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NEW FACULTY IN 2015-16 Tamar Adegbile Director of College Counseling After she graduated from Vassar College with a degree in film studies, most people assumed that Tamar would move back to her hometown of New York City to pursue a career in entertainment or film. However, a chance visit to her alma mater, Vassar College, changed the course of her life. She accepted a position in the Admission Office five months after graduation, and thus discovered a passion for working with young people as they navigate their path toward higher education. After Vassar, Tamar worked in undergraduate admissions at Columbia University. Following five years in highly selective college admission offices, she transitioned to “the other side of the desk” to become the Senior Associate Director of College Counseling at the Riverdale Country School in New York. Tamar comes to Cate from Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where she spent twelve years as a dean and college counselor. In her spare time, Tamar enjoys hiking, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two young sons. Craig Bouma Science Department Chair A Southern California native, Craig Bouma comes to Cate after almost twenty years of teaching science at Loyola High School of Los Angeles, where he taught biology, physics, and environmental science, as well as serving as department chair and football coach. Craig earned his EdD in Educational Leadership and taught science teaching methods courses at Loyola Marymount University. He received an MS in Environmental Science and Engineering at OHSU. Craig graduated from UC Irvine in 1994 with a BS in Biology; he spent a summer researching tropical forest restoration in Costa Rica. Cate unites many of Craig’s passions: the beach, the mountains, and being a part of a vibrant learning community. When time allows, Craig loves to embark on new adventures with his wife, Christine, and their two sons. Joy Doyle Art teacher Joy comes to the Mesa from Chicago, Illinois where she taught at a progressive school for three years. She taught art to middle and high school students before teaching in a fifth-grade classroom, where she integrated art into many areas of study. Prior to teaching, Joy spent two years developing her skills as a designer at a graphic design company in Cleveland, Ohio. She interned with various artists in New York before graduating from Kenyon College. Originally from Delaware, she has developed a love for exploring and creating. Joy lives in Schoolhouse and enjoys cooking and painting whenever she can. 20
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English teacher and assistant cross country coach Alicia Hammond joins in on routine stretches with fellow coach Tim Smith and students just prior to practice.
Hallie Preston Greene Director of Special Projects After three years in the advancement office at Cate, Hallie left to pursue graduate degrees in business and education policy. While studying at UCLA, she worked as a teaching associate with the Johnson & Johnson/UCLA Management Fellows program, which teaches strategic planning to Head Start directors, health care executives, and aids service organization directors. She also interned with The Walt Disney Company, where she was a member of the New Media & Technology strategic sourcing team. Hallie was a founding board member of Valiente College Preparatory, a grade 4-8 charter school in Los Angeles. Before her first stint at Cate, she worked as an associate for an education recruitment and placement firm. Hallie received a BS in Environmental Science from Bates College, where she was also captain of the nationally ranked Bates rowing team. Happy to be back working at Cate, Hallie lives with her husband and son in Carpinteria. Alicia Hammond English teacher A fourth-generation Californian, Alicia points out that her educational foundation and passion for teaching were cultivated during the years she spent attending, then teaching at, Stevenson School. Growing up on the Monterey Peninsula, she developed a love of the outdoors, a tie to the Pacific, and a fervor for backpacking in the Los Padres National Forest. Alicia has spent her entire adult life living in dorms, including over a decade on campuses in northern New England. At Colby, Dartmouth, and most recently as Assistant Dean of Students and English Department Chair at Dublin School, she learned to love the rigors and traditions of New England educational communities. Yet she felt her roots in California tugging her gently