Contact Us
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
Henely, Kim
Executive Assistant
khenely@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 16
Martinez, Randy
Facilities Manager
rmartinez@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
Pierce, Colin
IB Coordinator/College Counseling,
Social Studies
cpierce@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 28
Rice, Kay
Director of Development
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
White, Polly
Director of Admissions
pwhite@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 14
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FACULTY
The best way to reach any faculty member is to email them
through the corresponding links below.
Assistance Dogs of the West
Jill Felice and Jodi Backenstock
jfelice@desertacademy.org
jbackensto@desertacademy.org
Bennett, Randy
Performing Arts Chair
rbennett@desertacademy.org
Binkley, Stephanie
Learning Specialist
CAS, Mathematics
sbinkley@desertacademy.org
Cavalli, Jessica
World Language Chair/Spanish
jcavalli@desertacademy.org
Christie, Thomas
Mathematics
tchristie@desertacademy.org
Comstock, Jocelyne
Science
jcomstock@desertacademy.org
Gilbert-Desmond, Lis
Social Studies, P.E.
lgildes@desertacademy.org
Guzzardo, Victoria
Spanish
vguzzardo@desertacademy.org
Hedrick, Paul
English
phedrick@desertacademy.org
Kurian, Kim
Photography
kkurian@desertacademy.org
(505) 992-8284, ext. 10
Lindeen, Karen
MS Dean/Science Chair
klindeen@desertacademy.org
Matthis, Jeff
Science
jmatthis@desertacademy.org
Mays, Greg
Technology Director
gmays@desertacademy.org
Mehling, Rod
HS Dean/Social Studies
rmehling@desertacademy.org
Miles, Sheila
Art
smiles@desertacademy.org
Passalacqua, Natalie
Athletic Director
npassalacqua@desertacademy.org
Robinson, Catherine
Music/MS English
crobinson@desertacademy.org
Thiebaut, Isabelle
French
ithiebaut@desertacademy.org
Tsai, Fu-mei
Chinese
ftsai@desertacademy.org
Wynn, Eric
English
ewynn@desertacademy.org
Zappe, Chris
Computer Technology
czappe@desertacademy.org
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