Interim Executive Director

LeAnne is the ...

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Jana Lamon

Director of Strategy and Operations for the Robinson Center

Director of Strategy and Operations ...

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Jeamel Alday

Administrative Assistant III

Administrative Assistant at the Robinson Center...

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Megan Reibel

Health and Wellness Counselor

Megan Reibel joins the RC as a part-time Health and Wellness instructor and School Counselor...

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Cristina Valensisi

Director of Enrichment and Professional Development

Director of Enrichment and Professional Development for the Robinson Center...

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Bianca Barnes

Enrichment Program Manager

Bianca Barnes is currently serving as the Enrichment Program Manager...

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Fiona Kuzmack

Enrichment Program Coordinator

Enrichment Program Coordinator for the Robinson Center...

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Chance Sims

Head of Transition School

Chance Sims is currently serving as the Head of Transition School. ...

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Amina Cesario

Biology Instructor

Amina has mentored undergraduate students in Italy, Egypt and Hong Kong...

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Gianna Craig

History Instructor

Gianna is the History Instructor for Transition School...

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Melissa Deabler-Urben

Transition School & Enrichment Coordinator

Melissa (she/her) works as the Transition School and Enrichment Coordinator at the Robinson Center for Young Scholars...

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Pauly Giuglianotti

Mathematics Instructor

Pauly is the Transition School Precalculus Instructor, and teaches for the Summer Stretch Enrichment Program...

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Peter Wilson

English Instructor

Peter Wilson is the English Instructor for Transition School...

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Reese Johnston

Lead Transition School Instructor and Summer Stretch Instructor

Lead Instructor for the Early Entrance Program’s Transition School and for the Summer Enrichment program...

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Associate Director of Early Entrance Program & UW Academy

We are hiring for the Associate Director of Early Entrance Program & UW Academy. ...

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Joanne Machin

Early Entrance and UW Academy Coordinator

Joanne Machin is excited to serve as the Early Entrance and UW Academy Coordinator at the Robinson Center...

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Keiann Simon

Chemistry and Biology Tutor

Chemistry and Biology Tutor...

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Lead Academic Counselor EEP and Academy

We are hiring for the Lead Academic Counselor EEP and Academy...

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Dr. Kristina Henry Collins

Research Consultant, Admissions & Scholarship

Dr. Collins earned both her Ph.D. and Ed.S. in educational psychology...

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Maria Berova

Precalculus Reader/Grader

Maria Berova is the Reader/Grader for Precalculus here at Transition School...

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Dora Layanto

Biology Lab TA

Dora is the Biology Lab TA here in Transition School...

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Aileen Kuang

English Reader/Grader

Aileen is the English Reader Grader...

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Priya Khaira

History Reader/Grader

Priya is the Transition School History Reader/Grader...

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Dave Young

Biology Reader/Grader

Dave is the Biology Reader/Grader for Transition School...

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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...

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Brian Jaffe

Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor

Brian has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and owns "TheBrianJ3D" in Seattle...

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Ching-Ying Sung

Saturday Instructor

Her life mission is to improve individualized learning and curriculum development with digital resources...

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Itza Carbajal

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

A Ph.D. candidate at the UW Information School, Itza focuses on children, memories, trauma, and disaster education...

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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...

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Jordan Sherry-Wagner

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

Jordan has led philosophy sessions in a wide range of educational contexts...

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Kevin Alvarez

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

Kevin Alvarez is a second-year graduate student at the University of Washington, in the Culturally Sustaining Education ...

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Kristin Leong

Saturday Instructor

Kristin writes a newsletter for misfits and unlikely optimists called ROCK PAPER RADIO...

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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...

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Megan Holman

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

Megan is an author with a degree in English Language and Literature from UW...

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Michelle Tobey

Saturday Enrichment and Summer Challenge Instructor

Chelle strives to inspire the next generation of planners by passing on their passion for cities...

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Paige Reed

Saturday Enrichment and Summer Stretch Instructor

Paige is a passionate educator in all things science!...

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Sam Timinsky

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

Dr. Sam Timinsky has been teaching history, rhetoric, politics, and debate for 14 years...

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Sanjana Ramesh

Summer Stretch & Saturday Instructor

Sanjana's approach to teaching is equity-oriented and attempts to humanize both students and instructors...

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Sydney Ying-Tung Lin

Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor

Sydney strives to empower students from diverse backgrounds to thrive on their educational journey...

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Townsend Rowland

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

Townsend is a historian and philosopher of science looking at better understanding scientific communication...

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Yizi Mao

Saturday Enrichment Instructor

Yizi aims to inspire curiosity, expand knowledge, and foster deeper understanding of complex scientific concepts...

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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...

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Alex Perry

Summer Stretch Instructor

Alex is a math instructor with over 10 years of experience...

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Bill Carty

Summer Challenge Instructor

An author and editor of the literary magazine Poetry Northwest, Bill teaches creative writing...

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Burton Barrager

Summer Challenge Instructor

Burton loves to collaborate with colleagues, work with adolescents, and to teach all types of science...

