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208 S. Hartley Ln. Middleton, ID 83644

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Sarah Jensen
Secondary Director
sarah.jensen@sageintl.org

Sarah was born and raised in Weiser, Idaho. She earned her B.A. in Education from Washington State University and her M.Ed. Leadership from Boise State University. Sarah has a wide range of experience in education, including six months on an American military base in Germany, and five years teaching middle school math in the Treasure Valley. In 2022, Sarah served as both Miss Jensen and Miss Idaho, and represented the Gem State on the Miss America stage. She is a plant lover, dog mom, outdoor adventure seeker, and exercise enthusiast. Her greatest passions are education and service, and she is excited to bring those passions to Sage International in Middleton.

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Jacque Bettencourt
Elementary (PYP) Director
jacque.bettencourt@sageintl.org

Jacque has been in education for many years and was part of the Sage International Boise team from 2010-2015 in the role of Kindergarten teacher, PYP Coordinator, and then PYP Director. She then took a break to be home with her son, and most recently spent two years at Idaho Arts Charter School as the Secondary Assistant Principal. When she isn’t working, you will find her spending time with family and friends, perfecting her sourdough loaf, or enjoying the outdoors.

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Kelly Shaw
Dean of Students
kelly.shaw@sageintl.org

Kelly is a seasoned French teacher with experience in both traditional and online classrooms. She has led international school exchanges, studied abroad twice, and travelled with over 200 students to seven countries. She values a global perspective and excels in the IB attributes of being caring and open-minded, as reflected in her volunteer work at an overseas orphanage and her service supporting Idaho youth through psycho-social rehabilitation programs. Kelly holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership.

Born and raised in Boise, Kelly has had a passion for languages and world exploration since she was young. This passion drove her to education, and she believes that care and compassion are the foundations of student success and that every child is capable of achievement.

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Nora Strauch
Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator
nora.strauch@sageintl.org

Nora‘s teaching career began in 2007. She worked in a variety of schools, including charter schools, overseas international schools, and traditional public schools, and joined the Sage International Network in 2019. Nora has worked as both a classroom teacher and a coordinator at IB World Schools since 2012. Nora believes strongly in the inquiry, action, and international-mindedness aspects of the IB framework. When not at Sage, you can find Nora spending time with her family and friends either in the outdoors or taking a trip to explore a new city or landscape.

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David Schwartz
Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator
David.Schwartz@sageintl.org

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Faith Hansen
Diploma Programme (DP) Coordinator
faith.hansen@sageintl.org

