Fairmont Staff Directory

Campus	First Name	Last Name	Department	Email	Ext.
Prep	Alexis	Price	PE	aprice@fairmontschools.com	TBD
Prep	Alice	Lee	English	alee10@fairmontschools.com	1623
Prep	Amy	Coronado	Assistant to the Headmaster	acoronado@fairmontschools.com	1403
Prep	Andrea	Cribbs	Homestay Director	acribbs@fairmontschools.com	2730
Prep	Anna	Kunkle	Community Service	akunkle@fairmontschools.com	1497
Prep	Ashley	No	VAPA	sno@fairmontschools.com	1632, 1462
Prep	Barry	Drake	Dean of Students	bdrake@fairmontschools.com	1401
Prep	Beth	Libhart	English	blibhart@fairmontschools.com	1621
Prep	Betty	Petersen	International Admissions Director	bpetersen@fairmontschools.com	1430
Prep	Bob	Varnold	Science	rvarnold@fairmontschools.com	1635
Prep	Bryana	Haus	English LF / IFY	bhaus@fairmontschools.com	1629
Prep	Carolyn	Lucia	Director of Education/Assistant Head of School	clucia@fairmontschools.com	1605
Prep	Carrisa	Montenegro	Social Science	cmontenegro@fairmontschools.com	1459
Prep	Chantelle	Jackson-Boothby	College Counselor	cjboothby@fairmontschools.com	1601
Prep	Clarise	Cooper	World Language	ccooper@fairmontschools.com	1479
Prep	Cory	Hand	Math	chand@fairmontschools.com	1455
Prep	Courtney	Raymond	English	craymond@fairmontschools.com	1638
Prep	Darryl	Foy	College Counselor	dfoy@fairmontschools.com	1613
Prep	Dave	Esparza	Athletic Director	desparza@fairmontschools.com	1478
Prep	Ellen	Sagaliev	Science	esagaliev@fairmontschools.com	1634
Prep	Erik	Floyd	English	efloyd@fairmontschools.com	1624
Prep	Eugene	Lee	English	elee@fairmontschools.com	1641
Prep	Fred	Romo	Dean of Students	fromo@fairmontschools.com	1490
Prep	Gabe	Rusk	Debate	grusk@fairmontschools.com	1470
Prep	Garrett	McFarland	English	gmcfarland@fairmontschools.com	1630
Prep	Heather	Fallon	Admissions Director	hfallon@fairmontschools.com	1427
Prep	Heather	Porretta	Social Science	hporretta@fairmontschools.com	1461
Prep	Heather	Soodak	VAPA	hsoodak@fairmontschools.com	1484
Prep	Hera	Kim	Academic Counselor	hkim@fairmontschools.com	1685
Prep	Ivan	Ortiz	Prep Plus, Health	iortiz@fairmontschools.com	1424, 1486
Prep	Jamie	Quarles	English	jquarles@fairmontschools.com	1641
Prep	Jaya	Leslie	Science	jleslie@fairmontschools.com	1637
Prep	Jeremy	Cooley	VAPA	jcooley@fairmontschools.com	1462, 1626
Prep	Jessica	Shin	Science	jshin@fairmontschools.com	1646
Prep	Jill	Thomas	Family Counselor	jthomas@fairmontschools.com	1456
Prep	Joanna	Yujico	Education Department	jyujico@fairmontschools.com	1671
Prep	Joedy	Gardner	Boys Basketball	jgardner@fairmontschools.com	1491
Prep	Joslyn	Awa	Director of Student Services	jawa@fairmontschools.com	1493
Prep	Julie	Weems	9th Grade Academic Lead Counselor	jweems@fairmontschools.com	1627
Prep	Justin	Voss	Advanced Programs Counselor	jvoss@fairmontschools.com	1409
Prep	Kai	Kang	English	kkang@fairmontschools.com	1638, 1626
Prep	Karen	Carrie	VAPA	kcarrie@fairmontschools.com	1469
Prep	Kelly	Robinette	Education Manager	krobinette@fairmontschools.com	1421
Prep	Kevin	Carpio	Athletic Trainer	kcarpio@fairmontschools.com	TBD
Prep	Kevin	East	International Student Manager	keast@fairmontschools.com	1412
Prep	Kinsey	Ross	PE / Social Science	kross@fairmontschools.com	1459, 1629
Prep	Kristen	Jansen	Education Department	kjansen@fairmontschools.com	1420
Prep	Kristy	Skehan	Registrar	kskehan@fairmontschools.com	1411
Prep	Lily	Lin	Science	llin@fairmontschools.com	1636
Prep	Lola	Coleman	Science	lcoleman@fairmontschools.com	1648
Prep	Luba	Goldenberg	Math	lgoldenberg@fairmontschools.com	1463
Prep	Mark	Alves	PE Health	malves@fairmontscools.com	1475
Prep	Mark	Hassoun	Math	mhassoun@fairmontschools.com	1467
Prep	Michael	Sarris	Math	msarris@fairmontschools.com	1640
Prep	Michael	Wheeler	English/IB	mwheeler@fairmontschools.com	1625
Prep	Michael	Wilson	Tech Support	mwilson@fairmontschools.com	1482
Prep	Nancy	Nguyen	English	nnguyen@fairmontschools.com	1628
Prep	Nick	Ochoa	VAPA	nochoa@fairmontschools.com	1631
Prep	Pete	Rivas	Social Science	privas@fairmontschools.com	1465
Prep	Phil	Lopez	Social Science	plopez@fairmontschools.com	1460, 1441
Prep	Phillip	McCarty	English	pmccarty@fairmontschools.com	1622
Prep	Ray	Prado	Advanced Programs Counselor	rprado@fairmontschools.com	1429
Prep	Remy	Demont	Science	rdemont@fairmontschools.com	1647
Prep	Rhonda	Valenton	Science	rvalenton@fairmontschools.com	1645
Prep	Rick	DuVall	Social Science	rduvall@fairmontschools.com	1458
Prep	Robert	Mendoza	Headmaster	rmendoza@fairmontschools.com	1403
Prep	Rosana	Silvestre	World Language	srosana@fairmontschools.com	1468
Prep	Ryan	Huynh	Academic Counselor	rhuynh@fairmontschools.com	1422
Prep	Sam	Calavitta	Math	scalavitta@fairmontschools.com	1486
Prep	Sandra	Rabyy	English	srabyy@fairmontschools.com	1639
Prep	Sara	Brown	IBP	sbrown@fairmontschools.com	1432
Prep	Sarah	Yoon	English AEP	smatsui@fairmontschools.com	1626
Prep	Stephanie	McLean	Assistant to the Dean of Students	smclean@fairmontschools.com	1404
Prep	Stephen	Whitlock	Math	swhitlock@fairmontschools.com	1451
Prep	Steven	Duxbury	Social Science	sduxbury@fairmontschools.com	1457
Prep	Suzette	Lewis	Math	slewis@fairmontschools.com	1452
Prep	Teri	Rollon	Receptionist	trollon@fairmontschools.com	1400
Prep	Tiffany	Schnitker	Assistant to the Assistant Head of School	tschnitker@fairmontschools.com	1419
Prep	Virginia	Phipps	Math	vphipps@fairmontschools.com	1450
Prep	Yesenia	Mendez	Attendance Coordinator	ymendez@fairmontschools.com	1674
Prep	Ying	Li	World Language	lying@fairmontschools.com	1487
Prep	Yvette	Tung	Boarding	ytung@fairmontschools.com	2731

