It is our privilege to serve your family. If you have a question or concern, please contact our school office to make an appointment with our school leaders.
School Leaders:
Brenna Prochnow, Principal, HOPE Fortis
Brenna’s passion and commitment to urban education is rooted in her desire to be see all students afforded excellent educational opportunities, and in turn, become agents for change in their communities.
Brenna joined the HOPE Fortis team in 2012 as a teaching assistant. Her talents and dedication propelled her to a lead teaching role for middle school math, and she remained in the classroom for the next two years as a 5th and 6th grade math teacher. She served as the Middle School Grade Level Chair, mentoring and leading a team of middle school teachers as they transitioned to a new behavioral management system. She then spent two years as the Dean of Instruction before transitioning into the Principal role in 2017.
Brenna graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor of arts in legal studies and sociology. She then spent a year abroad working for a Christian mission organization in the Middle East. Upon completing her year commitment, she heard about the great work HOPE was doing on the north side of Milwaukee and could not wait to move to Milwaukee to join the HOPE team and family.
Faculty and Staff List
Brenna Prochnow | Principal |
Esther Tan | Elementary Dean of Students |
Dustin Mihm | Middle School Dean of Students |
Jocelyn White | Dean of Middle School Instruction |
Christina Moehn | Dean of Elementary Instruction |
Amanda Lawrence | School Operations Manager |
JaLayne Kordich | Secretary |
George Highshaw | Dean’s Assistant |
Holly Tassone | K4 Lead Teacher |
Rebecca Nault | K5 Lead Teacher |
Natasha McLaughlin | K5 Lead Teacher |
Lacey Sobotta | 1st Grade Lead Teacher |
Shanice Borders | 1st Grade Lead Teacher |
Brooke Bruns | 2nd Grade Lead Teacher |
Ariana Nicholas | 2nd Grade Lead Teacher |
Shamieka Glaude | 3rd Grade Lead Teacher |
Danielle Wright | 3rd Grade Lead Teacher |
Jazz Singh | 4th Grade Math Teacher |
Sarina Scott-Owens | 4th Grade ELA Teacher |
Abbey Heckman | 5th Grade ELA Teacher |
Sarah Donaldson | 5th Grade Math Teacher |
Kelsey Karlson | 6th Grade ELA Teacher |
Gabby Park | 6th Grade Math Teacher |
Bryce Mathson | 7-8 Grade Math Teacher |
Antonia Redic | 7th Grade ELA Teacher |
Thad Anderson | 8th Grade ELA Teacher; Athletic Director |
Chelsea Oland | MS Science/SS Teacher |
Amanda Rusch | Spanish Teacher |
Savannah Thompson | Elementary Music Teacher |
Derek Williams | Gym TA |
Itanzia Wilcox | Middle School TA |