Faculty & Staff
The heart and soul of all educational institutions is their teaching
staff. The academy has brought together masters in their fields.
A school is not a building, but a community of learners engaged in
the process that allows students to discover what positive and sustainable
contributions they have to offer society.
Administration
 Dr. Kenneth O'Bryhim
Head of School – College Counselor – Theory
of Knowledge
See 'Board of Directors' information
Mrs. Thiébaut Collier
Head of Admissions – School Counselor – French:
High School – Feng
Shui, Design
Associate of Arts in English (Paris X – 1989)
(Associate of Arts)
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish (Paris X - 1989)
Bachelor of Arts in "FLE" (French as a Foreign language)
(Paris X - 1989)
Diploma in Business English - Franco-British Chamber of Commerce
and Industry ( Paris - 1993)
Master in Counseling and Human Potentials (F S H P 2000-2001 - Paris)
Master in Counseling and Addictions (F S H P 2000-2001 - Paris)
Master in Marketing and Communication (Paris - French School of Press
Officers and Communication Professionals)
AdvancED Certified Quality Assurance Review Chair – NCA
CASI
Certified Feng Shui and Space Clearing Practitioner
Member of the IFSG (International Feng Shui Guild)
Bonnie Apodaca
Administrative Assistant
Bachelor of Arts in Business and Administration Major
in Management –
College of Santa Fe - 1983
English
Mrs. Bronson
English: Middle School
Master in Eastern Classics
(St. John's College – 2004)
Master in Liberal Arts (St. John's College – 1994)
Master in Theology (St. Xavier College – Chicago –
1967)
Dr. Laing
English: High School – Master Pieces
of World Literature
Ph. D. in American Literature – State University
of NY –
Albany 1982
Master in English – College of St. Rose – Albany –
NY 1973
Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in Education – Fiena
College – Loudonville – NY – 1970
Mathematics
Mr. Willson
Mathematics: grades 7/8/9/10
Bachelor of Arts in
Political Science – Duke University
1987
Teacher Certification – University of Wisconsin - 1994
Mr. Miller
Pre-Calculus – Calculus
LLM – Boston
University School of Law – 1980
Social Sciences
Mr. Hill
Social Science: grades 8/11/12
Master in History/Geography – University of New Mexico –
Albuquerque - 1969
Mr. Thompson
Social Science: grades 7/ 9/10
Abitur – Guttenberg
Gymnasium Wiesbaden, Germany 1977
Bachelor in Psychology and Sociology – University of Maryland –
Munich Campus – Germany – 1984
Level 1 Coaching Certificate – Germany – 1987
Certification Excort Interpreter – US State Department –
Washington DC – 1988
State of New Mexico teaching certificate social sciences –
1991
TEFL degree – San Francisco - 1998
Dr. Mikkelesen
Psychology: High School
Drew Nucci
Economics: High School
See listing in Applied Sciences
Applied Sciences
Mr. Santistevan
Applied Science: grades 7/8/9/10 – AP Biology: grade
11
Bachelor of Arts in Biology – University
of California –
Santa Cruz
Founder and Program Director for High Mayhem Emerging Arts 501(c)3
Permaculture Design Certification - 2001
Dr. Doug Reiley
Physics
BA – Amherst College – 1964
Ph. D. - Case Western Reserve University
Mr. Drew Nucci
Chemistry
BA in Business Administration with
concentration in Accounting and Entrepreneurial management- University
of New Hampshire
Graduate Work at the Maine School of Law
Certified Public Accountant
Foreign Language
Mrs. Correal Burns
Spanish: Middle School,
High School
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish – University of Colorado –
1999
Post Bachelor of Arts in Education – UNM - 2002
Mrs. Guzzardo
French, Italian: Middle School
Bachelor of Arts
Mrs. Thiebaut Collier
French: High School
See listing in administration
P.E.
