Erin Malone
Vice President of Education
Erin is a Certified Reading Specialist with a Master's Degree in Teaching Reading. She has two kids, Yuri + Kye. She enjoys running, spikeball, watching most any sport, + patio-sitting. Erin is a fan of all things St. Louis + can go toe-to-toe with anyone when it comes to quoting Seinfeld.
Gabrielle Inyart
Director of Beyond School Operations
Gabrielle has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Washington University in St. Louis. She enjoys road trips, wandering through art museums, reading, public transit + spending time with her sisters.
Rebekah Baumann
Beyond School Program Manager
Rebekah is a native St. Louisian with a Bachelors Degree in Communication Arts from Hannibal LaGrange University. She enjoys traveling + the outdoors, but knows there is nothing better than cuddling with her fur-baby, Suki, while binge watching Netflix + eating take out Chinese food.
Kayla Winter
Beyond School Instructional Manager
Kayla is from the Lou and she’s proud! She joins our team with a MEd in Learning, Teaching and Curriculum from the University of Missouri (MIZ!). Her favorite thing is to spend time with her husband and girls!
Peter Gioia
Peter graduated from Drury University with a Bachelor of Science, English + his TESOL/ ESL/ TEFL Certification. Peter taught ESL in Costa Rica + has returned to the United States to further his career in education while being closer to his friends + family. He is excited to serve + teach in St. Louis, which he will always consider home.
Q Lupton
Beyond School Coordinator- Kairos Academies
Kekua graduated from Missouri Baptist University here in St. Louis, MO. They majored in Mathematics + Christian Ministry with an emphasis in Secondary Education + hopes to engage in the urban school districts. Their favorite things include hanging out with friends, swinging in their hammock, playing card games, + having big adventures.
Elora Bossert
Beyond School Site Coordinator - Lafayette Prep Academy (LPA)
Elora recently graduated from Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo, where she received her BFA in Creative Writing. She enjoys reading, playing soccer + is proud to say that she's finally friends with her roommate's cat.
Patrick Smith
Beyond School Site Coordinator- St. Louis Language Immersion School (SLLIS)
Patrick received his Associate Degree in Engineering Science from STLCC Florrissant Valley. He is an avid gamer + his hot take is that he is one of the few people that likes Star Trek + Star Wars equally. He considers himself a tech geek + an Apple fanboy. Patrick’s favorite part about St. Louis is anything that allows him to spend time with his wife, how sweet!
Nassir Whitley
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - LPA
Nassir is the oldest of three siblings + is from a small town in Upstate New York. He loves St. Louis’ rich history, diverse population + fast-paced environment. Did we mention Nassir is a first generation college graduate? Way to go!
Zafara Strain
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - LPA
Zafara is joining the team all the way from Alaska! She is an Alaskan Native + is part of the Dena’ina people tribe. Her favorite thing about St. Louis is all the brick buildings!
Noah Rodriguez
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - LPA
Noah is excited to learn from St. Louis and enjoys how different the atmosphere is from his home state of Texas. A fun fact about Noah, he has won awards for both singing and pottery making!
Kiara Hallinan
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - LPA
Kiara joins the Beyond School team after attending SUNY Binghampton in New York. Her favorite things about St. Louis are the live music events and having a new artist to love every weekend. Besides listening to music, she enjoys hiking, reading and thrifting more clothes than she needs.
Ty Harris
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - LPA
Ty is a graduate of Missouri Valley College. His favorite things about St. Louis are all of the free places to go and the food. He also can do spot-on voice impressions.
Annamarie Torrey
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - Kairos
Who was born in Russia, loves fishing, country music + cows? Annamarie! Annamarie graduated from North Central Texas College + is now spending some time in service as a Beyond School Success Coach.
AJ Zylstra
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - Kairos
AJ is excited to join the Beyond School team + be part of the St. Louis culture. They love the beautiful parks of St. Louis + how easy they are to navigate. Plus the city holds a place in their heart since their cat was born here!
Esmee Vuong
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - Kairos
Esmee is a first generation college student from Las Vegas. She is currently pursuing a B.A. in Cognitive Neuroscience from Washington University. She is excited to try new restaurants in St. Louis + maybe even bring some of those recipes home to her own kitchen!
Eamon Lesko
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - SLLIS
Eamon is from Baltimore + worked coaching soccer + flag football for 6 years. He a 17 year old sister + a “tiny little poodly” dog named Kiki. He loves to hike, travel, explore new places, try new foods a + stay active.
Christopher Teasley
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - SLLIS
Christopher is from North Carolina. He’s an outside + social person. He loves to play video games + chill with his friends. “I'm glad I found myself in St. Louis helping the community push our future stars to their greatest potential!”
Brandon Elliot
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - LPA
Brandon joins the Beyond School team after receiving his Bachelor’s in Cultural Anthropology from UMSL. A fun fact about Brandon, he likes studying the French language and hopes to be fluent one day.
Ashlee Williams
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - SLLIS
Ashlee is a creative writer + is excited to join the Beyond School team. Her favorite thing about St. Louis is the city lights at night!
Manuel Matus
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - SLLIS
Manuel is a recent graduate from Florida International University with an Interdisciplinary B.A. and Minor in Psychology; on an Applied Behavioral Analysis track. Having worked with Children and Families in Florida, Manuel is glad to be working on early education here in St. Louis!
Yzabelle Mitchell
Beyond School Success Coach ACM - Kairos
Yzabelle earned her BA in Medical and Cultural Diversity from Colby-Sawyer College + her MS in Education (Higher Education) from the University of Oxford. She was a dancer for 20 years + loves to ice skate!