Staff Directory

I absolutely love the Connect 4 Learning curriculum and can see how much it allows for students to grow through social emotional learning. I could not ask for a more perfect job!

As a kindergarten teacher, I absolutely love diving into the inquisitive and growing minds of our youngest learners. I feel so fortunate to have found a home at WMAAA where the focus on the arts speaks to my passions.

Being a kindergarten teacher has been a life-long dream of mine. I am so happy to be here at West Michigan Academy!

Teaching kindergarten is my passion! Being a early childhood educator is so important and such an honor. As a kindergarten teacher I am often one of the first educators to enhance and instill the love of learning in young children.

My favorite part of teaching is to see the excitement and pride in a child when they finally "get it"! 

My favorite part about teaching is building a relationship with each child and getting to see them reach their goals!

My favorite part of teaching is watching my students grow with their reading and finding a love for it.  :)

I love the energy and imagination that each child brings to each moment and new experience in the classroom.

I love seeing light bulbs come on when students get the concepts I have been teaching.

My favorite part of teaching is getting to know a variety of children and helping them reach their full potential.

My favorite part of teaching is when I get to see all of the "ah ha" moments of my students.  It is the best thing when you know they finally have put the pieces together and it finally makes sense.

This is my first year at WMAAA.  I'm from Michigan, but I spent the last two years teaching in Virginia, and I'm excited to continue teaching here in my home state!  I teach middle school ELA and elementary drama.

I love to see when a difficult topic suddenly clicks for my students. It totally makes all the hard work worth it!

My favorite part of teaching is guiding students through their learning experience.

I love being able to share my passion for math with my students every day!

My favorite part of teaching is helping students become in charge of their own learning.

My favorite part of teaching is getting to know students and watch them grow in their understanding of challenging topics. I love seeing their eyes light up when something finally makes sense.

This is my first year at WMAAA.  I'm from Michigan, but I spent the last two years teaching in Virginia, and I'm excited to continue teaching here in my home state!  I teach middle school ELA and elementary drama.

I love sharing two of my passions, theatre and education. Getting to teach students through the integration of academics and theatre is amazing. And to top that all off, I get to help students to find their confidence and have a strong sense of who they are, so they can be successful in all that they do.

The integration of the arts within all areas of school curriculum is an art teacher's dream come true. As one of the Visual Arts teachers here I am also very excited to be a part of developing a Digital Arts program to go along with our already strong arts program.

My favorite part of teaching is seeing students progress from learning how to play an instrument into gaining ability and confidence into becoming competent musicians.

My favorite part of teaching is developing lifelong relationships with students and sharing my love of music with them.

I enjoy my job as a Middle School Resource Teacher, because I love helping my students reach their individualized goals! 

My favorite part of teaching is when a student attains all of their goals and "graduates" from my program.

I love teaching learners and being part of the their educational journey.