Raised in:                  Ventura County, CA

Education:                 B.A. History, UCLA; M.ed., UCLA

One (or two) interesting facts: I recently officiated at a friend’s wedding. I love reality competition shows.

On why I love teaching: I love helping young people to grow during this important time of life. Being a teacher of History challenges me to always be learning, which helps me to be a better educator. The co-curricular activities I can participate in with my students are particularly rewarding as well.

 

 

Raised in:                 Washington, DC, Oregon & Arizona

Education:                B.A., English & Theology, University of Notre Dame; M.A., Literature, Arizona State University

One (or two) interesting facts:   I traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of a U.S. State Department trip as a Catholic representative and journalist to help promote inter-religious dialogue. I was eight months pregnant when I went.

On why I love teaching: It is so much fun to interact with the students, to watch them learn how to think critically about something and challenge what they are learning. I love when students come in with questions that they have obviously spent a lot of time thinking about and when they start to open up and share their own opinions in class. I find incredible satisfaction in teaching a lesson that goes really terrifically well!

 

Raised in:                   Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA

Education:                  B.S., Psychology, Union College; currently pursuing a Masters of Educational Studies, Loyola Marymount University

One (or two) interesting facts: I am petrified of pigeons. I love french fries.

On why I love working in education: I love seeing how transformative education can be for a student, especially in a girls school. I love getting to know the families through the admission process. I love getting to know the girls and forming meaningful relationships with them once they enroll. It is particularly rewarding to be able open a door to a student whose parents may not have the resources to pay for an independent school education and change her life forever.

 

 

Raised in:                 Upstate New York

Education:                B.A, Economics, Hamilton College; M.A. Higher Education Administration, New York University

One (or two) interesting facts: I pole-vaulted in college and, to this day, when I drive under an overpass on the freeway I look for the sign displaying the height and wonder, 'could I clear this on a pole?'
On why I love working in education: A college education can be a transformative life experience and being part of this process, whether on the college side or the high school side, is remarkably rewarding.

 

 

Raised in:                   Los Angeles

Education:                  M.A., Spanish and Art History, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; MFA, Film Production & Directing, UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television

One (or two) interesting facts: I have a considerable love of Spain and Spanish culture, which I developed when I did a year abroad in Spain, interning for a Spanish production company after college.

On why I love teaching: I love being involved with the process of helping students find their unique, creative voices. I also love having the opportunity to learn from my students as they respond artistically to the world around them.

 

 

Raised:                               Long Island, NY

Education:                          B.S, Marine Resource Development, B.S. Human Development & Family Studies, University of Rhode Island;M.S., School Counseling, New York Institute of Technology

One (or two) interesting facts: sailed on a 120' sail boat for six weeks as part of a study abroad program in college. I first lived in LA as a Jesuit volunteer at Dolores Mission School in East Los Angeles.