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Dan Kimbro
Dan Kimbro
Teacher
Dan Kimbro started at Park Academy in 2013 as an instructional aide. Since then, he has taught or assisted in every class the school offers. He took a year off to complete a Masters of Art in Teaching at George Fox University, with specializations in English Language Arts and Social Studies, as well as an ESOL (The English for Speakers […]
Megan Holcomb
Megan Holcomb
Literacy and Curriculum Coordinator
Megan Holcomb grew up in San Diego, California. She moved to the Northwest to attend the University of Puget Sound in Washington, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Music. One summer between semesters, she decided to take an internship with a small educational organization in Portland, Oregon. She fell in love with Portland and […]
Charles Geier
Charles Geier
Teacher
Mr. Geier teaches students in the areas of Orton Gillingham reading, reading comprehension, and morphology. He was born in Germany, and grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming after his father retired from the Air Force.   As a student, school wasn’t always easy, but he never lost his excitement for learning new things. He always knew that he wanted to help others, […]
Gena Fields
Gena Fields
Art Teacher
Eugena “Gena” Fields is a professional art educator and has taught and studied art in Portland most of her life. She has a Bachelors of Art in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking, and a Masters Degree in Education, both from Portland State University. During her time in college, she also painted murals for children’s spaces and taught art part time so […]
Elizabeth Dove
Elizabeth Dove
Development Director
Elizabeth (Liz) Dove is a native Portlander, growing up in East County. Liz has a degree in Political Science, with a focus on minority studies, from Portland State University. For the first 15 years of her career, Liz worked for a variety of children’s nonprofits in Oregon raising funds and awareness. She joined Park Academy in 2015 and is inspired […]
Chris Devers
Chris Devers
Teacher
Growing up a military brat, Chris Devers has lived all over the United States and abroad. Some of the more unique locations were Iceland, Newfoundland, and Hawaii. He was born in Alabama (Roll Tide) and returned to attend college after graduating from high school. At the University of Alabama-Birmingham, he majored in Comprehensive Language Arts. This prepared him to teach […]
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Craig Lowery
Head of School
Craig Lowery has spent his career in education focused on students with unique learning challenges. After beginning as a Language Arts teacher, he set off overseas serving as a teacher and teacher trainer as a Peace Corps Volunteer on the distant Pacific island Archipelago of Kiribati. Soon after returning, Dr. Lowery completed his Master’s of Science in school and clinical […]
Melissa Carroll
Melissa Carroll
Music Teacher
Melissa Carroll teaches music to grades 3-8. She is a native Oregonian born and raised in Salem. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Pacific University and a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from Portland State University. Prior to teaching at Park Academy, Melissa lived in Singapore and Chengdu, China where she worked as a freelance musician […]
Jeff Barnes
Jeff Barnes
Teacher
Jeff Barnes was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in the small town of Madras. As a young boy, he loved to play sports. Mr. Barnes interest in helping students began his junior year in high school. He was a peer tutor at Madras Elementary and was also a fifth and sixth-grade boys basketball coach for Kiwanis. He continued […]
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Park Academy's mission is to empower students with diverse learning challenges to reach their highest individual potential, while excelling academically and becoming responsible citizens and community leaders.

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"Having teachers and staff that actually cared about me and challenged me to set and achieve goals made all the difference. I was lost, they helped me find my real self. "

- Malachi, Graduate, Class of 2018

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- Dr. Judith Belk

"As soon as Malachi started at Park we began to see positive changes in him, his confidence began to grow. For the first time, he actually like going to school. His academic and reading performance greatly improved after just one year. Park helped him recognize his potential by highlighting his strengths and encouraging him to keep trying. "

- Angie, Parent of Graduate

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