Meet our Team

Our Work

WSD is committed to awakening the intellect, imagination, and determination of every child, leading to a life-long love of learning. Within a protective and nurturing environment, teachers and parents work together, to build a community where each student's confidence, sense of responsibility, and self-reliance unfolds.

Our Intention

“Into my will, let there pour strength. Into me feeling, let there flow warmth. Into my thinking, let there shine light.
That I may nurture the children with enlightened purpose, caring with hearts love, and bringing wisdom into all things.”

Learn more about Waldorf Teachers

Faculty & Staff

  • Lindsay Mason

    School Administrator

  • Veronica McClellan

    Director of Enrollment & Marketing

  • Maritza Villafuerte

    Office Coordinator

  • Amanda Able

    Early Childhood Department Chair; Bird’s Nest Lead Teacher

  • Katie Kelly

    Early Childhood Aide


    "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

    — Maya Angelou

    Meet Ms. Katie

  • Louisa Olsen

    Aftercare & Afternoon EC Aide

  • Haritha Potineni

    Early Childhood Aide

  • Lisa Slattery

    1st Grade Class Teacher


    "Observe and listen to children because when they ask 'why?' they are not simply asking for the answer from you. They are requesting the courage to find a collection of possible answers."

    — Loris Malaguzzi

    Meet Ms. Slattery

  • Rebecca Gandy

    Grades Teacher

  • Bianca Bevard

    Grades Teacher

    “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." 

    -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    Meet Ms. Bevard

  • Sarah DuRocher

    Grades Teacher



    "The task of the educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts."

    -C.S. Lewis


    Meet Ms. DuRocher

  • Brenna McLachlan

    Grades Teacher



    “You will not be good teachers if you focus only on what you do, and not upon who you are”

    -Rudolf Steiner

    Meet Ms. McLachlan

  • Rachel Gage

    Games & Movement Teacher




    “Children cannot bounce off the walls if we take away the walls”

    — Erin Kenny.

    Meet Ms. Rachael

  • Thea Olsen

    Handwork & Parent-Child Teacher

  • Elizabeth Alvarez

    Spanish Teacher

    Grades Teacher

    “I believe that every child learns in their own way and at their own pace, and that learning should be meaningful, creative, and filled with wonder."

    -Ms. Alvarez


    Meet Ms. Alvarez

  • Honna Austin

    Orchestra Teacher



    "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."

    — Victor Hugo

    Meet Ms. Austin

  • Rowan Brando

    Lower Grades Music Teacher, Accompanist



    "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."

    — Ursula K. Le Guin

    Meet Mr. Brando

  • Barbara DuRocher

    Ukulele, Guitar, & Educational Support



    "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."

    — Roald Dahl

    Meet Mrs. DuRocher

School Governance

Waldorf schools are distinguished by a self-administered governance model, where faculty, trustees, administrative staff, and parents collaborate within a community spirit guided by Waldorf pedagogy. This model enables those closely involved in the school’s daily life to make policy decisions collectively across the faculty, administration, and the board of trustees. It also encourages community-wide participation and idea-sharing.

WSD operates on a Threefold social model: the faculty, administration, and board of trustees are able to act independently in their own sphere, but work together on matters pertaining to the school as a whole.

WSD is not a cooperative model where each member, including members of the parent body, hold one equal vote. Instead, decision making is collaborative within each of the three spheres, and final decisions affecting the school as a whole are made by the Leadership Council with input from the Executive Steering Committee (Board President, Administrator, Faculty Professional Development Chair).

Meet the Board