Teachers and Staff

Adam Napoleon Principal

Adam Napoleon has been in the field of education for over twenty years including twelve years as the social systems teacher at Northwest Prep. He took over as principal of in 2019 and continues to teach in certain capacities. He grew up in New York and has lived in Sonoma County for the last twenty years. He received his bachelors degree in Secondary Education with a social studies 7-12 focus from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 2000. In 2006 he received his Masters degree in Teaching with a focus on Critical Environmental and Global Literacy from New College of California in San Francisco. He has a wife, two young children, and a lovely dog. He enjoys snowboarding, kayaking, hiking, playing softball, and anything to do with music.
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Stephanie Boone IC/Language and Communication

Stephanie Boone graduated with a degree in English Literature from Sonoma State University. Along with teaching 13 years in Santa Rosa, she has taught English in Barcelona, Spain through the CELTA program, and Krems, Austria through Austrian American Educational Commission and Fulbright Austria. She has worked at all levels of secondary education, from 7th through college, and in 2014 was awarded the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award. Ms. Boone is passionate about creating immersive, investigative, and interdisciplinary curriculum, exploring the power of choice and systems of thought through literature and writing. A fifth generation Santa Rosan, Ms. Boone and her husband are now raising their own children in our beautiful city.
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Alyssa Dossat IC/Mathematical Systems

As a sixth generation teacher, Alyssa Dossat has education in her blood. After graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Mathematics, she taught at the innovative project-based Marin School of Arts and Technology, the flagship school of Envision Schools. Marriage and children gave her the desire to bring what she had learned from Envision closer to home. At Northwest Prep she has found a long awaited chance to bring innovative education to her hometown of Santa Rosa. Ms. Dossat is a strong proponent of educational reform and enjoys helping her students see the beauty and relevance of mathematics. Teaching at Northwest Prep allows her to work with the project-based learning model that she views as the best way to prepare students for college and beyond, while also providing the small-school setting that gives her a chance to get to know her students over multiple years She welcomes each year's opportunity to infuse her students with the desire and capability to become autonomous learners, self motivated designers, and active participants in our changing world.
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Brad Edmondson IC/Natural Systems

Brad Edmondson received his degree in Biology from CSU Channel Islands before graduating from UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School of Education with an MEd in 2015. As Northwest Prep’s Natural Systems instructor, he strives to bring as much hands-on instruction as possible into the classroom, introducing much-needed lab experience and exposing students to how science is done in the real world. In addition, he focuses as much as possible on the truly integrated nature of the scientific system, as well as examining the trial and error necessary to make even the most trivial-sounding of historical discoveries. He enjoys all things music and sci-fi.
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Cory Hakola Art/Woodshop

Cory Hakola is an artist and teacher based in Santa Rosa, California, and Masonboro, North Carolina. He earned bachelor's degrees with honors in Studio Arts, Painting, and Art History from Sonoma State University. Born and raised in Minnesota, Hakola's passion for exploration has taken him to 49 states and numerous countries, including Russia, Japan, Italy, and French Polynesia. His interests include hiking, fishing, gardening, cooking, and remodeling houses. He values the time spent with his family, especially his wife and their sons, whose achievements they celebrate together. Hakola's passion for teaching goes beyond the classroom. He has spent twenty years coaching Little League baseball for ages 5 to 17, managing over 200 games. Mr. Hakola believes that when a classroom balances rigor and empathy, and students are encouraged to bring their genuine selves to their work, something unexpected and extraordinary happens. His goal is to be surprised by each student—at least once—and to create a space where they can surprise themselves.
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Saloni Jhaveri IC/Social Systems

Saloni Jhaveri attended UC San Diego for her undergraduate degree where she majored in International Studies with an emphasis in Political Science and History, and minored in History. She taught middle school Social Studies, Civics, and Literature for two years in Southern California, before pursuing her M.A. in Teaching Social Studies at UC Irvine. She is a recent transplant from Southern California where she was born and raised. She loves playing sports, reading novels, baking cookies, and traveling to new places. As Northwest Prep’s Social Systems teacher, she hopes to empower the next generation of leaders and scholars. She is a firm believer that students learn best when they are given access to material that is relevant and purposeful to their lives and communities. She is passionate about providing students with the necessary skills and work ethic to be contributing and empathetic members of society.
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Aaron Shreve IC/Middle School Mathematical Systems/Spanish/ELD

