... Read More »
Jennifer Greene
Ms. Jennifer Greene, Dean of Students, was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She attended American University in Washington, DC and graduated in 2007 w ... Read More »
Jill Case
Ms. Jill Case, 5th Grade Math Teacher, is a native of Ohio, born and raised in Marion. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Math and Language Arts in Middle ... Read More »
Kat Hittle
Ms. Kat Hittle, 7th Grade Reading Teacher, is thrilled to begin a new chapter in her teaching career at KIPP Journey Academy. While she grew up in Indianapolis, ... Read More »
Kathleen Rains
Ms. Kathleen Rains, Performance Evaluation Manager, grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Psycholo ... Read More »
Kyle Ramsay
Mr. Ramsay, 6th Grade teaching fellow, hails all the way from Dallas, TX. Mr. Ramsay is a 2011 graduate of Amherst College where he received his Bachelor of Arts ... Read More »
Lynnly Wood
Ms. Lynnly Wood, 5th Grade Reading teacher, is very excited to be joining KJA! She studied elementary education at Indiana State University (Go Trees!). She earne ... Read More »
Megan Hottle
Ms. Megan Hottle, 6th Grade Reading Teacher, is the 6th grade Reading teacher at KIPP Journey Academy. She is a 2006 graduate of Wittenberg University in Middle C ... Read More »
Najib Kamagate
Mr. Najib Kamagate, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, is honored and excited to begin his teaching career at KIPP: Journey Academy. As the 7th grade Non-Fiction S ... Read More »
Nancy Willis
Mrs. Nancy Willis, High School Placement Coordinator, is a graduate of Wittenberg University with a B.A. in Communication. She is currently working towards her ... Read More »
Racquel Armstrong
Ms. Racquel Armstrong, 6th Grade Writing Teacher, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Ms. Armstrong is a 2010 graduate of Wellesley College where she received her Ba ... Read More »
Sara Kopacko
Mrs. Sara Kopacko, School Site Social Worker & Boys and Girls Club Site Lead, feels so fortunate to be back at KJA for another year! She is excited to serve the ... Read More »
Sarah Silverman
Ms. Sarah Silverman is so excited to be continuing her journey with 2018 as the 6th grade Nonfiction Studies teacher. In 2010-2011, she had the privilege of spend ... Read More »
Sharlene Cleveland
Ms. Sharlene Cleveland, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher, is ecstatic to be joining the KIPP Journey Academy Team and Family for the 2011-2012 school year. She ha ... Read More »
Shaun McVicker
Mr. Shaun McVicker, Intervention Specialist, is from New Concord, Ohio. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education & Sports Services from Ohio U ... Read More »
Theresa Siemer Thanos
Mrs. Theresa Siemer Thanos, 7th Grade Writing Teacher, is a graduate of Oberlin College with a B.A. in English. Upon graduation, Mrs. Thanos attended Brown Univer ... Read More »
