Summer Faculty
Administration
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| Joan Lowe, Director OES Summer Programs |
Helen Han Administrative Assistant |
Explorer & Discovery Faculty
ALLYSON BICE earned her B.A. in Education with a teaching certificate. She has more than 5 years experience teaching Kindergarten in the public schools.
SCOTT CORRIS has taught at OES since 1990 and is currently teaching Physical Education for the Lower School. He earned his B.S. from Northland College. His passion is working with kids and leading sports activities.
LAURAN PRATT joined the OES faculty in 1997, and is the Varsity Boy's basketball coach, along with teaching PE for the Middle School. He earned his B.A. in Secondary Physical Education from Concordia University. He has spent the past 10 summers teaching sports for Summer Discovery.
Faculty for classes
JUIDI ALONGI joined the Lower School at OES in 2008. She earned her B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
ANNA ANGELOVA currently teaches fencing for OES. Anna is a former Bulgaria Olympian and has been working for the OES fencing program for the past 5 years.
MARY BARTHELEMY taught at OES for more than 20 years before she retired. She earned her B.S. and M.A.T. from Lewis & Clark College. Mary is currently writing children’s books and teaching courses in Children’s Literature.
ELAINE BARTSCH
PHILLIP BARTSCH has been teaching at Carus Elementary for more than 30 years. He received his B.A. in Elementary Education from Nazarene College.
DOUGLAS BLOCH is a teacher, author and counselor. He obtained his B.A. in Math and Psychology from New York University and his M.A. in Counseling from the University of Oregon. He is the author of 12 books on personal development..
ELIZABETH BROWN
NATHAN BROWN has a B.A. in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. in Materials Science both from the University of Washington. He currently works as a software development project manager. Nathan teaches students beginning engineering and software development with LEGO curriculum..
NICK DePRETER teaches 4th grade at OES. Nick has an extensive background working with all ages as an outdoor educator and trip leader on rivers, mountains and deserts with Wilderness First Responder and Leave No Trace certification.
CHRISTINE DREIER
NOAH FASSELL is a graduate of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theater and the co-designer of VAGABOOM!'s pedagogy. Noah has been teaching circus arts to children and adults for over 10 years.
DAVID GOMES teaches Web Design and Culture, and Digital Simulations and Virtual Worlds to OES Upper School students. David is actively exploring new software for creative work with digital technology.
EMILY GOODWIN
JEFFRY GOTTFRIED is a licensed back country guide and Wilderness First Responder and founder of Educational Recreational Adventures. Jeff is a graduate of University of Oregon, Portland State and University of California, Berkeley.
TONYA GRIFFIN joined the OES community as a 2nd grade teacher in 2006. She earned her M.A.T. from LEwis & clark College and a B.A. in Politics and Government from the University of Puget Sound.
JOE HAFERBECKER
KRISTEN HAFERBECKER has been at OES since 2008. She holds a B.A. from the University of the Pacific and a M.A. from New York University, both in Performing Arts Administration. Kristen has worked with Jane Kenney-Norberg in the OES Lego Physics program for the past 2 years.
TONY HANN has offered Chess Vision this past year at OES. He has been coaching chess for the past 8 years.
SIGNE HILL holds a M.A. in Teaching from Pacific University and an Oregon Teaching license. She has been counseling and teaching summer camp classes for 14 years. She particularly loves to share her love of creating, crafting and art projects with students.
CAMERON JACK
KIAH JOHNSON MOUNSEY was appointed in 2007 and currently teaches third grade at OES. She earned her B.S. and M.A. in Education from the University of Oregon.
JUSTIN KERR studied at Pitzer College and received a M.A. in Journalism from Northwestern University. He has worked for the Kansas City Business Journal and the Portland Tribune as a reporter.
KALIN LEHNER
KELLY LEONARD bio to come.
ANGELA & CHRIS LEONG. Angela earned her M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Chaminade University and a B.S. in Philosophy from Loyola Marymount University. Angela and Chris have 17 years of experience as tennis coaches and have taught many tennis camps for school-aged students through high school.
ANDY McGEE earned her B.A. from the Evergreen State College in 2009, with an emphasis in Child Development and Nutrition. She has been working with kids in homes, gardens and schools in the Northwest since 2001.
