Immac­u­lata teaches human­i­ties in the high school. Immac­u­lata was born and raised in Nigeria and has been living in the U.S. for over 16 years. She received her Bachelor’s in public health from the Univer­sity of Wash­ing­ton and her Master’s in anthro­pol­ogy, with a focus on global health and studies, from Case Western Univer­sity. In her spare time, she enjoys poetry, trav­el­ing, dancing, reading, and engag­ing in research. As a scholar of anthro­pol­ogy and its impact on public health, and with the highest of confi­dence, she is convinced that Niger­ian Jollof rice (not any other jollof) will change every­one’s life for the better!

Alex is the middle and high school learn­ing special­ist. Alex has a Bach­e­lor of Arts in English liter­a­ture from Univer­sity of Cali­for­nia, Santa Cruz, and holds a Master of Arts in teach­ing from the Univer­sity of San Fran­cisco. In addi­tion, he is currently complet­ing his Certifi­cate of Advanced Study in Educa­tional Therapy from Cali­for­nia State Univer­sity, North­ridge. Alex has a range of expe­ri­ence at the middle, high school, and colle­giate levels. He has worked as a writing coach, learn­ing special­ist, and English teacher for many years. Alex brings a deep passion for support­ing students and helping teach­ers. (Email)

Kate teaches science and math in the high school. Kate earned her B.A. in cultural anthro­pol­ogy from the Univer­sity of Cali­for­nia, Santa Cruz and obtained her M.A. in multi­cul­tural educa­tion from Sacra­mento State Univer­sity. Kate aims to make educa­tion inter­est­ing, engag­ing and acces­si­ble for every­one. She has been working in educa­tion for almost 20 years, and has taught courses on the colle­giate level and most recently at Tree Academy, a progres­sive school in West Holly­wood. When not teach­ing or research­ing about educa­tion, Kate can be found trav­el­ing, walking for hours through cities, the coun­try­side, or the forest taking photos and making art.

Kathy teaches middle and high school math. Kathy has a B.S. in Math­e­mat­ics with a Minor in Music from Loma Linda Univer­sity, an M.A. in Applied Math­e­mat­ics from Univer­sity of Cali­for­nia, Santa Barbara, and an Ed.D. in Lead­er­ship for Educa­tional Justice from Univer­sity of Redlands. Addi­tion­ally, Kathy holds a Cali­for­nia single-subject teach­ing creden­tial in Math­e­mat­ics and certi­fi­ca­tion in cross-cultural language and acad­e­mic devel­op­ment. A self-described math nerd, Kathy lives in Los Angeles with her partner Jon and her dog Barney. (Email)

Ryan teaches U.S. history/​APUSH and 9th grade English. Ryan received his Bachelor’s in English from the Univer­sity of Cali­for­nia, Berke­ley. He contin­ued his passion for history and English, complet­ing both his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Univer­sity of Exeter, in England, focus­ing his research and studies on liter­ary study and trans­la­tion with his thesis titled: ​“Chron­i­cle and Conflict in Twelfth-Century León‑Castile.” Prior to coming to Waverly, Ryan taught history as an adjunct profes­sor at Long Beach City College. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys surfing, reading, and spend­ing time with his family.