Faculty and Staff
Thaden School’s faculty and staff have been carefully sourced from a myriad of locations around the country and the world and represent a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences.
Daisy Alfaro
Custodial Staff
Kathi Applegate
Executive Assistant to Head of School, Board Liaison
Kirby Atkins
History and Social Sciences Faculty, Track and Field Coach
Sally Ball
Substitute Teacher
Maria Batres
Transportation Staff
Rebecca Beach
English Faculty
Rocío Behler
Spanish Faculty, Musical Arts Faculty
Jennifer Beilfuss
History and Social Sciences Faculty
Sarah Benson
Assistant Head of Middle School, Visual Arts Faculty
Sam Bertoncino
Director of Marketing and Communications
Jessica Bonnem
Head of Upper School, English Faculty
Nick Bower
Physical Education Faculty, Head Boys Basketball Coach
Regina Bowman
Culinary Services Kitchen Assistant
Angela Bubier
Human Resources Manager
Conor Buechler
Science Faculty
Nina Buonaiuto
Visual Arts Faculty
Mikalah Carroll
Physical Education Faculty, Head Volleyball Coach
Christian Cauthon
Humanities Faculty
Kate Chambers
Administrative Assistant
Sabrina Chin-Shefi
Mandarin Faculty
Pamela Chrisco
School Nurse
Garrott Clark
Accounting Manager
Robert Conn IV
Latin and Classics Faculty
Ashley Corbet
Community Relations Assistant
Kayla Corcoran
Assistant Head of Upper School, History and Social Sciences Faculty
James Covington
Computer Science and Mathematics Faculty
Jason Curtis
Chief Technology Officer
Guiliana De Francesco
Mathematics Faculty, Assistant Volleyball Coach
Kristy Dees
School Counselor
Sam Dinger
Cycle Education Specialist
Michael Duden
Transportation Staff
Brittany Duhamel
Culinary Services Chef
Ari Eatmon
Ecological Groundskeeper
Tyler Elliott
Science Faculty, Student Activities Coordinator
Mandi Fahey
Executive Director of Community Releations
Ryan Gebhardt
Cycle Education Assistant
Jonathan George
Data Systems Manager
Julie Griggs
English Academic Chair and Faculty
Joey Hale
Facilities Manager
George Hanlon
Technology Manager
Brendan Haren
Culinary Services Manager
Tara Harris
Learning Specialist
Krista Harvey
English Faculty
Kelly Hays
Food Education Faculty
Lauren Heil
Science Faculty
Sarah Herford
Librarian
Lisa Herschbach
Executive Director of Community Relations, History and Social Sciences Faculty
Katie Hicks
Upper School Learning Specialist
Erin Hinson
Substitute Teacher
Phil Hooper
Director of College Counseling, Head Tennis Coach
Sierra Imper
Admissions Coordinator
Alana Janoff
English Faculty
Willard Keirn
Mathematics Faculty
Hope Kelley
Transportation Staff, Teaching Garden Assistant
Austin Kerkhover
Athletic Trainer, Track and Field Coach
Katherine King
History and Social Sciences Chair and Faculty
Michael Kuefner
Director of Culinary Services
Noreen Kupernik
World Languages Academic Chair, Latin and Classics Faculty
Maddox Lee
Substitute Teacher
Marilee Leonard
Substitute Teacher
Alex Lewis
Substitute Nurse
Angela Linn
Food Education Faculty
Richard Maher
History and Social Sciences Faculty
Michael Maloy
Associate Head of School, Interim Head of Middle School, English Faculty, Spanish Faculty
Shawn Manning
Safety and Security Coordinator
Clayton Marsh
Founding Head of School, English Faculty
John Marshall
Spanish Faculty, Head Soccer Coach, Admissions Representative, Representante de Admisiones
Karla Martinez
Transportation Staff
Joshua Mathews
Mathematics Faculty
Marina McCoy
Grounds Manager
Adrianne McGinnis
Director of Finance and Accounting
Helene Mengert
Dean of Arts
Jon Merz
Music Faculty
Shannon Miller
Technical Manager, Performing Arts
Amanda Millikan
Athletics Program Coordinator, NICA Coach
Ned Moffitt
English Faculty
Shayla Montelongo
Spanish Faculty
Justin Natic
Performing Arts Faculty
Shelly O'Dell
Assistant Head of Middle School, Musical Arts Faculty
Scott Passmore
Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Wellness
Kailey Perry
Mathematics Faculty
Corey Petrick
Film Education Faculty
Katherine Ran
World Languages Faculty
Kirsten Riccardi
Film Education Faculty
Blake Rutherford
History and Social Sciences Faculty
Sarah Sagely
Physical Education Faculty, Head Girls Basketball Coach
Tony Sagely
Transportation Staff, Volunteer Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Madison Sandig
Mathematics Academic Chair and Faculty, Cross Country Coach
Suzanne Schmidt
School Counselor
Carly Shellhammer
Mathematics Faculty
Jeff Shipley
Substitute Teacher
Sarah Singelton
Data Systems Manager
Samuel Slaton
Signatures and Community-Based Learning Chair, Cycle Education, English Faculty
Nick Stevens
Competitive Cycling Coordinator, Head Cycling Coach
Karen Stirrett
Science Academic Chair and Faculty
Kim Strickland
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Sabrina Strickland
Registrar, Wellness Faculty
Mindy Thompson
Operations Manager
Amy Van Pelt
Science Faculty
Maile Venable
Physical Education and Wellness Academic Chair and Faculty, Head Cross Country Coach, Track and Field Coach