Meet Our Staff
Discovery Charter School 2022-2023
MARIA RAMOS
mramos@discoverymn.org
Student Support Coordinator
Title I Liasson
HEATHER LINES, M.Ed.
hlines@discoverymn.org
651-219-4673
Executive Director
Principal
SHANNON BENALSHAIKH
sbenalshaikh@discoverymn.org
651-219-4661
Director of Operations
JESSICA PONCE
jponce@discoverymn.org
Administrative Assistant
Reception
JESS Rodgers
jrodgers@discoverymn.org
Pre-K Program Director
CARLITA ESTEBAN
cesteban@discoverymn.org
Pre-K Classroom Teacher
JESSICA STEVENS
jstevens@discoverymn.org
Kindergarten Teacher
K-2 Lead Teacher
JESS RODGERS
jrodgers@discoverymn.org
1st Grade Teacher
Kelli Meredith
kmeredith@discoverymn.org
2nd Grade Teacher
Katelyn Langehaug
klangehaug@discoverymn.org
K-2 Interventionist/Bldg. Sub
EMMA KETCHAM
eketcham@discoverymn.org
3rd Grade Teacher
HEIDI JOHNSON
hjohnson@discoverymn.org
3rd Grade Teacher
BOBBIE DUNCAN
bduncan@discoverymn.org
4th Grade Teacher
KAY WILLENBRING
kwillenbring@discoverymn.org
3-5 Interventionist/Bldg. Sub
ANGELA JACOBS
ajacobs@discoverymn.org
4th/5th Grade Teacher
DORI BOKUSKY
dbokusky@discoverymn.org
5th Grade Teacher
3-5 Lead Teacher
AMY SULLIVAN
asullivan@discoverymn.org
6th Grade Teacher
REBECCA BATCHELDER
rbatchelder@discoverymn.org
Middle School
Math Teacher/Curriculum Coordinator
JULIE THILGEN
jthilgen@discoverymn.org
Middle School
Language Arts/Advisory
IAN HIGGINS
ihiggins@discoverymn.org
Middle School
Social Studies/Advisory
Joe Fredrickson
jfredrickson@discoverymn.org
Phy-Ed
REBECCA BATCHELDER
rbatchelder@discoverymn.org
STEM Teacher
MARCIA WALKER
mwalker@discoverymn.org
Special Education Director/Teacher
REGINA COLLINSON
rcollinson@discoverymn.org
Special Education Teacher
SPED Coordinator
CELESTE GRIMM
cgrimm@discoverymn.org
SPED Paraprofessional
JODI JONES
jjones@discoverymn.org
Food Service
DOUGLAS WITT
dwitt@discoverymn.org
Custodial Engineer