High School Design Team Members

High School for the Future (2023-24 Team Members)

Sophia Harrod-Kim (Student), Jakob Bridges (Student), Isabella Figdor (Student), Gabriella Henriquez (Student), Rosa Slack (Student), Jessica Kane (Parent), Josephine Bizimana (Parent and Community Engagement Specialist for PPS), Melissa Labbe (DHS Teacher), Johannah Burdin (PHS Counselor), Beth Romano-Arsenault (PHS Teacher), Frank Kehoe (PATHS teacher), Ryan Hutchins (DHS Teacher and Parent), Michael Hale (CBHS Counselor), Abbie Yamamoto (Executive Director of Portland Adult Education), Matt Dubel (Executive Director for Portland ConnectED), Matthew Goodman (Dean of Academic Excellence and Strategic Initiatives for Southern Maine Community College), Patty Nickerson (Associate Director of Educational Partnerships for the University of Southern Maine), Adam Tuchinsky (Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Southern Maine), Don Bishop (Assistant Director of Language Development for Portland Public Schools), Andi Summers (Executive Director for Foundation for Portland Public Schools), Jake Giessman (DHS Principal), Priya Natarajan (CBHA Assistant Principal), Derek Pierce (CBHS Principal), Sheila Jepson (PHS Principal), Kevin Stilphen (Director of PATHS),  Grace Valenzuela (Executive Director, Communications and Community Partnerships for PPS), Abdullahi Ahmed (Executive Director of Secondary Education), Aaron Townsend (Deputy Superintendent of Portland Public Schools).

Team Leader: Pamela Otunnu (Director of Secondary Academic Access and Outcomes)

Portrait of Graduate and Portrait of a School Community (2022-23 Team Members)

Sophia Harrod-Kim (Student), Gabriella Henriquez (Student), Rosa Slack (Student), Isabella Figdor (Student), Jessica Kane (Parent), Josephine Bizimana (Parent and Community Engagement Specialist for PPS), Melissa Labbe (DHS Teacher), Johannah Burdin (PHS Counselor), Beth Romano-Arsenault (PHS Teacher), Michael Beam (PHS Teacher), Frank Kehoe (PATHS teacher), Ryan Hutchins (DHS Teacher and Parent), Michael Hale (CBHS Counselor), Abbie Yamamoto (Executive Director of Portland Adult Education), Dan Kolbert (Community Member), Linda Mirone (Community Member and Grandparent), Matt Dubel (Executive Director for Portland ConnectED), Matthew Goodman (Dean of Academic Excellence and Strategic Initiatives for Southern Maine Community College), Patty Nickerson (Associate Director of Educational Partnerships for the University of Southern Maine), Adam Tuchinsky (Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Southern Maine), Alyson Dame (DHS Principal), Abdullahi Ahmed (DHS Principal), Priya Natarajan ( PPS High School Math Coach), Derek Pierce (CBHS Principal), Sheila Jepson (PHS Principal), Kevin Stilphen (Director of PATHS), Grace Valenzuela (Executive Director, Communications and Community Partnerships for PPS), Aaron Townsend (Interim Superintendent of Portland Public Schools).

Team Leader: Pamela Otunnu (Director of Secondary Academic Access and Outcomes)