Cristina Valensisi
Director of Enrichment and Professional Development
206-221-6112
cvalensi@uw.edu...
Pauly Giuglianotti
TS Precalculus Instructor, and teaches for the Summer Stretch Enrichment Program
pwils@uw.edu
206-543-4160...
Reese Johnston
Lead Transition School Instructor and Summer Stretch 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...
Maria Berova
Precalculus Reader/Grader
Maria Berova is the Reader/Grader for Precalculus here at Transition School...
A.J. Balatico
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
A.J. has made it his life’s mission to spread the wildfire of hands-on, minds-on learning to create a better future...
Brian Jaffe
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Brian has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and owns "TheBrianJ3D" in Seattle...
Ching-Ying Sung
Saturday Instructor
Her life mission is to improve individualized learning and curriculum development with digital resources...
Itza Carbajal
Saturday 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...
Kevin Alvarez
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Kevin Alvarez is a second-year graduate student at the University of Washington, in the Culturally Sustaining Education ...
Kristin Leong
Saturday Instructor
Kristin writes a newsletter for misfits and unlikely optimists called ROCK PAPER RADIO...
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...
Megan Holman
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Megan is an author with a degree in English Language and Literature from UW...
Michelle Tobey
Saturday Enrichment and Summer Challenge Instructor
Chelle strives to inspire the next generation of planners by passing on their passion for cities...
Paige Reed
Saturday Enrichment and Summer Stretch Instructor
Paige is a passionate educator in all things science!...
Sam Timinsky
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Dr. Sam Timinsky has been teaching history, rhetoric, politics, and debate for 14 years...
Sanjana Ramesh
Summer Stretch & Saturday Instructor
Sanjana's approach to teaching is equity-oriented and attempts to humanize both students and instructors...
Sydney Ying-Tung Lin
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor
Sydney strives to empower students from diverse backgrounds to thrive on their educational journey...
Townsend Rowland
Saturday Enrichment Instructor
Townsend is a historian and philosopher of science looking at better understanding scientific communication...
Shawon Riffat Ara
Saturday Enrichment and Summer Stretch Instructor
Shawon's journey in healthcare has been marked by significant clinical roles and impactful epidemiological research...
Linda Barragan
Summer Enrichment Instructor
Linda is a passionate STEM educator, a child of immigrants, and advocate for broadening accessibility to STEM...
Noah Nguyen
Summer Stretch Instructor
Noah is a second-year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering...
Theresa Eugenio
Summer Stretch Instructor
When she's not tutoring math or physics students, Theresa can be found performing as a stand-up comedian...
Bill Carty
Summer Challenge Instructor
An author and editor of the literary magazine Poetry Northwest, Bill teaches creative writing...
Burton Barrager
Summer Challenge Instructor
Burton loves to collaborate with colleagues, work with adolescents, and to teach all types of science...
Charlie Mahoney
Summer Challenge Instructor
Charlie loves cities and spends his free time meandering around Seattle, exploring its past, present, and future...
David Lasky
Summer Challenge Instructor
David won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013 as co-author of Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song...
Eliza Knepler
liza is passionate about learning and has a strong desire to empower students to fully utilize their academic abilities...
Gust Burns
Summer Stretch Instructor
Gust, a writer and musician, returns to teach a creative writing course in memoir...
Jack Flesher
Summer Stretch Instructor
Jack is currently completing his dissertation on children's philosophical and musical cultures...
John Benner
Summer Challenge Instructor
John's educational philosophy is "take what’s fun and dig into the learning hiding there”...
Liza Birnbaum
Summer Stretch Instructor
Liza holds an M.F.A. in fiction from UMass Amherst and teaches academic and creative writing...
Nicole Acosta
Summer Challenge Instructor
Nicole Acosta is currently a PhD student at the University of Washington’s college of education. ...
Rebecca Habtour
Summer Stretch Instructor
Rebecca delights in empowering students to more ably observe, understand, design, & reshape the world...
Sarah Clayton
Summer Challenge Instructor
Sarah finds teaching robotics rewarding as it "provides a wonderful platform for combining learning with enjoyment"...
Thomas Ames
Summer Stretch Instructor
Thomas has a B.S. in Mathematics and a Master’s in Accounting and teaches Algebra and Geometry...
Truman Buffett
Summer Stretch Instructor
Truman will once again teach a fast-paced course in Geometry ...
Wendy Labarre
Summer Challenge Instructor
Wendy Labarre has taught in many capacities throughout the STEM fields...
Alex Henry
Summer Stretch Instructor
Alex Henry (they/them) is a current graduate student and instructor in the English Language & Rhetoric Program at UW...
Grace Edwards
Summer Stretch Instructor
Grace Edwards a physics and chemistry teacher at Franklin High School...
Nikki Bowder
Summer Challenge Instructor
Previously a sous chef, Nikki Bowder has a Masters in Teaching from University of Puget Sound...
Keisha Bharath
Summer Challenge Instructor
Keisha Bharath is a fourth-year PhD student in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington...
Whitney Cohoon
Summer Challenge Instructor
Whitney Cohoon is an 8th-grade teacher with expertise in U.S. History, English Language Arts, and Study Skills...
Nicholas Durant
Summer Challenge Instructor
Nicholas's interests lie in fostering inclusion and building community in learning spaces...
Sarah-Kate Moore
Summer Stretch Instructor
Sarah Kate Moore holds an MFA in Poetry, a PhD in English Literature, and an MA in French from the UW...
Jinda Rosmann
Summer Challenge Instructor
As a middle school Math/Science teacher, Jinda recognizes robotics as a powerful learning tool...
Jennifer Thomas
Summer Challenge Instructor
Jennifer is passionate about inspiring young people to become flexible, creative, and persistent problem-solvers...
Jay Thompson
Summer Challenge Instructor
Jay is a poet, essayist, and teacher and the author of the memoir "The Resurrection Appearances: Fragments of a Daybook"...
Reginald Kent
Summer Stretch 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...
James "Jym" Kinney
Summer Stretch Instructor
“At their heart, math, science, and theatre are the same. They are all telling a story."...
Jean Lutgen
Summer Stretch Instructor
Jean is a proud native Seattlite who is looking forward to her 20th year teaching Summer Stretch!...
Michelle Nguyen
Summer Stretch Instructor
Michelle has competed in mock trial at both the high school and collegiate levels and has won numerous titles and awards...
Corey Olds
Summer Challenge Instructor
An award-winning teacher with more than 30 years of experience, Corey is returning to teach creative writing...
Becca Pilcher
Summer Stretch Instructor
Becca's goal is to find the ways in which language and art can converge to broaden the written word...
Jeannine Sieler
Summer Stretch Instructor
Jeannine has been teaching Chemistry and AP Chemistry for almost 40 years...
Nina Sobers
Summer Stretch Instructor
Nina is an instructor for the English Department, teaching composition, argumentation, research, and literary analysis...
Melvin Soetrisno
Summer Stretch Instructor
Melvin once took the Stretch Chemistry course that he now teaches! ...
Matt Stewart
Summer Stretch Instructor
Matt taught HS biology and physics for 11 years and now focuses on science education and creating equitable classrooms...
Stephen Thornsberry
Summer Stretch Instructor
Stephen hopes young scholars from the program become active members of the local speech and debate community...
Yen-Chu Weng
Summer Stretch Instructor
Dr. Weng is passionate about understanding and representing the world through numbers, maps, and data analytics...
Louis Zheng
Summer Stretch Instructor
Louis loves talking about politics and the Supreme Court, especially how judicial precedent affects the underrepresented...