Faculty and Staff
Meet our dedicated team
Among KLA Academy’s faculty are teachers with backgrounds in early childhood and K-12 education, as well as additional credentials in visual and performing arts, health and fitness, mental health, speech and language pathology and many more fields and disciplines. This well-rounded approach enables us to provide an inimitable educational experience, tailored to the learning process of each child in our care.
Our dedicated support staff employees help the school function on a day-to-day basis, performing vital behind-the-scenes tasks, operations, cleaning and maintaining our campus, and assisting teachers. We could not do this without them!
Preschool
Carolin Acosta
Pre-K4 Teacher
Raquel Acosta
Baby Nido Teacher Assistant
Diana Albornoz
Nido Teacher Assistant
Vanessa Alomia
Pre-K2 Teacher
Valentina Alvarez
Pre-K3 Teacher
Avon Arnold
Nido Teacher
Kenia Avila
Nido Teacher Assistant
Maite Barrientos
Baby Nido Teacher
Jessarlin Castillo
Pre-K2 Teacher
Rocio Castro Olivera
Pre-K3 Teacher Assistant
Ines Cilley
Pre-K4 Teacher
Paola Colon
Nido Teacher
Irene Correa
Pre-K3 Teacher
Muriel Delgado
Pre-K2 Teacher Assistant
Erika Garces
Nido Teacher
Blanca Herrera
Baby Nido Teacher Assistant
Monica Jara
Nido Teacher
Sofi Jaramillo
Pre-K3 Teacher Assistant
Mirtha Lainfiesta
Pre-K3 Teacher
Katia Lerma
Pre-K4 Teacher
Karen Lopez
Pre-K2 Teacher
Agustina Mena
Nido Teacher Assistant
Daniela Mendez
Pre-K2 Teacher Assistant
Tany Montero
Nido Teacher
Auri Mora
Pre-K2 Teacher
Raquel Moreno
Pre-K3 Teacher
Renata Oneto
Pre-K2 Teacher
Lerida Perez
Pre-K2 Teacher Assistant
Fabiola Petrucci
Pre-K2 Teacher Assistant
Alejandra Rey
Nido Teacher
Gabriela Saquelli
Pre-K3 Teacher Assistant
Lil Suarez
Baby Nido Teacher
Maria Clara Suffredini
Pre-K3 Teacher
Corina Van Eerdewijk
Pre-K4 Teacher
Ines Vilaseca
Pre-K4 Teacher
Claudia Vinueza
Pre-K2 Teacher
Shannon Williams
Nido Teacher
Samantha Willis
Pre-K4 Teacher
Elementary
Consuelo Batlle
3rd Grade Teacher
Gianna Bisbe
3rd Grade Teacher
Amy Crehore
5th Grade Teacher
Allison De Leo
4th Grade Teacher
Ana Delgado
1st Grade Teacher
Martha Diaz
1st Grade Teacher
Nora Gadea
2nd Grade Teacher
Estelle Gonzalez
1st Grade Teacher
Irene Macias
3rd Grade Teacher
Darlyn Martinez
2nd Grade Teacher
Vicky Mas
2nd Grade Teacher
Lizeth Munoz
2nd Grade Teacher
Samantha Orellana
Kindergarten Teacher
Ana Patton
3rd Grade Teacher
Kim Paulsen
5th Grade Teacher
Felicia Sandino
2nd Grade Teacher
Victoria Sola
Kindergarten Teacher
Iliana Zelaya
Kindergarten Teacher
Enrichment
Dabisson Bolano
Karate Teacher
Marta Ciudad
Spanish Teacher
Josefina Concha
Spanish Teacher
Betsy Consuegra
Music Teacher, Elementary
Patrick Delaney
PE Coach
Christian Deynes
PE Coach
Alejandra Gotera
Atelierista, Elementary
Alexandra Keys
Technology Teacher, Elementary
Agustina Lopez
Atelierista, Preschool
Carolina Melendez
Music Teacher, Preschool
Genessys Villalba
Director of Athletics & Wellness
KLA Plus
Raquel Acosta
After Care Teacher
Aisha Auplan
After Care Teacher
Kenia Avila
After Care Teacher
Paloma Castro Olivera
After Care Teacher
Keila Cedeno
After Care Teacher
Carla Coudray
After Care Teacher
Asha Crichton
After Care Teacher
Paula Fernandez
After Care Teacher
Hilda Garcia
After Care Teacher
Claudia Gomez
Assistant Director of KLA Plus
Isabella Hernandez
After Care Teacher
Blanca Herrera
Aftercare Teacher
Amira Lopez
Aftercare Teacher
Nati Sotero
After Care Teacher
Marlene Tavarez
After Care Teacher
Manuela Zapata
After Care Teacher
Staff
Leadership
Veronica Alter
Director of KLA Plus
Julie Brooks
Head of School
Male Castro
Upper Elementary Director
Johanna Earl
Preschool Director
Daiana Morales
Associate of Director of Enrollment Management
Brittany Nieves
Director of Enrollment Management
Candelaria (Candy) Ortega
Founding Director
Roberto Ortega
President & CEO
Daniela Ospina
Business Officer
Daniel Pereira
Director of Facilities
Hazel Reyes
Pedagogical Coordinator
Angie Rodriguez
Lower Elementary Director