Faculty & Staff

ADMINISTRATION

Channa M. Cook, Principal
BA, MA, Stanford University
MEd, Pepperdine University
ccook@nolatruth.org

Andrea Baker, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
BA, New York University
MA, City University of New York

abaker@nolatruth.org

Marika Barto, Dean of Students
BA, Louisiana State University
Ph.D University of New Orleans

mbarto@nolatruth.org

Tanya Bryant, Finance Director
BA, University of Illinois
tbryant@nolatruth.org

Sarah Stern, Instruction Support
BA, Hamilton College
sstern@nolatruth.org

Nick Walker, Business Director
BA, Northwestern University
nwalker@nolatruth.org

Office Staff

Justin Pickel, Operations Manager
BA, Tulane University
MA, Tulane University
jpickel@nolatruth.org

Zitsi Mirakhur, Office Manager
BA, University of Chicago
zmirakhur@nolatruth.org

Stephanie Choy
BA, Tulane University
schoy@nolatruth.org

STUDENT SUPPORT

Lauren Brophy, Tutor Director
BA, George Washington University
lbrophy@nolatruth.org

Lauren Hitt, College Counselor
BA, Tulane University
MA, Tulane University

lhitt@nolatruth.org

Albert Jones, Social Worker
BA, Southern University of New Orleans
MSW, Southern University of New Orleans

ajones@nolatruth.org

Heather Kindschy, Social Worker
BA, University of Wisconsin at Madison
MSW, MPH, Tulane University
hkindschy@nolatruth.org

HISTORY

Allon Brann
BA, Columbia University
abrann@nolatruth.org

Jarvis Lamb, World History
BA, Erskine College
MA, Winthrop University
jlamb@nolatruth.org

Steven Nelson, Geography
BA, Louisiana State University
JD, Iowa College of Law
snelson@nolatruth.org

David Payne, Geography
BA, University of Tennessee
dpayne@nolatruth.org

Caroline Snyder, Civic/Free Enterprise
BA, Tulane University
csnyder@nolatruth.org

ENGLISH

John-Michael Early, Composition 9
BA, Louisiana State University
jearly@nolatruth.org

Owen Henkel, English 10/11
BA, Vassar College
ohenkle@nolatruth.org

Alberta Wright, English 9
BA, Barnard College
awright@nolatruth.org

Molly Stepanski, English 10
BA, University of North Carolina
MA, Lewis and Clark

mstepanski@nolatruth.org

Robin Wright, English 9
BA, Pitzer College
rwright@nolatruth.org

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Jaron Berliner, Spanish
BA, Tulane University
jberliner@nolatruth.org

ART

Phillip Spence, Visual Art
BA, Maryland Institute College of Art
MA, University of Miami

pspence@nolatruth.org

 

MATHEMATICS

Roxanne Johnson, Math Skills 9
BA, University of Washington
rjohnson@nolatruth.org

Matthew Nathanson, Geometry
BA, Syracuse University
mnathanson@nolatruth.org

Austin Wright, Algebra
BA, University of Texas at Austin
awright@nolatruth.org

SCIENCE

Jason Denlinger, Chemistry
jdenlinger@nolatruth.org

Rudi Feiler, Physical Science
BA, Carnegie Mellon University
rfeiler@nolatruth.org

Kathleen Welch, Biology
BA, Loyola University
MA, University of Washington

kwelch@nolatruth.org

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Perry McCarty, Athletic Director/PE
BA, Erskine College
pmccarty@nolatruth.org

Special Education

Allison Batts, Special Education Teacher
BA, Auburn University
JD, University of Tennessee

abatts@nolatruth.org

Keith Farrell, Special Education Teacher
BA, Connecticut College
kfarrell@nolatruth.org

James Lukens, Special Education Director
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MEd, Chestnut Hill College
MPH, Tulane University

jlukens@nolatruth.org

Aana Wherry, Special Education Coordinator
BA, Duke University
awherry@nolatruth.org

Board of Directors