



More than 100 faculty share their time and talents to make Prairie the place it is today. Passion and expertise drive this group, who make it possible for students to grow into scholars, artists, athletes, and leaders. Creation and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do — from teaching a science class, to leading students in off-campus experiences like Camps Manito-Wish and Timber-lee, to ensuring our campus is a clean, safe place to learn. For seven consecutive years, 100% of full-time faculty has participated in supporting the Prairie Fund. Perhaps nothing better demonstrates the pride our educators have in this institution.
MAIN LINE: (262) 752-2500
ATTENDANCE LINE: (262) 752-2541
The Prairie School main switchboard is answered from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on days when school is in session. Voicemail is configured to answer calls when the front desk staff is unavailable. If you have a concern, always start with your child’s teacher.
PRESIDENT/HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Nat Coffman, Head of School
ncoffman@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2504 - Kristi Barrett, Executive Assistant to the Head of School and HR
kbarrett@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2501
ADMINISTRATION
- Kathy Boero, Head of Middle School/Director of Compass Program
kboero@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2550 - Susan Holum, Head of Primary School
sholum@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2575 - Steve Joost, Assistant Head of School for Finance, CFO-COO sjoost@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2511 - Lisa Koleske, Director of Human Resources
lkoleske@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2515 - Margaret McDonough, Head of Upper School
mmcdonough@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2628 - Aliya Pitts, Chief Advancement Officer
apitts@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2520
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
- Pat Badger, Advisor to the Head of School for Arts & Equity
pbadger@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2535 - Kristi Barrett, Executive Assistant to the Head of School / HR Manager
kbarrett@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2501 - Barb Barth, Upper School Administrative Assistant
bbarth@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2626 - Kim Forsman, Middle School Administrative Assistant
kforsman@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2551 - Liz Nass, Accounts Payable Manager
lnass@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2508 - Dori Panthofer, Athletic Administrative Assistant
dpanthofer@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2602 - Jane Raufus, Welcome Desk
jraufus@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2540 - Galen Steig, Advisor to the Faculty for Innovation
gsteig@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2663 - Lynn Zobel, Primary School Administrative Assistant
lzobel@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2573
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PS Administration
- Susan Holum, Head of Primary School
sholum@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2575 - Lynn Zobel, Primary School and Health Office Administrative Assistant
lzobel@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2573
Early School
- Ann Bankenbush, Early School Assistant Teacher
abankenbush@prairieschool.com - Abby Brzezinski, Early School Teacher
abrzezinski@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2587 - Terie Carpenter, Early School Teacher
tcarpenter@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2576 - Emily Henkel, Early School Assistant Teacher
ehenkel@prairieschool.com - Stephanie Hoffman, Early School Teacher
shoffman@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2592 - Andrea Pearson, Early School Assistant Teacher
apearson@prairieschool.com
Kindergarten
- Kirsten Cousin, Kindergarten Teacher
kcousin@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2577 - Barb Hoppa-Swanson, Kindergarten Educational Assistant (Cousin)
bhoppaswanson@prairieschool.com - Joseph Manley, Kindergarten Teacher
jmanley@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2580 - Melissa Mills, Kindergarten Educational Assistant (Manley)
mmills@prairieschool.com
Grade 1
- Kelsey Cassidy, Grade 1 Teacher
kcassidy@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2584 - Elizabeth Long, Grade 1 Educational Assistant
elong@prairieschool.com - Valerie Sprunger, Grade 1 Teacher, English Dept. Co-Chair
vsprunger@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2578
Grade 2
- Kristina Gile, Grade 2 Teacher
kgile@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2585 - Abby Jaramillo, Grade 2 Educational Assistant (Wilks)
ajaramillo@prairieschool.com - Kathy McCleary, Grade 2 Educational Assistant (Gile)
kmccleary@prairieschool.com - Marcia Wilks, Grade 2 Teacher
mwilks@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2594
Grade 3
- Kathryn Lalonde, Grade 3 Teacher, Robotics Chair, Math Department Co-Chair
klalonde@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2582 - Sophia Penkala, Grade 3 Teacher
spenkala@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2583
Grade 4
- Christine Henke Mueller, Grade 4 Teacher
chenkemueller@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2579 - David Reske, Grade 4 Teacher
dreske@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2591 - Mark Winnen, Grade 4 Associate Teacher
mwinnen@prairieschool.com
Art, Music, Physical Education, Science, World Language
- Jason Atanasoff, Athletic Director
jatanasoff@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2600 - Mark Baker, PS French Teacher
mbaker@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2565 - Eric Hollow, Physical Education Teacher
ehollow@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2615 - Tim Ipsen, MS Music Teacher
tipsen@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2566 - Matt Oscarson, PS Music Teacher, Compass Program
moscarson@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2598 - Alice Place, PS Spanish Teacher
aplace@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2581 - Nich Schafer, Physical Education Teacher/Dept. Chair
nschafer@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2604 - Katie White, PS Fine Arts Teacher