Arin Jeffs
Registrar & Bookkeeper
arin.jeffs@sageintl.org

Cherie Hewitt
Kitchen Manager
cherie.hewitt@sageintl.org

Gina Fairchild
Food Service Manager
gina.fairchild@sageintl.org

Jessica Humphries
Front Desk Reception
jessica.humphries@sageintl.org

Joy Kaplan-Rood
Counselor
joy.kaplanrood@sageintl.org

Savanna Rollar
Nurse
savanna.rollar@sageintl.org

Wendy Ahyou
Facilities Manager
wendy.ahyou@sageintl.org

Elementary
JACQUE BETTENCOURT Elementary Director jacque.bettencourt@sageintl.org
GEORGINA BACCHOUS-GONZALES Kindergarten Teacher georgina.bacchousgonzales@sageintl.org
HEATHER MORRISON Kindergarten Teacher heather.morrison@sageintl.org
ASHLEE ATKINS 1st Grade Elementary Teacher ashlee.atkins@sageintl.org
SHELBY BECHTEL 1st Grade Elementary Teacher shelby.bechtel@sageintl.org
AMBER ESPINOZA 2nd Grade Elementary Teacher amber.espinoza@sageintl.org
YOANA PEREZ-BARROSO 2nd Grade Elementary Teacher yoana.perezbarroso@sageintl.org
CHRISTINA PAK 3rd Grade Elementary Teacher christina.pak@sageintl.org
KRISTY SCOTT 3rd Grade Elementary Teacher kristy.scott@sageintl.org
DERINDA JOHNSON 4th Grade Elementary Teacher derinda.johnson@sageintl.org
JESSICA PEREZ 4th Grade Elementary Teacher jessica.perez@sageintl.org
SARAH DAWSON 5th Grade Elementary Teacher sarah.dawson@sageintl.org
ANNA GANSKE 5th Grade Elementary Teacher anna.ganske@sageintl.org
MATTHEW KELLY K – 5th Grade PE Teacher matthew.kelly@sageintl.org
EMILY SILVESTER K – 5th Grade Spanish Teacher emily.silvester@sageintl.org
Secondary
SARAH JENSEN Secondary Director sarah.jensen@sageintl.org
DAVID SCHWARTZ 6th – 8th Grade English Teacher david.schwartz@sageintl.org
ALLISON GARRISON 6th – 8th Grade I & S Teacher allison.garrison@sageintl.org
MIRANDA STANSBERY 6th – 8th Grade Design Teacher miranda.stansbery@sageintl.org
MARCUS YOUNGBERG 6th – 8th Grade Spanish Teacher marcus.youngberg@sageintl.org
MICHAELAH BUSSE 6th – 8th Grade Science Teacher michaelah.busse@sageintl.org
MORGAN MARSHALL 6th – 8th Grade Math Teacher morgan.marshall@sageintl.org
BRETT VALLEY 6th – 12th Grade PE & Health Teacher brett.valley@sageintl.org
LINDSEY OLSEN 6th – 12th Grade Art Teacher lindsey.olsen@sageintl.org
CHELSEA HUGO 9th – 10th Grade Science & Electives Teacher chelsea.hugo@sageintl.org
LORI ROBERSON 9th – 12th Grade History & Economics Teacher lori.roberson@sageintl.org
MATTHEW HANEY 9th – 12th Grade Math Teacher matthew.haney@sageintl.org
IAN NORLAND 9th – 12th Grade Spanish/TOK Teacher ian.norland@sageintl.org
GEORGIA THIES 9th – 12th Grage English & Speech Teacher georgia.thies@sageintl.org
ABIGAIL MOODY 10th – 12th Grade Science Teacher abigail.moody@sageintl.org
Special Education
CHRISTINE MCMILLEN Special Education & Federal Programs Director christine.mcmillen@sageintl.org
ABBIE OHARA K- 5th Grade Special Education Teacher abbie.ohara@sageintl.org
TARA MEGAN HARDIN 6th – 8th Grade Special Education Teacher tara.hardin@sageintl.org
HEATHER BAKER 9th – 12th Grade Special Education Teacher heather.baker@sageintl.org
KAMA MAENDL 9th – 12th Grade Special Education Teacher kama.maendl@sageintl.org
JEWEL FREITAS Paraprofessional jewel.freitas@sageintl.org
JESSICA DORAMUS Paraprofessional jessica.doramus@sageintl.org
KASSANDRA DORAMUS Paraprofessional kassandra.doramus@sageintl.org
LILYANNE LUCAS Paraprofessional lilyanne.lucas@sageintl.org
RHIANNA YOUNG Paraprofessional rhianna.young@sageintl.org
VANESSA LARA Paraprofessional vanessa.lara@sageintl.org
Operations & Support
KELLY SHAW K- 12th Grade Dean of Students kelly.shaw@sageintl.org
JESSICA HUMPHRIES K -12th Grade Front Desk Admin jessica.humphries@sageintl.org
ARIN JEFFS School Registrar/Bookkeeper arin.jeffs@sageintl.org
SAVANNA ROLLAR K – 12th Grade Nurse savanna.rollar@sageintl.org
JOY KAPLAN-ROOD K – 12th Grade Counselor joy.kaplanrood@sageintl.org
AMBER DART-CLEGG K-3rd GradeInstuctional Intervention Aide amber.dartclegg@sageintl.org
HEATHER LOVE RTI Teacher heather.love@sageintl.org
WENDY AHYOU School Facilities Manager wendy.ahyou@sageintl.org
DONALD PUEBLO School Custodian donald.pueblo@sageintl.org
HANNAH VALENCIA School Custodian
GINA FAIRCHILD Nutrition Director gina.fairchild@sageintl.org
CHERIE HEWITT Kitchen Manager cherie.hewitt@sageintl.org
BETHANY SCHMIDT Kitchen Assistant bethany.schmidt@sageintl.org
KELLI MOHRMANN Kitchen Assistant kelli.mohrmann@sageintl.org
LAURA HERING Kitchen Assistant laura.hering@sageintl.org
MAGEN HUNTER Esage Program Lead magen.hunter@sageintl.org
Network
EMILY DOWNEY Executive Director emily.downey@sageintl.org
JOSH NOTEBOOM Chief Academic Officer josh.noteboom@sageintl.org
MATTHEW PETERSON Psychologist matthew.peterson@sageintl.org
JANNA MITCHELL English Language (EL) Teacher janna.mitchell@sageintl.org
ARRON WALTON Enrichment Director arron.walton@sageintl.org
MIA RUSSELL Esage Coordinator mia.russell@sageintl.org
MEGAN FUROIS Outdoor Coordinator megan.furois@sageintl.org
DANI ZWOLFER IB Programs, Title IX Coordinator, Board Clerk dani.zwolfer@sageintl.org
HEIDI HAGMAN Marketing & Communications Director heidi.hagman@sageintl.org
BOB BRIXEY Facilities Director bob.brixey@sageintl.org
RACHEL WILSON Human Resources & School Based Medicaid Manager rachel.wilson@sageintl.org
VALERIE ROBERTS Payroll & HR Coordinator valerie.roberts@sageintl.org
JOHNNY WATKINS IT Director johnny.watkins@sageintl.org
KRISS GRIMALDO IT Specialist kriss.grimaldo@sageintl.org
SHELBY LUSBY IT Support Specialist shelby.lusby@sageintl.org

Emily Downey
Executive Director
emily.downey@sageintl.org

Emily joined Sage in 2014 as a parent of 3 boys, each of who have graduated with the full DP diploma. She enjoyed volunteering in a variety of ways at both of our schools, including as a member of the School Board, and in 2021 became the network’s CFO/COO. Emily is an experienced financial and operational leader as a CPA with over 20 years in the private sector with responsibilities spanning budgeting, forecasting, financial and operational goal setting, personnel management, market strategy, business consulting, corporate taxation and auditing.

