Faculty and Staff - The Denver Waldorf School

Early Childhood

Brooke Huffman

Larkspur Teacher

Pam Kauffman

Morning Glory Teacher

Krisztina Van't Veer

Woodrose Teacher

Clair Boswell

Buttercups Teacher

Lydia Rodriguez

Sweetpeas Teacher

Lower School

Nelly Ivano

Current 1st Grade Teacher

Amy Tezak

Current 2nd Grade Teacher

Alexa Krakauskas

Current 3rd Grade Teacher

Magally Luna

Current 4th Grade Teacher

Middle School

Dawn Archer

Current 5th Grade Teacher

Jessie Cartwright

Current 6th Grade Teacher

Keenan Hand

Current 7th Grade Teacher

Charlie Orphanides

Current 8th Grade Teacher

Julio Garcia

Middle School Math Teacher

High School

Manisha Arora

High School Math Teacher

Meeri Baldwin

Next Steps Teacher & College and Post Secondary Counsellor

Tom Clark

Honorarium Teacher – High School Art and Middle School Physics

Kieran Fish

High School Science Teacher

Jennifer Grahnquist

High School Theatre Arts Teacher

Daniel Gray

Beyond the Classroom Teacher

Ina Jaehnig

High School Teacher- School Founder

Eric Mills

High School Humanities Teacher

Adam Newman

High School Physics and Maths Teacher

Talon Poole

High School Technologies Teacher & IT Manager

Laura Shope

High School Art Teacher

Subject Teachers

Cameron Archer

Woodwork Teacher

Kyle Conrad

Elementary Movement and Games Teacher

Sara Fierer

Music Teacher

Deborah Wolf

Fiber Arts Teacher

McKenna Fuentes

Spanish Teacher

Maria Fuentes

Spanish Teacher

Margaret Gray

Language Arts Teacher

Evan King

Band Teacher

Raven Olmstead

Strings Teacher

Mike Quinn

Athletics Teacher & Coach

Assistant Teachers

Amy Horn-Lottridge

ECE and Grades Assistant Teacher

Annie Graziano

Grades and Middle School Assistant Teacher

Edith Nockels

ECE Associate Teacher

Karen Hone

Grades Assistant Teacher

Kelly Inman

Grades Assistant Teacher

Kopila Friis

Floating ECE Assistant Teacher

Luana Baldiserra

Grades Assistant Teacher

Mary Ray

ECE Associate Teacher

Megan Smith

Grades Associate Teacher

Nicholas O'keef

Aftercare Assistant Teacher

Olivia Murray

Middle School Assistant Teacher

Olivia Spence

ECE and Aftercare Supporting Teacher

Onna Jordan

ECE Assistant Teacher

Student Support

Madhuri Deshmukh

School Counselor

Andrea Weid

Director of Student Support

Faustina Pfister

Therapeutic Movement and Integration Specialist

Milandra Pfister

Literacy Support Specialist

Shalee Murphy

Middle School Student Support

Lily Kellogg

Math Tutoring

Hannah Colter

English Language Learning Specialist

Professional Staff

Betsy Doyle White

Interim Education Director

Brie Kaiser

High-School Director

Kelly Molinet

School Director

Charlie Orphanides

Education Director (currently serving as 8th grade teacher)

Karlena Alonso Lamm

Director of Admissions, Marketing and Communications

Karee Justice-Bondy

Director of Enrollment Records

Maria Burbano

Director of Aftercare

Andrea Weid

Director of Student Support

Christa Gustafson

Director of Operations

Sara Royster

Director of Finance

Dyana Dorton

Director of Human Resources

Carrie Tentori

Office Manager

Deborah-Hartley-Russo

Accounting and Development Coordinator

Laurie Thompson

Controller

Alexandra Wheatlake

Community Liaison

Kana Araya-Kjeseth

Main Office Assistant

Becca D'Andrea

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Talon Poole

IT Manager

Tyler Goodman

Facilities Manager

Logan McMichael

Facilities Technician