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
Susan Ramaty – Development, Marketing & Advancement Director

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Board

Kiran Paranjpe – President
Mark Bernstein – Vice President
Theodore Lundin
Livia Vanaver
Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Kaethe Fine
Eric Gidseg
Keren Craig
Tess Hartman-Cullen
Luke Sanders

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Grades Class Teachers

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

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Campus Expansion

Susan Ramaty
Mark Bernstein
Preston Neel

Care Streams Group

Marta Porras – chair
Steve Bernstein
Donna Jensen
Tricia McCloskey
Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Paola Tayvah

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College

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

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice

Theodor Lundin

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Development

Susan Ramaty
Amy Solis

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Early Childhood Teachers

Leslie Arouh
Ariah Linville
Kahlia Pelligra
Veronica Kent

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Educational Support

Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Paola Tayvah

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Enrollment

Patricia DeWitte-Kuyl

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Executive Committee

Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl – Chair
Susan Ramaty
Preston Neel
Marta Porras
Michele Turner
 

Finance

Saleh Eljamal
Patricia Dewitte-Kuyl
Susan McKenzie

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Fundraising

Susan Ramaty
Amy Solis

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Music

Mark Bernstein
Steve Bernstein
Preston Neel

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Personnel

Mark Bernstein
Kahlia Pelligra
Ruth Lawson
Sue McKenzie
Tomoko Matsunaga

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Special Subject Teachers

Mark Bernstein
Steve Bernstein
Donna Jensen
Marta Porras
Aaron Bernstein
Tricia McCloskey

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Legal and Governance Forms (PDFs)

Mountain Laurel Waldorf School By Laws