Tulsa / Sapulpa
Tulsa/Sapulpa Staff
Meet our team
Our staff members are carefully selected. Cimarron School of Living Education teachers are inspired by the Cimarron vision and are delighted to come alongside families in raising life-long learners. These teachers desire to grow in their own personal and educational lives while consistently applying the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education. Cimarron teachers are called to create an atmosphere where our students can grow in wisdom and knowledge, to mentor our children in the shaping of character, and to shepherd our students in truth, beauty, and goodness.
Minda Ciardi
Head of School & Founder
Originally hailing from west Texas, Minda moved to Oklahoma with her family in 2018 and quickly fell in love with Oklahoma and all this state has to offer. Minda holds degrees and certificates from Abilene Christian University, Stephen F. Austin University, and the University of North Texas. She has worked in education for over 18 years, serving students in a variety of settings and in positions of both teacher and administrator. It is the experience of teaching her own children at home that is the driving force of this new educational adventure. The vision of Cimarron School of Living Education came out of the desires for her own children as well as the spur to share the beauty of a Charlotte Mason education to the community around her.
Kate Geesaman
Director of Education
Born and raised in Illinois, Kate developed a love of nature and was often found in the pastures and prairies seeking her next flower treasure or injured animal to nurse back to health. Music has always been her real passion. The deep hymns, playful folksongs and full choral anthems were what inspired her to earn a bachelor degree in Music Education in 2000. She taught K-12 general and choral music for six years before she came home with her first son in 2006. Their family added three more boys in the next 5 years. Kate’s love for education brought her family into homeschooling. A Charlotte Mason way of educating found Kate in those early years of homeschooling and was a natural fit to her love of music, nature, history and literature. Kate is a follower of Jesus and most mornings can be found studying God’s word and learning more about our God that knows her and loves her. She also wonders at the intricacies of God’s creation through nature water-coloring. Kate enjoys teaching music with the Central Oklahoma Homeschool Choir where she leads the middle school and early elementary choirs. She is looking forward to this next adventure and sharing the feast of a Charlotte Mason education with her community.
Kristin Vandagriff
Campus Principal
Bio coming soon!
Marie Epperson
Preschool/Kindergarten Teacher
Jazmine Green
1st Grade Teacher
Alyssa Mapes
2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
Amber Moore
4th/5th Grade Teacher
Kate Isaac
6th/7th Grade Teacher
Sharon Benitez Collins
Spanish Teacher
Bio coming soon!
Kelly Edwards
Office Manager (located in Oklahoma City)
Angie Leming
Inclusion Assistant, Family Engagement Lead, Library Lead
Hannah Scott
Communications Lead
Elizabeth Goett
Inclusion Assistant
Rachel Selby-Simms
Inclusion Assistant
Come see a class day
Walk the halls, meet the teachers, and picture your child’s week here.
