Our faculty bring decades of combined experience — and a shared belief that every child deserves to be known.
Ed.D., University of Denver. Ninth year at Ridgemont; previously Head of the Lower School at Kent Denver.
M.A., University of Wyoming. Twelve years at Ridgemont; teaches Grade 8 U.S. History.
B.A., Whitman College. Joined Ridgemont in 2015 after a decade in independent-school admissions.
B.S. Elementary Education, Montana State University. Fifteenth year in the classroom.
M.Ed., University of Nebraska. Certified Wilson Reading practitioner.
M.A.T., Middlebury College. Ridgemont faculty since 2007.
M.A. Curriculum & Instruction, University of Montana.
B.A. English, Carleton College. Faculty since 2018.
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute. Also directs the after-school ceramics club.
M.M. Music Education, University of Wyoming. Orff-Schulwerk certified.
Grade 5 homeroom teacher with instructional responsibility for English Language Arts, mathematics, and social studies. Coordinates the Academy’s educational-technology pilot, including classroom deployment of Anthropic’s Claude for Education across Grades 5–8 under faculty supervision. Joined Ridgemont in August 2024.
M.A. English, University of Virginia. Author, Reading with Wonder (2020). Partners with Grade 5 on the Claude for Education pilot.
M.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado. Coach, MATHCOUNTS.
Ph.D. Ecology, University of Wyoming. Director of the Outdoor Program.
M.A. Classics, University of Chicago.
B.M. Choral Conducting, Lawrence Conservatory.
M.A. Spanish Literature, University of Salamanca. Native of Bogotá, Colombia.
B.S. Kinesiology, University of Montana. Also coaches Middle School volleyball.
M.F.A., Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design.
Business office, HR, and facilities.
R.N., licensed in the State of Wyoming.
M.L.I.S., University of Washington. Manages the Ridgemont Reading Room.
