PBL
Educators by Choice
23+
Years Teaching PBL
PreK–12
Faculty Across All Divisions
SAIS
Accredited Institution
School Leadership

Educators who chose
this work on purpose.

Every adult at Woodlawn is here because they believe in what project-based learning produces and in the children it serves.

Leadership + Staff
Holly Honeycutt
Holly Honeycutt
Head of School
Katie Brewer
Katie Brewer
Associate Head of School / Director of Upper School + College Counseling
Sharon Gostomski
Sharon Gostomski
Chief Financial + Operations Officer
Jennifer Moore
Jennifer Moore
Director of Enrollment Management
Seana Peele
Seana Peele
Director of Advancement + Communications
Katie Verlin
Katie Verlin
Director of Engagement
SHANNON HOCKSWENDER
Director of Lower + Middle School
John Cole Kirksey
John Cole Kirksey
Director of Athletics
Oliver Goss
Oliver Goss
Assistant Athletic Director, MSF + Middle School LA/SS
KYLE DILL
Assistant Athletic Director, Middle/Upper School Fitness + Kinesiology, + Transportation Coordinator
Dr. Erin Gale
Dr. Erin Gale
Upper School
Dean of Academics + English
Michael Perry
Michael Perry
Upper School
Dean of Community + Collaboration, History
Lauren Dioguardi
Middle School + Upper School Dean of Student Life, + Social Media Manager
Leslie Buttrick
Leslie Buttrick
Middle school + Upper School Teaching and Learning Catalyst
HANNAH WILKIE
Lower School Teaching + Learning Catalyst
Mary Ann Collins
Mary Ann Collins
School Counselor PreK-12
Ann Marie Reiner
Ann Marie Reiner
School Nurse
Shayne Jovicevic
Shayne Jovicevic
Accounting Manager
MICHAEL LOWRANCE
Facilities + Operations Manager
LYNN CARLSON
OFFICE MANAGER + ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Faculty

The teachers behind every project.

Kristin Anderson Lower School Associate Teacher Woodlawn School
Kristen Anderson
Lower School
ASSOCIATE TEACHER
Youssef Bennis
Youssef Bennis
Upper School
Math
Julie Berent
Julie Berent
Lower School
Associate Teacher
Dr. Margaret Borden
Dr. Margaret Borden
MIDDLE SCHOOL + Upper School
Math + Foundations and Futures
Whitney Branisteanu
Whitney Branisteanu
Lower + Middle School Life Skills
Chelsea Carvalho Woodlawn School
Chelsea Carvalho
LOWER SCHOOL
Lead Teacher
Callahan Davis
CALLAHAN DAVIS
Lower School
Lead Teacher
Cathy Denham
Cathy Denham
Lower School
Science + Master Gardener
Brittany Freeman
Brittany Freeman
Lower School
Lead Teacher
Travis Fulk
Travis Fulk
Middle School + Upper School
Science, Math, Engineering + Technological Sciences
Jenny Gudmestad
Jenny Gudmestad
Lower School
Lead Teacher
Taylor Harlacher Middle School Math Woodlawn School
Taylor Harlacher
Middle School
Math
Hahna Hayden
Hahna Hayden
Middle School + Upper School
Spanish ALICE Coordinator
Ana Hummel
Ana Hummel
Lower School + Upper School
Spanish + French
Sarah Jackson
Sarah Jackson
Lower School
Lead Teacher
Kristy Johnson
KRISTY JOHNSON
Lower School
LEAD TEACHER
Lori Kilday Woodlawn School
Lori Kilday
LOWER SCHOOL
ASSOCIATE TEACHER
Joy Lindgren
Joy Lindgren
Lower School
Lead Teacher
Molly Maginnis
Molly Maginnis
Lower School + Middle School
Science + STEM
Allen Miller
Allen Miller
Middle School + Upper School
English + Math
MacLean Newell
MacLean Newell
Lower School
Associate Teacher
Susan Olin
Susan Olin
Upper School
English
Dacia Ozkan
Dacia Ozkan
Lower School
Visual Arts
Sam Packard
Sam Packard
Upper School
WORLD LANGUAGE
Dionne Pedersen
Dionne Pedersen
Lower School
Associate Teacher
Jennifer Pendergast
Jennifer Pendergast
Lower School
Lead Teacher
Melani Pinan
Melani Pinan
Lower School
Associate Teacher
Matt Presson
Matt Presson
PERFORMING ARTS
MUSIC
Scott Roper
Scott Roper
Lower School
Math
Sandra Semprit
Sandra Semprit
Lower School
World Language
Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
MIDDLE SCHOOL
HISTORY
Kimberley Stapf
Kimberley Stapf
Lower School
LEAD Teacher
Adam Sterrett
Adam Sterrett
Middle School + Upper School
Visual Arts
Meredith Swanson
Meredith Swanson
PERFORMING ARTS
THEATER
Emma Walker
Emma Walker
LOWER SCHOOL
LEAD TEACHER
Janine Yordy
Janine Yordy
Middle School + Upper School
Science
Our Approach to Teaching

Inquiry over Imitation.
Every single day.

Teaching at Woodlawn looks different because it is different. Our educators design experiences, ask harder questions, and trust students to do real work. That takes a particular kind of teacher. We are fortunate to have them.

PBL Practitioners

Woodlawn faculty are trained and experienced in project-based learning, not as an add-on, but as the primary mode of instruction. They design backward from outcomes, build authentic assessments, and coach student work from inquiry to impact.

Lifelong Learners

We expect the same of our teachers as we expect of our students: curiosity, iteration, and growth. Woodlawn invests in ongoing faculty development, because the best educators are always becoming better ones.

Community Members

Our teachers don’t clock in and out. They know students’ names, remember last year’s projects, and show up for community events because they are genuinely invested in the Blazers they teach. Relationship is the foundation of everything here.

“The teachers here don’t just know my son’s name. They know his ideas, and they take them seriously.”
Woodlawn Parent, Lower School
Join the Team

Let’s Build Futures
Together.

Woodlawn invites educators with a mindset for collaboration, inquiry, and lifelong learning to reach out to us. If you believe in extraordinary children and want to work somewhere that proves it every day, we want to hear from you.

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