Governance

School Mandate Groups and Committees

Mountain Laurel Waldorf School is run by the faculty and administration of the school, collectively called the “College”. The College works by creating mandate groups to focus on specific areas. The College works in collaboration with the Board, who oversee the financial and legal well-being of the school.

Below is a list of the groups, and their email addresses. Emails will be received by all members of the group.

Administration

Patricia DeWitte-Kuyl – Head Administrator & Enrollment Director
Sue McKenzie – Business & Facilities Director

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Board

Kiran Paranjpe – President
Mark Bernstein – Vice President
Luke Sanders – Treasurer
Tess Hartman-Cullen – Secretary
Theodore Lundin
Livia Vanaver
Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Kaethe Fine
Eric Gidseg
Amy Hannes, ex officio
Sue McKenzie, ex officio

 

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Grades Class Teachers

Preston Neel
Takken Wish
Tomoko Matsunaga
Michele Turner
Ruth Lawson
Theodore Lundin
Marta Porras
John Evans
 

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Campus Expansion

Mark Bernstein
Preston Neel
Sue McKenzie

Care Streams Group

Marta Porras – Chair
Steve Bernstein
Donna Jensen
Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Paola Tayvah
Takken Wish

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College

Mark Bernstein
Steve Bernstein
Patricia DeWitte-Kuyl
John Evans
Donna Jensen
Ruth Lawson
Theo Lundin
Preston Neel
Marta Porras
Takken Wish
Tricia McCloskey
Kahlia Pelligra
Tomoko Matsunaga
Michele Turner
Veronica Kent
Beatrice Chen

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

Theodore Lundin

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Development

Amy Hannes

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Early Childhood Teachers

Leslie Arouh
Ariah Linville
Kahlia Pelligra
Veronica Kent
Amanda Chapin

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Educational Support

Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Paola Tayvah

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Enrollment

Patricia DeWitte-Kuyl
Sue McKenzie

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Executive Committee

Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl – Chair
Veronica Kent
Donna Jensen

Finance

Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Susan McKenzie
Luke Sanders

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Fundraising

Amy Hannes

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Music

Mark Bernstein – Chair
Steve Bernstein
Preston Neel

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Personnel

Ruth Lawson – Chair
Kahlia Pelligra
Sue McKenzie
Tomoko Matsunaga

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Subject Teachers

Mark Bernstein
Steve Bernstein
Donna Jensen
Marta Porras
Aaron Bernstein
Tricia McCloskey
Beatrice Chen
Zachary Dolphin

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Legal and Governance Forms (PDFs)

Mountain Laurel Waldorf School By Laws