Meet Our Team

High School Staff

Wisconsin Virtual Academy’s (WIVA’s) high school teachers are passionate about the subjects they teach and dedicated to helping students discover possibilities and fulfill their potential.

High School Teachers

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Nathan Abrams

Science Teacher
Grade 9
nabrams@wivcs.org

Rachel Allen photo

Rachel Allen

English Teacher
Grade 9
rallen@wivcs.org

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Hannah Bluett

English Teacher
Grade 11
hbluett@wivcs.org

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Christine Carlson

English Teacher
Grade 12
ccarlson@wivcs.org

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Robert Carravetta

English Teacher
Grade 11
rcarravetta@wivcs.org

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Holly Carroll

Science Teacher
Grades 9-12
hcarroll@wivcs.org

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Angela DiCristina

English Teacher
Grade 12
adicristina@wivcs.org

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Taryn Duncan

Science Teacher
Grades 9-12
tduncan@wivcs.org

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Lauren Effa

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
leffa@wivcs.org

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John Esser

Math Teacher
Grade 11-12
jesser@wivcs.org

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Michael Fenney

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
mfenney@wivcs.org

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Maxwell Folkman

English Teacher
Grades 9-12
mfolkman@wivcs.org

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Kelly Graziano

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
kgraziano@wivcs.org

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Mitchell Harlan

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
mharlan@wivcs.org

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Brandon Heidt

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
bheidt@wivcs.org

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Heather Jordan

English Teacher
Grade 9
hjordan@wivcs.org

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Grace Langeberg

English Teacher
Grades 9-12
glangeberg@wivcs.org

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Cosmo Liang

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
cliang@wivcs.org

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Brandon Lyle

Science Student Teacher
Grades 9-12
blyle@wivcs.org

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Maureen Madden

French Teacher
Grades 9-12
mmadden@wivcs.org

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Koreena Martens

Math Teacher
Grades 11-12
kmartens@wivcs.org

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Jadon Mazanka

PE/Health Teacher
Grades 9-12
jmazanka@wivcs.org

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Natalie MorningCrow

Science Teacher
Grades 9-12
nmorningcrow@wivcs.org

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Desirae Nault

English Teacher
Grades 9-10
dnault@wivcs.org

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Karen Ogier

FACE Teacher
Grades 9-12
kogier@wivcs.org

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Cassie O’Rourke

English Teacher
Grades 9 & 12
corourke@wivcs.org

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Devon Passno

Science Teacher
Grades 9-12
dpassno@wivcs.org

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Tricia Petersen

English Teacher
Grade 11
trpetersen@wivcs.org

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Kayla Pintar

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
kpintar@wivcs.org

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Amy Polyock

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
apolyock@wivcs.org

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Brandon Radford

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
bradford@wivcs.org

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Erin Randall-Clark

PE Teacher
Grades 9-12
erandall-clark@wivcs.org

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Alex Riddle

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
ariddle@wivcs.org

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Ginger Riehle

English Teacher
Grade 10
griehle@wivcs.org

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Amelia Roehl

English Teacher
Grades 9-10
aroehl@wivcs.org

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Kira Rossin

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
krossin@wivcs.org

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Scott Sacharski

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
ssacharski@wivcs.org

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Amber Van Hale

English Teacher
Grades 9-12
avanhale@wivcs.org

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Noel Vandeberg

Science Teacher
Grades 9-12
nvandeberg@wivcs.org

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Stuart VanderVort

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
svandervort@wivcs.org

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Matthew Watson

Social Studies Teacher
Grades 9-12
mwatson@wivcs.org

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Nicole Williamson

Math Teacher
Grades 9-12
nwilliamson@wivcs.org

High School Deans of Student Services

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Tonya Krueger

Dean of Student Services
Grades 9-12
tkrueger@wivcs.org

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Casey Twanow

Dean of Student Services
Grades 9-12
ctwanow@wivcs.org

High School Counselors

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Carla Brenton

Counselor
Grades 9-12
cbrenton@wivcs.org

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Joann Miller

Counselor
Grades 9-12
jomiller@wivcs.org

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Elizabeth Van Zeeland

Counselor
Grades 9-12
evanzeeland@wivcs.org

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Whitney Wachs

Counselor
First Year Students
wwachs@wivcs.org

High School Student Engagement Mentors

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Colleen Podbielski

Lead Student Engagement Mentor
Grades 9-12
cpodbielski@wivcs.org

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Taisha Bridges

Student Engagement Mentor
Grade 9
tbridges@wivcs.org

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Cara Harksen

Student Engagement Mentor
Grade 10
charksen@wivcs.org

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Terra Helmer

Student Engagement Mentor
Grade 11
thelmer@wivcs.org

Amy Kaiser photo

Amy Kaiser

Student Engagement Mentor
First Year Forum
akaiser@wivcs.org

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Mary Jo Price

Student Engagement Mentor
Grade 12
mprice@wivcs.org

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Lea Ann Steenis

Student Engagement Mentor
Grade 10
lsteenis@wivcs.org

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Janell Stevens

Student Engagement Mentor
Grades 9-12
jstevens@wivcs.org

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Crystal Van der Merwe

Student Engagement Mentor
First Year Forum
crvandermerwe@wivcs.org

High School Support Staff

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Peggy Brinkman

PLP Coordinator
Grades 9-12
pbrinkmann@wivcs.org

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Jill Chandanais

Student Resource Specialist
Grades 9-12
jchandanais@wivcs.org

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Katie Mosso

Credit Recovery Program Manager
Grades 9-12
kmosso@wivcs.org