Meet Our Team

Middle School Staff

Wisconsin Virtual Academy’s (WIVA’s) middle school teachers enjoy teaching and are excited to make this a great year for your student.

Middle School Teachers

Jennifer Andersen

Jennifer Andersen

Math Teacher
Grade 6
jandersen@wivcs.org

Brigette Banaszak photo

Jessie Buhrow

Onboarding Specialist
jbuhrow@wivcs.org

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Michelle Coleman

Humanities Teacher
Grade 7
mcoleman@wivcs.org

Misty Drake photo

Misty Drake

Math Teacher
Grade 7
mdrake@wivcs.org

Katie Drucker

Katie Drucker

Science Teacher
Grade 7
kdrucker@wivcs.org

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Abby Gonzo

Humanities Teacher
Grade 6
agonzo@wivcs.org

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Rhett Hanson

Science Teacher
Grade 8
rhanson@wivcs.org

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Rachel Knuese

English Teacher
Grade 8
rknuese@wivcs.org

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Sara Krueger

Math Teacher
Grade 8
skrueger@wivcs.org

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Hillary Marek

English Teacher
Grade 7
hmarek@wivcs.org

Emily Mayer photo

Emily Mayer

Science Teacher
Grade 6
emayer@wivcs.org

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Tori Myhre

Math Teacher
Grade 8
tmyhre@wivcs.org

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Sarah Pulvermacher

Social Studies Teacher
Grade 7
spulvermacher@wivcs.org

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Emma Sasser

Science Teacher
Grade 6
esasser@wivcs.org

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Karen Schwaab

Math Teacher
Grade 6
kschwaab@wivcs.org

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Shayne Sims

Science Teacher
Grade 8
ssims@wivcs.org

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Shannon Skoglund

English Teacher
Grade 8
sskoglund@wivcs.org

Erica Smith photo

Erica Smith

English Teacher
Grade 7
esmith@wivcs.org

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Olivia Viets

Social Studies Teacher
Grade 8
oviets@wivcs.org

James Ward photo

James Ward

Social Studies Teacher
Grade 8
jward@wivcs.org

Middle School Counselors & Student Engagement Mentors

Melissa Kress photo

Melissa Kress

Counselor
Grades 7-8
mekress@wivcs.org

Michelle Pliml photo

Michelle Pliml

Counselor
Grades 4-6
mpliml@wivcs.org

Erin Wermeling photo

Erin Wermeling

Student Engagement Mentor
Grade 7-8
ewermeling@wivcs.org

Middle School Support Staff

Holly Knudtson photo

Holly Knudtson

MTSS Coordinator
Grades K-8
hknudtson@wivcs.org

Tara Koch photo

Tara Koch

MTSS Interventionist
Grades K-8
tkoch@wivcs.org

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Kassandra Locken

MTSS Interventionist
Grades K-8
klocken@wivcs.org

Jade Loehe

MTSS Interventionist
Grades K-8
jloehe@wivcs.org

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Crystal Sandman

Reading Specialist
Grades K-8
csandman@wivcs.org