Dave ESPARZA

Athletic Director

Director of Champions

Coaches (or has coached) Girls Varsity Basketball, Boys Varsity Basketball, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Cross Country, Swimming and Diving
Teaches (or has taught) PE, Health, and Athletic Performance
Winner of: 8 League Championships (Girls Basketball), 5 League Championships (Girls Golf), 6 CIF Swimming Individual Titles, 1 CIF Diving Champion, 2 CIF Golf Individual Divisional Champions (1 Girl, 1 Boy), CIF Basketball Champions, and multiple Jr. High League Championships (Flag Football, Basketball, Soccer)
Enjoys spending time with his family, listening to music, and playing golf

"I was offered the opportunity to work at the best private school around, so I jumped at the chance to join a great faculty and teach some of California's brightest student athletes.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy alumnus Ben Harrison used to dream about working on Capitol Hill — and now that’s his reality. After graduating summa cum laude and receiving his Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science and public policy from the University of Redlands, Harrison worked a variety of political internships before landing a full-time position in Washington, D.C. as a staff member in the office of a congressman.

Harrison, who attended Fairmont Private Schools from kindergarten until high school graduation, developed an interest in politics during the beginning stages of his time at Fairmont Prep and was able to take advantage of various opportunities the school offered in order to pursue his passion. Not only was he the senior class vice president, but he also involved himself in other leadership opportunities and took courses that would better prepare him for his career interests.

“The great thing about Fairmont was that, all of the subjects were so well taught that I never felt I was lacking,” he said. “It helped me to pave the path that I’m currently on and really follow through on a goal that I had early on in my high school career, which was to be somewhere in politics — and that’s where I am right now.” Harrison intends to continue in his political pursuits and knows that whatever goals he sets before himself are attainable, thanks in large part to the preparation he received as a student at Fairmont.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy Class of 2017 alumna Christina Li credits much of the collegiate success she has had at Stevens Institute of Technology to her experience at Fairmont. Recently named the Empire 8 Rookie of the Week for her accomplishments on the basketball court, Li continues to strive toward achieving the goals she has set for herself.