Aaron Shreve was born and raised in Stockton, CA, and has been living and teaching in Sonoma County since 1996, after graduating from UC Santa Cruz. Mr. Shreve started as an ESL resource teacher in Santa Rosa where he accelerated his study of Spanish and earned his BCLAD bilingual certificate. He then taught fourth/fifth grade, first grade, and eventually wound up at the middle school level teaching mostly sixth-grade math and science. Along the way, he earned his MA in curriculum, teaching, and learning in mathematics, and a single-subject math credential, from Sonoma State University. In 2010, his wife pursued a job opportunity that found them taking their young son and moving to Munich, Germany for over two years, where Aaron worked as a teacher at a bilingual kindergarten. Other than teaching, and enjoying his family, Aaron is frequently umpiring local baseball games, fishing or crabbing from his kayak off the California coast, studying Taekwondo, where he and his son have earned the rank of first-degree black belt, and in addition, he finds time to play bass and sing backing vocals in the local cover band, The Rotten Tomatoes.
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Brad Saunders Physical Education

Brad Saunders joins the NWP team with more than 20 years of teaching experience, in Southern California and the Bay Area, mostly at the middle school level. Mr. Saunders has a Bachelor’s Degree in American Literature and Culture from UCLA., and two Teaching Credentials from CSU Chico, Physical Education and Multiple Subjects. He moved to Windsor from San Mateo in April of 2022 with his wife and three children. HIs daughters, ages 13 and 11, are active in sports and music. His son, age 10, plays club soccer. His wife is an ER nurse at the Novato Sutter hospital. Along with traditional sports, games, and fitness training, Mr. Saunders emphasizes the importance of physical health in maintaining our cognitive and psychological well being. He is honored to be part of the NWP team and is excited to help build the future of our community. [email protected]

Claudia Camacho School Counselor

Claudia Camacho received her Master's in School Counseling from Sonoma State University in 2016 and her Bachelor's in Chicanx Studies in 2014. Claudia is a first-generation college graduate and is a proud product of Mexican immigrant parents. In her free time, she loves to spend time at the park with her partner (Victor), dog (Tiki) and daughter (Itzel). Her favorite sports teams are the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco Giants and the 49ers.

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Susan Shields Office Manager

Susan Shields is proud to be a part of the team at Northwest Prep Charter School. Susan came to us from Jack London Elementary School where she was Office Manager for seven and a half years. Susan is funny, energetic, and ready to support our students and families. She loves having the opportunity to get to know our community and to be a positive helpful part of their day.

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Jennifer Millsap Program Assistant

Jennifer Millsap, better known as "Ms. Jen" or just "Millsap", arrived at Northwest Prep by way of being a Piner-Olivet Union School District parent. As a Mother of four, Jennifer navigates both our Project Based Learning, and Home Study programs with ease. Jennifer has a background in Sales & Marketing, as well as Events. She helped our school put on its very first prom, and is very excited to continue this new tradition. In addition to assisting students with individual support, Jennifer also enjoys hosting the Middle School Art Club, helping students achieve their personal best during PE and having fun with them during Community Meetings. Outside of school, Jennifer spends her time with her family at the racetrack, camping, hosting dinners, traveling, getting lost in a good book, or taking motorcycle trips with her husband.

Nina Longoria Teacher's Assistant

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Dante Hernandez Program Assistant/P.E. Tech

Dante Hernandez graduated with his political science degree from Sonoma State University in 2023. He joined POUSD in 2023 starting off as one of the coaches from Elevo, then became the P.E Tech for Olivet Elementary School during the 2024-2025 school year. Now he is a part of the Northwest Prep staff as the P.E Tech as well as a program assistant. During his free time he enjoys watching football as well as eating tons of food.

Lourdes Singh Morales Outreach Specialist

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Susan Spier Food Service Provider and Program Assistant

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Tebe Fret Custodian

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Sou Souvannasay Custodian

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