NEW FACES IN THE HALLS We are pleased to welcome new faculty and staff to the Calvert community. This talented group enhances our exceptional team. Matt Buck ’87 joins the Calvert School Administration as Head of the Middle School. Mr. Buck was most recently Assistant Head of Middle School at Gilman. He received his B.A. from Williams College and his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University.
Angel Menefee joins the Middle School faculty as a Spanish teacher. Previously, Ms. Menefee created early childhood enrichment curriculum and served as a foreign language teacher and tutor in the Baltimore area. She received a B.A. from Dickinson College.
Nina Emala ’00 joins Calvert School as an associate teacher in Pilot-1. Ms. Emala most recently was a Callard Fellow in the Lower School at Gilman, teaching Pre-First and helping to supervise the Kindergarten class. Ms. Emala holds a B.A. from Gettysburg College.
Erin Merrick joins the Calvert School faculty as a Fifth Grade Homeroom teacher. Ms. Merrick has most recently worked as a writing tutor and also served as a Middle School teacher at Notre Dame Preparatory School. She received a B.A. and a M.A. from Washington College.
Kate English joins Calvert School as a lead teacher in Pilot-B. She most recently taught First Grade at School of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Ms. English earned a B.A. from Mount Saint Mary’s University and a M.Ed. from Loyola College of Maryland.
Scott Murphy joins Calvert as a Middle School English teacher. Mr. Murphy comes to Calvert after having served as an AmeriCorps Resident Teacher at Nativity Preparatory School in Wilmington, DE. He holds a B.A. and a M.A. from Wake Forest University.
Demetreus Gregg joins the Calvert faculty as the Assistant to the Head of the Middle School. Previously Mr. Gregg was a Program Assistant for Baltimore City Public Schools.
Jay Parker is no stranger to Calvert School, but officially joins the Middle School faculty as a Science teacher. Prior to joining the faculty, Mr. Parker worked at Boys Latin School. He earned a B.S. from Trinity University and a M.A. from Goddard College.
Greg Hagel joins Calvert as a Middle School Physical Education teacher. Mr. Hagel comes to Calvert from Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy, where he was a teaching intern. He holds a B.S. from Northwestern University, where he was a member of the wrestling team. Caroline Johnson joins the Development Office as an Administrative Assistant. Previously Mrs. Johnson worked as a Client Service and Business Development Manager for Investment Counselors of Maryland, LLC. Her daughter, Elizabeth, is in the Eighth Age. Stacey Krebs joins the Lower School faculty as the Girls Physical Education teacher. Ms. Krebs previously served as a long-term substitute P.E. teacher at Rockville High School. She received a B.A. from Salisbury University and is working towards her M.Ed. Kelly McCormick ’00 joins Calvert School as an intern. She will be spending time in both the Lower and Middle School. Ms. McCormick previously interned at St. Paul’s School for Girls and has a B.A. from Dickinson College. FALL 2011
Brett Porter joins Calvert as the Lower School Boys Physical Education teacher. Mr. Porter comes to Calvert from St. Paul’s School for Boys, where he was the Head Athletic Trainer and taught Physical Education and Health in both the Lower and Upper School. He holds a B.S. from S.U.N.Y. Helen Seely Helen Seely is also a familiar face to many. She joins the Lower School as an Associate Teacher in Pilot-B. Ms. Seely most recently served as the After School Care Senior Coordinator, a role she will continue to perform. She holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin. Anne-Marie Robinson Siemen is another familiar face at Calvert School, having served as a substitute teacher and ballet instructor last year. Ms. Robinson Siemen joins the Middle School faculty as an English teacher and will continue to run the ballet program. She has a B.A. from Messiah College and a M.A. from the University of Maryland. Carly Slagel joins the Development Office as the Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving. She comes to Calvert from York College, where she worked in residential life and student affairs. Ms. Slagel holds a B.A. from York College and a M.A. from Shippensburg University. 9