Lower School Faculty and Staff
Lower School teachers are professional educators with great depth of knowledge in their subject areas and broad experience in the classroom. Dedicated to the education of young people, they inspire, stimulate, and challenge students daily to extend their horizons and to grow in wisdom and character.
Our teachers are "teachers" in the broadest sense of the word. They instruct and they advise; they cajole and they comfort. Wherever they engage students and in whatever capacity they are present-in the classroom or on the athletic field, at recess or in the Chapel-they model the culture and values that are at the heart of Santa Catalina School.
Lower School teachers have high expectations of themselves. In order to bring their best efforts into the classroom, they regularly attend professional education courses and conferences. They also have high expectations of our students, and they ensure that each child has equal access to success in learning by recognizing students' unique learning styles and using a variety of teaching methods.
Faculty members without phone numbers can be reached through the Lower School Office.
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- Lower School Administration
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Division Head, Grade 5 - Grade 8
Date of Appointment: 1997
B.A. San Jose State University
831.655.9375
Division Head, Pre-K-Grade 4; Director of Lower School Admission
Date of Appointment: 1979
B.S. CSU
831.655.9351
Associate Director of Lower School Admission
Date of Appointment: 2003
B.A. University of California, Berkeley
831.655.9382
- General School Administration
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Head of School
Date of Appointment: 1972
B.A. University of San Francisco
831.655.9338
Resides on Campus
Assistant Head of School
Date of Appointment: 2005
B.A. Bates College
M.A. Fairfield University
831.655.9321
Assistant Head of School for Advancement
Date of Appointment: 2008
B.A., M.A. CSU Chico
831.655.9383
Business Manager
Date of Appointment: 2006
B.S. San Jose State University
831.655.9334
Director of Development
Date of Appointment: 2002
University of Southhampton, England
CSU Sacramento
CSU San Jose
831.655.9379
- Pre-Kindergarten
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Teacher, Pre-Kindergarten
Date of Appointment: 1999
B.S Old Dominion University
831.655.9363
Assistant, Pre-Kindergarten
Date of Appointment: 2002
831.655.9363
Teacher, Pre-Kindergarten
Date of Appointment: 1995
831.655.9363
- Kindergarten Through Fifth
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Teacher, Grade Five
Date of Appointment: 1999
B.S., M. Ed., University of Minnesota
831.655.9324
Learning Specialist
Date of Appointment: 2002
B.S. CSU Sacramento
831.655.9360
Teacher, Grade Three
Date of Appointment: 1988
B.A. University of South Africa
831.655.9324
Teacher, Grade One
Date of Appointment: 2007
B.A. San Francisco State University
831.655.9324
Assistant, Grade Four
Date of Appointment: 1999
M.Ed. University of Alaska
831.655.9324
Learning Specialist
Date of Appointment: 2006
B.A., M.A. University of Montana
831.655.9360
Assistant, Grade One
Date of Appointment: 2002
B.S. University of Southern California
831.655.9324
Teacher, Kindergarten
Date of Appointment: 1979
B.A. College of Notre Dame
831.655.9363
Teacher, Grade Four
Date of Appointment: 1976
B.A. University of San Francisco
831.655.9324
Teacher, Grade Two
Date of Appointment: 2002
B.A. CSU Monterey Bay
831.655.9324
Assistant, Grade Two
Date of Appointment: 2006
B.A. University of the Pacific
831.655.9320
Teacher, Kindergarten
B.S. The University of Colorado
831.655.9324
Assistant, Grade Three
Date of Appointment: 1998
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz
831.655.9324
Teacher, Grade One
Date of Appointment: 1983
B.A. Ohio State University
831.655.9324
- Sixth through Eighth
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Learning Specialist
Date of Appointment: 2002
B.S. CSU Sacramento
831.655.9360
Teacher, English
Date of Appointment: 2007
B.A. Bethany College
M.A. Franciscan School of Theology
831.655.9324
Teacher, Math and Science
Date of Appointment: 2007
B.A. Raymond College, University of the Pacific
M.S. Michigan State University
831.655.9324
Teacher, History
Date of Appointment: 1979
B.A. University of Wisconsin
831.655.9324
- Art
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Art
Date of Appointment: 1993
B.S. Southern Connecticut State University
831.655.9324
- Computer Science
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Computer Studies
Date of Appointment: 1981
B.A. University of California
831.655.9324
- Foreign Language
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Latin
Date of Appointment: 2004
Degree of Specialist Lviv State University
M.A. Cornell University
831.655.9327
Resides on Campus
Spanish
Date of Appointment: 2006
B.A., M.A. University of Massachusetts
831.655.9320
Latin
Date of Appointment: 2004
B.A. University of San Francisco
M.A. Gonzaga University
M.A. Santa Clara University
831.655.9324
- Mathematics
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Teacher, Math
Date of Appointment: 2006
B.S., M.P.H. University of California
831.655.9320
- Music
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Choral Music
Date of Appointment: 2006
B.A., M.A. San Jose State University
831.655.9349
Date of Appointment: 2007
B.A., M.A. San Jose State University
831.655.9324
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Music
Date of Appointment: 2005
B.A. Wheaton College
Ed. M Smith College
831.655.9349
- Physical Education
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Director of Athletics
Date of Appointment: 1998
B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A. CSU Northridge
831.655.9387
Date of Appointment: 1965
A.A.Monterey Peninsula College
B.A. San Jose State University
831.655.9353
Date of Appointment: 2004
831.655.9387
Date of Appointment: 1997
B.A. University of San Francisco
831.655.9353
Date of Appointment: 1980
B.A. Humboldt State University
831.655.9353
- Religion
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Interfaith Religion
Date of Appointment: 2001
B.A. University of Santa Clara
831.655.9324
