Meet the Staff of Los Angeles Leadership Academy

Joint Staff

Roger Lowenstein
Executive Director

Roger Lowenstein was compelled to found an innovative new charter school to create a remedy for students underserved by oversized schools. He is particularly interested in countering ethnic segregation in Los Angeles by creating a public space where youths from different backgrounds can come together to investigate and address social justice issues. Since leadership is currently taught most frequently and effectively to business school students who are largely from privileged backgrounds, he feels it is essential to cultivate leadership and civic engagement in students from all backgrounds, who may then become motivated to work in the public interest.

Mr. Lowenstein has been an educator for more than twenty years, teaching law at Seton Hall University in Newark, New Jersey, and at Occidental College in Los Angeles. In addition to practicing as a criminal defense attorney, he has been a television drama writer since moving to Los Angeles ten years ago. He serves on the boards of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, and the Progressive Los Angeles Network. His success in political fundraising, external relations and team building also prepare him for this newest endeavor.

Suzanne Criley
Human Resources Director

William Seguritan
Technology Consultant

Middle School Staff

Patty Gould
Middle School Principal

Yolanda Molina
Office Manager

Darlene Ortiz
Office Associate

Educators:

Wil Echeverria
Math Teacher

Roberto Alvarado
Math Teacher

Miguel Arriaga
Science Teacher

Angela Brizuela
Science Teacher

Jessicah Rolapp
English Teacher

Christian Chavarria
Science and ELD Teacher

Shari Martenson
Social Studies Teacher

Cornell Stephenson
Phys. Ed. Teacher

Heather Sutherland
Phys. Ed. Teacher

High School Staff

Linda Igoe
High School Principal

Mark Campbell
Assistant Principal

Staff:

Carol Aguirre
After School Program Coordinator

Gloria Velasquez

Office Manager

Erin Kim
College Counselor

Cindy Baez
Family Outreach Coordinator

Juan Zepeda                                                                                                   Facilities Manager

Educators:

Marissa Cowell
Science Teacher

Philip Nova

Science Teacher

Emily Danler
English Teacher

Adam Panucci
English Teacher

Brian Mayer
Math Teacher

Jill Wery
Math & Science Teacher

Karla Marquez
Social Studies & Government Teacher

Phyllis Rosen
History Teacher

Sonia Martinez
Spanish Teacher

Claudia Monreal
Spanish Teacher

Chanel Young
Phys. Ed. & Health Teacher

Tanya Jones

Art Teacher