Meet Our Staff

Ms. Elliott teaches fifth grade math/science and is a graduate of Judson University.

She can be reached at telliott@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. McCoy teaches fifth grade. She is a graduate of .

She can be reached at hmccoy@galapagoscharter.org .

Ms. Jerrick teaches 6th grade ELA and SS and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

She can be reached at jjerrick@galapagoscharter.org.

Ms. Kettelhut teaches 7th grade ELA/SS and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

She can be reached at mkettelhut@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Johnson teaches 8th grade Math/Science and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

She can be reached at mjohnson@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Wells teaches eighth grade. She is a graduate of . She can be reached at swells@galapagoscharter.org .

Mrs. Al-Yousuf teaches 7th grade pre-algebra and 8th grade algebra. She is a graduate of North Carolina State University.

She can be reached at malyousuf@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Bowar-Litten is a special education instructor and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

She can be reached at abowarlitten@galapagoscharter.org.

Ms. Theissing is a special education instructor and a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

She can be reached at mtheissing@galapagoscharter.org.

Ms. Burris support scholars' social-emotional needs at the Upper Academy. She is a graduate of Lewis University.

She can be reached at lburris@galapagoscharter.org.

Mr. Calderon works with scholars meeting their social and emotional needs.

He can be reached at jcalderon@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Graham is a scholar aide at the UA. She is a graduate of . She can be reached at tgraham@galapagoscharter.org .

Mr. Suyko is a scholar aide at the UA is a graduate of

He can be reached at bsuyko@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Tanner supports scholars with in class needs based on their IEPs.

She can be reached at ttanner@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Beasley supports scholars who are taking classes in the computer lab.

She can be reached at lbeasley@galapagoscharter.org

Mr. Jiminez is part of our maintenance staff at the Upper Academy. He ensures that our school is safe and clean every day.

He can be reached at Ljiminez@galapagoscharter.org

Ms. Torres is part of our maintenance staff at the Upper Academy. She ensures that our school is safe and clean every day. She can be reached at jtorres@galapagoscharter.org .

Ms. Torres is part of our maintenance staff at the Upper Academy. She ensures that our school is safe and clean every day. She can be reached at mtorres@galapagoscharter.org .