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Kate Hunter
PYP (K-5) Director
kate.hunter@sageintl.org

Kateโ€™s teaching career began in 2003 in Barcelona Spain, where she instructed all levels of English as a new language. Kate has worked in a wide variety of schools, including private, magnet, and traditional public schools, serving as a teacher, IB Coordinator, district-level program administrator, curriculum and instructional specialist, and assistant principal. This is her first year on the Sage team, serving as the Elementary Director. When not at a Sage you can find Kate with her family, ideally enjoying all that the Idaho outdoors has to offer.

Zach Parker
Middle School (6-8) Director
zach.parker@sageintl.org

Zach began teaching secondary English at Caldwell High in 2005. He eventually moved to a small charter school in Nampa where he was the English and Social Studies department for the entire high school. Zach happily ended up at Sage in 2012 as the school aligned with his educational and life philosophy. He taught various levels of English and Social Studies at the secondary level while slowly taking on different leadership roles. In 2016 Zach made the shift to a full time Director of Middle School. When not roaming the halls of Sage, Zach enjoys having a book in one hand and a fly-rod or golf club in the other hand. He also enjoys the finer outdoor experiences of Idaho with his family of four.

Brandy Burkett
High School (9-12) Director
brandy.burkett@sageintl.org

Brandy has been working in the field of education since 2013. She began as an English teacher in the Nampa school district and was offered the amazing opportunity to teach at Sage for the 2017-2018 school year. Throughout her years at Sage, Brandy has served as an English teacher, Personal and Professional Skills teacher, College and Career advisor, and she has spent the last 3 school years serving as a Director in the high school.

Danny Solomon
Campus Support Director
danny.solomon@sageintl.org

Danny started his career in education in West Ada in 2010. He has worked as a paraprofessional, teacher, and administrator across multiple grade-levels and contents. His primary teaching assignments were in English Language Arts, before moving on to his time as an assistant principal. This is the first year Danny has served as dean and campus operations for Sage International. Dannyโ€™s values match Sageโ€™s focus on including all students in a demanding education that develops them as local and global citizens. When not at Sage, a satellite communicator may ping his location with family, friends, or somewhere on a mountain, assuming he didnโ€™t forget the device.

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

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

Lainey McGradyย 
Middle Years Programme (MYP) Coordinator
lainey.mcgrady@sageintl.org

Lainey started at Sage in the fall of 2020. She has teaching experience ranging from grades 7 to 12 as both a math teacher and as an English teacher. She currently teaches 8th-grade math for the Boise campus. Lainey also has leadership experience leading various committees, teaching professional development classes, and as a Boise State Regional Math Center instructor. Lainey holds the Middle Years Programme leadership role for the Boise campus. Outside of school hours, Lainey enjoys spending time with her husband and children. Their favorite family activities include traveling, gardening, and playing golf.

Scout Scorcik
Career Programme (CP) Coordinator
scout.sorcic@sageintl.org

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

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Katie Ashby
Registrar
katie.ashby@sageintl.org

Robyn Olnes
K-5 (Everest) Front Desk
robyn.olnes@sageintl.org

Sarah.Brown

Sarah Brown
6-10 (Everest) Front Desk
sarah.brown@sageintl.org

Jo Lynn Somero
11-12 (Summit) Front Desk
jolynn.somero@sageintl.org

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Taylor Steele
K-7 Counselor
taylor.steele@sageintl.org

