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Middle School Administration Office
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Ms. Misti Ashford- Middle School Principal
Misti Ashford grew up in Southeastern, Oklahoma and attended college at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha. It was while attending Interdisciplinary Courses at USAO that she learned to appreciate cross-curriculum instruction. Ashford earned her degree in communications and was named editor of a small national magazine that covered the sport of rodeo prior to graduation. She also co-founded a small marketing firm that specialized in promoting equine events primarily on the East Coast. Ashford then began working at Government Information Tracking (GIT) as editor of Capitol Network News a daily newsletter that covered the Oklahoma state legislature. Although marketing and writing have always been close to her heart, a short stint as a substitute teacher in a rural public school convinced her to explore education. She has worked as a teacher, curriculum coordinator and finally as a middle school principal at ASTEC since its second year as a charter school.
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Mr. David Wheeler- Middle School Assistant Principal
David was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He attended
Oklahoma City Public Schools until 6th grade when he went to Sacred
Heart Catholic School and then on to Mount Saint Mary High School. He graduated
high school in 1989 from Newton High School in Newton New Jersey.
He has a Bachelors Degree in Organizational Management (2000) from
Vanguard University in Southern California and a Masters in Educational
Leadership (2004) from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He has served our country in the
Oklahoma Air National Guard and the California Army National Guard.
David has been teaching for over 8 ½ years in California, Missouri, and
the Oklahoma City area. He has been a basketball coach on all levels and has
also coached baseball, girls fast pitch softball, football, and has been an
athletic director. He is excited
about starting his new educational career as an assistant principal at ASTEC
Middle School.
He has been married to Andrea Wheeler for 17 years and has two children,
Haley and Gabriel. In his spare time David loves to watch the Oklahoma Sooners
and has started to run marathons and participate in triathlons around Oklahoma.
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Ms. Stella Ross- Middle School Counselor
Stella Mora Ross, M.Ed., LPC has been working with ASTEC for the last 2 years. Ms. Ross received her Masters Degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and has been working with youth and families for the last 9 years.
A bilingual therapist, Ms. Ross has conducted workshops and seminars around the state of Oklahoma and Miami, Florida. During the summer Ms. Ross has conducted workshops in Guadalajara and Puebla Mexico.
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Ms. Patricia Pena- Middle School Assistant Counselor
Pat Pena graduated from The University of Central Oklahoma with a Degree in Criminal Justice. She was born and raised in Mexico City. Ms. Pena spent most of her teenage years in this big wonderful city. When she was 18 years old she moved to Rochester, Minnesota, where she lived for two and half years and later moved to Oklahoma and has lived in Guthrie, Edmond and Oklahoma City. She began working at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau in 1979 as a Detention Officer and was promoted to Detention Supervisor after two years where she remained until 1988 and then became a Probation Officer and Probation Supervisor in 2000. In 2005 she became the Community Liaison Coordinator until her retirement from the Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau on October 31, 2008.
Pat Pena believes that all human beings have the capacity to change, especially young people. She sincerely believes in being a motivating and encouraging influence on youth.
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Ms. Terry Kolar- Middle School Secretary/Registrar
Terry Kolar has two married daughters & enjoys reading, sewing and spending time outdoors. She has worked as a school secretary since 1989 in Edmond Schools, Putnam City Schools and ASTEC. Needless to say, she truly enjoys working with students, parents and the school staff.
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