Laura Perry, School Leader

​Laura Perry has been with The Leona Group since 2007. She has been a math, ELL, and English teacher, and has also served as an Instructional Support Specialist. Ms. Perry has been in education since 1998. She earned a B.S. in Physical Science from Northern Arizona University and a M.A.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix. Ms. Perry is honored to be the School Leader at Estrella High School.  

Email: perry@estrellahs.com

​Jennifer VanDerNaalt, Asst. School Leader 

Jennifer VanDerNaalt has been with the Leona Group since 2004. She was an office manager for over 11 years, was the executive assistant to the CEO, CFO, and Vice President of Academic Support of the Leona Group and most recently has been the assistant school leader at Estrella High School. Jen graduated with honors and earned a B.A. in Psychology from Ottawa University.  email

Angela Garcia, Office Manager

​Angela Garcia has been with the The Leona Group since October of 2000. She has worked at both Estrella High School in Avondale and Skyview High School in Buckeye. Angela is currently working on her Associate's Degree in Counseling. email

Support Staff

Lisa Corona, attendance email
​Georgia Gonzalez, instructional support email
​Robert James, bus driver email
​John Powell, bus driver email
Frances Ramirez, enrollment email
Nicole Richardson, counselor email
Tricia Troiano, special education coordinator email
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​Teaching Staff

Beth Benson, Exceptional Student Services email
Robert Bott, mathematics email
Taija Hendrix, science email
Kimberly Larson, SEI and electives email
Bill Padilla, substitute email
Andrew Potter, social studies email
Shaylan Richardson, CBE email
Angela Striggles, fine arts and Youth Entrepreneurs email
​Kimberly White, language arts and history email