Contact Us/Directions

Desert Academy
313 Camino Alire
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Phone: (505) 992.8284
Fax: (505) 992.8270

www.desertacademy.org

DIRECTIONS TO OUR CAMPUS

From the South

  • Take I-25 north to the St. Francis Drive exit.
  • Follow St. Francis Drive north approximately 3.9 miles and
    take a left on to Agua Fria Street.
  • Go approximately .4 miles and take a right onto Camino Alire.
  • The entrance to the Desert Academy parking lot is about a half block on the right.

From the North

  • Take 285 south to St. Francis Drive.
  • Go approximately 1 mile and take a right onto Agua Fria Street.
  • Go approximately .4 miles and take a right onto Camino Alire.
  • The entrance to the Desert Academy parking lot is about a half block on the right.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR STAFF

Conway, Patty
Front Office Manager

pconway@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 10

Dryfoos, Jennifer
College Counselor
jdryfoos@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 28

Henely, Kim
Executive Assistant

khenely@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 16

Munoz, Augustine
Facilities Manager

amunoz@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 24

Miller, Amy
Assistant Head of School

amiller@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 12

Osborn, Jud
Finance Director

josborn@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 15

Passalacqua, Terry
Head of School

tpassalacqua@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 19

Rice, Kay
Director of Advancement

krice@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 23

Rossi, Tamara
Registrar/Academic Coordinator

trossi@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 17

Sands, Karen
School Counselor

ksands@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 20

Thiebaut, Isabelle
Director of Admissions, IB Coordinator, French Instructor
(505) 992-8284, ext. 14
ithiebaut@desertacademy.org

Tilley, Guillermo
Admissions Coordinator, Learning Specialist
(505) 992-8284, ext. 30
gtilley@desertacademy.org

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FACULTY

The best way to reach any faculty member is to email them
via the email address below.

Assistance Dogs of the West
Jill Felice and Jodi Backensto
jfelice@desertacademy.org
jbackensto@desertacademy.org

Alei, Bob
Mathematics
balei@desertacademy.org

Bennett, Randy
Performing Arts Chair
rbennett@desertacademy.org

Cavalli, Jessica
World Language Chair/Spanish

jcavalli@desertacademy.org

Comstock, Jocelyne
Science

jcomstock@desertacademy.org

Gilbert-Desmond, Lis
Social Studies, P.E.

lgildes@desertacademy.org

Hedrick, Paul
English

phedrick@desertacademy.org

Kurian, Kim
Photography

kkurian@desertacademy.org

Lindeen, Karen
Head of Middle School/MYP Coordinator

klindeen@desertacademy.org

Martino, Natalie
Mathematics, Science
nmartino@desertacademy.org

Masoni, Gabriella
French, Social Studies
gmasoni@desertacademy.org

Mathis, Jeff
Science
jmathis@desertacademy.org

Mays, Greg
Technology Director, Mathematics

gmays@desertacademy.org

McKinney, Brendan
English, Philosopy
bmckinney@desertacademy.org

Mehling, Rod
Head of High School/Social Studies
rmehling@desertacademy.org

Miles, Sheila
Art

smiles@desertacademy.org

Passalacqua, Natalie
Athletic Director

npassalacqua@desertacademy.org

Peterson, Juliana
Music, Design Technology, Social Studies
jpeterson@desertacademy.org

Tatsch, Julia
English, Mathematics
jtatsch@desertacademy.org

Thiebaut, Isabelle
Director of Admissions, IB Coordinator, French
ithiebaut@desertacademy.org

Tilley, Guillermo
Admissions Coordinator, Learning Specialist
gtilley@desertacademy.org

Tsai, Fu-mei
Chinese

ftsai@desertacademy.org


Zappe, Chris
Computer Technology

czappe@desertacademy.org

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