Administration
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Curtis Fee Raised on a farm in south central Iowa, Curtis Fee grew up knowing the joys and responsibilities of farm life. As a boy he enjoyed everything to do with sports and actually liked school. Both still hold true today. From Iowa farm boy to world-traveler, Curtis’s love for global travel began while studying Business Administration at Truman State University, when he volunteered to chaperone a high school trip to Russia for a three-week educational excursion. Later he returned to Moscow to study abroad during his junior year. A pilot program allowed him to study abroad for yet another semester, this time in Nice, France, located on the French Riviera. These experiences whetted his appetite for living abroad. Subsequently, he lived for a short time in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, and then for an extended period of time back in Moscow. In addition to living abroad, extensive travel has allowed him to visit five continents and nearly forty countries, taking him from Quito to Singapore, and multiple splendid places in between.
Kelli Sneed received her B.A in Elementary Education from Arizona State University in 2003. Mrs. Sneed began her teaching career as a 5
Seth Rutt has been teaching physical education in classical schools for 8 years. He is passionate about teaching students to love being healthy. He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in physical education. In his spare time, Mr. Rutt enjoys spending time with his wife and 2 year old son. They enjoy camping, hiking, trail running and anything else outdoors.
Talitha van Leeuwen received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Arizona State University with an emphasis in English. She later received her M.A. in Humanities from California State University. From 2000 – 2009, Mrs. Van Leeuwen taught Language Arts in the middle school grades at a Phoenix area public school as well as a Phoenix area classical school, where she also served as secretary of the school board. She joined the Archway North Phoenix team in the 2012-2013 school year and taught 4th grade before transitioning to her present role as the Archway North Phoenix Dean. In her free time, she enjoys a cup of coffee and a good book or anything streaming on Netflix that happens to be British.
An Arizona native, Sheila Conner received her Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies from Arizona State University. She is an avid reader of philosophy, gender studies, and science fiction. Her twin daughters began their enrollment at Archway North Phoenix in Kindergarten and are now entering 4th grade as Argonauts.
Amy Hill was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and later earned her Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) in 2007. Her professional background includes Hotel Restaurant Management and Point of Sale software major accounts sales. Since moving to Arizona 20 years ago she has worked as a Realtor, Managing Broker, and Owner of Phoenix Central Realty. After many years of volunteering in her daughter’s classrooms, she decided to join the staff working in the front office. Amy enjoys assisting the students, staff, and community at Archway North Phoenix. Her daughter attends 6th grade this year at ANP.
Deb Powell arrived in Phoenix 21 years ago by way of Kansas, Missouri and Florida. Along the way she attended Marymount College, SMSU, and Ottawa Universities, with a focus in Business and Education. She chose retail and banking in her early career years. The last 19 years have been dedicated to our ANP Library, ESS, teaching second and third grades, which have brought her great joy! Summers afford her time for reading, knitting, and crafting. Her husband and two grown daughters are a great support.
Gidgett Herrier was born in Augusta, Georgia but spent the first decade of her life on various military bases as her father was a fighter pilot in the United Stares Air Force. Arizona was her families last stop and has remained her home. Gidgett has a BS from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Arizona State University. Prior to starting a family, Gidgett was in sales and consulting for the pharmaceutical industry. She and her husband have two children at Archway North Phoenix, the oldest entering the 6th grade and the youngest entering 2nd grade. After years of volunteering at school and being active in the PSO, Gidgett decided to take a more permanent role helping out at the school as the lunch coordinator. Being able interact daily with ANP faculty and scholars has been a wonderful experience for her and she looks forward to the new year.
Lead Teachers
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Rachael Michael was born in Texas but had the opportunity to live in two other states before settling in Phoenix, Arizona in 1990. Rachael married her high school sweetheart and recently celebrated her 21st wedding anniversary. Rachael received her Education Degree with an early childhood endorsement in 2000 from Arizona State University. She has taught preschool, first, and third grade. Rachael took some time to stay home with her children before joining the Great Hearts team in 2014 teaching kindergarten. Rachael enjoys cultivating curiosity in her students by encouraging her students to ask questions, explore, and test out reasoning. Rachael enjoys researching engaging activities for her students at her favorite coffee café with her husband on Saturday mornings. She also cherishes time with her family and friends.
