» Our Team
At KIPP Indy, we go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that every KIPPster receives the care and instruction he or she deserves. Our School Leaders take every opportunity to inspire and build relationships with all KIPP Indy students. Our teachers are available around the clock for support to our students and families. Our staff members work tirelessly to provide a welcome and sound school environment for our Team and Family. Meet our Team below!
Our Administrative Staff
Emily Pelino, School Leader (epelino@kippindy.org)Aleesia Johnson, Assistant School Leader (ajohnson@kippindy.org)
Brenda Albright, Director of Finance and Administration (balbright@kippindy.org)
Ashley Morgan, Manager of Operations (amorgan@kippindy.org)
Michelle DeJones, Office Manager (mdejones@kippindy.org) Andrea Minich, Dean of Instruction (aminich@kippindy.org)
Jennifer Myers, Instructional Coach (jmyers@kippindy.org)
Jacqueline Falzarano, Manager of Assessment (jfalzarano@kippindy.org)
James “Hap” Hazzard, Director of Special Education (jhazzard@kippindy.org)
Lauren McMahon, KIPP Through College Coordinator (lmcmahon@kippindy.org)
Our Instructional Staff
5th/6th Grade Teachers
Ellen Reuter, 5th grade Team Leader, 5th grade Math (ereuter@kippindy.org)Amber Hawkins, 6th grade Team Leader, 5th/6th grade Science (ahawkins@kippindy.org)
Brittany Langdon, 5th grade English/Language Arts(blangdon@kippindy.org)
Jason Schall, 5th/6th grade Journalism (jschall@kippindy.org)
Andrew Pillow, 5th/6th grade Social Studies (apillow@kippindy.org)
RoShawn Modisette, Teaching Assisant (rmodisette@kippindy.org)
April Gatlin, 6th grade English/Language Arts(agatlin@kippindy.org)
Kelly Pontius, 6th grade Math (kpointius@kippindy.org)
7th/8th Grade Teachers
Aleesia Johnson, 7th grade Team Leader (ajohnson@kippindy.org)Nick Perry, 8th grade Team Leader, 8th grade Math (nperry@kippindy.org)
Sarah Shaffer, 7th grade English/Language Arts(sshaffer@kippindy.org)
Andrew Schaefer, 7th grade Math (aschaefer@kippindy.org)
Jackie Roman, 7th/8th grade Spanish & Technology (jroman@kippindy.org)
Erin Gilbert, 8th grade English/Language Arts (egilbert@kippindy.org)
Stephanie Smith, 7th/8th grade Science (ssmith@kippindy.org)
School-wide Teachers
Katie Johnson, Physical Education/Health (kjohnson@kippindy.org)Crystal Vicars-Pugh, Art with a Heart (cvicarspugh@kippindy.org)
Demetrice Burton, Special Education Teacher (dburton@kippindy.org)
Ricky Ritter, Special Education Teacher (rritter@kippindy.org)
Samantha Straub, Special Education Teacher (sstraub@kippindy.org)