faculty and administration
The Chicago Waldorf School is filled with faculty and administration who are dedicated to growing Waldorf education to meet the demands of contemporary students of all ages. We come from a variety of countries, cultures, faiths, genders, sexualities, and abilities, but we all share the common goal of raising a new generation of children to care for themselves, each other, and the world around them.
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Montserrat Aguero
she/her
Spanish Teacher -
Ron Attreau
he/him
Middle School Band Teacher -
Anthony Bellagamba
he/him
Science and Math Teacher -
Emily Biffis
she/her
Upper School Eurythmy Teacher -
Alla Bikchurina
she/her
Eurythmy Teacher -
Whitney Blakemore
she/her | they/them
Humanities Teacher -
Riley Burks
he/him
Early Childhood Assistant -
Karry Clarke
she/her
Finance Director -
Fraser Coffeen
he/him
Administrative Director -
Adam Cohen-Leadholm
he/him
Math Teacher -
Aaliyah Cowan
she/her
Director of Athletics and Student Life -
Sylvie Desouches
she/her
Music Director and College Counseling Liaison -
Bryen Fabry Dorsam
they/them
Communications Manager -
Kurt Estep
he/him
Humanities Teacher -
Brendan Finucane
he/him
Music Teacher -
Ashley Gambill
she/her
Lower School Chair, German Teacher -
Matthew Giniat
he/him
Lower School Learning Specialist -
Jude Gonzales
he/him
Counseling Services Director -
Alejandra Gonzalez
she/her
Early Childhood Lead -
kurt gowan
he/him
Gym Teacher -
Laura Grenholm
she/her
Enrollment Director -
Danny Hallum
he/him | they/them
Seventh Grade Teacher -
Athena Haralambous
she/her
Gym Teacher -
Jasmine Hasanbegovic
she/her
Science Teacher -
Dana Hegedorn
she/her
Advancement and Operations Director -
Kristin Hoffmann
she/her
Lower School Admissions Manager -
Patricia Holdrege
she/her
Handwork and Gardening Teacher -
Josee Johnstun
she/her
Early Childhood Assistant -
Jasneet Kaur
she/her
German Teacher -
Jim Kotz
he/him
Science Teacher -
Dan Kriho
he/him
Building Engineer -
Jackson Lee
he/him
Finance Manager -
Jerzy Link
he/him
IT Manager -
Stan Lipski
he/him
German Teacher -
Sabrina-Itzel Lujan
she/her | they/them
Early Childhood Assistant -
Oli Lopez Cury
she/her
Advancement Manager -
Isaac Maier
he/him
Fourth Grade Teacher -
Charlotte Markle
she/her
Pedagogical Administrative Manager & Accreditation Coordinator -
Dagmara Marona
she/her
Early Childhood Teacher -
Tom McCarthy
he/him
Upper School Chair, Humanities Teacher -
margaret mcguire
she/her
Reading Specialist -
Dan McLean
he/him
Guitar Teacher -
Aaron Mesh
he/him
High School Math Teacher -
Karolina Nowak
she/her
Art Teacher -
Siena Oliveri
she/her
Early Childhood Assistant -
Dolph Paulsen
he/him
Upper School Learning Specialist -
Ryan Paulsen
she/her
Early Childhood Assistant -
Gayani Perera
she/her
Registrar -
Breanne Petersen
she/her
Second Grade Teacher -
Jessica Petertil
she/her
Parent/Child Teacher -
Katherine Rogers
she/her
Art -
Erika Sarcinelli
she/her
Early Childhood Teacher -
Andrea Shaffer
she/her
Faculty Director -
Nick Spreitzer
he/him
Receptionist -
Janna Stauffer
she/her
Eighth Grade Teacher -
Gracie Styler
she/her
Early Childhood Assistant -
Lauri Sullivan
she/her
Fifth Grade Teacher -
Nancy Szymanski
she/her
First Grade Teacher -
James Taylor
he/him
Third Grade Teacher -
Michael Taylor
he/him
African Drumming Teacher -
Bianca Torres
she/her
Early Childhood Teacher -
Carol Triggiano
she/her
Sixth Grade Teacher -
Ileana Valencia
she/her
Spanish Teacher -
Cynthia Von Orthal
she/her
Upper School Sculpture Teacher -
Rachel Walters
she/her
Early Childhood Assistant -
Sarah Wellington
she/her
Upper School Enrollment Manager, Drama Teacher -
Jacob Wilson
he/him
Music Teacher -
Rushana Yagudina
she/her
Early Childhood Teacher -
Lina Yamin
she/her
Music Teacher -
Andrew Scott Young
he/him
Guitar Teacher