Beechwood Staff

David Laurance
Principal
dlaurance@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Running, swimming, watching his kids play soccer

Isabel Jimenez
Secretary
ijimenez@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Reading, watching movies

Bruno Lopez
Maintenance
blopez@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Family, futbol, gardening

Sheina Curtis
Kindergarten Prep
scurtis@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: A good book, strong Italian coffee, a freshly picked apricot, spending time with her family

Lois Holl
Kindergarten Teacher
lholl@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: God, family, children

Veronica Elias
Kindergarten Assistant
velias@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: God, her family, helping others

Konstance Kirkendoll
Kindergarten Aide
kkirkendoll@beechwoodschool.org

Jan Richmond
1st Grade Teacher
jrichmond@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Jesus, family, friends, people, Beechwood

Alexis Vélez
2nd Grade Teacher
avelez@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Dance, teaching dance

Esmeralda Lopez
1st/2nd Grade Intern
elopez@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Learning how to cook with her dad, spending time with friends and playing sports, especially rugby

Nadiya Vinnichenko
2nd & 3rd Grade Teacher
nvinn@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Her son, students, Russian candies, aqua-aerobics, joking

Heather Brinkerhoff
3rd Grade Teacher
hbrinkerhoff@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Cartwheels, The Office, Will Ferrell

John Laurance
4th Grade Teacher & Vice Principal
jlaurance@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: His wife & daughters, food, golf, gardening

Katie Potts
5th Grade Teacher
kpotts@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Books, music, animals, children, travel

Nathan Pantoja
6th & 7th Grade Language Arts, 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher
npantoja@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: His wife, family, friends, football, and pizza

Priscilla Hamilton-Taylor
Middle School Math Teacher
ptaylor@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Her husband, her life, family, friends

Megan Tang
7th/8th Grade Language Arts & Social Studies Teacher
mtang@beechwoodschool.org

Kathy Connolly
Graduate Coordinator
kconnolly@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Traveling to new places, antiques, the beach, a challenge, people, gardening

Tim Mennuti
Science Teacher
tmennuti@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: My kids, being active, reading, jazz, new experiences

Lewis Hughes
Physical Education Teacher
lhughes@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Taking pictures, sports, music, cooking, his daughter   

Shannon Asbury
Counselor
sasbury@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Art, baking, kids, travel

Eric Getter
Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator
ergetter@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: His family, playing music, backpacking, travel, landscaping

Emilee Getter
Music Teacher
egetter@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: The beach, the sun, spending time with her family

Andrew Barsch
Spanish Teacher
abarsch@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: International travel, freelance writing, gourmet cuisine, live music

Kelly Buehner
Special Needs Coordinator
klbuehner@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Family, friends, animals, her job, the outdoors

Gayl Giannik
Special Needs Coordinator
ggiannik@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: The ocean, teaching, friends, church

Valerie Wilke
Special Needs Instructor
vwilke@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Children, family, friends, teaching, gardening, reading, music, folk dancing

Pamela Langford
Art Teacher
plangford@beechwoodschool.org
Loves: Ocean, art, music, soccer, animals of all kinds