Meet Our Stellar Team

​​Melissa McGonegle - Chief Schools Officer - Elementary
​mcgoneglem@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: Northwestern University
Favorite Childhood Book: The Giving Tree
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Capture the Flag
Marquila Bates - Student Support Teacher
batesm@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: Alverno
Childhood Book: Corduroy
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Mr.Crocodile, What time is it?
Jake Daggett - 2nd Grade Lead Literacy Teacher
daggettj@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: Marquette University
Childhood Book: The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Karaoke (still true)
Anna Doten - 1st Grade Lead Literacy Teacher
​dotena@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: Allegheny College
Childhood Book: Lilly and the Purple Plastic Purse
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Four Square
Bailey Greene - 3rd/4th Grade Co-Teacher & Spanish Teacher
greeneb@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: Denison University
Childhood Book: The Giving Tree
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Tetherball
Amy Griggs - 2nd Grade Co-Teacher & Enrichment Teacher
griggsa@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Puget Sound
Childhood Book: Tacky the Penguin & Harry Potter 
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Clue
Jessica Guiro - 3rd/4th Grade Lead Literacy Teacher
guiroj@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Childhood Book: The Rainbow Fish
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: ​Kick the Can
Shayla Jackson - K4 Lead Math & Research Teacher
jacksonshayla@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Childhood Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: ​Candyland
Kaleen Kortz - 2nd Grade Lead
kortzk@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: Marquette University
Childhood Book: Goodnight Moon
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: ​Backyard Baseball
Kaitlynn Moquet - Dean of Student Support
​moquetk@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Childhood Book: Sammy the Seal
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Twister
Cristina Moutinho - Assistant Principal
​moutinhoc@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: University of Virginia (GO HOOS!)
Favorite Childhood Book: The BFG or Where The Sidewalk Ends
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Mancala and Scattergories
Michael Nguyen - Director of Strategy and Development
nguyenm@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Childhood Book: Franklin is Bossy
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Tetris
Elia Peredo -  K5 Co-Teacher & Spanish Teacher (K4-1st)
peredoe@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: Loras College
Childhood Book: The Berenstain Bears
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Super Mario Bros.
Monica Reyes - Office Manager 
reyesm@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: Herzing University & University of Wisconsin Parkside
Childhood Book: Poky Little Puppy & Miss. Nelson is Missing
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Hopscotch & Double Dutch
Lisa Morrow- School Operations Manager
morrowl@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: Temple University & Loyola University Chicago
Childhood Book: The Bunnicula Series, Wrinkle in Time Series, & Fantanimals
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Hockey
Emily Schober - 3rd/4th Grade Lead Math & Research Teacher
schobere@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: Gonzaga University
Childhood Book: Miss Rumphius
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: ​Basketball
Duane Steffenhagen - Student Support Teacher
steffenhagend@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Childhood Book: The Giving Tree
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: ​​Baseball
Gen Strable - K4 Lead Literacy Teacher 
strableg@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: University of Iowa
Childhood Book: A Bad Case of Stripes
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Trouble
Emily Ventola - 1st Grade Lead Math & Research 
ventolae@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Michigan
Childhood Book: Harry Potter series
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Candy Land
Cassandra Weber - K5 Lead Literacy Teacher 
weberc@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: Winona State University
Childhood Book: The Rainbow Fish 
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Capture the Flag
Latrina Williamson - 1st Grade Co-Teacher & Enrichment Teacher 
williamsonl@carmenschools.org

Alma Mater: Cardinal Stritch University
Childhood Book: Are you my Mother?/ The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Trouble Popamatic
Kelsey Wirth - K5 Lead Math & Research Teacher 
wirthk@carmenschools.org

​Alma Mater: University of Dayton & Johns Hopkins University
Childhood Book: Green Eggs & Ham, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Harry Potter Series
Favorite Childhood Game to Play: Ghost in the Graveyard