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FACULTY

At 2nd Nature Academy, we pride ourselves on having a dynamic staff of educators that excel at engaging students, building trusting relationships, and modeling respect and compassion. They are comfortable instructing in the classroom, the outdoors, and beyond. Our educational staff are highly credentialed in their respective focuses. We invite you to get to know a little more about our educator family by clicking through to each educator's profile.

Meghan Ayer

Meghan Ayer

she/her

Head of School

Mathematics (Middle School)

Keishla Lopez

Keishla Lopez

she/her

Grades K/1 (Lower Elementary)

Melissa Coakley

Melissa Coakley

she/her

Grade 5/6 (Upper Elementary)

Maria (Mariona) Oca Jordan

Maria (Mariona) Oca Jordan

she/her/Ella

Spanish

Megan Sweeney

Megan Sweeney

she/her

Music

Kelly Santos

Kelly Santos

she/her

Substitute

Debbie Gleeson

Debbie Gleeson

she/her

Founder

Ariana Hernandez

Ariana Hernandez

she/her

Grades 2/3 (Lower Elementary)

Bernadette Chiccino

Bernadette Chiccino

she/her

English Language Arts (Middle/High School)

Executive Function Skills (Middle/High School)

Xiangli (Nini) Wu

Xiangli (Nini) Wu

she/her/她 (tā)

Mandarin (Chinese)

Mathematics (Middle/High School)

Ryan Slate

Ryan Slate

he/him

Physical Education

After School Leader

Lilia Al Sarabi

Lilia Al Sarabi

Early Childhood Teacher

Kaitlin Quinn-Stearns

Kaitlin Quinn-Stearns

she/her

Director of Admissions & Administration

History/AP Capstone Instructor

Narissa Hill

Narissa Hill

she/they

Grade 4 (Upper Elementary)

Courtney Mehurg

Courtney Mehurg

she/her

Science (Middle/High School)

Sarah Thompson

Sarah Thompson

she/her

Visual Arts

Alison Pearson

Alison Pearson

she/her

Educational Support

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