Faculty & Staff

Administration & Staff
Name Hired Title Degree(s)
Andy Jones-Wilkins 2006 Head of School
 B.A. Hamilton College, M.A. Villanova University
Phil Huss  
2000
 Upper School Head B.A. Amherst College,M.A. Boston College
Laura Kennedy 2005 Elementary School Head
 B.A. Dartmouth College, M.Ed. University of Massachusetts
Ben Pettit
 2009
 Middle School Head
 B.A. University of Denver, M.A. University of Northern Colorado
Michael Beesley 1998 Director of Technology B.S. Utah State University
Bob Brock 1984 College Counselor B.A. Amherst,M.A.T. Harvard
Tana Dean
 2008 Business Office Assistant
 LPN, Upper Bucks County College
Melissa Elkins 2006 Director of Alumni Relations B.S. University of Utah
Janell Goddard 1994 Business Office Manager B.A. Central Washington University
Jan Hayes 1993 Librarian B.A. California State University
Keith Keim 2007 Facilities Manager Rogue Community College
Melanie Kragerud
 2007 Business Office Assistant
 Orange Coast Community College
Rob Landis
 1999
 Outdoor Program Director
  B.S. Boise State University
Bill Lauck
 2010
 Communications Director
 B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jill Perkins 1989 Director, Learning Specialist Program B.S. University of Wisconsin
Katie Robins 2000 Director of Admissions B.A. University of California, Berkeley
John Remington 1987 Director of Athletics
History, Upper School		 B.A. Western Washington University, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Princeton University
Lisa Stelck
 2010
 Director of Administration and External Relations
 B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, M.B.A. Stanford University
Elementary School
Name Hired Title Degree(s)
Heather Christiansen 2004 Teaching Assistant
Lisa Dirksmeier
 2010
 Early Childhood Center Teacher
 B.A. Boston College
Edith Lopez-Millard
 2008 Spanish, ES B.A. Enrique Guzman y Valle
Kathy Gibson 1988 Second Grade B.S. University of Utah,M.S. Ohio State University
Trent Herbst 2006 Fourth Grade B.S. University of Wisonsin, La Crosse
Cindy Hulbert 1988 Teaching Assistant
 Elgin Community College
Gretchen Thoreen 2007 Kindergarten Head B.A. Washington State University, M Ed. Walden University
Peggy Lupton 2002 Learning Specialist, ES & MS B.A. University of Wyoming
Beverly McNeal 1990 Fifth Grade B.A. Longwood College
Tom Nash 2006 ES Drama B.A.University of Denver
Hilarie Neely 1992

Dance

 B.F.A. Southern Methodist University
Zoey Pierce 2006 Art, ES and MS B.F.A Boise State University, M.A.Southwestern College
Bob Polk 2003 Science, ES B.A. Washington College
M.A.T. Lewis and Clark College
Gabby Rafford
 2008 Third Grade
 B.S. University of New Hampshire, M Ed. University of New Hampshire
Janet Salvoni 2005 Early Childhood Center Director
 B.A. University of Massachusetts -Amherst, M.A. Cambridge College
Ellen Schochet 1995 Learning Specialist, ES B.A. Pennsylvania State University,M.A. Queens College
Robin Seitz 2005 Administrative Assistant, ES B.A. Edinboro University, Pennsylvania
M. Counseling Idaho State University
Mike Shane 2004 Second Grade Assistant, ES Outdoor Program Director
 B.S. West Virginia University
Stacey Straley 1992 Physical Education, Teaching Assistant
 B.S. University of Wyoming
Katharine Weekes
 2010
 Teaching Assistant
Hannah Young
 2010
 First Grade
 B.A. New York University, M.A.T. Boston College
Middle School
Name Hired Title Degree(s)
Erika Connelly
 2008
 Middle School PE
 B.S. Denver University, B.A. Denver University
Yvonne Inman 1999 Administrative Assistant, MS Santa Rosa Junior College
Elliot Jacobs
 2009
 Sixth Grade Team
 B.A. Hamilton  College, M.A. University of Montana
Jodi Meunier 1995 Sixth Grade Team B.S. University of New Hampshire,M.Ed. University of New Hampshire
Nancy Parsons-Brown 1994 Sixth Grade Team
French, MS		 B.A. University of Colorado, Boulder
Scott Runkel 1993 Science & Math, Eighth Grade B.S. Cornell University

Naomi Goldberg

 2007 8th Grade Team B.A. Duke University
Travis Vandenburgh
 2008

Science & Math    7th Grade Team

 B.S. Montana State University,  M.S. Montana State University
Joel Vilinsky 2000 English & Social Studies, Seventh Grade B.A. University of Albany, B.S. University of Albany, M.Ed. Tufts University, EVWP Fellow, College of William and Mary
Peter Webb
 2010
 Spanish
 B.A. Middlebury College, M.A. Middlebury College
Upper School
Name Hired Title Degree(s)
Anne Aganon
 2008  Upper School Art
 B.A. Wesleyan Univ., B.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute
R. Gary Brendel
 2009
 10th Grade History
 B.A. Union College, M.A. University of Denver, Ed.D. University of Denver
Fritz Brun 1993 Drama & History, US Ph.D. Stanford University,Cand.Mag. Copenhagen University,Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,
Willy Felton 2005 Math, US B.A. Willamette University
Veronique Forgeat 1998 French & Spanish, US M.A. University of Lyons
Mary Hall 2002 Administrative Assistant, US B.A. University of Washington
Paul Hartl 1996 Science, US B.A. Western Washington University,B.S. University of Washington,M.S. University of California, Davis,Ph.D. Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
Brad Hershey
 2007  US Music
 B.M. University of Idaho
Phil Huss 2000 Upper School Head, English, Tennis, Summer School B.A. Amherst College,M.A. Boston College
Jennifer King 2003 Science, US B.S. Rocky Mountain College
M.S. University of Oregon
Jenny Kroncke
 2010
 History, Community Service
 B.A. Wesleyan College
Pilar Lindahl 1988 World Languages Dept Chair
Spanish, US		 B.A. University of Madrid,
M.A. University of Santa Barbara
Chauncy Pogue 2004 French & English, US B.A. Colgate University,M.A. New York University
Tim Price
 2010
 English, History
 B.A. University of Denver, M.A. University of Denver
Hannes Thum
 2009  US Science & Math, Soccer
  B.A. Dartmouth University
Mike Wade 1983

Math & Computer Science, US,Finance Director, Boys' Basketball

 B.S. Carnegie Mellon University
M.B.A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ryan Waterfield 1996 English, US B.S. Transylvania University,M.A. Middlebury College,Fulbright Grantee (2003-2004)