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Charlie Mahoney

Summer Challenge Instructor

Charlie loves cities and spends his free time meandering around Seattle, exploring its past, present, and future...

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David Lasky

Summer Challenge Instructor

David won comics’ Eisner Award in 2013 as co-author of Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song...

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Eliza Knepler

liza is passionate about learning and has a strong desire to empower students to fully utilize their academic abilities...

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Gust Burns

Summer Stretch Instructor

Gust, a writer and musician, returns to teach a creative writing course in memoir...

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Jack Flesher

Summer Stretch Instructor

Jack is currently completing his dissertation on children's philosophical and musical cultures...

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John Benner

Summer Challenge Instructor

John's educational philosophy is "take what’s fun and dig into the learning hiding there”...

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Kate Cook

Summer Challenge Instructor

Kate aims to affect her profession positively by a deep understanding of literacy practices...

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Liza Birnbaum

Summer Stretch Instructor

Liza holds an M.F.A. in fiction from UMass Amherst and teaches academic and creative writing...

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Lucas Lin

Summer Challenge Instructor

Lin Lucas is an educator and artist whose creative explorations span performance, literary, and visual mediums...

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Nicole Acosta

Summer Challenge Instructor

Nicole Acosta is currently a PhD student at the University of Washington’s college of education. ...

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Rebecca Habtour

Summer Stretch Instructor

Rebecca delights in empowering students to more ably observe, understand, design, & reshape the world...

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Sarah Clayton

Summer Challenge Instructor

Sarah finds teaching robotics rewarding as it "provides a wonderful platform for combining learning with enjoyment"...

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Thomas Ames

Summer Stretch Instructor

Thomas has a B.S. in Mathematics and a Master’s in Accounting and teaches Algebra and Geometry...

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Truman Buffett

Summer Stretch Instructor

Truman will once again teach a fast-paced course in Geometry ...

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Wendy Labarre

Summer Challenge Instructor

Wendy Labarre has taught in many capacities throughout the STEM fields...

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Xuetao Ma

Saturday and Summer Enrichment Instructor

Xuetao is a graduate student at UW, in the Material Science and Engineering department...

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Alex Henry

Summer Stretch Instructor

Alex Henry (they/them) is a current graduate student and instructor in the English Language & Rhetoric Program at UW...

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Grace Edwards

Summer Stretch Instructor

Grace Edwards a physics and chemistry teacher at Franklin High School...

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Nikki Bowder

Summer Challenge Instructor

Previously a sous chef, Nikki Bowder has a Masters in Teaching from University of Puget Sound...

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Keisha Bharath

Summer Challenge Instructor

Keisha Bharath is a fourth-year PhD student in Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington...

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Whitney Cohoon

Summer Challenge Instructor

Whitney Cohoon is an 8th-grade teacher with expertise in U.S. History, English Language Arts, and Study Skills...

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Nicholas Durant

Summer Challenge Instructor

Nicholas's interests lie in fostering inclusion and building community in learning spaces...

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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...

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Jinda Rosmann

Summer Challenge Instructor

As a middle school Math/Science teacher, Jinda recognizes robotics as a powerful learning tool...

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Jennifer Thomas

Summer Challenge Instructor

Jennifer is passionate about inspiring young people to become flexible, creative, and persistent problem-solvers...

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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"...

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Nic Jones

Summer Stretch Instructor

Nic’s greatest joy when teaching is seeing students break out of rote memorization and start to think critically...

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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...

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James "Jym" Kinney

Summer Stretch Instructor

“At their heart, math, science, and theatre are the same. They are all telling a story."...

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Bee Lim

Summer Stretch Instructor

Bee has been a math teacher with Seattle Public Schools for the past 6 years, teaching classes from Geometry to Calculus...

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Jean Lutgen

Summer Stretch Instructor

Jean is a proud native Seattlite who is looking forward to her 20th year teaching Summer Stretch!...

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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...

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Corey Olds

Summer Challenge Instructor

An award-winning teacher with more than 30 years of experience, Corey is returning to teach creative writing...

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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...

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Jeannine Sieler

Summer Stretch Instructor

Jeannine has been teaching Chemistry and AP Chemistry for almost 40 years...

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Nina Sobers

Summer Stretch Instructor

Nina is an instructor for the English Department, teaching composition, argumentation, research, and literary analysis...

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Melvin Soetrisno

Summer Stretch Instructor

Melvin once took the Stretch Chemistry course that he now teaches! ...

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Matt Stewart

Summer Stretch Instructor

Matt taught HS biology and physics for 11 years and now focuses on science education and creating equitable classrooms...

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Stephen Thornsberry

Summer Stretch Instructor

Stephen hopes young scholars from the program become active members of the local speech and debate community...

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Yen-Chu Weng

Summer Stretch Instructor

Dr. Weng is passionate about understanding and representing the world through numbers, maps, and data analytics...

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Louis Zheng

Summer Stretch Instructor

Louis loves talking about politics and the Supreme Court, especially how judicial precedent affects the underrepresented...

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