Mr. Raven Hicks
P.E. – Team Sports - Holistic
Medicine
Associate Degree in Nursing
Level 2 Coaching License
Certified Coach – American Sports Education Program
Black Belt, Martial Arts Instructor
Former Law Enforcement Officer
Art
Mrs. Warner
Art: Middle School, High School
M.F.A. in Studio
Art – Syracuse University –
Syracuse - NY
Student Services
Mr. Perry
Academic Tutor
Certiified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Approved Hypnotherapist – 1998 – American Counsel
of Hypnotist. Examiner
Bachelor of Science in Business/Finance
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Board of Directors
Biographical Sketches of the Head of School and Board of Directors
of the New Mexico Academy for Sciences and Mathematics
 Dr. Kenneth E. O'Bryhim, Head of School
Kenneth E. O'Bryhim, PhD,
(MS,BS) brings with him 33 years of experience in public and international
private school education. He graduated from St. Francis College
in 1974 and received a Master of Science in Gifted & Talented
Education from The Johns Hopkins University in 1981. His PhD from
Berne University was granted in 1999 in the fields of Administration & Supervision
and Gifted & Talented
Education. His doctoral thesis concerned evaluation of highly capable
youth enrolled in overseas American private schools. Dr. O'Bryhim's
extensive experience includes classroom teaching, curriculum development,
school accreditation, and serving as Assistant Headmaster. He has
designed programs for highly capable students and behavioral-at-risk
learners in both the US and abroad. Since 1987, Dr. O'Bryhim has
worked in international schools in Rio de Janeiro and the Dutch
Antilles.
Dr. John T. Redd, President of the Board of Directors
John T. Redd,
MD, MPH, FACP brings to the Board of Directors a career in academic
medicine and epidemiology. Dr. Redd graduated cum laude from Harvard
College and then obtained an MD at the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical School in Dallas. He completed residency training in Internal
Medicine and obtained a Masters in Public Health at Columbia University.
Dr. Redd works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and is on permanent assignment to the Indian Health Service Division
of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention in Albuquerque, where he works
on infectious diseases in American Indians and Alaska Natives. He
is a former Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia
University, was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Physicians
in 2002, and is the author of 13 peer-reviewed publications.
Ms. Glenys Carl, Member, Board of Directors
Glenys Carl was born
and brought up in Wales, attended the University of Wales, and then
immigrated to America. Her first employment here was with Detroit's
first Head Start program. Later she moved to Northern California
and worked with the University of California and Stanford Research
in an early childhood development program. She moved to Santa Fe
in 1991 becoming a hospice nurse, author and community net worker.
She is the author of the acclaimed book "Hold
My Hand: A Mother's Journey."
Mr. John R. Dowdle, Member, Board of Directors
John R. Dowdle, MS,
was born and raised in Deming, NM. He attended New Mexico Tech on
a Regents Scholarship and graduated first in his class. After graduation
he was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship in Computer-Oriented
Mathematics at the University of North Carolina and an NDEA Fellowship
in Economics at Carnegie-Mellon University, where he received an
MS in Economics with distinction. He is a retired Senior Vice President
of Booz-Allen-Hamilton, a global management and technology consulting
firm, where he served on the Board of Directors for six years. He
has also been a director of a regional bank, a home health-care provider
John and an international trading company. Mr. Dowdle has been a
faculty member at the University of North Carolina and the University
of New Mexico. He currently teaches an MBA course at New Mexico Highlands
University and is an active member of the civic community in Santa
Fe.
Lise Hilboldt, Member, Board of Directors
Dr. David G. Lee, Member, Board of Directors
David G. Lee, PhD, MS is a former President of the Society of Manufacturing
Engineers. He brings to the Board extensive experience in academic
engineering and business, and a long career in research and applied
mechanical and manufacturing technology. He served in executive positions
with the Midway Products Group, Echlin Inc., and Siemens Automotive,
and on the engineering and research staffs of the Ford Motor Company
and Bell Labs. Dr. Lee worked extensively on increasing opportunities
for promising engineering students in Detroit as part of Focus: HOPE,
a nationally recognized civil and human rights organization.
Mr. Thomas Pratt, Vice President, Board of Directors
Thomas L. Pratt, CPA, MBA, brings almost 30 years of business experience
to the Board of Directors, with a specialty in business turnarounds
and strategic and tactical planning. He attended Dickinson College
and obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Stern School
of Business of New York University. Mr. Pratt serves as President
of Earthstone, Inc., in Santa Fe, and is past. President and CEO
of Nambe. He has served several other companies in executive positions.
His acumen in building partnerships, while leading and managing organizational
change, has been immensely valuable.
Dr. Clifton Wickstrom, Member, Board of Directors
Clifton D. Wickstrom, PhD, MPA, brings to the Board of Directors
more than 40 years of experience in management and education, and
an academic background in public and non-profit administration. He
attended Stanford College and received his PhD in Government (Diplomacy)
from Berne University. Dr. Wickstrom is retired after a distinguished
career in the active and reserve components of the US military, and
performed subsequent government service as a financial officer for
the US Army in Alaska. He has served as on the faculty of the University
of San Francisco, Golden Gate University, and taught budgeting, public
policy, gifted and talented education, and finance.
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