. She is a graduate of Pillsbury Baptist Bible College in Owatonna, MN with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Bible, minoring in English and French. In 2015, she received her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from California Coast University. This year begins her 25
Mrs. Gianforte was born and raised in Brazil. She’s been living in the USA since 2001 after she got married to her husband Tony. Mrs. Gianforte has a Business Degree and worked for many years in Bank Institutions. They have two children Enzo and Sophia, which also attends Great Hearts School. This is Mrs. Gianforte’s second year at Archway North Phoenix and is excited to be the lead teacher in first grade. Her passion for learning and for helping her own children created the desire to serve other children to achieve their full potential through our Liberal Arts curriculum. She believes that shaping the minds and hearts of our young students will lead them to a life of virtues and greater ideas. In addition to helping her students, Mrs. Gianforte enjoys hiking, any form of workout, reading, and playing with her children and her beloved Goldendoodle Chloe. Her family 
Annalise Herr was born in Denver, Colorado, but spent a majority of her years as a youth in Bainbridge Island, Washington. She moved to Tucson, Arizona in 2009 to attend the University of Arizona, where she earned her B.A. in Elementary Education. She worked in public school districts teaching 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade for four years before joining Great Hearts as a 5th grade teacher at Archway Veritas. During this time, she earned her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction with GCU and is thrilled to be transferring to Archway North Phoenix for a new adventure with 2nd grade. While she loves teaching all subjects, she is most passionate about math and cherishes the moments when a student discovers a new way to look at numbers. In her leisure time, she enjoys golfing, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Fallon Nelson is an Arizona native raised in Tucson. She was an athlete growing up, playing sports year round, and almost going to college on an academic/athletic scholarship for soccer. Instead she went to Northern Arizona University to stay closer to family, and graduated in May of 2018 with a Bachelor in Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Finance. Post graduation, she found herself unsatisfied in her career choice and knew in her heart teaching was her passion. This feeling was solidified in her first year of teaching, and so with the support of her family and pup (Louie), she decided to go back to school to get her Masters of Education in October of 2018. Now she is eager to join the Great Hearts family, a place that continuously supports the personal and intellectual growth of students and teachers alike. In her spare time you might find Ms. Nelson at a coffee shop studying or at the park with Louie. She enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her friends and family.
Alyssa Courchaine is an Arizona native and graduated from Arizona Christian University with a degree in Elementary Education with a Biblical Studies minor. With three years of experience teaching 4th grade, Mrs. Courchaine has always had a passion for teaching. This passion has extended to coaching swim and dive teams as well as a summer spent teaching English, Sports, and Wilderness camps in Bulgaria. In her free time Mrs. Courchaine enjoys spending her time hiking, camping, and traveling to explore new places with her husband, dogs, and friends. She is thrilled to be joining the Archway North Phoenix family as 2nd grade teacher.
Ms. Redd is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She taught for 15 years in the largest school district in Wisconsin. Before becoming a teacher she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Accounting. She worked for five years at U.S. Bank as a retirement specialist. Then one day she decided she wanted to make a difference in the lives of children by guiding them through their educational journey. She completed an alternative certification program to obtain an initial five-year teaching license. Since that time she has received two Master’s degrees one in Curriculum Instruction and the other in Administration Leadership. She has taught grades K- 3rd and 5th-8th. Ms. Redd and her husband moved to Arizona in March of 2016; they didn’t know anyone in the state, but knew they wanted to move somewhere that didn’t have snow! Ms. Redd feels Archway North Phoenix is the most dedicated, inspiring, and welcoming teaching environment. She feels Great Hearts is like no other school she has had the pleasure of educating young minds.
mall town in north central Pennsylvania. After high school, Andrew went to Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. He majored in history and minored in mathematics, and worked as a sports editor for the college’s student-run newspaper. During his junior year, he spent a semester abroad at the University of Oxford, studying British history and literature and rowing on one of the school’s teams. After graduating in May 2018, Andrew moved to Phoenix. 
