Meet the Teams

The faculty and staff of GGA

Join the Team

Leadership

Karen Venable-Croft

Co-Founder / Executive Director

Shamira O’Neal

Principal & Director of Academics

Tasliym Lester

Director of Operations

Nadia McCrimmon

Athletics Coordinator / PE Teacher

Cynthia Pope

Operations & Finance Coordinator

Molly Green

Special Populations Coordinator

Julie Shepperson

Admissions Coordinator

Eleanor Corcoran

Academics Program Coordinator
Donnuel Sinclair

Donnuel Sinclair

Math Teacher & Data Coordinator

Ashley Morales

IB Coordinator, English Teacher

Academic & Instructional Team

Angel Strong-Archer

Music Teacher

Hanna Berger

Math Teacher

Jamilex Casanova

Social Studies Teacher

Jessica Thornton

Physical Education/Health Teacher

Jordan Duncan

Social Studies Teacher Experiential Learning

Karen Galeas Cabrera

Elective Teacher

Kenneth Hepburn

Science Teacher

Lillith (Chongyuan) Du

Art Teacher

Maya Rios

English Teacher

Michele Miller

Science Teacher

Miranda Hannon

IB and Science Teacher

Soren Gran

Math Teacher

Tyerra Jones

Social Studies Teacher & PBIS

Yifei Huang

World Languages Teacher

Operations Team

La Breonna Moore

Administrative Assistant

Xiomara Ramirez

Operations Assistant

Yajaira Ramirez

Enrollment Associate

Special Education Team

Hayden Hartwig

Special Education Teacher

Izzy Evans

Paraprofessional

Jaymes Shorter

Special Education Teacher

Laura Ressler

Special Education Specialist

Mary Holsinger

Special Education Teacher

Megan Kaiser

EML Teacher

Patricia Samuels

SPED Teacher

Sonia Woodall

Dedicated Aid

Tyler Thornton

Special Education Teacher

Wellness & Student Support

Brittany Bobb

Dean of Students

Cassie Magee

School Based Behavior Therapist

Destiny Hunter

School Social Worker

Jackie Sylvain

Restorative Intervention Specialist

Joh’nita Johnson

College and Career Counselor

Vikki Campos

College and Career Counselor