Our Enrichment Instructors: Spring 2025

Bios

GWENYTH DELMARGO

Gwen is a former Zia student who now attends CNM as an education major. She hopes to move on to UNM and continue her path to a career in education. Currently Gwen is a manager and skate teacher at Skate-O-Mania with 5 years of experience helping kids and adults learn to skate safely and with skill.

PATTY GILLIS 

Patty has been teaching in school art programs since her college days in Pittsburgh. She has taught in many Title I schools in Albuquerque through YDI, Citizens School and Art in the School. At ZFFC, Patty teaches a variety of art, nature, and cooking classes where kids can explore their own creative interests.

ANNE ASMAN

Anne Asman is a certified personal trainer and a 200-hour registered Yoga instructor. Her background in dance stems from when she was a competitive dancer and a Drill Team member as a young child and teenager. Today, as a group exercise instructor for a large gym in Albuquerque, she's excited to bring joy and playfulness into her teachings at Zia Family Focus Center. As a part-time substitute teacher for Albuquerque Public Schools, she understands the importance of children feeling joy while learning discipline through various forms of exercise.

IVY ROSE

Ivy has taught several comic making workshops at ZFFC which were incredibly popular with the kids! She encourages creativity and collaboration in the classroom. Ivy is a teacher, illustrator, writer, comic artist, painter, and a counselor from San Francisco. Her goal is to help people feel empowered and inspired in their daily life.

DELIA ST.LOUIS

“As a teacher, I know very well the struggles and challenges children navigate daily. My focus is on helping them create healthy habits for life. Through poems, stories and creative expressions (vocal sounds, drawings, movement, role play etc) they will learn daily practices to reduce stress, replenish and reset their confidence.”

Yohana Asmerom “Coach Yo”

“My name is Yohana Asmerom, and I’m passionate about physical education. I have a degree from the University of New Mexico, and I currently coach basketball and flag football. I love helping athletes grow and work together as a team. Outside of coaching, I enjoy hiking and spending time in nature. I’m also a huge sports fan and love watching games whenever I can.”

Kellee Larison

Kellee has over a decade of experience working with at-risk youth in the Albuquerque area, focusing on social-emotional learning to help empower and support young individuals. She is a RYT-500 yoga teacher and is training to become a yoga therapist, with certification expected in 2025. At Zia, Kellee primarily teaches yoga, integrating mindfulness and emotional regulation techniques, while also bringing her diverse teaching experience in subjects ranging from dance to science.

Endion Schichtel “Teacher E”

A trained biologist and performing artist, Endion loves combining lessons with props and specimens to spark curiosity and imagination. Classes that she teaches are taught outside whenever possible, allowing kids time for unrestricted play and to provide opportunities for experiential learning. When she is not helping or teaching at ZFFC, she runs the Conservation Carnivale, a circus that teaches environmental education and is also a guide for a forest school with their kiddo, Ofelia (4).