Faculty & Staff
UVWS teacher-student relationships are the building blocks of our school. Our faculty is made up of passionate, trained Waldorf teachers who are dedicated to our students and to Waldorf Education.They aim to cultivate the children’s joyfulness and curiosity and develop life long learners. They do so while creating a supportive and safe learning environment for the students.
“Teachers in Waldorf schools are dedicated to generating an inner enthusiasm for learning within every child. This eliminates the need for competitive testing, academic placement, and rewards to motivate learning and allows motivation to arise from within. It helps engender the capacity for joyful life-long learning.”
— Association of Waldorf Schools In North America
Early Childhood
Apple Blossom Classroom Teacher, Jen Brown
Apple Blossom Classroom Assistant, Julie Derksen
Butterfly Garden Classroom Teacher, Kelly Denmeade
Butterfly Garden Classroom Assistant, Sarah Herb
Rosebud Classroom Teacher, Shifra Levine
Rosebud Classroom Assistants, Sarah Bernstein, Heather Nowlan (not pictured)
Robins' Nest Classroom Teacher, Charan Kaur
Robins' Nest Classroom Assistant, Becca Macie
Parent/Child Classroom Teacher, Charan Kaur
Morning Program Support & Extended Day Program, Sarah Bernstein, Julie Derksen, Sarah Herb, Maddy Kerr (not pictured), Becca Macie, Brit Willey (not pictured)

Jen Brown

Sarah Bernstein

Kelly Denmeade

Julie Derksen

Sarah Herb

Charan Kaur

Shifra Levine

Becca Macie
Grades

Grade 1, Howard Dulaney

Grade 2, Renata Welker

Ali Northcutt, Grade 3

Grade 4, Julia Pellegrino

Grades 5/6, Catherine O'Brien

Grades 7/8, Devon Abbey
Subject and Specialty Teachers

Devon Abbey, Middle School English

June Albright, Handwork
Beth Caplan, Lower Grades French

Connie Helms, Extra Lesson

Merideth Jackson, Middle School Art and Upper Grades French

Erin Lord, Instrumental and Choral Music

Tim Price, Woodworking

Tanya Swett, Middle School Math

Tim Wunderlich, Movement
Administration

Admissions Director, Lori Parent

Business Manager, Daphane Mitlo

Operations Director, Jeannie Surrell

Pedagogical Administrator, Julie Geoghegan

School Administrator, Karen White
Staff

Facilities/Maintenance Technician, Mike Perkins