FACULTY & STAFF
OUR HIGHLY SKILLED FACULTY AND STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE.
Riverside School’s classroom faculty are state certified teachers with an unequaled commitment to creatively teaching and nurturing each child to his/her fullest potential. Our faculty regularly consults with outside experts in the field of learning differences and attends monthly in-service workshops and annual conferences to maintain effective knowledge.
Our Language Fundamental faculty are trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach and certified by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FACULTY
Jennifer Bushhouse
Colleen Hague
Heather Mayer
Charice Myers
Director of Curriculum
Samantha Shoop
Debbie Waldenmaier
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FACULTY
Michele Estes
Sara Sculthorpe
LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS TEACHERS
Marti Alexander
Sara Brickley
Johanna Coulter
Stephanie Cross
Cynthia Davis
Fellow, AOGPE and
O-G Coordinator
Chris Del Bueno
Lisa DeWitt
Suzie Eklund
Director of Language Fundamentals
Michele Estes
Madeline Gorman
Danelle Gownley
Kay Haas
Debby Hansen
Ann-Marie Lundmark
Cynthia Miller
Ellen Morton
Eileen Pilc
Mary Raper
Heather Robbins
Sarah Scott
Leda Spencer,
Fellow-in-Training,
AOGPE
Ann Swift
Jenn Walker
RESOURCE TEACHERS
Christine Bachmann
Librarian and Music Teacher
Cam Childress
Physical Education Teacher
Phyllis Harris
Dance Instructor
Curtis Hofstetter
Social Skills Teacher
Billy Jones
Operations Assistant
Christy Lantz
Studio Arts Teacher
Linda Paige
Math Teacher
ADMINISTRATION
Hal Waller, Head of School
Debra Mitchell
Associate Head of School and Director of Admission, Transition, and Testing
Charice Myers, Director of Curriculum
Suzie Eklund
Director of Language Fundamentals
Nancy Spencer
Fellow, AOGPE Teacher Trainer and Supervisor
Cynthia Davis
Fellow, AOGPE and
O-G Coordinator
Tricia Lucas
Director of Finance
Leo Rohr
Director of Development
Patricia W. DeOrio
Director Emeritus
SUPPORT STAFF
Becky Hollingsworth, Office Manager
Eileen Harvey, Bookkeeper and Facility Coordinator
Lisa DeWitt, Clerical and Instructional Support
Andrew Blair, Marketing and Communications Coordinator
John Linthicum, IT Coordinator