ExplorSchool Teacher Bios
MITY’s ExplorSchool teachers are experienced educators who enjoy working with middle school students. They understand the importance of keeping young people’s natural curiosity alive and design interesting activities that require critical thinking and collaborative problem-solving. Most importantly, they spend time making sure that every student feels empowered to be their true selves and enjoy being a part of the MITY family.
"The teachers at MITY love and care about what they are teaching." - 2025 student
Angela Larson
Angela has been teaching for 13 years in a variety of roles. She has taught Life Science, Earth ...
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Angie Bibro
Angie has been teaching for twenty five years. She has taught all grades 1-8 at one time or ...
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Beth Wakefield
Beth Wakefield holds a B.S. and M. Ed. in Education from the University of Minnesota. She has been ...
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Bill Nara
Bill has been a licensed 7-12 Social Studies Teacher since 2000 and also teaches Chess, Tabletop Strategy Gaming, ...
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Claire Watne
I am a former engineer and current high school math teacher; changing careers was one of the best ...
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Elizabeth Hamill
Liz Hamill is a five year MITY alumna and is so excited to be back as a teacher ...
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Hawken Paul
Hawken is a Minneapolis-based actor, musician and teaching artist. In addition to his work with MITY, Hawken teaches ...
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Heather Mastel
Heather has a BA in theatre and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Hamline University. She currently ...
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Jeff Bullard
Jeff was inspired to become a teacher when he saw the first picture of Earth in space taken ...
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Jesse Maloney
Jesse has been a middle school science teacher for the past 17 years. He believes that learning is ...
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Jessica Jones
Leadership and advocacy have been central to my teaching career since I embarked on my journey as an ...
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Jex Arzayus
Jex teaches middle school in the Roseville School District and is passionate about out-of-the-box art projects that emphasize ...
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John McCaffrey
John teaches interactive design and animation at Hennepin Technical College. He has been working in art, design, and ...
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Juliana Brandt
Juliana is an author and elementary teacher with a passion for storytelling that guides her in both of ...
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Kari Schultz
Kari has been teaching high school and middle school math for 23 years. She is currently teaching 7th ...
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Katherine Fraatz
Kathy has over 25 years of experience working in schools as a PreK - 12 teacher, administrator, trainer, ...
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Kathryn Marget
Kathryn has worked in gifted education her entire career and currently serves as the K-12 Advanced Academics Coordinator ...
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Luc Janssen
Luc studied mathematics and German at Grinnell College and is currently working on his Masters in Teaching at ...
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Lydia Chung
Lydia is a MITY alumna and graduate of the University of Southern California (USC) where she majored in ...
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Molly Hammel
Molly holds a BA in Elementary and Middle School Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and ...
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Renee Marek
Renee has over 22 years of teaching experience and holds a PhD in Education. She has worked with ...
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Sam Graf
In his work as a Middle School Math Teacher and Math Team Coach, Sam delights in mathematical discovery ...
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Serene Deuth
For the past 26 years, Serene has taught all grade levels and types of science including Biology, Genetics, ...
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Stacy Gabriel
Stacy is a National Board Certified teacher who has worked with elementary students for over 25 years. She ...
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Taylor Champoux
Taylor is an artist and Visual Art teacher at East Ridge High School in Woodbury. She holds a ...
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Tech Academy
Formerly Computer Explorers, Tech Academy has been enriching Minnesota’s children with research-based Technology and Science classes and camps ...
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Tiffany Benson
Tiff has been working with young people in various ways for 16 years. She has been a high ...
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Tim Larson
Tim holds a BA in Elementary Education with a Minor in Chemistry from the University of WI-Eau Claire. ...
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Urban Boatbuilders
Founded in 1995, Urban Boatbuilders’s mission is to empower youth to succeed in work and life through woodworking ...
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Zach Prax
Zach currently teaches Advanced Placement Psychology and World History at Eastview High School and has taught almost every ...
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