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Kalyoncu, Sevim

Sevim Kalyoncu is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist and a naturalist instructor with a passion for helping children connect with nature. In addition to leading the Compass Nature Quest program, she teaches outdoor specials and survival skills at a local Montessori school and works as a naturalist interpreter for Fairfax ... More

Castaneda, Iman

Iman Castaneda is the coach for Compass’s Homeschool PE and Jiu-Jitsu Fit classes. She is the owner and head coach of Capital CrossFit and Functional Core Training personal training service. Iman was a professional MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter for five years at Capital MMA. She first earned a coaching certification in ... More

Taborga, Sirdley

Sirdley Taborga is the instructor for Compass's elementary and high school Spanish classes. She is from Bolivia and is a native speaker of Spanish. Sirdley has lead children through interactive and play-based learning in Spanish at the Church La Cena del Señor and in English at the KidsQuest at Mclean Bible Church. She ... More

Mello, Ney

Ney Mello, who teaches guitar classes at Compass, is an internationally-recognized Jazz artist. He has a professional diploma in Musical Composition and Live Performance from Escola De Musica de Brasilia in Brazil, training in jazz music arrangement from Berklee College of Music, and Bachelors and Masters degrees from Catholic ... More

Elizabeth Bradshaw

Elizabeth graduated from Compass's class of 2022 and is a student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. She is majoring in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. Elizabeth is involved in on-campus research about radiation shielding for satellite hardware and serves on the Executive Board ... More

Cobb, Diane Wright

Diane Wright Cobb is a professional artist and long time art educator. Diane operates a small art studio in Herndon where she has led private art lessons and group classes for children and adults since 2010. She taught art to homeschooled students in grades K-12 at the High Country Home Educators program in Colorado Springs, ... More

Preisinger, Kathy

"Over the years, my youngest son and my daughter have taken several classes with Kathy. In all my years in education, Kathy stands out as one of the best teachers I've ever seen. She is not only a master of the content she teaches (music), but..." -J.N. (Fairfax, VA) More

Kornacki, Dr. John

Dr. John Kornacki is a recently retired college professor and administrator with more than 20 years of university-level teaching experience. Dr. Kornacki served as the Director of Education and Professor of Public Policy at the Law and Economics Center of George Mason University. Prior to that, he served as the Assistant ... More

Harmon, Judith

Judith Harmon earned a Bachelors Degree in Theater and Business Entrepreneurship from the University of Texas. She has been involved with theater since 2008, whether on stage or backstage. Judith works with several area theater groups including Sterling Playmakers, the Arlington Players, and the Washington Revels. She serves on ... More

D’Cruz, Shona

Shona D’Cruz has been a hobby artist her entire life working in sculpture, mosaics, stained glass, floral, paper quilling, and jewelry with a passion towards functional and wearable art. Shona works at Maveric Mosaics with former Compass instructor and sculptor Bonnie Fitzgerald, and has recently founded her own business, ... More