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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