Contact

Main Office

Phone: 253-571-2555

Email: idea@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Attendance Email: IdeaAttendance@tacoma.k12.wa.us

Directions

We'd like to hear from you

  1. The best place to start is your Mentor and/or classroom teacher. Find contact information in the staff directory.
  2. For additional support or information contact the student services team and/or the office. 
  3. For district programs and supports, contact our district office.

Emailing Staff

TPS does not list individual staff emails to protect cybersecurity. To contact administration, office and support staff, please email or call the main office. To contact classroom teachers, please email them through the ParentVUE app.  

Learn how to contact teachers in ParentVUE

Name Department Role
Kainoa Higgins Admin Co-Director
Elizabeth (Liz) Minks Admin Co-Director
Colleen Vick Admin Office Manager
Kimberly Perez Admin Attendance/Records
Jennifer Frazier Facilities Chief Custodian
Linda Seferian Student Services Social Worker
Beth Solan Student Services Special Education
Rachel Skye Student Services Special Education
Clarissa Honeck Student Services Special Education
Charmain Campbell Student Services Nurse
Larry Bennett Student Services Safety & Security
Matt Bornstein-Grove Student Services Instructional Coach
Melissa Moffett Student Services Next Move / Internships
Dave Mylet Humanities English / History
David Green Humanities English / History
Kate Merwin Humanities English / History
Ben Warner Humanities English / History
Ashley McIntyre Humanities/World Language English / Spanish
Mike Mueller World Language Spanish
Toni Cox Science Biology / Health
Andy McDonald Science Biology / Physics
Rich Williams Science / Engineering & Design Cyber Science / Robotics
Mari Thiersch Math/Science Algebra 2 / Physics
Kevin Heinrich Math/Humanities Math Modeling / Pre-Calculus
Peter Rutter Math Electronic Circuitry / Geometry
Jen Flonacher Math Geometry / Aeronautics
Johnny Devine Engineering & Design Engineering Sciences
Doss Bradford Engineering & Design Modeling & Prototyping / Game Design
Blake Hansen Engineering & Design Industrial Design / Marine Engineering
Zach Martin Engineering & Design Graphic Design / UX