Anansi is fortunate to have exceptional teachers and other staff members who are passionate about teaching children. We believe in working as a strong team.

Staff List & Emails for Contacting Staff

Director:
Michele Hunt, mhunt@anansi.acstaos.org 

Michele Hunt is one of the co-founders of the Anansi Charter School. She is committed to the ongoing development and learning involved in creating the quality and unique educational opportunities that the Anansi Charter School offers. Michele has degrees and training in early childhood development, elementary education, educational leadership, and more. She loves her work with the children, parents, and staff that make up the Anansi community.

Office Manager:
Angela Burgess,  aburgess@anansi.acstaos.org

Food Service/Tech/ Nova Coordinator :

Tracy Tarleton, tracy@anansi.acstaos.org

Tracy enjoys working closely with all the students, teachers, and staff and helping them out with various tasks. She also likes that the staff works together as a team and helps each other out in a time of need.

Administrative Assistant/Accounts Payable/HR:
Alina Bain, abain@anansi.acstaos.org

Kindergarten:
Teacher: Alicia Vigil, avigil@anansi.acstaos.org
Educational Assistant: Stephanie Vigil

First Grade:
Teacher: Andrea Martinez-Roybal, amartinez@anansi.acstaos.org
Educational Assistant: Paula Medina / Vera Yaccino

Second Grade:
Teacher: Judit Furesz, jfuresz@anansi.acstaos.org

Third Grade:
Teacher: Rachel Wetmore, rwetmore@anansi.acstaos.org

Fourth Grade:
Teacher: Jennifer Porter, jporter@anansi.acstaos.org

Fifth Grade:
Teacher: Mary Bishop, mbishop@anansi.acstaos.org

Sixth Grade:
Teacher: Steve Falconi, sfalconi@anansi.acstaos.org

Seventh & Eighth Grade:
English Language Arts & Social Studies:  Jenae Tindell, jtindell@anansi.acstaos.org
Math & Science: Kaila Pavelka Dickey, kdickey@anansi.acstaos.org

Spanish Language grades K-3:
Teacher: Eva Behrens, ebehrens@anansi.acstaos.org

Spanish Language grades 4-8:
Teacher: Margarita Maes, mmaes@anansi.acstaos.org

Special Education:
Director: Lisa Woolery, lwoolery@anansi.acstaos.org

Teachers:  Kelly Farewell, Rebecca Porter, Ashley Willock, Liz Martinez, Risa Lehrer-Draney, Jeff Myers 

Gifted Education (robotics, STEAM, speech and debate):
Enhancement Teacher: Joelle VanWilligen, jvanwilligen@anansi.acstaos.org

The Gifted Education program at Anansi Charter School serves students in 2nd grade through 8th who have demonstrated an aptitude for needing and or wanting more enrichment. Most of the students who participate have an IEP that has diagnosed them through the State of New Mexico’s definition of Gifted Education. The program is designed to provide enriching opportunities for students to explore topics in more depth. Some of the exploration occurs in a pull out setting and some occurs independently in class.

Literacy Coach:
Teacher: Annalise Zosel, azosel@anansi.acstaos.org

Reading / Literacy Interventionist Assistants:
Assistants: Barbara Salazar and Beth Tedesco

Math Interventionist:
Teacher: Elsbeth Atencio

Physical Education Teacher:
Teacher: Erika Northrop

Arts Facilitator:
Teacher: Caitlin Alexander

Counselors:
Risa Lehrer Draney, Emma Smith

Speech Therapist:
Areana Dru 

Occupational Therapist:
Martie Lockwood

Aftercare Teacher:
Will be provided by Inspire

Title IX Contact:
Kaila Pavelka-Dickey, kdickey@anansi.acstaos.org

IEP Coordinator:
Lisa Woolery, lwoolery@anansi.acstaos.org

504 Plan Coordinator:
Michele Hunt, mhunt@anansi.acstaos.org

SAT Coordinator:
Annalise Zosel, azosel@anansi.acstaos.org

Community School Coordinator:
Karina Gersten, kgersten@anansi.acstaos.org

School Nurse:
Betsy Coniglio, bconiglio@anansi.acstaos.org