Principal of Agua Fria High School

Assistant Principal 

Ms. Vaughn is an Arizona native and grew up in Litchfield Park.  She is a proud graduate of Agua Fria High School, and she earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Arizona State University and her Master’s Degree from Northern Arizona University.  This is her 31st year working at Agua Fria High School.  She spent 14 years as an English teacher before moving into administration as the Athletic Director and then as an Assistant Principal.  She enjoys sports and coached girls’ basketball at Agua Fria for several years.

Assistant Principal

Ms. Yapo has worked in the Agua Fria Union High School District for 17 years.  She began her career in education as a special education teacher in the Cartwright School District, then came to the Agua Fria Union High School District and taught French for 6 years.  As a teacher, Melissa coached several different sports and sponsored clubs as well.  She then served as the Director of English Acquisition Programs as well as Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for the district.  She completed her undergraduate work at ASU and received her Masters degree from NAU.  She has proudly served as an Assistant Principal at Agua Fria High School for the past 6 years and appreciates the opportunity to continue to serve the staff, students and community of Agua Fria High school.

Assistant Principal / Athletic Director

Autumn Daniels is an Arizona native and has grown up in the Avondale community. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor's in Education with an emphasis in Social Studies and received her Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. She taught American History, World History and History Through Music and Film. She has coached and been a club sponsor of Culture Club and Green Team as well as Department Chair. Autumn began her administrative leadership as a TOSA and then transitioned to the role of Instructional Coach and loved working with new teachers as a teacher mentor. Autumn is currently the Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Agua Fria. She helped Agua Fria win the AIA School Spirit Award and was awarded the Kia Grant for $50,000. As the Athletic Director, Autumn is focused on growing student-athletes involvement in sports and clubs and relishes opportunities to build positive culture, teamwork and model Honor First, Win or Lose in athletics. She is intentional about school spirit and enjoys building relationships with students and staff as well as bringing back alumni and partnering with the community. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her husband and son, they love exploring and adventure and have been to many different countries. She is proud to be part of the Owl Family. Go Owls! 

Assistant Principal

Kristen Tiffany is a native of Arizona; she has been in education since 1999 and in the Agua Fria District since 2006. She is an alumni from both Grand Canyon University and Northern Arizona University. Ms. Tiffany is very passionate about education, believing all students can learn and deserve a positive high school experience which prepares them for college and career. Ms. Tiffany has one son, Ryan, who attends high school within the district and is an avid swimmer. Ms. Tiffany has begun her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Walden University. Aside from being an administrator, she has been an English, Journalism and Theater teacher and a Teacher Mentor.