About

Meet Our Team

Insight Academy of Arizona’s teachers, staff, and administration are ready to share their innovation, expertise, and enthusiasm with your family. They’re dedicated to empowering our school community to achieve great things.

Administration

Cedric Corbin image

Cedric Corbin

Executive Director


ccorbin@insightaz.org

Shonti Land

Shonti Land

Principal


sland@insightaz.org

Dr. Brandon Watkins

Dr. Brandon Watkins

Dean of Students


bwatkins@insightaz.org

Elle Barnes

Elle Barnes

Academic Administrator of Special Programs


Morgan Browne-Guajardo

Morgan Browne-Guajardo

Assistant Academic Administrator of Special Programs


Shawn Garrelts

Shawn Garrelts

CTE Academic Administrator


520.640.7298

sgarrelts@k12.com

Counseling Team

Shelly Dunn

Shelly Dunn

Grade 10 Counselor


520.640.3857

sdunn@insightaz.org

Brooke Johnson

Brooke Johnson

Lead Counselor


520.649.8397

bjohnson@azva.org

Ashley Johnson

Ashley Johnson

Grade 9 Counselor


520.649.8396

ajohnson@azva.org

Deanna Payne

Deanna Payne

11-12 Counselor Tech


520.649.8648

depayne@insightaz.org

shannon-r

Shannon Rivera

Grade 9-10 Counselor Tech


520.649.8693

srivera@insightaz.org

Lillian Simpson

Lillian Simpson

Grade 11-12 Counselor/ Last Names A-K


602.607.3205

lsimpson@insightaz.org

Tony Taramasco

Tony Taramasco

Grade 11-12 Counselor/ Last Names L-Z


520.282.7841

ataramasco@insightaz.org

Credit Recovery Specialists

Magda Blanzy

Magda Blanzy

American Lit CR, British & World Lit CR, World History CR


520.282.7241

mablanzy@insightaz.org

Melissa Bonillas

Melissa Bonillas

English 9 CR, English 10 CR


520.640.3762

mbonillas@insightaz.org

Bill Ouyang

Bill Ouyang

Math CR, US History CR


520.649.8633

wouyang@insightaz.org

todd-white

Todd White

PE CR, Health CR, Earth Science CR, Biology CR, Physical Science CR


520.640.3859

Michael Williamson

Michael Williamson

Fine Art CR, Economics CR


520.649.8839

mwilliamson@insightaz.org

CTE Teachers

Vanessa Clark

Vanessa Clark

Mental and Social Health


520.282.7864

vclark@insightaz.org

Al Johnson

Al Johnson

Medical Assisting and Sports Medicine


520.649.8389

ajohnson@insightaz.org

Christian Macasero

Christian Macasero

Pharmacy


520.649.8535

cmacasero@insightaz.org

Jodie McCluskey

Jodie McCluskey

Graphic Design


520.649.8556

jmccluskey@insightaz.org

Shannon Rachal

Shannon Rachal

Software App Design and Programming


520.649.8684

srachal@insightaz.org

Mike Sanders

Mike Sanders

Business & Marketing


520.649.8714

msanders@insightaz.org

Deanna Squire

Deanna Squire

MS Office, Digital Literacy, Digital Media Photoshop


520.649.8751

desquire@insightaz.org

LaToya Washington

LaToya Washington

CTE Program Coordinator


520.649.8823

lwashington@insightaz.org

Special Programs Case Managers

Savanna Deaton

Savanna Deaton

Special Education Case Manager


520.640.3799

sdeaton@azva.org

molly-e

Molly Ebert

Special Education Case Manager


520.640.3860

mebert@azva.org

Alisha Jones

Alisha Jones

Special Education Case Manager


520.640.3769

ajones@azva.org

Marie Little

Marie Little

Special Education Coordinator


520.649.8528

mlittle@azva.org

alexis-parde

Alexis Parde

Special Education Case Manager


520.282.7224

aparde@azva.org

Kali Powers

Kali Powers

Special Education Case Manager


520.640.4486

kpowers@azva.org

Jonathan Shotwell

Jonathan Shotwell

Special Education Case Manager


520.649.8550

jshotwell@azva.org

Student Support and Intervention

Jennie Galindo-Ramos

Jennie Galindo-Ramos

HS EL Teacher


520.640.7226

jgalindo@insightaz.org

Rebecca Hurst

Rebecca Hurst

Interventionist


520.282.7865

rhurst@insightaz.org

Taijah Villa

Taijah Villa

MS EL Teacher


520.282.7847

tvilla@azva.org

Student Support Staff

Pamela Anzaldua

Pamela Anzaldua

District Testing Coordinator


520.640.2629

paanzaldua@azva.org

Ronna Caldwell

Ronna Caldwell

Student Resource Coordinator


520.640.3778

rcaldwell@azva.org

Kristen

Kristen Kalvoda

504 Specialist


520.284.6612

krkalvoda@azva.org

Jennifer Souza

Jennifer Souza

Federal Programs Coordinator (EL, MKV)


520.640.4268

jsouza@k12.com

FaithHoney Twaddell

FaithHoney Twaddell

Community Engagement Specialist


520.284.6684

ftwaddell@k12.com

Lauren Viste-Miller

Lauren Viste-Miller

Child Find Specialist


520.282.7218

lmillerviste@azva.org

Jennifer Wodrich

Jennifer Wodrich

Family Engagement Coordinator


520.649.8853

jewodrich@K12.com

Teachers

Wendy Ciancio

Wendy Ciancio

Electives/ Family & Consumer Science, Intro to Fashion Design


520.640.3789

wciancio@insightaz.org

Samantha Dodenhoff

Samantha Dodenhoff

Electives/ Spanish


520.355.1040

sdodenhoff@insightaz.org

caitlin-fitzsimmons

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

English 10


520.640.4508

cfitzsimmons@insightaz.org

Theresa Honsinger

Theresa Honsinger

British & World Literature


520.640.9912

thonsinger@insightaz.org

Ronni Nguyen

Ronni Nguyen

World History


520.282.7214

rnguyen@insightaz.org

Karen Oliver

Karen Oliver

Earth Science


520.649.8628

kaoliver@insightaz.org

Michele Pratt

Michele Pratt

US History


520.649.8673

mpratt@insightaz.org

Alejandra R

Alejandra Razo

Science 8


520.282.7236

arazo@insightaz.org

Melissa Wheeler

Melissa Wheeler

Electives/ Physical Fitness, PE, Lifetime Fitness & Wellness


520.276.5045

mwheeler@insightaz.org

Brianna Williams

Brianna Williams

8th Grade Civics, Economics, Civics Test


520.649.8832

bwilliams@insightaz.org

Melanie Woods

Melanie Woods

Electives/ Music Appreciation


520.640.3785

mwoods@insightaz.org