High School
Meet Our High School Team
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy’s (MVCA) education team is available to help you and your students through any challenges you may face.
For information on the licensures of MVCA teachers, please visit the Michigan Department of Education website
Leadership
- Laura VanDuyn, High School Principal
- Annie Butzu, Interim High School Assistant Principal
- Grace Carpenter, ELA Lead Teacher
- Joanna Kinel, Electives Lead Teacher
- Lisa Faulkner, Math Lead Teacher
- Heather Esterline, Science Lead Teacher
- Angela Hammer, Social Studies Lead Teacher
- Hollie Brabbs, Social Studies Lead Teacher
- Lauri Alexander, Lead Counselor
ELA Teachers
- June Cohen
- Chelsea Duhaime
- Allison El Aziz
- Jennifer Hull
- Scott Hoofman
- Katlyn McCall
- Mackenzie Morse
- Lindsey Russell
- Lindsey Wiegand
- Aja Wisser
- Mary Soltis
- Susan Stephens
- Della Topouzian
Math Teachers
- Amber Andres
- Rebekah Birdsell
- Grace Brown
- Katrina Bugielski
- Sarah Greene
- Stephanie Greydanus
- Tesse Heidel
- Courtney Howard
- Justine Hordyk
- Stacy Kolassa
- Megan Michaels
- Johnnetta Ricks
- Jonathan Simmons
- Oliver Small
Science Teachers
- Michelle Bagdasarian
- Nicole Ehle
- Kaylee Jaksa
- Stephanie Kramer
- Marie Prainito
- Jill Santa Rosa
- Gregory Smith
- Carrie Weingartz
Social Studies Teachers
- Eric Daly
- Amanda Hagerl
- Sue Markiewicz
- Hillary Rose
- Lahryn Kellam
- Kevin Stephens
Electives Teachers
- Jessica Albrecht, Art
- Amy Anderson, Spanish
- Julie Baldwin, Music
- Amanda Coughlin – Physical Education and Health
- Brent Keller, Physical Education and Health
- Andrea Lowder, Spanish
- Adriana Ranta, Art
- Ty Rock, Technology
- Brenda Wilkey, Technology
Special Education Teachers
- Kristin Biela
- Catherine Codden
- Eve Doyle
- Breanne Edmonds
- Renee Gould
- Candi Jones
- Marcus Kelley Jr.
- Vanessa Mallo
- Debra Noble
- David Parker
- Carrie Smith
- Brooke Spears
Intervention Teachers
- Becky Birdsell, Math
- Sarah Greene, Math
- Johnnetta Ricks, Math
- Amber Andres, Math
- Aja Wisser, ELA
- Alli El Aziz, ELA
Counseling Team
- Lauri Alexander (students with last names I–L)
- Amy Cooper (students with last names D–H)
- Linda Cilla-Cooper (students with dual enrollment)
- Susan LeVasseur (students with last names S–Z)
- Melissa Martir (students with last names M–R)
- Michael Scheel (students with last names A–C)
- Kirsten Brown, CRE Coordinator
- Nicole Yaney, Counselor Technician