kwhite@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2593 - Holly Wolf-Mattick, Fine Arts Teacher/Glassblowing Art Manager
hwolfmattick@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2644
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MS Administration
- Kathy Boero, Head of Middle School, Associate Head of School, Compass Program Leader
kboero@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2550 - Kim Forsman, Middle School Administrative Assistant
kforsman@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2551
Art
- Izzi Buikus, MS Fine Arts Teacher
ibuikus@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2593 - Katie White, MS Fine Arts Teacher
kwhite@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2593 - Holly Wolf-Mattick, MS Fine Arts Teacher/Glassblowing Manager
hwolfmattick@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2644
English
- Jennifer Cobb, MS Reading Teacher, Compass Team
jcobb@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2558 - Alicia Gasser, Grades 5/6 English Teacher
agasser@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2559 - Tameka Tate, Grades 7/8 English Teacher
ttate@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2651
Math
- Kelly Christensen, Grades 5/6 Math Teacher
kchristensen@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2567 - Brianna Kunstman, Grades 7/8 Math Teacher, Math Department Co-Chair
bkunstman@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2561
Music
- Jamie Breiwick, MS Instrumental Music Teacher
jbreiwick@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2631 - Tim Ipsen, MS Music Teacher
tipsen@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2566 - Fletcher Paulsen, MS Vocal Music Teacher, Performing Arts Dept. Chair
fpaulsen@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2653 - Dena Roncone, Theatre Director
droncone@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2560 - Ben Wagner, Technical Theatre Director
bwagner@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2645
Physical Education
- Eric Hollow, Physical Education/Health Teacher
ehollow@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2615 - Melody Owsley, Physical Education Teacher
mowsley@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2609 - Zach Perkins, Director of Fitness Center/Strength & Conditioning Coach
zperkins@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2608
Science
- Joy Aragones, Grades 5/6 Science Teacher
jaragones@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2569 - Tressa Bates, MS Science, ELL/Compass
tbates@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2533 - Tom Bresnehan, MS Robotics Teacher
tbresnehan@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2633 - James Broetzmann, Grades 7/8 Science Teacher
jbroetzmann@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2557 - Hortense Dupin de St. Cyr, Computer Programming Teacher
hdupin@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2647 - Sarah Turek, MS Science Teacher
sturek@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2556
Social Studies
- Alan Mills, Grades 7/8 Social Studies Teacher, Social Studies Dept. Chair
amills@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2562 - Gardner Seawright, Grades 5/6 Social Studies Teacher
gseawright@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2563
World Language
- Mark Baker, PS French Teacher
mbaker@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2565
UPPER SCHOOL
US Administration
- Elizabeth Davis, US Dean of Students
edavis@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2634 - Margaret McDonough, Head of Upper School
mmcdonough@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2626 - Barb Barth, Upper School Administrative Assistant
bbarth@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2626
Art
- Izzi Buikus, US Fine Arts Teacher
ibuikus@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2593 - Dominic Kegel, US Media Production Teacher
dkegel@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2674 - Vicki Schmitz, US Fine Arts Teacher, Art Dept. Chair
vschmitz@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2564 - Holly Wolf-Mattick, MS Fine Arts Teacher/Glassblowing Manager
hwolfmattick@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2644
English
- Jason Glassman, US English Teacher
jglassman@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2639 - Erin Housiaux, English Dept. Co-Chair, US English Teacher
ehousiaux@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2643 - Scott Huggins, US Humanities Teacher
shuggins@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2641 - Zachary Nacev, US Humanities Teacher
znacev@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2654 - Rebecca Wheeler, US English Teacher
rwheeler@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2650
Math
- Bernoli Baello, US Math Teacher
bbaello@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2636 - Hortense Dupin de St. Cyr, Computer Programming Teacher
hdupin@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2647 - Melissa Flynn, US Math Teacher
mflynn@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2640 - Jason Louttit, US Math Teacher
jlouttit@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2605 - Lynne Santalucia, US Math Teacher, Compass Team
lsantalucia@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2652 - Luke Yehlen, US Math Teacher
lyehlen@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2555
Music
- Jamie Breiwick, US Instrumental Music Teacher
jbreiwick@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2631 - Danelle Davies,
ddavies@prairieschool.com - Melissa Flynn, US Tech. Theatre Teacher
mflynn@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2640 - Fletcher Paulsen, US Vocal Music Teacher, Performing Arts Dept. Chair
fpaulsen@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2653 - Dena Roncone, Theatre Director
droncone@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2560 - Ben Wagner, Technical Theatre Director
bwagner@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2645
Physical Education
- Eric Hollow, Physical Education/Health Teacher
ehollow@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2615 - Melody Owsley, Physical Education Teacher
mowsley@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2609
Science
- Bernoli Baello, US Science Teacher
bbaello@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2636 - Tom Bresnehan, US Science Teacher