Lee Raper was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She graduated from Northwest University, a small Christian college in a Seattle suburb, with her BA in Elementary Education in 2006, and a Master’s in Teaching in 2007. Before achieving her goal of becoming a teacher, she worked in the banking industry for nine years. She has taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade over the past 12 years, staying home for a period of time to raise her children. She and her husband Devin were married in 2006. They have two children together, Whitney, who is currently a fourth grader at ANP, and Tanner, who is in second grade and attends a special needs program though Paradise Valley School District. Their family moved to Arizona in 2012 and enjoy traveling, playing games, and spending time together. Mrs. Raper loves to read historical fiction, watch her daughter play volleyball, and her son sing in his school choir.
Samuel Martin was born and raised in Wisconsin. After high school Mr. Martin’s first career was in radio broadcasting. He hosted a variety of shows and timeslots from Green Bay to Chicago from the mid-90’s to early 2000’s. After the birth of his first child, Mr. Martin went back to school obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management and later a General Masters degree. Mr. Martin is a board member for the Someday Known Foundation which is an advocacy group for families of missing persons. Mr. Martin is a published poet, cold case investigator, and avid reader. Mr.Martin has four years of teaching experience and is in his second year with Archway North Phoenix. 
Apprentice Teacher
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Kelli Dunn was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. She attended Seattle University on a basketball scholarship majoring in English. Kelli has lived in Arizona for 15 years and likes to escape the heat by heading back to her hometown. While she is in WA she spends time with her family and friends, builds sandcastles, swims, walks and explores new towns unseen before. Kelli’s passions are her family, animals, crafting, reading, refurbishing furniture and gardening. Her daughter Isabella, attended Kindergarten at Great Hearts last year and Kelli was so moved by the teachers passion, dedication, love, respect and overall well being of each scholar, she knew this was a place she wanted to be a part of. Kelli looks forward to helping educate and cultivate her first class of young hearts and minds. 
Growing up, Ms. Ray has always been interested in teaching. She started out in 6th grade with the church she attended and the desire stuck with her ever since. She was a daycare lead teacher for three years, mainly in the preschool while attending school for education. She graduated Glendale Community College with two associates degrees in education and she is currently attending Arizona State University with a BA in early childhood and special education. She truly has a passion for children and how they grow in their learning while growing as a teacher herself. Ms. Ray is excited to learn from her lead teacher and one day become a lead herself.
Taylor Wingo was born and raised in Redlands, California. She graduated from Grand Canyon University with a B.S. in Psychology. During college and after graduating, she has been working as a respite and habilitation provider for clients on the Autism Spectrum. After being in Arizona for college, she has decided to move here and pursue a career the will eventually blend education and psychology. She wants to continue making an impact in people’s lives by entering the field of education. Outside of school, she enjoys hanging out with friends, walking her playful puppy, playing volleyball, spending time with family, and continuing to gain experience in working with children on the Autism Spectrum.
Eternity Hamilton was born and raised in Fountain Hills, Arizona. She graduated from Arizona State University with a BM in Music Therapy. Eternity did a full time internship as part of her degree at Brookdale Hospice and gained experience using music to heal the hearts, bodies, and minds of Phoenix’s senior population. She came to Archway North Phoenix in December 2018 and has loved teaching students music ever since. She enjoys spending time with her husband Logan Hamilton who also teacher at ANP, playing guitar, learning to use her slow cooker, and having game nights with her friends and family.
Cori Hanson began her Great Hearts career as an apprentice teacher at Archway Scottsdale in 2018-2019. She transferred to ANP mid-year to fill in as a third grade AT and is excited to be back again in second grade. Mrs. Hanson holds a Bachelors degree in English and Creative Writing, as well as a Masters degree in Theology. Team Hanson consists of Mrs. Hanson, her husband, and their beautiful daughter, entering kindergarten soon at ANP. Her interests include classical literature, high tea (accents and all), crafting, thrifting, hiking, loving the Lord Jesus and forming lasting friendships. 
