faculty

Sarah Carr

LIEP Teacher & Department Chair

Ms. Carr has worked with international students since 2008, and has taught LIEP/ESL at Tucker since 2016. She has lived in Virginia, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, and has engaged in ethnographic research of various indigenous cultural groups in Ghana, Malaysia, and Guatemala. She holds a B.S. in Anthropology and International Relations from Virginia Commonwealth University and an M.Ed. in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Mary Washington, and is endorsed to teach ESL, English, and Social Studies in Virginia. 

Ms. Carr is passionate about teaching Multilingual Learners and is dedicated to helping her students to achieve their goals!

Email: skcarr@henrico.k12.va.us

Class website: Ms. Carr's ESL Class

Request a parent-teacher meeting with Ms. Carr: Parent-teacher meeting request form

Kenya Gray

LIEP Teacher

My name is Kenya Gray, I have 8 years of dedicated service in Henrico County Public Schools within the LIEP Department. My educational career began as a Spanish Teacher, allowing me to share my passion for language with my students. My passion for language developed out of first having to learn English upon arriving in the United States from Germany as a German speaker.   My personal experience as an English learner drives my commitment to working with immigrants and refugees.  Serving as a LIEP Teacher merges my love for language and my desire to support our community of refugees and immigrants.  I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to contribute to the Tucker community! 

Email: kmgray@henrico.k12.va.us

Kelsey Davidson

LIEP Teacher

Ms. Davidson holds a B.A. in Integrative Studies with a concentration in International Studies from George Mason University. She earned a minor in Chinese and TESL as well. She volunteered in Guizhou, China as a volunteer English teacher and volunteered at The Arlington Education and Employment Program during her senior year at Mason. She attained her M.S. Ed in Secondary Education, Teaching English as a Second Language from Old Dominion University. She enjoys learning about languages and fiber arts. She was a past Tucker Tiger as a student. She is excited to be back at Tucker to teach and be a part of the LIEP team! 

Email: kfdavidson@henrico.k12.va.us

Heather DeMascio

LIEP Teacher

Mrs. DeMascio holds a B.A. in History from Virginia Commonwealth University.  She began her ESL career as an Immigrant Youth Tutor at JR. Tucker High School.  She was inspired by her Tucker Tiger ESL students to go back to school and get her ESL teaching degree from Old Dominion University.  She lives in Richmond with her family, three cats, and one dog.  Mrs. Demascio is looking forward to being part of the Tucker Tiger LIEP team. 

Email: hrdemascio@henrico.k12.va.us

Amanda McDonnough

LIEP Teacher

Mrs. McDonnough accomplished her Masters in Teaching with endorsements in Spanish and ELL from St. Martin’s University in Olympia, WA. She graduated from the University of North Georgia with a Bachelors in Political Science and a Certification in Latin American Studies. Mrs. McDonnough recently taught Spanish in the Richmond Public School District for three years. Prior to her teaching experience, Mrs. McDonnough served in the United States Army for six years in the Military Intelligence field as a Language Analyst. Mrs. McDonnough was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and now resides in the City of Richmond with her family. 

Email: amjmcdonnough@henrico.k12.va.us

Brittany Okuda

LIEP Teacher

Mrs. Okuda holds a B.A. in Foreign Language with a concentration in Spanish from Virginia Commonwealth University. When she was a student at VCU, Mrs. Okuda studied abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico. She holds an M.Ed. in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Mary Washington, and has been published in the VATESOL newsletter. Over the summer Mrs. Okuda spent part of July teaching English in various public schools in Colombia. Mrs. Okuda is very excited to be a part of the ESL team!

Email: baokuda@henrico.k12.va.us

Rhianna Taylor

LIEP Teacher

Ms. Taylor earned a master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Colorado. She also has a bachelor’s degree in English language and literature from California State University. Ms. Taylor has a love of languages, especially American Sign Language, Spanish, and French. She has worked and volunteered in many classrooms that serve people with sensory disabilities (e.g. Deaf and/or blind) as well as immigrants and refugees. In her free time, she enjoys doing crochet and other creative projects, playing tabletop games and video games, and spending time with her family and pets. She is excited to be a Tucker Tiger!  

Email: rltaylor2@henrico.k12.va.us