Greetings! My name is Diya Carr. Born and raised here in KC! This is my 2nd year teaching at KCIA! KCIA is a wonderful place! Prior to my time I taught 10 years teaching both 2nd and 3rd grade! However, this is my 17th year in education. Excited for my new role here at KCIA! […]

My name is Miriam Maqsood and this is my fifth year teaching 5th grade at KCIA. I graduated from the University of Missouri- Kansas City (UMKC) with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education. I am currently working on my Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction at UMKC. I like to spend my time with friends and […]

My name is Kieran Brennan, and this is my fifth year in education. I graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with my Bachelor’s in Elementary Education in 2020 and began my career in education as a fourth-grade teacher in Marshall, Missouri. In 2021 I joined KCIA as a third-grade teacher, where I have taught the […]

My name is Cynthia Raymer and this is my eighth year at KCIA. I graduated from the University of Central Missouri in the Spring of 2017 with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and a Minor in Middle School Math. In May of 2020, I graduated with a Masters in Teaching English as a Second […]

I live in Liberty, MO with my husband Jeff. Jeff is a Fraud Officer at US Bank. We have been married for 29 years. We have one daughter, Brooke who is 26 years old and is an Executive Assistant at Ericsson. I was born and raised in the Kansas City area. I graduated from Liberty […]

My name is Emma Fundenberger and I am excited to begin my fourth year at Kansas City International Academy! I will be teaching 5th grade ELA this year. I graduated from UMKC in May of 2021 with my Bachelor’s in Elementary Education. During the 2021-2022 school year I completed my Master’s in Reading Education from […]