Brittany Meduna
8-12 Counselor
brittany.meduna@sageintl.org

Danielle.Konkol

Danielle Konkol
Library Specialist
danielle.konkol@sageintl.org

Thomas Divis
Facilities Manager
thomas.divis@sageintl.org

Natalie Emmerling
K – 12th Nurse
natalie.emmerling@sageintl.org

Elementary
KATE HUNTER Elementary Director kate.hunter@sageintl.org
NORA STRAUCH PYP Coordinator nora.strauch@sageintl.org
KARLIE BRASETH Kindergarten Teacher karlie.braseth@sageintl.org
HANNA DAUM Kindergarten Teacher hanna.daum@sageintl.org
MALIA PIPER Kindergarten Teacher malia.piper@sageintl.org
INGRID RAPALA Kindergarten Teacher ingrid.rapala@sageintl.org
EMMA AUSTIN 1st Grade Elementary Teacher emma.austin@sageintl.org
JEN HAMBLIN 1st Grade Elementary Teacher jen.hamblin@sageintl.org
BREKKE JACOBSON 1st Grade Elementary Teacher brekke.jacobson@sageintl.org
BRITTANY WAYT 1st Grade Elementary Teacher brittany.wayt@sageintl.org
JOEL HUETTIG 2nd Grade Elementary Teacher joel.huettig@sageintl.org
ANN TAN 2nd Grade Elementary Teacher ann.tan@sageintl.org
STEPHANIE VANORSOW 2nd Grade Elementary Teacher stephanie.vanorsow@sageintl.org
VICKI FOSHAY 3rd Grade Elementary Teacher vicki.foshay@sageintl.org
KAITLYN LANG 3rd Grade Elementary Teacher kaitlyn.lang@sageintl.org
AMANDA PEARCY 3rd Grade Elementary Teacher amanda.pearcy@sageintl.org
HAILEY BLASIUS 4th Grade Elementary Teacher hailey.blasius@sageintl.org
HAILEY CLARK 4th Grade Elementary Teacher hailey.clark@sageintl.org
REBEKAH STUMP 4th Grade Elementary Teacher rebekah.stump@sageintl.org
JULYNN DILLARD 5th Grade Elementary Teacher julynn.dillard@sageintl.org
ZOEY HEIMBACK 5th Grade Elementary Teacher zoey.heimback@sageintl.org
ASHLEY LEVIN 5th Grade Elementary Teacher ashley.levin@sageintl.org
ALYSSA STADTLANDER K – 1st Grade Performing Arts Teacher alyssa.stadtlander@sageintl.org
KERITH TELESTAI 2nd – 5th Grade Performing Arts Teacher kerith.telestai@sageintl.org
NORMA STARK K – 5th Grade French Teacher norma.stark@sageintl.org
DANIEL MARKOW K – 5th Grade PE Teacher daniel.markow@sageintl.org
LINDA BUCZYNSKI K- 5th Grade Visual Arts Teacher linda.buczynski@sageintl.org
KARMA PAGENKOPF RTI Teacher karma.pagenkopf@sageintl.org
STEPHANIE OLD RTI Teacher stephanie.old@sageintl.org
AMY SLEE RTI Teacher – Math amy.slee@sageintl.org
Middle School
ZACH PARKER Middle School Director zach.parker@sageintl.org
TIFFANY ECHANIS 6th – 7th Grade Design Teacher tiffany.echanis@sageintl.org
JENNIFER COFFEY 6th Grade Math Teacher jennifer.coffey@sageintl.org
LANA MOSS 6th – 7th Grade PE & Health Teacher lana.moss@sageintl.org
LINDSAY T MACMILLAN 6th -7th Grade I & S Teacher lindsay.macmillan@sageintl.org
MICHAEL TETRAULT 6th- 7th Grade Science Teacher michael.tetrault@sageintl.org
EMILY DUERR 6th- 7th Grade Visual Arts Teacher emily.duerr@sageintl.org
AMY TUCCI-WEBERT 6th Grade English Teacher amy.tucciwebert@sageintl.org
JESSICA PASCO 6th Grade French Teacher jessica.pasco@sageintl.org
SUZANNE KROMER 7th – 8th Grade Design Teacher suzanne.kromer@sageintl.org
JORDAN SIMS 7th – 8th Grade I & S Teacher jordan.sims@sageintl.org
CARI WOODRUFF 7th – 8th Grade PE & Health Teacher cari.woodruff@sageintl.org
RYAN FREERS 7th – 8th Grade Science Teacher ryan.freers@sageintl.org
MIMI TREVINO 7th – 8th Grade Visual Arts Teacher mimi.trevino@sageintl.org
LAURIE HOOPES 7th Grade French Teacher laurie.hoopes@sageintl.org
DAVID KELLY 7th Grade Math Teacher david.kelly@sageintl.org
ERIN GATFIELD 8th Grade English Teacher erin.gatfield@sageintl.org
RACHEL ROBERTS 8th Grade French Teacher rachel.roberts@sageintl.org
LAINEY MCGRADY 8th Grade Math Teacher/ MYP Coordinator lainey.mcgrady@sageintl.org
High School
BRANDY BURKETT High School Director brandy.fitzwater@sageintl.org
FAITH HANSEN DP Coordinator faith.hansen@sageintl.org
CHRISTINE JACKSON 9th – 10th Grade English Teacher christine.jackson@sageintl.org
COLIN FALCONER 9th – 10th Grade Computer Science & Design Teacher colin.falconer@sageintl.org
REBECCA TRAVIS 9th – 10th Grade English Teacher rebecca.travis@sageintl.org