DAVID MOSS
MOZEK GAMES with years of experience, our instructors know how to make classes fun and exciting for all ages. Safety and quality the priorities at Mozek Games. Our instructors have been through an in-depth personal interview and training program to ensure that they know how to make chess, technology, and legos fun for kids. In addition, all of our staff goes through a year training program and background checks before they are allowed to operate a program independently.
KRISTEN MYERS
ANN VON OFFENHEIM
ROB ORR
MARTINA OSKARSSON is the founder of VAGABOOM!, a non-profit organization with a focus on art and physical education. She has an extensive background in circus arts, gymnastics and yoga. Her goal is to inspire children to explore their creative and artistic potential by offering a unique learning environment.
CALEY PETERSON holds a B.A. in Arts from the University of New Mexico with an emphasis in Elementary Education and a M.A. in Teaching from Pacific University. In addition to teaching children in Oregon, she has traveled to 11 countries teaching and serving disadvantaged children and women.
TUCKER PIERSON teaches girls varsity lacrosse at OES. She is a high school English and Social Studies teacher in the Portland Public School District. Tucker has a B.A. from Hamilton College in New York and an M.A. in teaching from Lewis & Clark College.
LAURAN PRATT joined the OES faculty in 1997, and is the Varsity Boy's basketball coach, along with teaching PE for the Middle School. He earned his B.A. in Secondary Physical Education from Concordia University. He has spent the past 10 summers teaching sports for Summer Discovery.
STEPHANIE RANKIN has a B.S. in Physical Education from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and an M.Ed. from the University of Phoenix in Education. She has been a P.E. teacher, basketball coach and camp director for the past 14 years.
CHELSEA REED has worked at OES since 2008 in the Extended Care Program. She earned her B.A. in Fine Arts at the University of Oregon. Chelsea enjoys teaching art to children and being outdoors as much as possible.
DEBBY SCHAUFFLER has been teaching at OES since 1991. She earned a B.A. in French Language and Literature from Smith College in 1974 and a M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley in 1978.
TERESA SHELBY has been studying Latin and Roman history for the past 10 years. She has traveled to numerous sites of significance in ancient times, and has a growing collection of books, artifacts, and artwork on Roman themes. Teresa is a practicing physician with a Doctor of medicine degree from the University of Louisville and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science.
SARAH SHOEMAKER earned a BA in English from Carleton College, a Master's in French from the University of Cincinnati, and a "Magistere" from the Sorbonne University in Paris. She is licensed with the state of Oregon to teach French, K through 12. She has lived in France and other French speaking countries.
JENNY SHOTTS is a 4th grade teacher at OES. She has also taught grades 3-5 at Trillium Charter School. She has experience teaching engineering and computer programming camps and directing a reading tutor program. She is also a teacher consultant for the National Writing Project.
MELISSA SMITH
WENDY STEELE earned a B.A. in in Voice Performance at Pacific University and a M.A. in Music at Northwestern. She performs with many of the top vocal ensembles in the Northwest, including the Cappella Romana and Portland Baroque Orchestra. She has been teaching voice at OES for 16 years.
ARI STERNBERG
LAURA STRUDWICK holds a M.A. in Education with more than 10 years of teaching experience in middle and high school Language Arts and Social Studies. She is currently working on her doctoral degree in Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
DENNIS SULLIVAN is the Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach at OES. A former All-American defense man at Brown University, Dennis also has coached high school lacrosse for 10 years. Coach Sullivan teaches 8th grade
DAWN SWANSON
CHRISTINE YOSHIDA earned her Bachelors Degree in Sociology and a Minor in Criminal Justice from Washington State University in 2004. Following graduation from Washington State, she received a Masters in Applied Psychology, with a School Counselor emphasis, from Eastern Washington University. Christine currently works at South Ridge Elementary School in the Ridgefield School District. She is a Nationally Certified School Counselor, having recently passed the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
ANN VON OFENHEIM has been teaching math at OES for more than 10 years. She has her undergraduate degree from Cornell and her Master's degree from University of Oregon.
ART WARD earned his Ph.D from UC-Berkeley in Humanities and his B.A. from Tufts University in English. He began teaching full time for the Upper School English Department in 2001.
SPLINTER WRENN earned a B.A. from the University of Denver and an M.S.H.A. from the University of Colorado. He has been coaching lacrosse and offering various classes to OES students since 1997.
