Our Team
All Members
HR & Accounts
Sales & Marketing
IT Support
Aaron Balogh
Director of Student Life
With over 15 years at Mt. Scott, Aaron has contributed to the
Dara Christy
Director of Academics
Dara was initially drawn to the Mt. Scott community because of its
Emily Class
Social Studies Teacher
Emily Class is starting her 4th year on the Mt. Scott team
Mo Davis
Science Teacher
Mo works to bring a critical and reflective lens to learning for
Tom DeJardin
Executive Director
Tom has more than 40 years of professional communications and administrative experience
Susan Douglass
Attendance & Family Communications Coordinator
Susan brings 25 years of teaching experience with Portland Public Schools as
Michael Duffer
Language Arts Teacher
Michael Duffer has taught Language Arts for several years, getting his start
Alex Funk
Social Studies Teacher
Alex is new to Portland, moving to the area this past summer
Tavares Hubbard
Student Support Specialist
Tavares is a Pennsylvania native who has lived in Portland for the
Phil Johnson
Science/Math Teacher
Phil grew up in a Canadian-American household and earned his B.A. in
Brian Manley
Spanish Teacher
Brian’s background in the Spanish language goes back to his formative years
Amanda Morris
Math Teacher
Amanda began teaching mathematics at Mt Scott in 2008, after coming home
Matt Nelson
Math Teacher
Matt Nelson joins the Mt. Scott team this year and believes math,
Sativa Newcomer
Food Service Manager
Sativa first joined the Mt. Scott community in 2011 as a student
Laura Thompson
Office Manager/Registrar
Laura has been working in the office at Mt. Scott since
Corrie Wood
Language Arts Teacher
Corrie is a Portland native and a graduate from Portland State University
Jason Young
Transitions Specialist
Jason joins the Mt. Scott team with more than 22 years’ experience
Board Members
José Barrios | President | CleanSolution Services
Rosemary Colliver | Head of Legal and Business Affairs | ShadowMachine
Eldridge Fantroy | Student Support Coordinator | Center for Advanced Learning
Mark Fisher | Board Member Emeritus | Vice President (retired) | Morgan Stanley
Sue Fisher | Board Member Emeritus | Teacher (retired)
Keely McIntyre | Board Vice-Chair | Grants Manager | Columbia Land Trust
Doug Raab | Board Chair | Partner | Brownstein Rask LLP
Frank Weiss | Partner | Tonkon Torp LLP
