Faculty & Staff Directory
Jerry Loewen
Head of School
B.A., University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Columbia University
jloewen@emerson-school.org
Sue Addy
4th Grade, Lower School Coordinator
B.S., M.Ed., Eastern Michigan University
saddy@emerson-school.org
Beth Anderson
Development Assistant
B.S., Indiana University
banderson@emerson-school.org
Cindy Annchild
Academic Support
B.A., Wagner College
cannchild@emerson-school.org
Robert Bauman
4th Grade
B.A., M.S., University of Michigan
rbauman@emerson-school.org
Kit Bennett
6th Grade Social Studies
B.A., University of Durham, England
M.Ed., University of Michigan
kbennett@emerson-school.org
Carrie Berkley
Counselor
B.A., U.C.L.A.
M.S., San Jose State University
cberkley@emerson-school.org
Michelle Borton
Band, Lower School Music
B.A., Olivet College
mborton@emerson-school.org
Sigrid Bower
Kindergarten, K-2 Coordinator
B.A., Colorado College
M.A., University of Michigan
sbower@emerson-school.org
Marchell Burgess
4th Grade
B.A., M.A., Ohio State University
mburgess@emerson-school.org
Leslie Capozzoli
Orchestra
B.M.E., University of Michigan
lcapozzo@emerson-school.org
Jorie Clark
Director of Marketing and Communications
B.S., M.S.M., Southern Nazarene University
jclark@emerson-school.org
Jennifer Conn
1st Grade
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jconn@emerson-school.org
Lenny Dale
Lower School Physical Education
B.S., University of Michigan
ldale@emerson-school.org
Señora Miriam Del Valle
Lower School Spanish
B.A., Catholic University of Puerto Rico
mdelvall@emerson-school.org
Nancy Dever
6th Grade Language Arts, MS Coordinator
B.A., University of Michigan
ndever@emerson-school.org
Renee Durrant
K-8 Technologist
rdurrant@emerson-school.org
Jackie Ebels
Admissions Director
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jebels@emerson-school.org
Madame Jeri Elie
French
B.S., Western Michigan University
jelie@emerson-school.org
Gillian Ferrington
3rd Grade
B.A., University of Michigan
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
gferring@emerson-school.org
Mary Ellen Flaherty
Middle School Math & Health
B.S., M.D., University of Michigan
mflaherty@emerson-school.org
Joyce Gerber
5th Grade
B.A., Brooklyn College
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jgerber@emerson-school.org
Barb Grabbe
2nd Grade
B.A., Michigan State University
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
bgrabbe@emerson-school.org
Joan Gregorka
Lower School Office Manager
jgregorka@emerson-school.org
Rose Hacker
Director of After School Program & Summer Programs
B.S., University of Michigan
rhacker@emerson-school.org
Samuel Hirschman
Middle School Math
B.A., M.A., University of Michigan
shirsch@emerson-school.org
Deborah Hodges
Middle School Office Manager
dhodges@emerson-school.org
Lee Horvath
Building & Grounds Manager
B.B.A., Eastern Michigan University
lhorvath@emerson-school.org
Sue Johnson
Director of Development
B.A., Middlebury College
sjohnson@emerson-school.org
Robin Joye
Assistant to the Business Manager
A.A., Cleary College
rjoye@emerson-school.org
Carol Kelly
Middle School Language Arts
B.A., University College of Ripon and York St. John
ckelly@emerson-school.org
Marcia Keys
Kindergarten
B.A., M.A., Michigan State University
mkeys@emerson-school.org
Colleen Killen
Director of Business Operations
B.S.A., University of Michigan
M.B.A., Eastern Michigan University
ckillen@emerson-school.org
Jennifer Kime
5th Grade
B.S., M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jkime@emerson-school.org
Nancy Laitner
Academic Support
B.A., Simmons College
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
nlaitner@emerson-school.org
Linda Lakshminarayanan
Librarian
B.A., Montana State University
M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin
llakshmi@emerson-school.org
Debbie Lamson
Middle School Art
B.A., Eastern Michigan University
dlamson@emerson-school.org
Madame Sarah Longcore
2-3 French
B.A., Aquinas College
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
slongcore@emerson-school.org
Señora Coral López
Middle School Spanish
B.A., Wayne State University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
clopez@emerson-school.org
Julie Moon
Middle School Drama
B.F.A., Western Michigan University
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jmoon@emerson-school.org
Beth Muszkiewicz
Assistant to the After School/Summer Programs
B.A., University of Michigan
bethm@emerson-school.org
Sensi Kayo Nakamura
Japanese
B.A., Nara Women’s University, Japan
M.A., Michigan State University
kayon@emerson-school.org
Beth Nazario
Middle School Language Arts/Social Studies
B.A., Case Western Reserve University
bnazario@emerson-school.org
Jill Nolan
1st Grade
B.S., University of Wisconsin
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jnolan@emerson-school.org
Pat Petiet
Middle School Science and Middle School Math
B.A., Gettysburg College
M.A., University of Michigan
ppetiet@emerson-school.org
Lisa Psarouthakis
Assistant to Head of School
B.G.S., M.S.W., University of Michigan
lisap@emerson-school.org
Victoria Rondeau
8th Grade Social Studies / Language Arts & Latin
B.A., University of Michigan
vrondeau@emerson-school.org
Kathy Salley
Lower School Science
B.S., Northern Michigan University
ksalley@emerson-school.org
Bill Schrock
Athletic Director, Dean of Students
B.S., Eastern Michigan University
bschrock@emerson-school.org
Mary Spaller
Middle School Math
B.S., University of Michigan
mspaller@emerson-school.org
Sarah Swiss
Third Grade Homeroom
B.A., University of Michigan
sswiss@emerson-school.org
Jennifer Tanau
Lower School Art
B.A., University of Vermont
M.F.A., Bowling Green State University
jtanau@emerson-school.org
Judith Thompson-Barthwell
Lower School Music
B.M.E., M.A., Eastern Michigan University
jbarth@emerson-school.org
Kelly Vohland
Lower School Science, Grades 3-5 Coordinator
B.S., University of Wisconsin
M.Ed., Loyola University
kvohland@emerson-school.org
Janet Walker
Lower School Technology
B.A., University of Colorado
jwalker@emerson-school.org
Connie Weber
5th Grade Homeroom
B.S., M.S., University of Michigan
cweber@emerson-school.org
Michael Wilson
Middle School Science
B.A., San Diego State University
B.S., Eastern Michigan University
mwilson@emerson-school.org
Peggy Wilson
Assistant Head of School
B.A., Wellesley College
M.A., University of Michigan
pwilson@emerson-school.org
Ruth Wilson
2nd Grade
B.A., Lawrence University
M.A., Eastern Michigan University
rwilson@emerson-school.org
Tim Wilson
Middle School Science
B.S., University of Michigan
twilson@emerson-school.org
Steve Wu
Director of Technology
B.F.A., Eastern Michigan University
swu@emerson-school.org
Rolf Wucherer
Equipment Tech and Building & Grounds Assistant
ABEd., University of Michigan
rwuchere@emerson-school.org
Andy Zimmer
7th Grade LA/SS and Curriculum Coordinator
B.A., Purdue University
azimmer@emerson-school.org