Faculty

San Francisco Waldorf High School teachers are genuinely and deeply interested in each student’s individual needs and are closely involved in his or her educational development.

Most of our faculty hold a masters degree or higher, including many with PhDs. Please refer to the faculty list below for specific degrees and subjects taught.

 

Humanities

Science/Math

Foreign Language

Arts

Movement/Outdoor Ed/PE/Athletics

Music

 

 

 

 

Humanities

 

Suzanne Darley (bio)

History Through Music
BA Stanford University, International Relations
Certificate Program, The Juilliard School
MA California Institute of Integral Studies

 

Paul Gierlach (bio)

English, Literature
BA St. Vincent’s College
MA York University Commonwealth Literature
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Mercy College

 

 

Meg Gorman (bio) (email)

English, Literature, History, Economics
MA Georgetown University 1994
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 1984

 

 

Daniel Ingoglia (bio) (email)

English, History, Cultural Studies
BA UC Davis 1987 International Relations
MA Naropa University Contemplative Education
JD University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law 1990

 

Deborah Kuschner (bio)

BS University of Kansas Secondary Education in French and English
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Foundation Studies in Fine Art Photography
MA Hamline University Art and Society

 

 

Bridget Quinn (bio) (email)

History, Art History, History of Architecture
BA University of California Santa Barbara 1989 Art History
MA Institute of Fine Arts New York University 1991 Art History
Waldorf High School Teacher Training, Rudolf Steiner College 2007

 

 

Nicholas Wong (email)

English, Literature, Theater, Cultural Studies
BA Middlebury College 1987 English & Asian Studies
MPhil University of Oxford 1993 Modern English Literature

 

 

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Science/Math

 

 

Caroline Alba (bio) (email)

Chemistry, Math
Institut de Chimie, Physique, et Informatique de Lyon 1989
CAPES Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon 1990
Agregation Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon 1991
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 2007

 

John Burket (bio) (email)

Math, Biology, Earth Sciences
MS University of Oregon 1989
PhD Oregon State University 1998
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 2000

 

 

 

Paolo Carini (bio) (email)

Math, Physics
PhD Stanford University 1995
Waldorf Teaching Certificate San Francisco Teacher Training Program

 

 

 

John Jackson (bio) (email)

Math, Physical Education
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Emerson College (England) 1983

 

 

 

Cynthia Renegar (bio) (email)

Math
PhD Tulane University 1985
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner School of Edinburgh 1990

 

 

 

Thomas Routt (bio) (email)

Science, Movement
BS Brown University 1998 Geology, Physics, Math
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training 2004

 

 

 

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Foreign Language

 

Renate Albrecht (bio)

German
MA University of Hamburg Education
BA Smith College International Studies

 

 

 

Adin Eichler (bio)

Mandarin
University of California, Berkeley
Freie Universität Berlin
Université de Grenoble
Universidad de Salamanca
MA University of California, Berkeley

 

 

 

Marco Gonzales

Spanish
BA National Fine Arts Institute, Mexico City Theater Arts
National School of Music, Mexico City Music Studies and Composition
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 2010

 

Lisa Segarra

Spanish
BA University of Barcelona 1991 Psychology
Certificate, International House, Barcelona 1996
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 2010

 

 

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Arts

 

Karen Apana (bio) (email)

Pottery
PhD California Institute of Integral Studies
MA San Francisco State University

 

 

 

Maimone Attia

Digital Arts
BA University of Southern California 2000 Cinema & Television

 

 

 

 

Suzanne Darley (bio)

Modern Art
BA Stanford University, International Relations
Certificate Program, The Juilliard School
MA California Institute of Integral Studies

 

Deidre De Franceaux

Drawing, Modern Art
BFA Skidmore College 1996
MFA San Francisco Art Institute 1997

 

 

 

Elena Forrer (bio)

Painting
MA University School of Applied Art, Madrid 1982
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 1998

 

 

Richard Gelernter

Oil Painting
BA Syracuse University 1971

 

 

 

 

Aimee Golant (bio)

Metal Arts
BA San Francisco State University 1996 Sociology, Metal Arts Minor

 

 

 

Deborah Kuschner (bio)

Photography
BS University of Kansas Secondary Education in French and English
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Foundation Studies in Fine Art Photography
MA Hamline University Art and Society

 

Elsa Murray

Drawing
 

 

 

 

 

TJ Ossola

Glass
BA Australian National University
National Institute of the Arts
Canberra School of Art 2002

 

 

 

Susan Robinson

Sewing & Design
BA Washington State University 1993
Fashion Institute of Technology 1990

 

 

 

 

Patty Townsend (bio) (email)

Textile Arts, Bookbinding, Arts Program Coordinator
Certificate, Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts Berkeley 1980
BA California State University Humboldt 1975
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College

 

Nick Wong

Theater
BA Middlebury College 1987 English & Asian Studies
MPhil University of Oxford 1993 Modern English Literature

 

 

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Movement/OUTDOOR ED/PE/Athletics

 

Ellie Capers (bio) (email)

Outdoor Education
BA Antioch University - Ohio Environmental Social Science
MEd Antioch University - Keene 1983 Organizational Development
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Rudolf Steiner College 2005

 

 

Maria Helland-Hansen

Eurythmy

 

 

 

 

 

John Jackson (bio) (email)

Physical Education
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Emerson College (England) 1983

 

 

 

Thomas Routt (bio) (email)

Movement
BS Brown University 1998 Geology, Physics, Math
Waldorf High School Teaching Training Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training 2006

 

Astrid Thiersch (bio)

Eurythmy
BFA Eurythmeum Stuttgart 1982

 

 

 

 

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Music

 

David Amato

Guitar
BM University of Southern California 1992 Studio Jazz Guitar Performance

 

 

 

David Boyce (bio)

World Music
BS Cornell University 1988, Industrial Labor Relations

 

 

 

 

Phillip Greenlief (bio)

Music Program Coordinator, Orchestra, Jazz
BA USC Music Education
MA USC 20th Century Literature

 

 

 

Benjamin Malament (bio)

Drumming Orchestra
BA Oberlin College 2006 African American Studies

 

 

 

Lisa Sargent (bio) (email)

Chamber Chorus, All School Choir
BA University of Denver Music-Voice
Waldorf Teaching Certificate Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training 2006

 

 

Suzanne Thorpe (bio)

Electronic Music
AS Music Performance
BA English Literature
2008 MFA candidate Mills College Electronic Music and Recording Media

 

 

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