School LEADERSHIP
Harvest Best Academy is led by a dedicated team of staff who guide the school in its day-to-day operations.
Mr. Eric Mahmoud, Chief Executive Officer
612-876-4141/lhunter@thebestacademy.org
Ms. Emily Peterson, Chief Administrative Officer
612-876-4077/epeterson@thebestacademy.org
Mr. Jason Burns, Director of Operations
612-987-6492/jburns@thebestacademy.org
Ms. Rachelle Larson, K-8 Teacher Development and 3rd-5th Literacy Coach, K-8
612-282-1260/rlarson@thebestacademy.org
Ms. Fatou Diahame, Principal, Best East K-4
612-267-2976/fdiahame@thebestacademy.org
Mr. Nicholas Boettcher, Principal, Wakanda K-8
612-267-1700
Ms. Kaitlin Deverpalli, Assistant Special Education Director