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First Battalion

Administration & Leadership

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Name: GEN Kathryn Nunes
Position: Corps Commander and Program Director
Joined WLA: 2012
​Email: knunes@wlacademy.org

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Name:  COL Kate Klontz
Position:  Battalion Commander
Joined WLA: 2016
​Email: kklontz@wlacademy.org

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Name: CSM Jim Brainard
Position: Command Sergeant Major, Dean of Students
Branch of Service: Marines
Joined WLA: 2008
Email: jbrainard@wlacademy.org

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Name: SGM Jonathan Rogers
Position: Operational Sergeant Major 

Branch of Service: Marines
Joined WLA: 2019

Email: jrogers@wlacademy.org

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Name: LTC Tyson Migliaccio
Position: Academic Advisor and College and Career Counselor
Courses: Career Exploration, Learning Lab Advisor

Joined WLA: 2017
Email: tmigliaccio@wlacademy.org


Officers

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​Name: CPT Ryan Hovey
Position: Alpha Platoon Commander
Courses: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2

Joined WLA: 2018
Email: ​rhovey@wlacademy.org

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Name: 1LT Colton Pringle
Position: Bravo Platoon Commander
Courses: ​10th - 12th grade English, Film is Lit, History of Baseball (middle school course)

Joined WLA: 2021
Email: ​cpringle@wlacademy.org

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Name: 1LT Jeremy McGowan
Position: Charlie 1 Platoon Commander
Courses: Earth Science, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, science electives

Joined WLA: 2021
​Email: ​jmcgowan@wlacademy.org

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Name: 2LT Ryan Hodges
Position: Charlie 2 Platoon Commander
Courses: High school social studies

Joined WLA: 2022
​Email: ​rhodges@wlacademy.org

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Name: CPT Maya Griffin
Position: Delta 1 Platoon Commander
Courses: 8th Grade Language Arts, 9th Grade English, High School English Electives

Joined WLA: 2020
Email: mgriffin@wlacademy.org

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Name: 2LT Tyler Sylla
Position: Delta 2 Platoon Commander
Courses: 7th and 8th grade social studies

Joined WLA: 2022
Email: tsylla@wlacademy.org

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Name: CPT Teila Brainard
Position: Echo 1 Platoon Commander
Courses: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Mathematics
Joined WLA: 2011
​Email:​ tbrainard@wlacademy.org

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​Name: 2LT Jamielee Adams
Position: Echo 2 Platoon Commander
Courses: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science
Joined WLA: 2022
​Email:​ ​jadams@wlacademy.org

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Name: MAJ Andrew Potterf 
Position: Foxtrot Platoon Commander
Teaches: 6th and 7th grade Language Arts and 6th grade Social Studies

Joined WLA: 2015
Email: apotterf@wlacademy.org

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Name: CPT Maria Gutierrez
Position: Instructor
​Teaches: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, ELD Support

Joined WLA: 2015
Email: mgutierrez@wlacademy.org

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Name: CPT George Frost
Courses: ​8th Grade Social Studies, High School electives, 8th grade Health and Wellness
Branch of Service: Air Force
Joined WLA: 2017
Email: gfrost@wlacademy.org

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Name: 1LT James Bartlett
Position: Special Education Case Management 
Courses: Support classes
Branch of Service: Navy
Joined WLA: 2021
Email: jbartlett@wlacademy.org

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Name: WO2 Hyde Johns
Position: Special Education Case Manager Assistant
Courses: Special Education Support classes
Joined WLA: 2021
Email: hjohns@wlacademy.org

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Name: WO2 Tanya Byrne
Position: Attendance Support and Academic Success Specialist

Courses: Sources of Strength Peer Support Advisor
Branch of Service: Army

Joined WLA: 2021
Email: tbyrne@wlacademy.org

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Name: WO Amber White
Position: Special Education Case Manager Assistant
Courses: Special Education Support classes
Joined WLA: 2022
Email: awhite@wlacademy.org

Company NCOs

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Name: 1SG Tec Childers
Position: Alpha and Bravo Company NCO
Courses: Alpha and Bravo Company PT
Branch of Service: Army
Joined WLA: 2021
Email: ​tchilders@wlacademy.org
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Name: MSG Paul Owen
Position: Bravo Company NCO
Courses: Bravo Company PT
Branch of Service: Navy and Army
Joined WLA: 2022
Email: ​powen@wlacademy.org

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Name: MSG Tyler VanOrman
Position: Charlie Company NCO
Courses: Charlie Company PT
Branch of Service: Marines
Joined WLA: 2022
Email: ​tvanorman@wlacademy.org

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Name: ​1SG Sean Reid
Position: ​Echo Company NCO
Courses: Echo PT, Color Guard
Branch of Service: Marines
Joined WLA: 2021
Email:​ sreid@wlacademy.org

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Name: MSG Kenneth Scott
Position: Delta Company NCO
Courses: Delta Company PT
Branch of Service: Army
Joined WLA: 2022
Email: ​kscott@wlacademy.org

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Name: ​MSG Jamie Amador
Position: ​Foxtrot Company NCO
Courses: Foxtrot PT
Branch of Service: Army
Joined WLA: 2022
Email:​ jamador@wlacademy.org


Support Staff

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Name: Mrs. Faith Wolfe
Position: Office Manager
Joined WLA: 2014
Email: fwolfe@wlacademy.org

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Name: MRS. Michelle Freng
Position: Uniform Clerk
Joined WLA: 2020
Email: mfreng@wlacademy.org

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​Name: Daniel Adams
Position: Technical Support
Joined WLA: Since 2022


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Name: Janet Bates
Position: Custodian and Groundskeeper
Joined WLA: 2014


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Name: Eric Seratte
Position: Custodian
Joined WLA: 2021