I am Angela Rosheim and I am beginning my 36th year as an educator. I spent 30 years as a teacher for Liberty Public Schools before coming to KCIA. I graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and earned a Master’s Degree in Library Science from the University of […]
Team Category: Staff
Peyton Snowden – Dean of Elementary School Culture
Hi! My name is Peyton Snowden, and this is my 9th year in education. I am originally from Springfield, MO and moved to Kansas City to go to college and decided to stay and start my career here. I attended the University of Missouri Kansas City and received a bachelors in Early Childhood Education. I […]
Mauranda Douglas – MS Reading
My name is Mauranda Douglas. This is my first year at KCIA. It is my privilege to work alongside such dedicated, enthusiastic, and loving people. I have over 30 years of experience teaching English Language Arts and Reading. My teaching career began with the Los Angeles Unified School District where I taught first grade. After […]
Leslie Danner – Elementary Counselor/Mental Health Coordinator
My name is Leslie Danner, and this will be my 7th year at KCIA. This year I will be the School Counselor for Kindergarten, 4th, and 5th grades. I attended Graceland University on a soccer scholarship, studying Psychology, Art, and Spanish. Then, I attended Emporia State University, where I earned a Master’s in Art Therapy […]
Stephaney Ferguson – Social Studies
Hello! My name is Stephaney Ferguson and this is my 6th year of teaching. I am excited to be serving KCIA as a History/ELL Specialist this year. I graduated from Missouri Western State University in 2018 with a degree in Secondary English Education and I am certified in TESOL. I have since spent my time […]
Briana Paxton – Science
My name is Briana Paxton and I am the 7th grade science teacher here at Kansas City International Academy. This is my fourth year as a teacher and I received a Bachelors of Science from the University of Kansas where I studied Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and graduated in the spring of 2020. I […]
Britany Barton – Elementary Counselor
My name is Britany Barton, and I am the Elementary School Counselor for first, second, and third grades. This is my tenth year in education. I graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education. I have taught various grades, with most of my time spent […]