As a student at Fairmont Prep, Li had opportunities to take part in a variety of activities outside of basketball, including as a cast member in three theatre productions and as a pianist for the choir. She was also able to challenge herself with the many courses and academic programs offered to her at Fairmont — such as the International Business Program — that helped to prepare her for her studies as a computer science major at Stevens and to provide her with a glimpse of what life is like in the business world.

Li is grateful for her time as a student at Fairmont Prep, as it allowed her to step out of her comfort zone and be part of new extracurricular activities that she never knew she would try.

"The most beneficial advice I can offer [to Fairmont students] is not to always be content with where you are," Li said. "Challenge yourself, try new activities, and don’t be afraid to showcase who you are."

Northeastern University graduate and member of Fairmont Preparatory Academy’s Class of 2013 graduating class Christine Boutros knows the value of a Fairmont education and how it helped prepare her for the academic rigors she would face in college, particularly in her science classes. The Advanced Placement courses she took in high school allowed her to forego many first-year courses and have the opportunity to take upper-level classes early on in her studies. As a result, she finished her requirements ahead of schedule and was able to work full time in a lab, conducting neuroscience research for two years during college.

Boutros received her bachelor’s degree in behavioral neuroscience in 2017 and is currently a research technician at Harvard Medical School. In the spring of 2018, she will take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and apply to M.D./Ph.D. programs in her pursuit of a career in neurology. Thanks to her time at Fairmont Prep — even though she did not always see them at the time — she now fully understands the possibilities available to her in her career.

"When I look back on the conversations I had with my teachers [at Fairmont], I realize that they know so much more about the things you can do with your future," she said. "Utilizing that life experience that our teachers have is extremely important." Boutros also knows that it is beneficial for students to believe that they can achieve more than they would have imagined before attending Fairmont.

"Don’t under sell yourself," she advised. "Apply to colleges, even the ones you’re not 100 percent sure you’ll get in to. I think we don’t have a very good feel for the people we’re competing with, but you’re actually in a very good position to get in to very good schools."

Former Fairmont Prep basketball standout Cierra Hall is continuing to let her talents shine at the next level in more ways than one. Not only was she named to the 2018 Big West Conference All-Freshman Team, but she’s also majoring in cell biology so that she can pursue her dream of attending medical school and becoming an orthopedic surgeon.

As a student at Fairmont and winner of OC Register’s Small Schools Female Athlete of the Year for her leadership and accomplishments on the basketball court in the CIF San Joaquin League, Hall certainly had a busy schedule. In addition to basketball, she was an AP scholar with distinction and earned Fairmont Prep’s award for Bioethics Student of the Year.

However, she said that the support she received from Fairmont helped to relieve stress and guide her toward success.

"There were always teachers, counselors and tutoring available if needed," she said. "Being able to balance athletics with academics made me learn how to be proactive, organized, and have good time management. I learned how to be able to study independently and make sure I was getting the most out of all of the opportunities that were offered."

After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, Fairmont Prep Class of 2009 graduate Anar Bhansali knew she wanted her career to honor her family’s legacy. The Bhansalis have four generations of experience in the diamond industry, so she decided to use fine jewelry as her canvas for expression and created Bhansali, a jewelry line intended to change how people perceive luxury.

Borrowing from both past craftsmanship and modern sensibilities, Bhansali’s one-of-a-kind pieces reflect how women live today and are meant to be worn every day rather than displayed solely for decoration or safekeeping. She also designs custom pieces and engagement rings, and her jewelry can be purchased at Neiman Marcus and various independent luxury boutiques throughout the world as well as by appointment at the Bhansali showroom in Beverly Hills. Bhansali knows that the path she has taken thus far is a result of the experience she had as a student at Fairmont Prep.

"Besides the exceptional educational foundation, Fairmont gave me the opportunity to discover my passions and interests by allowing me to immerse myself in art, athletics, and extracurricular activities," she said. "This well-rounded combination of academic and extracurricular programs not only prepared me well for college but also helped prepare me for the diverse challenges of life after college."

She also values the diversity found on Fairmont Prep’s campus, which helped to prepare her for conducting business and regularly interacting with people of all different backgrounds. "What I enjoyed most as a Fairmont Prep student was being surrounded by people from all over the world," Bhansali said. "We live in a globalized world where business constantly crosses borders. It is important to learn about and understand different cultures and languages to be successful in today’s world."

Bhansali hopes to grow her business and become an established leader in the fine jewelry industry while also creating an impact through her philanthropic and social efforts. Be sure to check out her website and follow Bhansali on Instagram!

Fairmont Staff Directory

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Dave ESPARZA

Director of Champions