CMO Team Archives - Page 6 of 6 - Valor Collegiate Academies

|September 1, 2015

Kylea Weir

Kylea moved from California to Nashville in July of 2015. Days after her move, she joined the Voyager team as they prepared for their founding year. Kylea came to Voyager with 6 years of behavioral support experience, working for a mental health agency as a behavior counselor for at-risk youth. She graduated in 2014 from […]

|September 1, 2015

Sahara Evans

Sahara Evans is a native of Pittsburgh, PA., and has lived in Nashville since 2000. Her appreciation for numerous cultural backgrounds and her focus on community collaboration has led her to study abroad in Egypt and Spain, as well as a number of volunteer opportunities. Sahara is a strong advocate of hands-on, inquiry-based learning. She involves youth in […]

|August 27, 2015

Todd Dickson

Mr. Dickson came to the field of education as a second career in 2000 after successfully building the Melton Group, a residential real estate company in Colorado, from 1995-2000. After attending Stanford for a Master’s degree in education, he taught physics for five years at the nationally acclaimed public Hillsdale High School, the private International […]

|August 25, 2015

Jamie Gutter

Mr. Gutter currently serves as principal at Valor Flagship Academy. Part of the founding team, Mr. Gutter previously taught math for two years, led the math department, and served as assistant principal. Prior to joining the team at Valor, Mr. Gutter worked at Glenview Elementary School, where he first became passionate about helping a diverse […]

|August 25, 2015

Travis Commons

Dr. Commons began his lifelong career of working with and for children as a Child Care Specialist in his home state of Indiana. Humbled by this important, but under-appreciated work, he began to explore the ways in which children learn, grow, and are often misunderstood. After his teacher training at Ball State University Teachers College, […]

|August 25, 2015

Daren Dickson

Mr. Dickson joins Valor after spending 16 years developing his skills as a therapist, social worker, clinical and program director, and social justice advocate. He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has spent much of his career working with vulnerable youth and communities through Seneca Center, a non-profit agency in the Bay Area, […]

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