​Our Team

​Our teaching faculty is 81.5% Global Majority, and our leadership team is 78% Global Majority. Our team is committed to anti-racism on a daily basis. Diligently working to address privilege by calling out inequitable practices and microaggressions with adults and scholars. We have the tough conversations and are willing to be uncomfortable because we are unwilling to harm our scholars based on our biases.

As a faculty we work on our own social emotional learning (SEL) skills through adult SEL homework and weekly SEL skills building. We have teachers from the various communities we serve, growing up in the communities and speaking the language. Our staff speaks Spanish, Somali, Amharic, Punjabi, and Arabic.

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Leadership Team

​Baionne Coleman

CEO
​baionne.coleman@myrvla.org

Chastity Catchings

COO
​chastity.catchings@myrvla.org

Samiha Carroll

Principal
​samiha.caroll@myrvla.org

Rebecca Madonna

Dean of Academics
​rebecca.madonna@myrvla.org

Erica Carmichael

Dean Multilingual Language Learners​erica.carmichael@myrvla.org

Yonas Fikak

Unconditional Education Coach / Restorative Practices
​yonas.fikak@myrvla.org

Tonieh Thompson

Operations Manager
​tonieh.thompson@myrvla.org

Sawda Jibril

Office Coordinator
​sawda.jibril@myrvla.org

Leah Reisberg

Executive Assistant
​leah.reisberg@myrvla.org

Marlon Shelton

After School Program Manager
maron.shelton@myrvla.org

Carmen Escamilla

Recruitment & Community Specialist
​carmen.escamilla@myrvla.org

Benet Sparks

After School Program Assistant
benet.sparks@myrvla.org

 Carri Abanes

Nurse

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​Instructional Team

Oliver Garcia

Special Education Teacher
​oliver.garcia@myrvla.org

Chineka Jones

Middle School English
​chineka.jones@myrvla.org

Hadiya Biglow

High School English
hadiya.biglow@myrvla.org

Melissa Galarneau

Middle School Math
​melissa.galarneau@greendot.org

Cyndrella D'Cunha

High School Math
cyndrella.dcunha@myrvla.org

Jamie Costantino

Middle School Science
​jamie.costantino@myrvla.org

Darrien Guertin

High School Science
​darrien.guertin@myrvla.org

Kyle Berry

CEO & Principal
baionne.coleman@myrvla.org

Samantha Straky

High School Social Studies
​samantha.straky@myrvla.org

Desiray Padilla

Instructional Assistant
​desiray.padilla@myrvla.org

Tayish Mandefero

Instructional Assistant
​tayish.mandefero@myrvla.org

Quierra Bradford

Instructional Assistant
​quierra.bradford@myrvla.org

Alyx Alcala

ELA/Spanish Teacher
alyx.alcala@myrvla.org

Taylor Jones

Gen Ed Teacher
taylor.jones@myrvla.org

​Nicole Olauson

Math Teacher
nicole.olauson@myrvla.org

Kruthi Isola

Spanish Teacher
kruthi.isola@myrvla.org

Anab Nur

Social Studies Teacher
anab.nur@myrvla.org
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Kiara Shells

Instructional Aide
kiara.shells@myrvla.org

Barry Jones

Health & Physical Education​
​barry.jones@myrvla.org

​​Emily Umphreys

Instructional Assistant
emily.umphreys@myrvla.org

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​Counseling Team

​​Deshika Perera

Clinical Intervention Specialist
deshika.perera@myrvla.org

Henry Jenkins Jr.

Counselor
henry.jenkins@myrvla.org

Saara Williams-Majid

Clinical Intervention Specialist
saara.majid@myrvla.org