My name is David A. Leone. This is my 45th year in public education. This is my third year at KCIA. Before coming to KCIA I spent 9 years as a 6th grade teacher in Blue Springs, Missouri and I spent 4 years as principal of Hillcrest Elementary in Belton, Missouri. Then I spent 27 […]
Team Category: Administration
Jamie Jansen – MS Principal
My name is Jamie Jansen and this is my 18th year in education. I have taught many grades from 1st through 12th, served as a behavior interventionist, academic interventionist and a Special Education Teacher. I graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. I received my Masters […]
Hannah VanAusdal – Elementary School Principal
My name is Hannah VanAusdal. This is my 12th year in public education. This is my fourth year at KCIA. Before coming to KCIA I was a third, fourth and fifth grade teacher, an Instructional Coach and an Assistant Principal in the Kansas City area. I am married and have two sons. I have my […]
Courtney Minnich – Elementary Assistant Principal
My name is Courtney Minnich and I am the Elementary Assistant Principal at Kansas City International Academy. I began my career in education in 2010 teaching English to students in Guatemala. I then taught 3rd grade for six years in Liberty, Missouri. In 2017, I came to Kansas City International Academy and spent a year […]
Kate McDowell – Director of Curriculum and Instruction
My name is Kate McDowell, and this year is my tenth in education. I grew up in Joliet, IL, and moved to Missouri in 2004 to study journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia. I spent three years working as a writer at a newspaper in South Carolina before beginning a career as a teacher. I […]
Jennifer Wilson – Director of Student Services
My name is Jennifer Wilson and I have been in Education for 19 years. I have experience as a teacher, Instructional Coach and Principal. I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from Park University, a Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from St. Mary University and an Education Specialist Degree […]
Bane Ballou – Director of Finance
My name is Bane Ballou. This is my third year at KCIA and my thirty-fifth year in education. I have a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from UMKC. Before coming to KCIA, I worked for school districts in Belton, Harrisonville, and Independence. I retired as the Director of Finance from the Raytown School District […]