Meet our Faculty and Staff

List of 51 members.

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  Peggy Otey 

  Head of School

  Appalachian State University - B.S.
  Queens University - M.A.
• 

  Bonita Lea 

  Associate Head and Head of Middle School

  Immaculata College - B.S.
  University of Wisconsin - M.S.
• 

  Kim McCue 

  Head of Lower School

  Gettysburg College - B.A.
  George Mason University - M.Ed.
• 

  Sky Wright 

  Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and 1st Grade Teacher

  Saint Xavier University - B.S.
  Concordia University, Nebraska - M.Ed.
  Liberty University - Ed.D
• 

  Stevie Alabi 

  Athletic Director

  Plymouth State University - M.Ed.
• 

  Tietjen Alvarez 

  Lower School Art Instructor

  Virginia Tech - B.A.
• 

  Polly Beam 

  Middle School Art Teacher

  Pratt Institute of Art and Design - B.F.A.
• 

  Isaac Boone 

  Maintenance Staff
• 

  Brittany Brandt 

  Lower School Music Teacher

  West Chester University - B.M.
  Shenandoah University - M.M.
• 

  Griselda Castro 

  Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

  Virginia Commonwealth University-B.A.
• 

  Johanna Cheney 

  7th & 8th Grade Math Teacher

  Indiana University - B.S.Ed.
• 

  Michele Conklin 

  Junior Kindergarten Teacher

  Towson University - B.S.
• 

  Charles Copening 

  Junior Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

  West Virginia University
• 

  Rebecca Culbreth 

  Lower School Director of Learning Resources

  University of Virginia - M.Ed.
  Christopher Newport University - B.A.
• 

  Maddie Fields 

  Kindergarten Teacher

  Roanoke College - B.A.
• 

  Danielle Gerber 

  7th & 8th Grade English

  Stanford University - B.A.
  University of Virginia - M.A.
• 

  Stephanie Ward 

  1st Grade Teacher

  American University - B.A.
  Florida International University - MSEd
• 

  Janet Gomez 

  Preschool Teacher

  NVCC
• 

  Rebecca Gray 

  5th & 6th English Teacher

  North Greenville University - B.S.
  University of Southern Mississippi - MA
  University of Southern Mississippi - PhD (currently completing)
• 

  Todd Gray 

  5th & 6th History Teacher

  University of Georgia - B.A.
  McNeese State University - M.A., M.F.A.
  University of Southern Mississippi - PhD
• 

  Serie Haeseler 

  School Counselor, LCSW

  George Washington University-BA
  UC Berkeley-MSW
• 

  Sophie  Horville 

  Executive Assistant to the Head

  University of Mary Washington - B.A.
• 

  Danté Johnson 

  4th Grade Teacher

  East Carolina University - B.S.
• 

  Rana Johnson 

  4th Grade Teacher

  Immaculata University - B.A.
  University of the District of Columbia - M.A.
• 

  Juan Juarez 

  Maintenance Staff
• 

  Alissa Kharkar 

  7th & 8th History Teacher

  University of Georgia - B.B.A
  Boston College - M.Ed.
• 

  Tim LaDonna 

  Lower School Science

  University at Buffalo - B.S.
• 

  Robyn Laha 

  3rd Grade Teacher

  University of Virginia - M.A.
  University of Virginia - B.A.
• 

  Sharon Lyon 

  Library Assistant

  Appalachian State University - B.A.
• 

  Eric March 

  7th & 8th Grade Science Teacher

  Michigan Technological University - B.S.
  Michigan State University - M.A.
• 

  Tiffany March 

  3rd Grade Teacher

  Michigan State University - B.A.
• 

  Maggie Marshall 

  Director of Innovation & Information Literacy

  Southern Virginia University - B.A.
• 

  Steve Marshall 

  Director of Enrollment Management & Auxiliary Programs

  Southern Virginia University - B.A.
• 

  Ken Marter 

  Business Manager & CFO

  Western Michigan University - BBA
  University of South Carolina - MBA
  George Washington University - Master's in Accounting
• 

  Sholly Mehrabian 

  Accounting Manager

  George Mason University - B.S.
• 

  Janet Merrifield 

  5th & 6th Grade Teacher

  Johns Hopkins University - MAT
  University of Toronto - HBA
• 

  Hannah Miller 

  Marymount University - B.A.
• 

  Shannon Naik 

  Director of Health Services, BSN, RN.

  Seton Hall University - B.S.N.
  Ithaca College - B.S.
• 

  Phil Navarro 

  Middle School Learning Specialist

  St. John's College, Annapolis & Santa Fe (BA, Liberal Arts)
  Johns Hopkins University (MS, Special Education)
• 

  Kristen Oberhofer 

  5th & 6th Grade Science Teacher

  University Of Delaware - B.A.
• 

  Katie Rasmussen 

  2nd Grade Teacher

  University of Mary Washington - M.Ed.
• 

  Sarah Rojas 

  Lower School Spanish Teacher

  Christopher Newport University - M.A.T.
  Christopher Newport University - B.A.
• 

  Michael Sasso 

  Director of Advancement and Institutional Growth

  Dickinson College - B.S.
  The George Washington University - M.A.
• 

  Lucia Schaefer 

  Middle School Music Teacher

  Christopher Newport University - B.M.
  Christopher Newport University - M.A.T.
• 

  Amy Schoolcraft 

  Junior Kindergarten Teacher

  West Virginia Wesleyan College - B.A.
  George Mason University - M.Ed.
• 

  Kara Schutter 

  Associate Director of Enrollment & Community Engagement

  Arizona State University - B.A.
• 

  Erin Siraguse 

  Marymount - B.A.
  UVA - M.Ed.
• 

  Becky Todd 

  Auxiliary Finance & Business Office Assistant

  Marymount University - B.A
• 

  Paige Wallis 

  Auxiliary Program Manager

  University of Vermont - B.A.
• 

  Jim Weakley 

  Director of Maintenance
• 

  Bethany Weinstein 

  Communications Manager

  Emory University - B.A.
  The American University - M.A.