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 classroom teacher. Find contact information in the staff directory.
  2. For additional support or information contact your mentor or the office. 
  3. For district programs and supports, contact our district office.
Name Department Role Email
Kainoa Higgins Admin Co-Director khiggin@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Brittany Skobel Admin Co-Director bskobel@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Colleen Vick Admin Office Manager cvick@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Jennifer Frazier Facilities Chief Custodian jfrazie2@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Linda Seferian Student Services Social Worker lseferi@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Rachel Skye Student Services Special Education rskye@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Clarissa Honeck Student Services Special Education choneck@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Joyce Ells Student Services Nurse jells@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Larry Bennett Student Services Community Partner lbennet2@tacoma.kl12.wa.us
Matt Bornstein-Groves Student Services Instructional Coach mbornst@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Melissa Moffett Student Services Next Move/Internships mmoffet@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Amy Alwert Humanities Humanities aalwert@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Dave Mylet Humanities Humanities dmylet@tacoma.k12.wa.us
David Green Humanities Humanities dgreen2@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Kate Merwin Humanities Humanities kmerwin1@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Ashley McIntyre Humanities/World Language Humanities/Spanish amcinty@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Kaitlin Gardiner Science Biochem kgardin@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Bill Erlendson Science Biochem/Environmental Science werlend@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Rich Williams Science Science/Robotics rwilli4@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Mari Thiersch Math/Science Math/Physics mthiers@Tacoma.K12.Wa.US
Kevin Heinrich Math/Humanities Math/Humanities kheinri@Tacoma.K12.Wa.US
Peter Rutter Math Math and Circuit Design prutter@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Jen Flonacher Math Math and Aeronautics jflonac@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Johnny Devine Engineering Engineering jdevin1@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Doss Bradford Engineering Computer Science and Engineering dbradfo@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Blake Hansen Engineering Engineering bhansen1@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Andrew "Van" DeGoede Design Illustration  avanlie1@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Zach Martin Design Design zmartin2@tacoma.k12.wa.us