Faculty
- Excellent teachers are at the heart of the education each child receives at Burgundy.
Our teachers are experienced and well trained to guide, support, and challenge each child in all academic areas, as well as in their social, emotional, and physical growth. Burgundy’s faculty provide a safe and nurturing environment and work with parents to benefit the education of every student and every family in the Burgundy community. Caring collaborative relationships join students, teachers, and parents in creating the magic of Burgundy.
- Choose a Division:
- Lower School
- Middle School
- Special Subjects
| Early Childhood Faculty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Junior Kindergarten (JK), 4 year olds | ||
| Kamilah Mitchell | B.A., University of the District of Columbia | 9 years' experience 6 at Burgundy |
| Carrie Ustun | B.A., Dickinson College | 7 years' experience 4 at Burgundy |
| Kindergarten | ||
| Dawn Amin-Arsala | B.A., Georgetown University M.Ed., Regent University | 11 years' experience all at Burgundy |
| Meegan Scott | B.A., Muhlenberg College M.A., Regent University | 10 years' experience 7 at Burgundy |
| Pat Hart | B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham | 23 years' experience 10 at Burgundy |
| Sharon McCullough | A.B., Bennington College | 23 years' experience 15 at Burgundy |
| Elementary Faculty | ||
| First Grade | ||
| Ann Douglas | B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University M.Ed., James Madison University | 18 years' experience 4 at Burgundy |
| Vicki Hayes | B.A., Barnard College M.S.Ed., Bank Street College of Education | 23 years' experience 15 at Burgundy |
| Harriet Runkle | B.A., University of Tennessee M.A.T., Mary Baldwin College | 8 years' experience 3 at Burgundy |
| 2/3 (combined 2nd & 3rd grade classes) | ||
| Jane Harrington | B.S., George Mason University | 5 years' experience 1 at Burgundy |
| Erin Kelly | B.A., St. Mary’s College M.Ed., George Washington University | 19 years' experience all at Burgundy |
| Peter Nippard | B. Ed., Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology B. Ed., Australian Catholic University | 14 years' experience 1 at Burgundy |
| Norma Roberts | B.S., University of Maryland M.A., George Washington University | 11 years' experience 6 at Burgundy |
| Carol Schwartz | B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst M.Ed., Temple University | 15 years' experience 3 at Burgundy |
| 4/5 (combined 4th & 5th grade classes) | ||
| John Battye | B.A., Towson University M.Ed., University of New Hampshire | 16 years' experience 1 at Burgundy |
| Nora Kruk | B.A., Brown University M.Ed., University of Virginia | 4 years' experience 4 at Burgundy |
| Beth Moorman | B.A., Duke University M.S., University of Colorado/Teton Science School | 8 years' experience 4 at Burgundy |
| Lauren Quill Dunn | B.A., Saint Bonaventure University M.S., Mercy College | 3 years' experience 2 at Burgundy |
| Cara Will | B.A., San Francisco State University M.S., Bank Street College of Education | 3 years' experience 2 at Burgundy |
| Middle School Faculty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Joel Christenson Mathematics and Social Studies, 8th Homeroom | B.A., St. Olaf College | 20 years' experience 18 at Burgundy |
| Henry Edwards Language Arts and Social Studies, 6th Homeroom | B.A., George Washington University | 19 years' experience 12 at Burgundy |
| Doug Fishman Science and Mathematics, 7th Homeroom, Coordinator for Sustainability and Alexandria Science Curriculum | B.S., George Washington University M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University | 17 years' experience 16 at Burgundy |
| Josh Goodstein Science, 7th Homeroom | B.A., Yale University | 1 year of experience 1st year at Burgundy |
| Mary Lou Guthrie (on sabbatical 2007-2008) Science and Social Studies, 7th Homeroom | B.S., James Madison University | 30+ years' experience 30+ at Burgundy |
| Nancy Kaplan Language Arts, 8th Homeroom, Middle School Head | B.A., Barnard College M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University | 18 years' experience 10 at Burgundy |
| Karen O'Rourke Language Arts/Resource Teacher | B.A., Brown University M.B.A., Columbia University | 10 years' experience 3 at Burgundy |
| Charlene Pritzker Mathematics, 6th Homeroom | B.A., Bryn Mawr College M.A., Brandeis University M.Ed., University of Virginia | 20+ years' of experience 18 at Burgundy |
| Gregory Ransom Social Studies/Language Arts | B.A., James Madison University | 10 years' experience 1 at Burgundy |
| Art | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monica Campbell | B.A., Yale University | 9 years' experience 5 at Burgundy |
| Catherine Davis | Art and Photography B.A., Tufts University M.F.A., George Washington University | 30+ years' experience 12 at Burgundy |
| Connie Fleres | Auckland Art School, New Zealand Corcoran School of Art Northern Virginia Community College | 22 years' experience 18 at Burgundy |
| Drama | ||
| Deborah Ives | B.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison | 30+ years' experience 10 at Burgundy |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Toni Gorman Middle School Spanish | B.A., Christopher Newport University | 17 years' experience 8 at Burgundy |
| Christine Hughes French (All Grades) | B.A., Georgetown University M.A., M.A., George Mason University | 10 years' experience 10 at Burgundy |
| Judy Kane Lower School Spanish | B.A., Wheaton College M.S., Georgetown University | 40 years' experience 34 at Burgundy |
| Susana Marin Middle School Spanish | Institute Superior Marista, Argentina George Mason University | 5 years' experience 1 at Burgundy |
| Library | ||
| Marilyn Jemison Librarian (Junior Kindergarten through 3rd grade) | B.S., Cornell University M.L.S., Catholic University | 18 years' experience all at Burgundy |
| Ann Van Deusen Librarian (4th through 8th grade) | B.A., Muhlenberg College M.L.S., SUNY at Albany | 34 years' experience 27 at Burgundy |
| Physical Education | ||
| Ivana Bulirova Physical Education Lower School, Coach | M.S., Charles University, Prague | 7 years' experience 4 at Burgundy |
| Jerry Jirgl Physical Education Lower School | B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20 years' experience 18 at Burgundy |
| Travis Hudson Physical Education Middle School,Director of Summer Camp and Athletics | B.A., Marymount University | 15 years' experience 11 at Burgundy |
| Music | ||
| Eugene Branch, Jr. | B.A., West Virginia State University | 15 years' experience 10 at Burgundy |
| Catherine Manley | B.A., New England Conservatory of Music | 10 years' experience 10th year at Burgundy |
| Technology | ||
| Gini Moore Technology Assistant | B.S., George Mason University M.Ed., University of Hawaii | 30+ years' experience 1 at Burgundy |
| Joe Peacock Middle School Teacher, Director of Technology | B.A., College of the Atlantic M.A., Middlebury College; M.A., Yale University | 19 years' experience 2 at Burgundy |