DANYELLE DAVIS 9th – 10th Grade French Teacher danyelle.davis@sageintl.org
DREW LUNT 9th – 10th Grade History & Government Teacher drew.lunt@sageintl.org
JEANNINE ALLEY 9th – 10th Grade Math Teacher jeannine.alley@sageintl.org
VIVIANA AGUILERA 9th – 10th Grade Science Teacher viviana.aguilera@sageintl.org
EMILY FLORES 9th – 12th Grade PE & Health Teacher emily.flores@sageintl.org
KARELIA DUBKOWSKI 9th – 12th Grade Visual Arts Teacher karelia.dubkowski@sageintl.org
KAITLYN MORGAN 9th – 12th Grade Electives Teacher kaitlyn.morgan@sageintl.org
BRYCE MERCER 11th – 12th Grade Biology Teacher bryce.mercer@sageintl.org
SCOUT SORCIC 11th – 12th Grade CP Teacher & Coordinator scout.sorcic@sageintl.org
MELISSA A WEBSTER 11th – 12th Grade Econ & History Teacher melissa.webster@sageintl.org
ASHLEY HENDERSON 11th – 12th Grade Math Teacher ashley.henderson@sageintl.org
AUSTIN WEEKS 11th – 12th Grade TOK, DP Core Teacher austin.weeks@sageintl.org
MATTHEW FRALEY 11th -12th Grade French Teacher matthew.fraley@sageintl.org
DANIEL CALDERON 12th Grade Film & Media Teacher daniel.calderon@sageintl.org
Special Education
CHRISTINE MCMILLEN Special Education & Federal Programs Director christine.mcmillen@sageintl.org
BRIAN CAVANAGH K – 12th Grade – Speech & Language Pathologist brian.cavanagh@sageintl.org
HANNAH TAMAYO-RIVERA K- 5th Grade Special Education Teacher hannah.tamayorivera@sageintl.org
SOPHIA COE K- 5th Grade Special Education Teacher sophia.coe@sageintl.org
LAUREN KLOKKEVOLD 6th – 8th Grage Special Education Teacher lauren.klokkevold@sageintl.org
JACOB PETERSON 9th – 12th Grade Special Education Teacher jacob.peterson@sageintl.org
HARITA SAMA Paraprofessional harita.sama@sageintl.org
JOHN CLAY Paraprofessional john.clay@sageintl.org
LACIE MIKESELL Paraprofessional lacie.mikesell@sageintl.org
MARTINE OOSTIJEN-SITTER Paraprofessional martine.oostijensitter@sageintl.org
MELISSA THAYER Paraprofessional melissa.thayer@sageintl.org
SALMA LAMASKY Paraprofessional salma.lamasky@sageintl.org
Operations & Support
DANIEL SOLOMON Student Services & Campus Operations Director danny.solomon@sageintl.org
ROBYN OLNES K – 5th Grade Front Desk Admin robyn.olnes@sageintl.org
SARAH BROWN 6th – 8th Grade Front Desk Admin sarah.brown@sageintl.org
JOLYNN SOMERO 9th – 12th Grade Front Desk Admin jolynn.somero@sageintl.org
KATIE ASHBY School Resigtrar katie.ashby@sageintl.org
TAYLOR STEELE K – 7th Grade School Counselor taylor.steele@sageintl.org
ANNE SNYDER K – 1st Grade Counselor anne.snyder@sageintl.org
BRITTANY MEDUNA 8th -12th Grade School Counselor brittany.meduna@sageintl.org
NATALIE EMMERLING K – 12th Nurse natalie.emmerling@sageintl.org
DANIELLE KONKOL K – 12th Media Specialist danielle.konkol@sageintl.org
MEGAN FINK K – 5th Grade Educational Assistant megan.fink@sageintl.org
ADRIAN HICKENBOTTOM K – 5th Grade Educational Assistant/ Literacy Lab adrian.hickenbottom@sageintl.org
OLIVIA AYDIN Esage Program Lead olivia.aydin@sageintl.org
THOMAS DIVIS School Facilities Manager thomas.divis@sageintl.org
JASON SCHEFFLER School Custodian jason.scheffler@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
Director of Finance & Operations
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 networkโ€™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 childrenโ€”one a high school graduate and the other a current senior. Outside of education,ย Joshย is passionate about Idahoโ€™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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Rachel Wilson
Human Resources & School Based Medicaid Manager
rachel.wilson@sageintl.org

Johnny Watkins
IT Director
johnny.watkins@sageintl.org

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Kriss Grimaldo
IT Specialist
kriss.grimaldo@sageintl.org

Shelby Lusby
IT Support Specialist
shelby.lusby@sageintl.org

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

Megan Furois
Outdoor Coordinator
megan.furois@sageintl.org

Valerie Roberts
Payroll & HR Coordinator
valerie.roberts@sageintl.org

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