Why Waldorf...
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Early ChildhoodWilliam DoldeEarly Childhood/Nursery Dyanne HarshmanKindergarten
Kim DunkleyKindergarten Kim
was born in Manchester, England. She spent her childhood acting, swimming and singing. After graduating with a B.A. in Drama and English
Literature from the University College of Ripon and York St. John, she traveled independently, acting here and there all over the world. She finally unpacked in Seattle three years later after discovering that the Pacific Northwest is the most beautiful place on earth and meeting her husband, Joe!
Kim and her family moved to Whidbey Island so their girls could attend Whidbey Island Waldorf School. Kim began working at our school as a lead Kindergarten teacher in 2004. Kim is a trained Waldorf teacher, having graduated from Sound Circle Center for Anthroposophy in Seattle, Washington. Kim loves her family and friends, the woods, the beach and ocean, handwork, and all performing arts mediums, including theater, good movies, singing and dance. She also enjoys a good cup of English tea and eating at fine restaurants. It also feels good to laugh out loud! Kim feels privileged to spend her days with young children. Grades 1-8Susan Maloch1st Grade (photo coming soon...) Susan (Sage) Maloch was born in Utah, and spent her time hiking and rafting amid the red rock and sagebrush of the Southwest (hence her nickname, "Sage"). She studied at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and at the University of Utah where where she received her B.A. in English Literature and a B.F.A in Modern Dance. She also earned a Teaching Credential in both subjects. Since then she has taught for over 30 years in Utah, Idaho, Oregon and California. She has also toured and performed with a professional dance company, directed and acted in plays, and served as a Children's Librarian. In 1990 Sage returned to school to study Waldorf education and earned her Waldorf certificate in 1993 from Rudolf Steiner College. Since has since taught for 16 years in private and charter Waldorf Schools. Ms. Maloch has two adult children: Duncan, 25, who graduated from Willow Wood Waldorf School and enjoys bowling, fishing and bluegrass mandolin; and Sierra, 22, who graduated from Summerfield Waldorf High School and is now studying Anthropology. When she is not teaching, Sage likes to walk with her Australian Shepherd, Sunny, or curl up with a good book and her two Irish cats, Shannon and O'Malley. She also enjoys biking, singing and performing in plays. Sage holds a California Single Subject Credential in both English and Dance, as well as a California Multiple Subject Credential. She recently obtained her CLAD certification, and her NCLB "Highly Qualified Teacher" Endorsement. Laura Berkley Boram2nd Grade Karol White4th Grade Karol is from a small town in Texas where she
lived for 40 years. Eleven years ago, her husband, Tom, a Coldwell
Banker Realtor, and son, Whit, then age 4, moved to Whidbey Island to
enroll Whit in the kindergarten of the Waldorf School. Whit graduated
from WIWS in 2007. Karol has been teaching for 32 years. She has a deaf
education certification, a public school elementary certification, and
a Waldorf teaching certification. Her adult son, Rondi Bryson, is a
film and television actor and lives in Hollywood. Spiritual study and
growth are passionate topics to Karol as she strives to seek her path.
As a teacher in the Waldorf school, Karol is able to use her love of
storytelling, singing, dancing, drawing, painting, and music on a daily
basis. Her goal as a teacher is to present to her students the awe and
wonder of the curriculum out of reverence and to help the students to
see the highest in each other as they work and play together. “One for
all, and all for one!” Angela Lindstrom5th Grade Angela grew up in a “little house in the big woods“, along the banks of the
historic Little Miami River in Ohio, where her love of animals and the
environment took root. Art, dance and music were early passions. Angela is of
Cherokee and Ojibwa descent, and spent her childhood summers visiting the
Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina. After graduating with her BA from
Brigham Young University, Angela has worked as a journalist and teacher for over
two decades. Before becoming a Waldorf teacher, Angela taught French, art, and
literature, as well as being an Artist-in-Residence in nearly 200 public and
private schools. She helped develop the Native American Studies program at the
University of Cincinnati where she taught for seven years. During this time,
Angela became a mother and discovered Waldorf education and the study of
Anthroposophy. She has started several Waldorf Parent and Child programs, and
holds Waldorf certifications in Early Childhood Education, Therapeutic
Education, and Elementary Education. Angela also has a M.Ed. from
Antioch New England University. Angela resides in Everett with her husband and
five children, ranging in age from high school to third grade.Gary McDanniel and Patricia Relles6th Grade Patricia and Gary were both born and raised in northern California--Patricia in Sacramento, and Gary in Tulare. While Patricia's family stayed put, Gary's moved about from the San Fransisco bay area, to Redding, later ending up in Sacramento. They met and married while both were attending California State University, Sacramento. Patricia graduated with a double major in English and Fine Arts, Gary with a degree in Philosophy. Their consideration of who would attend graduate school first was settled when Gary was offered a fellowship to enroll in the Doctoral Program in Philosophy at Michigan State University. Thus they moved to Michigan, surviving on Gary's small fellowship stipend and Patricia's salary, as she had agreed to work until it was her turn to go to graduate school.Dissatisfied with the Michigan program, Gary transferred to the Doctoral Program in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Shifting personal priorities caused increasing dissatisfaction with Philosophy as a profession, and so Gary entered the University's Law School. During his second year of law school, Patricia gave birth to unexpected twins, Dylan and Candis. Financial burden put an end to graduate school and so Patricia and Gary moved back to California to be near their families. Several years later, an old college friend, Gayle Davis, mentioned the interesting local college she had encountered, which was based on the work of a man named Rudolf Steiner. They investigated, the Fates somehow opened the doors, and Gary was able to attend the two-year training course. Haleakala Waldorf School in Maui offered Gary a first grade class teacher position in 1981, and so the family moved to the Hawaiian islands. As the children grew more indendent, Patricia also began teaching, first handwork and art and expanding the after-school sports program. In 1985, she accepted a fifth grade class teacher position there, and spent summers in Waldorf teacher training. They continued to teach on Maui until coming to WIWS in the fall of 2009. During their time in Maui, Gary brought three classes all the way from first through eighth grade, Patricia guided two classes from fifth through eighth, and one from sixth through eighth. Additionally, Patricia spent her last ten years at Haleakala as a full-time Upper Grade specialist. Dorte Oxenvad7th Grade Dorte was born and raised in Denmark. She attended a small private school. Her mother and stepfather were both teachers. After high school she studied literature at the University of Copenhagen and started teacher training at N. Zahles Seminarium in Copenhagen. Out of the sense of adventure, she and her husband, Troels, entered the U.S. Green Card Lottery together, got lucky and won. They moved to Monterey, California in 1995. Their son Rasmus was born in 1997. Dorte completed her Waldorf teacher training at the Waldorf Institute of Southern California in 2003. She moved to Whidbey Island with her family in August of 2006. She enjoys her family and her class.