Ms. Nithya Ramasubramanian was born and raised in India. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History, a Master’s degree in Human Rights, and a Diploma in Business Administration. She calls Phoenix home and has been living here for over a decade. She loves spending time with young children and has worked with children ages 14 months to 5 years in her previous role as a preschool teacher at PVUMC Preschool. She believes in continuous learning and is pursuing an Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Paradise Valley Community College. Ms. Ramasubramanian likes music and reading books to children. A history aficionado, she likes to test her knowledge of trivia with Jeopardy. Her family consists of her husband, daughter, and three pets. Ms. Ramasubramanian is usually on the lookout for fun, knowledge-building experiences that also provide a global view.
Brad Golich was born in the San Francisco Bay area, but raised in Phoenix after age eight. He attended Washington High School and Arizona State University, receiving his B.S. in business finance. After college, Brad worked in general administration for several small businesses and non-profit organizations including the ASU Alumni Association. Several years after starting a family, he made a mid-life change and pursued a career in teaching. He started as a second-grade teacher at Valley Classical Christian Academy, where he taught and later served as an administrator for nine years. When the school closed, with a heavy heart, he moved on to the admissions office at Scottsdale Community College. However, he missed being in the classroom and so was excited to join the ANP community as an AT for second grade last year. He is delighted to join the fourth-grade team this year, and looks forward to helping young scholars in their pursuit of the True, the Good and the Beautiful. Brad has been married to his lovely wife Stephanie for 22 years. They have two children, both of whom graduated from Veritas Preparatory Academy and are now attending ASU. In his spare time, he likes to read, eat out, travel, but mostly spend time with his family.
Sowmya Devi Sundaresan has been in The United Stated since 2013. She is from India and holds Bachelor in Engineering with an emphasis in Computer Science. Mrs. Sundaresan worked as a Software Engineer in India. After spending lots of time in her son’s classroom as parent volunteer and helping out with Boy Scouts activities, her passion for learning and teaching made her join the ANP fourth grade team. Mrs. Sundaresan and her husband are married for 12 years. They have two children together. Both her sons attend Great Hearts Academy. Her family loves to cook, travel, and working on small home projects together.
I am very excited to be joining the Archway North Phoenix staff after having been a Great Hearts parent for the past 7 years. After graduating with a degree in Child Development
William Buckley is a full-blown native of Phoenix, Arizona, having been born and raised here. He graduated from University of Dallas in Irving, Texas, in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama and Liberal Arts, with enough credit in Psychology to have an unofficial concentration. Due to his high school experience at Glendale Preparatory Academy and work experience at Irving Prep’s Athenaeum program during college, Mr. Buckley was pulled by fate to stay within the Great Hearts Academies when he returned to Arizona. He is grateful to have found such a ‘family’ of colleagues in North Phoenix for the past two years and is constantly inspired by the culture and personal development of his students. Mr. Buckley also enjoys building a career in the theatre/film business on the side.
Max Mashal was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. He will be graduating with a B.A. in psychology and a B.A. in philosophy from Arizona State University in the Fall of 2019. He is extremely grateful to be joining the Archway North Phoenix family this year as a Teaching Apprentice in fifth grade, and he looks forward to growing as both a teacher and person. In his free time, Mr. Mashal enjoys singing, reading, writing, and learning new things.
Derek Barton was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mr. Barton graduated from Northern Arizona University in May 2019 with a B.S. in Political Science. While in Flagstaff, he worked as an intern in the Coconino County Public Defender’s office. Before that, Mr. Barton briefly lived in Santa Barbara, California, attending school and working as a TA in the Sociology department at Santa Barbara City College. In his spare time, Mr. Barton continues to independently study political science, with particular interests in the judicial branch and political theory. He volunteers with a local pig rescue and has developed a love for both pigs and working with animals. Mr. Barton’s other favorite activities are playing basketball, pinball, and guitar, as well as reading and spending time with his two cats, Storm and Margot.
