My name is Amanda Dowdy and I am super excited to begin my 22nd year in education!  I am a graduate of Sam Houston State University -Eat ‘em up Kats!  This is my 10th year as a Shafer Knight and year 9 as a math/reading intervention teacher for our campus.  I absolutely love what I do and hope to foster confidence, a healthy mindset, and a love for learning in every student I encounter.    In my free time I enjoy working in my yard, decorating, crafting, traveling and spending time with my husband and daughter.   I am super proud to be a Shafer Knight and look forward to another awesome year in the kingdom!

I am a bilingual Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) entering my eleventh year in education, and this will be my second year as part of the Shafer community. I have had the opportunity to serve in public, charter, and private schools at the upper elementary level, and in grades K-5 as an instructional coach and dyslexia interventionist. I am passionate about providing effective, empirically supported dyslexia intervention and ensuring that my students continually feel like the winners that they are. My husband and I, our two boys, and our dog moved to Katy from Austin, TX last summer. I love to spend time outside, connect with my community, go camping, and try new food.

I’m excited to begin my eleventh year as a Shafer Knight and my 7th year as a Reading Academic Support Teacher. I have been teaching since I graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1990, where I earned a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Early Childhood. I have always wanted to be a teacher. I hope to inspire the lifelong love of reading in the students that I teach. When I’m not in the classroom I enjoy spending time with my husband, traveling, reading, and visiting my daughters.. I am looking forward to seeing all of our Shafer Knights soon.

My name is Gwyn Ingram and I am beyond excited to start my 15th year of teaching! I graduated with my bachelors degree from Houston Baptist University. I am honored to be a part of the original team that opened Shafer and am so grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside so many families. I just celebrated my 17th wedding anniversary with my best friend Mike. We have two AMAZING kiddos, Micah and Elena. We love to spend time outdoors and traveling whenever we can. We enjoy hunting, fishing, and soaking up nature wherever we find ourselves. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to work with students across grade levels and love digging deep into our units of study! 

My name is Alli Irigoyen, and I'm so excited to be a Shafer Knight! This will be my 16th year as an educator, and I have previously taught 2nd, 4th, 5th and ESL. I'm a graduate of Texas Tech University...Wreck 'Em, Tech!  I love spending time with my husband, our 3 year-old daughter Annabelle and 8 month old son Will. I love traveling, reading, pugs, and time spent on the beach! I'm looking forward to a wonderful year ahead! 

Hi there my name is Roxanna Martin, I started as a substitute in Life Skills last year and I will forever cherish the experience. 

I used to do a lot of volunteering work around the Houston area, helping, raising money and awareness toward challenged youth. The reason that I wanted to become more involved in the educational community is thanks to my two beautiful children, Luis (19) and Emma (13). My amazing daughter Emma is about to begin her last year at Woodcreek Junior High, while alternatively, my clever son is just about to embark on his journey at Texas A&M. 

I am humbled by the opportunity to serve another year as a paraprofessional at the AST Department at FPSE.

My name is Janel Pullin, and I cannot wait to begin the 2023 – 2024 school year at Shafer Elementary!!! 

I graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in journalism/public relations. After working in the visual merchandising industry for a few years, I decided that education was my calling. During my years as an educator, I have been a classroom teacher for kindergarten through fourth grade, an elementary gifted and talented teacher, an instructional coach, and a reading intervention teacher. I am currently one of two dyslexia intervention teachers at Shafer.  In my classroom, my forever goal has been for my students to believe in their potential, feel loved, feel safe, and to value others.  

My husband and I moved to the Katy area twelve years ago. In my free time, I love to spend time with my wonderful family, and dear friends. I also enjoy reading, shopping in Gruene and Round Top, spending time at the beach, supporting our hometown San Antonio Spurs, and cheering on the Baylor Bears! 

I am looking forward to an AMAZING school year with you and your wonderful child!!!

My name is Stacey Stokes. I am excited to begin my 23rd of teaching, my 11th year at Shafer, and my 9th year in Challenge/GT. I graduated from Texas Tech University - Wreck ‘Em Tech! - with a degree in Early Childhood and Child Psychology and received my masters in Educational Administration from Lamar University.  In my classroom, I strive to foster a love of learning, exploring the unknown, realizing the power of YET and building a sense of community. In my free time, I love reading, spending time with my family, and helping with the Tompkins High School Band. My husband Jon and I have been married for 22 years and we have two daughters, Kathryn and Hannah. Kathryn (Katie) will be a freshman at Texas Tech University and Hannah will be in 10th grade at Tompkins. Both girls were part of the Shafer Elementary family, and loved it. As a family, we love traveling, going to Broadway musicals in NYC, attending all types of music concerts, and being outdoors in nature.  I am looking forward to a wonderful school year with you and your family.