District Administration

These staff and faculty members serve all of our campuses.
Dr. Martin W. Schoppmeyer Jr.Superintendent and Founder
Kelly BarnettExecutive Director of Academy Admissions and Communications
Susan BendureExecutive Director of eSchool Registrar (Sebastian County)
Pam CruceChief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Human Resources
Amelia DunavanExecutive Director of Special Services (504/IEP/ESOL)
Barry SawyerExecutive Director of Information Technology
James KimbroughExecutive Vice President
Carin SchoppmeyerExecutive Director of School-Community Relations
Rachel StanphillDistrict Linguistics Coordinator
Jeff BoyettDistrict Mathematics Department Head/District Testing Coordinator
Whitney FloraDistrict Journalism Department Head
Lily FretuegDistrict English Department Head
Rebecca LuebkerDistrict Social Studies Department Head
Basil Seymour-DaviesDistrict Art Department Head
Paul WolfDistrict Science Department Head

Bentonville

These staff and faculty members serve our Bentonville scholars and campus.
Tiffany DeSpainHeadmaster
Carol BrophyFaculty
Dr. Scott CashionFaculty
Taylor CoulterExecutive Director of College and Academic Advising / Registrar Benton County
Randy CoxFaculty
Michelle GilbertAcademy Nurse/Faculty
Peter GoldenFaculty
Rocio GreenwoodFaculty
Trenton GuthrieFaculty
Mindy GrusingLicensed Clinical Social Worker
Brittney HansenFaculty
Timneshia HarrisFaculty
Adrienne IngramFaculty
Anjeanette LevingsLead Teacher
Lauren LonganeckerFaculty
Crystal McWilliamsFaculty
John McWilliamsFaculty
Quinton NealSecurity
Heather MurskiFaculty
Dr. Meghan PowellFaculty
Tanya RadmerDirector of Academy Affairs
Dr. Ron SaylerFaculty
Sangeeta SinghalFaculty/Building Testing Coordinator
Saranya JanapatiSPED Teacher
Steve TurnbaughFaculty
Luke HammondFaculty
Aaron SmileyFaculty

Fayetteville

These staff and faculty members serve our Fayetteville scholars and campus.
Rebecca LuebkerHeadmaster/Lead Teacher
Austin BainFaculty
Andrew BenderFaculty
Tyler BenderFaculty
Jeff BoyettFaculty/Building Testing Coordinator
Joelene BrownAcademy Nurse/Faculty
Michelle CampbellCollege & Academic Advisor/Counselor/Registrar Washington County
Ruby CardenFaculty
Marge CottonFaculty
Matt DrainCustodian
Brenda FosterFaculty
Mindy GrusingLicensed Clinical Social Worker
Robin HoggardFaculty
Mike HowardFaculty
Dr. Mehreen JamalFaculty
Steve KempFaculty
Sarah KilgusFaculty
Lily FretuegFaculty
John O’BerskiFaculty
Rose Ann PearceDirector of Academy Affairs
Isaac RippelmeyerFaculty
Ethan StaffordSPED Teacher
Zach MeyerFaculty
Basil Seymour-DaviesFaculty
John StoutFaculty/504 Coordinator
Tommy StringfellowFaculty
Tonya ThompsonFaculty
Ray TurnerSecurity
Cheryle BoudreauxSPED Teacher
Renee VardyFaculty
Marshall WardFaculty
Vicente YepezFaculty
Mandy PeoplesDirector of Academy Affairs/Director of Child Nutrition

Fort Smith

These staff and faculty members serve our Fort Smith scholars and campus.
James KimbroughInterim Headmaster
Christa BartokFaculty
Clairessa CampbellFaculty
Lin ChenLead Teacher
Karista HudelsonFaculty
Ana RomoFaculty
Stevie GarrishFaculty
Cassidy JacksonFaculty
Clayton McMurrayFaculty
Madison McMurrayFaculty/Nurse
Rabbia MahdiLong-Term Substitute
Pablo Guerra-MonjeFaculty
Jodi SimmonsDirector of Academy Affairs
Dale SparksCustodian
Jim StanleySecurity
Daniel WeidmanFaculty
Matthew OwensbyFaculty
Gerrie KrudwigFaculty

Rogers

These staff and faculty members serve our Rogers scholars and campus.
Bethany CulpepperHeadmaster/Building Testing Coordinator
Laronda BaileyFaculty
Earlene BarkerCustodian
Jordan BushFaculty
Karen deOliveiraDirector of Academy Affairs
Jeri DockeryFaculty
Amelia DunavanExecutive Director of Special Services
Dustin ErvinFaculty
Tarah Ervin LittleFaculty
Claire GloverLead Teacher
Maria GonzalezSpecial Services
Alex HamlinFaculty
Anna HillbrandFaculty
Stacy HughesFaculty
Josh McFaddenFaculty
Aura ComerFaculty
Kathy ManusFaculty
Zach HarrodFaculty
Cole Farmer-WhitlowFaculty
Dr. Jason NewellFaculty
Sherri LerzCustodian
Alissa HuddlestonAcademy Nurse/Faculty
Mallory ScherreyCollege & Academic Advisor/Counselor
Rachel StanphillSpecial Services
Lt. Col. Amy Schwartz (Ret.)Faculty

Springdale

These staff and faculty members serve our Springdale scholars and campus.
Jamie BendureHeadmaster
Eric BolinFaculty
Chae CoanFaculty
Sandra CoxDirector of Academic Affairs
Cooper FanningFaculty
Alina PrichayaneFaculty
Dickie ThomassonFaculty
Whitney FloraFaculty
Dr. Jami ForresterFaculty/504 Coordinator
Christina GomezSecurity
Anne GreeottFaculty
Matthew KennedyFaculty
Jimmy StuartFaculty
Madison TaylorFaculty
Ragon SpraberyCounselor/College & Academic Advisor
Rachel ThomasFaculty
Paul WolfLead Teacher
Jamie KinghornAcademy Nurse/Faculty
Hope KitchensFaculty