Kerry Esch has been at Hanawalt since 1995. She first started as a teacher associate then taught several different grades including 2nd, 4th and 5th grade. She grew up in Des Moines and went St. Augustin’s, Hubbell and Merrill Junior High and graduated from Roosevelt High School. Her six siblings all graduated from Dowling Catholic High School. She attained her teaching degree from Iowa State and received her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Viterbo University, Lacrosse WI. She is married and has a daughter, Alaina and a stepdaughter, Alex who lives in Indianola. She lives with her family and their dogs,  Maizy and Murphy. She loves to laugh, read, and be around people.

Randi McNally began her teaching career in Denver, Colorado, in 1997.  Over the years, she has taught 3^rd-5^th grade for Denver Public Schools and PreK at Plymouth Nursery School.  She has been a substitute for Des Moines Public Schools since 2016, spending most of her time at Hanawalt.  From 2020-2022, Randi was the Children’s Ministry Director at Central Presbyterian Church.  She became a full-time teacher at Hanawalt in 2022.  Randi and her husband live in Des Moines and have three adult children. She holds degrees from Iowa State and University of Denver, as well as a Reading Endorsement from Morningside College.