Cristina Valensisi
Director of Enrichment and Professional Development
206-221-6112
cvalensi@uw.edu...
Reese Johnston
Lead Transition School Instructor and Precalculus Instructor
reesej2@uw.edu
206-543-4160...
Brooke Martin-Gill
Associate Director of RC Scholars (Early Entrance & UW Academy Program)
brookemg@uw.edu
206-616-0841...
Joanne Machin
Program Manager, Early Entrance and UW Academy Program
joannema@uw.edu
206-616-0561...
Brian Jaffe
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Brian has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and owns "TheBrianJ3D" in Seattle...
Itza Carbajal
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
A Ph.D. candidate at the UW Information School, Itza focuses on children, memories, trauma, and disaster education...
Jennifer L. Stephens
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Jennifer's early debate experience and speech practice is the foundation on which she’s built her law career today...
Jordan Sherry-Wagner
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Jordan has led philosophy sessions in a wide range of educational contexts...
Matthew Chan
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Matthew’s favorite thing about being an engineer is how it combines science, art, math, and creativity to solve problems...
Michelle Tobey
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Chelle strives to inspire the next generation of planners by passing on their passion for cities...
Paige Reed
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Paige is a passionate educator in all things science!...
Sanjana Ramesh
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Sanjana's approach to teaching is equity-oriented and attempts to humanize both students and instructors...
Townsend Rowland
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Townsend is a historian and philosopher of science looking at better understanding scientific communication...
Alex Perry
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Alex is a math instructor with over 10 years of experience...
Bill Carty
Summer Enrichment Instructor
An author and editor of the literary magazine Poetry Northwest, Bill teaches creative writing...
Burton Barrager
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Burton loves to collaborate with colleagues, work with adolescents, and to teach all types of science...
Charlie Mahoney
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Charlie loves cities and spends his free time meandering around Seattle, exploring its past, present, and future...
David Lasky
Summer Enrichment Instructor
David won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013 as co-author of Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song...
Liza Birnbaum
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Liza holds an M.F.A. in fiction from UMass Amherst and teaches academic and creative writing...
Eliza Knepler
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Eliza is passionate about learning and has a strong desire to empower students to fully utilize their academic abilities...
Jack Flesher
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Jack is currently completing his dissertation on children's philosophical and musical cultures...
John Benner
Summer Enrichment Instructor
John's educational philosophy is "take what’s fun and dig into the learning hiding there”...
Nicole Acosta
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Nicole Acosta is currently a PhD student at the University of Washington’s college of education. ...
Thomas Ames
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Thomas has a B.S. in Mathematics and a Master’s in Accounting and teaches Algebra and Geometry...
Truman Buffett
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Truman will once again teach a fast-paced course in Geometry ...
Wendy Labarre
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Wendy Labarre has taught in many capacities throughout the STEM fields...
Alex Henry
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Alex Henry (they/them) is a current graduate student and instructor in the English Language & Rhetoric Program at UW...
Corey Olds
Summer Enrichment Instructor
An award-winning teacher with more than 30 years of experience, Corey is returning to teach creative writing...
Grace Edwards
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Grace Edwards a physics and chemistry teacher at Franklin High School...
Jeannine Sieler
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Jeannine has been teaching Chemistry and AP Chemistry for almost 40 years...
Jennifer Thomas
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Jennifer is passionate about inspiring young people to become flexible, creative, and persistent problem-solvers...
Jym Kinney
Summer Enrichment Instructor
“At their heart, math, science, and theatre are the same. They are all telling a story."...
Keisha Bharath
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Keisha Bharath is a fourth-year PhD student in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington...
Matt Stewart
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Matt taught HS biology and physics for 11 years and now focuses on science education and creating equitable classrooms...
Melvin Soetrisno
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Melvin once took the Stretch Chemistry course that he now teaches! ...
Nicholas Durant
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Nicholas's interests lie in fostering inclusion and building community in learning spaces...
Nikki Bowder
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Previously a sous chef, Nikki Bowder has a Masters in Teaching from University of Puget Sound...
Reginald Kent
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Reggie Kent is a published author with an M.A. in English Literature. He is an M.F.A. student in Creative Writing at UW...
Sarah-Kate Moore
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Sarah Kate Moore holds an MFA in Poetry, a PhD in English Literature, and an MA in French from the UW...
Stephen Thornsberry
Summer Stretch Instructor
Stephen hopes young scholars from the program become active members of the local speech and debate community...
Whitney Cohoon
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Whitney Cohoon is an 8th-grade teacher with expertise in U.S. History, English Language Arts, and Study Skills...
Yen-Chu Weng
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Dr. Weng is passionate about understanding and representing the world through numbers, maps, and data analytics...
Linda Barragan
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Linda is a passionate STEM educator, a child of immigrants, and advocate for broadening accessibility to STEM...
Aaron Lecciones
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Aaron Lecciones is a Ph.D. student in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington...
Noah Nguyen
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Noah Nguyen is a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Washington...
Megan Gottfried
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Megan Leah Gottfried is a contemporary painter and instructor based in Seattle, Washington...
Pauly Giuglianotti
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Pauly Giuglianotti earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering with minors in applied mathematics and computer science...
Jay Thompson
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Jay is a poet, essayist, and teacher and the author of the memoir "The Resurrection Appearances: Fragments of a Daybook"...
Jamie Chase
Adaptive Learning Strategist & Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Jamie Chase is a Ph.D. student in Education at the University of Washington...
Christina DuJardin
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Christina DuJardin is an experienced educator with a passion for curiosity-driven learning and global engagement...
Marlena Warner
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Marlena Warner is passionate about life-long learning, sustainability, and sparking curiosity in young minds...