Meet our Administrators

AZVA's administrative staff is composed of professionals and specialists dedicated to making a virtual academy a very real learning experience. Here are some of the people who work behind the scenes to keep AZVA responsive to your needs.

Head of School
Megan Henry is AZVA’s Head of School. Originally from upstate New York, Megan holds undergraduate degrees in history, English, and secondary education from SUNY Geneseo and Canisius College. She earned a master’s degree in educational leadership and business administration from Arizona State University in 2006. Megan is an Arizona-certified, highly-qualified teacher and principal. After her first year teaching in New York, Megan relocated to Arizona. She taught junior high social studies for four years, and then three years of high school history and English in both charter and district settings. Megan has been a school administrator since 2006 and was AZVA’s high school principal from 2007-2009. She is thrilled to work with the families, students, and staff at AZVA and is excited to help expand and improve virtual education for students in Arizona.

K-8 Principal
Nichole McCauley has been with AZVA since March 2005. Her classroom experience includes teaching kindergarten, first, fifth, and sixth grades. She is a 2000 graduate of Eastern Washington University with a major in elementary mathematics and an emphasis in special education. She has taught in both public and charter schools and is excited to be working in an administrative capacity for AZVA for the fourth year. Nichole has successfully completed two master's degrees, one in curriculum and instruction and the other in educational administration and supervision. She has worked as a teacher, Title I Coordinator, and now for the second year as the K-8 principal for AZVA. Nichole is an Arizona certified principal.

High School Director
Erica Cunningham has been with AZVA since 2005. She is currently working as the director for AZVA's high school program. She was also an instructional coordinator for AZVA's high school program, a high school lead acaemic advisor, and a teacher with AZVA for a year and a half. Erica was a kindergarten and first grade teacher for five years in both private and charter schools before working for AZVA. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Southwestern College in Phoenix, Arizona, and is currently working toward her master's degree in Educational Leadership with her principal's certificate at Grand Canyon University.

Operations Manager
Laurie Roberts started with AZVA in July 2004. She has a BS in management information systems from the University of Arizona. Her previous work experience includes providing tech support for DSL customers and assisting customers in a photo lab. She enjoys photography and reading and is excited to work for AZVA.

Community Relations/Local Development Manager
Tiffany Seidemann earned her bachelor's degree in education from Grand Canyon University. After completing her degree, she began working in academic affairs for a large online university, where she recruited faculty to teach courses based on their experience and level of education. While working for this university, Tiffany was given the opportunity to earn a master's degree, tuition-free. In order to be diversified, she chose to take business courses and earned an MBA. She then spent the next three years as a classroom teacher in a charter school. Tiffany has also taken graduate courses in education from the University of Arizona, which she hopes to apply toward a master's or doctoral degree.

Special Education Manager
Denese Wierzbicki, AZVA special education lead teacher, has 37 years of experience teaching special education, from preschool through high school. Denese has also taught math, science, and computer programming. She was attracted to AZVA as the ideal situation for special kids to receive a rigorous education at their own pace. Denese holds a BA from the University of Michigan in psychology and a master's degree in special education from Northern Michigan University.

Business Manager
Patti Giovannini has a variety of relevant experience ranging from the Cave Creek School District in metropolitan Phoenix to General Motors. Most recently, Patti was the director of accounting for ABS School Services in Phoenix. In this capacity, she directed accounting services to more than 100 charter and private schools in five states. Patti is a dynamic business leader with 12 years of supervisory accounting experience.