VVS Facuty

GROUP 1: NATIVE LANGUAGES
Bridget Broomfield (SL English), B.A. English, Oberlin College, M.A. English Literature, Middlebury College

Lauren Kelley (SL English), B.A. Religion, Vassar College, M.F.A. Creative Nonfiction Writing, Goucher College

John Griffiths (HL English), Senior Master, B.A. Oxford University, London School of Economics, postgraduate study in ¨economics¨

Jenifer Gill (SL English), B.S. in Communications, Shepherd College, M.S. in Journalism, West Virginia University

GROUP 2: SECOND LANGUAGES
Jane Tsai (teaching SL Mandarin), B.A., ChiLee Technical College (International Business), M.A. (Applied Linguistics) University of Newcastle (Teaching Mandarin)

Gianvi Figari (teaching SL French and SL Spanish), B.A., University of Tulsa (History and Foreign Languages), M.A., Middlebury College (Spanish)¨, ABD, University of Texas/Austin (Romance linguistics)

Romana Imler (teaching HL French and SL German), ASTP, University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland

Virginia McClain (teaching Spanish), B.A. in Spanish from Georgetown University

IB GROUP 3: INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES

Greg Campbell (teaching Anthropology, and Theory of Knowledge), M.A., B.A. Anthropology, San Diego State University

Chris Ciambarella (teaching 9th grade World History and 10th grade US History), M.Ed., Social Studies Education, Ohio State University, M.A., History, UCSD, B.S., Biology & Spanish, Wake Forest University

Hans Koster (teaching HL History, and Theory of Knowledge), D.Ed., Shippensburg University, History, Ph.D., Leiden University, History and Education

IB GROUP 4: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Andrew Gill (teaching HL Biology), B.S. in Zoology, University of Bristol, England, M.S. in Biological Research Methods, University of Exeter, England

Jim Richards (teaching Chemistry, HL Biology), A.B. in Immunology/Bacteriology, University of California, Berkeley, M.A. in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley,  Ph.D. in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

David Smeeth (teaching Physical Science and Integrated Math I and II), B.A. in Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Prescott College

Catrien van Assendelft (teaching SL Environmental Science and Theory of Knowledge), B.A. Anthropology, The University of the South, Master of Environmental Studies, Yale University, M.A. Religion, Yale Divinity School

IB GROUP 5: MATHEMATICS
Jeffrey Hovermill, Ph.D., Math Department Chair,Ph.D., B.S., Greensboro College; M.S., University of Idaho; Ph.D., University of Colorado. Associate Professor
at Northern Arizona University teaching mathematics education, and statistics
since 2003.

Natalie Miller (teaching HL and SL Math) B.S. in Mathematics, Penn State University,
M.A. in Mathematics Education, Northern Arizona University

James Williams (teaching HL and SL Math) B.S. in Biology, Tufts University, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts

David Smeeth (teaching Physical Science and Integrated Math I and II), B.A. in Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Prescott College

GROUP 6: VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
Visual Arts Faculty:
Jeremy Broomfield (teaching drawing and painting - HL and SL art), B.A. in Studio Art, Oberlin College

Jeff Perkins (teaching Ceramics & Photography), B.F.A. in Ceramics and Photography, Arizona State University, M.A. in Ceramics, Northern Arizona University

John Kelley (teaching intro to visual arts), B.F.A., Colorado State University, M.A. Program Administration, Prescott College

Performing Arts Faculty:
Bridget Broomfield (teaching SL and HL Theater), B.A., Oberlin, M.A., Middlebury
 
Misuzu Kitazumi (teaching SL and HL Music),  B.F.A. in Music - Piano Performance, California Institute of the Arts, M.A. in Music, Piano Performance, University of the Redlands

Daren Burns (teaching SL and HL Music) B.F.A. in Jazz Studies, California Institute of the Arts, M.F.A. in Performance/ Composition African American Improvisation, California Institute of the Arts, Certificate of Completion, Musicians Institute of Hollywood California

English as a Second Language

Bill Shandor, B.A. in Political Science, Pepperdine University and M.S. in Sports Administration, Saint Thomas University

Graham Frey, B.A. in Philosophy, Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia

Elizabeth Pulliam (ESL Intern), M.A. in Japanese and Linguistics, University of Edinburgh, UK