Lisa Berg was born  in South Africa, were she completed her degree in theatre and dance.  Lisa has performed internationally and on Broadway. Lisa has coached for various Varsity and Junior Varsity teams over the last 10 years. Since 2009 she has been the head dance coach for the Adelson Varsity Dance team. She is also a certified A.C.E personal fitness trainer Pilates  and Yoga Instructor. Lisa has two lovely children enrolled at the Adelson lower school. She is very excited to be teaching at the Adelson campus and to share the wonderful world of dance with students.

Believing that athletics play a significant role in the social and physical development of today’s youth, Rob Blackwell is a very positive role model for students. He is a former athlete, coach, counselor and faculty mentor at both the independent school and collegiate level, including assistant men’s basketball coach at Division I St. Francis College, located in Brooklyn Heights, New York. His goals are to provide a wide variety of activities and sports, creating a positive learning environment while instilling pride, and offering students the opportunity to compete interscholastically. A graduate of New York’s St. Bonaventure University, with a Master of Arts in Education Administration and Supervision from University of Phoenix, Coach Blackwell is the recipient of multiple awards for coaching and sportsmanship. 

Daniel Kelly graduated from Pepperdine University in 2006 with a BA in liberal arts and a BS in physical education. He was a 42nd round draft pick of the Cincinatti Reds in 2002, and played on the Pepperdine baseball team. He joined the Adelson Campus as a coach in 2008, and he is now the Assistant Athletics Director.

A Las Vegas native, Becky Lamph attended Southern Utah Univeristy in Cedar City where she earned a degree in U.S. History and Althletic Training. She worked in the Clark County School District for six years, teaching social studies and serving as the head track and cross country coach at Green Valley High School. She is excited to be the Middle and Upper School Swim coach at The Adelson Educational Campus where the smaller class sizes and state-of-the-art facility provide optimal conditions to help our students and athletes reach their highest potential.

Terri Leitner is a rare native of Nevada and proud parent of a graduate of the first class of The Adelson Upper School. Prior to joining us, Mrs. Leitner was involved in customer service positions, property management, database management and operations management. She is the mother of four, and a grandmother of three.

Jesse Wagenaar is both our physical education teacher and head soccer coach for the varsity boys’ team and 7th-8th grades. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wagenaar instructed P.E. at the public school level, and was the women’s head JV soccer coach at Graceland University. He looks at his work as important, valuable and incredibly fulfilling. Soccer has been a family love – his youngest brother currently plays in England as a goalie and represents Team Canada.