Special Subjects
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Ms. Olsen graduated from the University of North Texas with a BA in Interdisciplinary Art Studies with a minor in Performance. She currently serves as the Specials’ lead teacher, 5th and 6th House coordinator, and is also the director for the 4th-6th Drama Club. She loves dancing, performing in community theatre, and making pottery in her spare time.
Ms. Rojas graduated with a Bachelor of Fine arts in Painting and a minor in Humanities from Brigham Young University. She began teaching art at Archway North Phoenix in 2016, and enjoys teaching students to love and appreciate art. An active artist, Ms. Rojas enjoys painting, book making, and spending time with her husband and four children.
Rebekah Layton started at Archway North Phoenix in 2018 as an apprentice teacher. She now teaches fifth- and sixth-grade Latin. Miss Layton graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in 2013 with a BA in English Linguistics and a Classical Studies Certificate. From 2016-2017, she did postgraduate studies in English language at the University of Edinburgh with a focus on the historical development of English. She is particularly interested in the Old English period. In her collegiate studies of Latin and the classical period, she focused on aspects of Roman culture and the heroic tradition. In addition to English (Old, Middle, and Modern) and Latin, Miss Layton has studied Spanish, some German, and a smattering of other languages.
Khush Ajani was born in Mauritius, an island located east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Although a republic now, Mauritius used to be a French colony and was even called “Isle de France”, which means, Island of France. Natives of Mauritius speak three languages, namely, English, French and Creole. She moved to Europe at the age of 18 to pursue her bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, following which she was awarded a full scholarship for a Masters’ degree at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. After her firstborn son got into Archway North Phoenix, she decided to join the Great Hearts faculty team as a fourth grade and fifth grade Apprentice teacher. She loves the fact that Archway North Phoenix provides French as an academic subject from Kindergarten up and is delighted to be a part of the Specials team. Her hobbies include cooking, tea and coffee time with friends, book clubs and weight-lifting.
Being a Phoenician through and through, Kelley Madsen earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at Arizona State University. She is married to her high school sweetheart and they enjoy playing with their dog, Reggie. Besides Physical education, Coach Madsen’s other passions are running, playing games, being outdoors, traveling, cooking and baking, crafts, and spending time with friends and family. Coach Madsen hopes to influence scholars to live more active lifestyles by showing them that being active is fun.
Exceptional Student Services
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Kristi graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northern Arizona University with a B.S. in Elementary Education and is currently pursuing certification in Special Education. She has many years of working with special needs students and struggling readers. Her career with Great Hearts began at Archway Veritas as a 2nd grade lead teacher, transferring to Archway North Phoenix in 2012. She began in early childhood education in 1986 and is currently in her twenty-second year of teaching. Helping children discover what they are capable of lends its way beautifully to her passion for lifelong learning and the art of teaching. She has a wonderful fiancée’, three grown children, six grandchildren, and two wonderful parents that she enjoys spending her free time with, along with antiquing, and helping clients design their home interiors.
Mr. Sneed was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He and his family moved to Arizona in 2001. While attending Webster University, Mr. Sneed earned a BA in Legal Studies and a paralegal certification. He is currently enrolled in Rio Salado’s Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Education program for Special Education. This will be Mr. Sneed’s sixth year teaching at Archway North Phoenix; he spent four years teaching 3
Joyce Bebow was born and raised near Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Wayne State University with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education. After moving to Arizona her first teaching job was in the Glendale School District. Then she met her husband and had two children. Her love for her family and her passion for learning came together as she homeschooled her children. Her understanding and knowledge as well as love for classical education grew as she taught for many years at Valley Classical Christian School in a first grade class as well as in a first and second grade combination class. In joining the Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix team for its inaugural year in 2012 she kept her enthusiasm for learning and her delight in teaching children flourishing. She is looking forward to many more years teaching young scholars at the new campus of Archway Classical Academy North Phoenix.