tbresnehan@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2633 - Arooj Mukarram, US Physics Teacher
amukarram@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2630 - Shannon Schafer, US Science Teacher
sschafer@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2646 - Sarah Turek, US Science Teacher
sturek@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2556 - Jean Weaver, Director of Math, Science and Engineering, US Science Teacher
jweaver@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2649
Social Studies
- Sarah Berkey, US Social Studies Teacher
sberkey@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2632 - John French, US Social Studies Teacher
jfrench@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2638
World Language
- Maria Fiocchi, World Language Dept. Chair, US Spanish Teacher
mfiocchi@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2637 - Hannah Lane, US Spanish Teacher
hlane@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2635 - Edith Soghomonian, US French Teacher
esoghomonian@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2648 - Chao-Ying Yan, US Chinese Teacher
cyan@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2568
ADMISSION
- Callie Atanasoff, Director of Admission
catanasoff@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2531 - Angie Burwell, Admission Administrative Assistant
aburwell@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2596 - Molly Lofquist Johnson, Senior Director of Admission
mjohnson@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2525
ATHLETICS
- Jason Atanasoff, Athletic Director
jatanasoff@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2600 - Jersey Eickhorst, Assistant Director of Fitness Center/Sport Event Manager
jeickhorst@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2606 - Dori Panthofer, Athletic Administrative Assistant
dpanthofer@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2602 - Zach Perkins, Director of Fitness Center/Strength & Conditioning Coach
zperkins@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2608
You can find contact information for intramural & interscholastic team coaches in the Athletics section. Click here for MS sports or click here for US sports.
BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL CARE
- Jacob Lipor, Co-Director of Extended Day/Stay & Play
jlipor@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2590
BUSINESS/HR
Business
- Steve Joost, Assistant Head of School for Finance & Operations
sjoost@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2511 - Tara Nelson, Business Office and Payroll Manager
tnelson@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2507 - Liz Nass, Accounts Payable Manager
lnass@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2508
Human Resources
- Kristi Barrett, HR Manager
kbarrett@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2501 - Lisa Koleske, Director of Human Resources
lkoleske@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2515
COLLEGE COUNSELING
- Barb Barth, College Counseling Administrative Assistant
bbarth@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2626 - Jim Zielinski, Co-Director of College Counseling
jzielinski@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2624
COMMUNICATION
- Brendan O’Brien, Communication Director
bobrien@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2523 - Rachel Shuster, Communication Manager
rshuster@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2522
COMPASS
- Kathy Boero, Director of Compass
kboero@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2550 - Gail Axelson, Compass Assistant
gaxelson@prairieschool.com - Tressa Bates, ELL Teacher
tbates@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2533 - Dr. Mike Boticki, Director of Education/Psychology & Counseling
mboticki@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2662 - Jennifer Chiapete, PS Academic Support Teacher
jchiapete@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2595 - Mari Grobschmidt, Learning Specialist
mgrobschmidt@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2659 - Dana Handrow, Speech Pathologist
dhandrow@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2657 - Kim Leinweber, Learning Specialist
kleinweber@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2664 - Matt Oscarson, Wilson Reading Teacher
moscarson@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2598 - Amy Peterson, School Counselor
apeterson@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2658 - Lynne Santalucia, Math Specialist
lsantalucia@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2652 - Julianne Smith, School Nurse
jsmith@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2660
DEVELOPMENT
- Joan Bolewski, Director of Advancement
jbolewski@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2530 - Austin Gundlach, Assistant Director of Advancement
agundlach@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2524 - Amber Hearn, Advancement Database Associate
ahearn@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2532 - Aliya Pitts, Chief Advancement Officer
apitts@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2520
FACILITIES
- Corey Brandt, Director of Facilities
cbrandt@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2513 - Joe Schatz, Facilities Team Member
jschatz@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2705 - Brian Fenkl, Facilities Team Member
bfenkl@prairieschool.com - Mark Krekling, Assistant Director of Facilities
mkrekling@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2705
HEALTH SERVICES
- Dr. Mike Boticki, Director of Education/Psychology & Counseling
mboticki@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2662 - Amy Peterson, School Counselor
apeterson@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2658 - Julianne Smith, School Nurse
jsmith@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2660
KITCHEN
- Missy Gallert, Director of Food Service
mgallert@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2672 - James T. Fiers, Chef, Food Service Manager
jfiers@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2672
SRC
- McKenzie Weaver, Director of SRC
mweaver@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2677
TECHNOLOGY
- Klay Shannon, Director of Technology
kshannon@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2676 - Alison Wojahn, Technology Manager
awojahn@prairieschool.com
(262) 752-2678