Our mission is to deliver academic achievement, character development and social equity through an active instructional model and a strong school culture.
Lisa Adams, Board President
Lisa is a Wisconsinite who moved to Colorado with her husband of almost 20 years 11 years ago to pursue an LL.M. in Environmental Law at Denver University's Sturm College of Law. Before moving to Colorado Lisa had obtained a Juris Doctorate at Saint Louis University.
Lisa and her husband, Tim, are the parents of a 1st grader at AXL and a 3rd grader at Quest. Both parents are delighted to see their 1st grader thriving in the Expeditionary model of AXL.
Lisa is also a regional officer for a history non-profit organization, helps with her daughter's Girl Scout troop, keeps their Little Library stocked, and enjoys historical painting and paintmaking methods as well as hiking.
Katrina Zerilli, Board Vice-President
Katrina is mom to two scholars at AXL Academy and a big believer in Expeditionary Learning. She's been a supporter of the AXL community since 2019, and is excited to help scholars and crew members get the most out of their education. She loves when kids get to be creative, musical, artistic, and follow their own interests. She's lived in Colorado since 2014, lived in Oakland, CA before that, and is originally from New York. Her husband, James, is an APS Middle School teacher.
For work, Katrina is a marketing designer making everything from websites to emails and social media posts. She volunteer's with Rebel Marketplace, a hyper-local Aurora-based urban Farmers Market that meets in Del Mar Park in the summer, and is also on the city of Aurora's Citizens' Advisory Budget Committee.
Fun fact: Katrina has a degree in Textiles and used to teach college freshmen how to spin raw sheep's wool into yarn.
Michael Dalvit, Board Treasurer
Michael is a proud father of four and a sports fanatic. His deep interest in the state of education and commitment to ensuring that our youngest citizens get what they need to secure successful futures led him to his service on AXL’s board. He’s excited to be involved and to support his community.
Laura McGah, Board Secretary, Teacher Rep.
I’m originally from Long Island, New York and have lived in Aurora Co. for over 27 years now with my husband of 24 years. I have been apart of the AXL family and community since it’s inception in 2008 where I enrolled the first our 5 children. I have been part of the AXL family for the past 11 years doing various roles and settling in as the Assistant Pre school teacher. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, walking my 3 dogs in Cherry Creek State Park, crafting, gardening and listening to live music.
Isaac Greenlee, Board Member
Isaac is a proud father of two kids and a Colorado native who enjoys being outdoors biking and skiing. He is passionate about education and believes that it is the foundation for a strong society. He is excited to support the community and AXL in their mission to provide high-quality and engaging education to all students.
Anthony Oyewole, Board Member
Anthony has been with Flintco for over 22 years and has 25 years in the construction industry. He has worked in a variety of market sectors, including K-12 education, advanced industries, healthcare, and sports and leisure, among others. His varied experience has allowed him to grow and take on additional duties at a very rapid pace. Anthony performs well under tight budgets and fast-track construction. As the project director, Anthony serves in a project executive oversight role. He acts as the liaison between Flintco, the owner representatives, major subcontractors and architects/engineers to provide diversified input based on his construction expertise. Anthony is responsible for overall management direction of all areas required to successfully deliver the project. He manages the appropriate resource allocation to assure completion of the project and he serves as the senior point of contact regarding overall project contract and delivery. His specific responsibilities will be over planning, staffing, defining functions and responsibilities, and supervision of all project activities including project schedule, personnel administration and performance review.
Anthony is married to wife Kelli and has two adult children, both who are also married. He enjoys trying new things at least once and achieving any random goals; whether it’s participating in a 25mi bike race, or just learning how to drive a standard, the “goal” is always trying something new, bettering himself, and safely taking risks. He volunteers regularly at his church and with other community service projects. In recent years, he and his wife have done mission trips to Mexico and Peru. Anthony tries to live by a statement he once heard in passing: Man was not put on earth just to consume. He/she should also help others.
Finn Lanning, Board Member
Finn taught 7th and 8th grade math at AXL Academy for 4 years, and has taught at other schools in Denver, Miami, and Kansas. Finn also worked on the development of the middle school and high school Crew Curriculums with EL Education. Finn now lives in Wichita, KS and is the Director of Camp Sunflower, an organization that provides camp experiences for LGBTQ+ youth. In his free time, Finn enjoys kayaking, hobby electronics, advocacy work, and hanging out with his parrot (and former AXL Academy classroom pet!), Bernoulli.