Emily loves exploring the outdoors with her family and dogs, traveling the world, and tucking up with a good book.

Josh Noteboom
Chief Academic Officer
josh.noteboom@sageintl.org

Josh brings over 16 years of experience in public education. He previously led federal programs for the Idaho State Department of Education, advancing equity and access for Idaho students statewide. Josh has held a range of roles, including teacher and assistant principal in the Kuna School District, principal of Bruneau Elementary, and founding school leader of Village Leadership Academy, a Boise charter school focused on project-based learning.

A lifelong Idahoan and Kuna High graduate, Josh earned degrees from Northwest Nazarene University and Boise State. He is the proud father of two children—one a high school graduate and the other a current senior. Outside of education, Josh is passionate about Idaho’s natural beauty and enjoys hunting, camping, and paddle boarding.

Christine McMillen
Special Education Director & Federal Programs Manager
christine.mcmillen@sageintl.org

Christine moved to Boise in 1998 and worked as a special education teacher in West Ada and then most recently as principal of Canyon Springs High School in Caldwell.

She is also the proud mother of three grown daughters and two stepsons and enjoys spending as much time as possible visiting them in Colorado and Montana. She is passionate about student success and learning and looks forward to working with the great team at Sage.

Dani Zwolfer
IB/Curriculum/Assessment Director
dani.zwolfer@sageintl.org

Dani started at Sage in Boise when we opened our doors in 2010. She has held a variety of roles at Sage including elementary teacher, PYP Coordinator, and PYP Director. Dani is also an IB Workshop Leader and has enjoyed supporting colleagues at other educational institutions to develop their understanding of the IB. Before her career in education, Dani spent 19 years at an international market research company as a data analyst. When not on campus, she enjoys spending time with her husband exploring all the corners of Idaho and beyond or hanging out at a local coffee shop playing a board game with family.

Lisa Lechner
Network Business Manager/ISEE Coordinator
lisa@sageintl.org

Heidi Hagman
Marketing & Communications Director
heidi.hagman@sageintl.org

Heidi started at Sage in Boise as a kindergarten parent in 2010 and enjoyed time volunteering while having her own photography business. She officially joined the team in 2019 working at the front desk, and now enjoys using her photography skills and previous years of experience working in IT to market to our community and communicate with families about our wonderful schools! She enjoys traveling and taking outdoor adventures with her husband Mike and their two teenagers.

Arron Walton
Enrichment Director
arron.walton@sageintl.org

Arron started at Sage Boise as a parent when the school opened in 2010, and started working at Sage in 2014 as the ESage Director. She is now also Enrichment Director and oversees extracurricular programs at both Boise and Middleton campuses. She previously worked at the YMCA for 13 years in the Child Development Branch in a variety of roles working with infants through school age children. In her spare time, Arron enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking, camping, kayaking and gardening.

Bob Brixey
Network Facilities Director
bob.brixey@sageintl.org

Bob is an Idaho native that grew up in Parma. Bob started working for Sage in the summer of 2016. Prior to that, for twenty years, he was the Facilities Manager for a large church in Indiana. Bob served as a youth pastor in Colorado for five years while he attended Denver Baptist Bible College. He has three children and five grandchildren. Bob enjoys camping with his wife Gayle, entertaining his grandchildren, hiking, driving his hot rod, and working on his miniature railroad.

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Janna Mitchell
Multilingual Learner Coordinator
janna.mitchell@sageintl.org

Janna started her career in education in 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia at an IB school as a Kindergarten teacher before moving to Boise and starting at Sage in 2019.  Besides teaching Kindergarten, she’s also been a first-grade teacher and an EL tutor.  After getting her Masters’s degree in English Language Learners in 2021, she became the network Multilingual Learner Coordinator in the fall of 2022.  In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, garden and explore the great outdoors with her dog Jubilee.

Matthew Peterson
Network School Psychologist
matthew.peterson@sageintl.org

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Kriss Grimaldo
Technology Support Specialist
kriss.grimaldo@sageintl.org

Valerie Roberts
Human Resouces Coordinator
valerie.roberts@sageintl.org

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Rachel Wilson
Human Resources Specialist
rachel.wilson@sageintl.org

Johnny Watkins
Technology Manager
johnny.watkins@sageintl.org

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Mia Russell
ESage Network Coordinator
mia.russell@sageintl.org

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