Nancy Pfeiffer8th Grade Nancy was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her B.A. degree in Theater and Fine Arts from DePaul University. After college, she worked at several advertising and sales promotional agencies while taking night classes at the Goodman Theatre and the American Academy of Art. Her interest in other cultures led her to visit Japan which inspired her to intensely studo Chado, the traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony, for the next 12 years. She also spent several years at Lill Street Studio in Chicago, apprenticing and working with leading ceramics artistsIn 1985, she moved with her husband to Seattle, Washington. where she continued to study and teach pottery, art and Chado. When their daughter was about four years old, they found a Waldorf home pre-school. This soon led Nancy to begin her Waldorf teacher training in Early Childhood and Foundation studies in Seattle. She later completed her teacher training and her Master's in Education at Antioch University in New Hampshire. Nancy and her family moved to Whidbey Island in 1994, when she began teaching in Early Childhood and the Grades here at Whidbey Island Waldorf School. All three of their children attended our school. Nancy continues to discover and explore the beauty of the island and community. Specialty TeachersRaquel EspinozaSpanish Frances KenneyMusic William DoldeStrings Karen BensonEducational Support Teacher |
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William grew up in Pittsburgh and Connecticut and received a BA from
Yale. In addition to receiving early childhood credentials at the
University of Maryland and Waldorf certification at Rudolf Steiner
College, William has taken RIE I training in Los Angeles. William has
taught workshops for parent & child teachers at Sophia’s Hearth in
Keene, NH. In addition to teaching kindergarten in Maryland and
Monterey, William has taught nursery and parent & child classes at
the Waldorf School of Baltimore. He works as a parent coach and
curriculum consultant for an adult education institute. He finds work
with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families rewarding and
just right. His greatest teachers are his sons Liam (7)
and Crispin (3). A devoted musician, William also teaches our violin, strings, and guitar classes to students in grades 4 to 8.
Dyanne
was born and raised in the maritime Pacific Northwest, and has had lifetime
connections with music, nature, children, and the spiritual world. After receiving her BA in Psychology from Central Washington University in 1985, she began her quest for a career in working with children. After working as a nanny and in daycare and preschool settings,
co-creating summer programs for “at risk readers”, and earning her
Washington State teaching credentials from the University of Washington, she
turned homeward to begin her own family.
Raquel
was born in Santiago, Chile, and first learned to speak English in the first
grade. Consequently, she is fluent in both Spanish and English languages. Her
family moved to the United States where she lived on the East Coast until
marrying and moving to the state of Washington. Raquel graduated from Bates
College where she earned her Bachelors in Science with a major in Biology. She
has been teaching Spanish to kindergarten through Grade 8 at WIWS since 1996.
Raquel has participated in Waldorf teaching seminars and foreign language
conferences. She has also taught at Bright Water Waldorf School and has been involved in many
aspects of WIWS as both a parent and a faculty member. Each year Raquel
coordinates the Day of the Dead celebration at WIWS, which has become a favorite
school activity. She brings to her classes her interest in puppetry, flamenco
dance and music, the native cultures of Central and South America, and authentic
Spanish/Latin cuisine. 
Frances grew up in the Midwest in a very musical family. She attended the School for Creative & Performing Arts in Cincinnati, majoring in vocal and instrumental music. She went on to major in oboe performance at Indiana University, during which time she fell in love with working with young children.
In addition to his work in Early Childhood, William teaches string ensemble, guitar and violin to Grades 4 - 8. A devoted musician, he performs as a solo artist in classical, folk, jazz and Celtic idioms on violin, cello and guitar. He also performs as a member of Whidbey Island's Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, and with Subito, a classical Celtic folk trio.
Karen grew up in southern California, loving the outdoors and playing teacher with her dolls. She received a B.S. in Wine Production Management from U.C. Davis and worked as an Assistant winemaker from Napa, CA all the way to western Australia. She left winemaking to pursue a public teaching credential at U.C. Santa Cruz in Physics and Chemistry. She also holds teaching credentials in K-8, Biology and Environmental Science.
