AROUND CAMPUS
Faculty & Staff Appointments
2009 – 2010
Upper School Rhiannon Boyd – Senior Seminar – BA in philosophy, Virginia Wesleyan College; MA in philosophy, Virginia Tech. Rhiannon has served as Adjunct Instructor of Philosophy at John Tyler Community College in Chesterfield County for over five years and has also taught for Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg. She is married to Collegiate’s Director of Performing Arts, Mike Boyd. Claiborne Buckingham ’05 – E.E. Ford Fellow: Upper School art – BA in art, Sewanee: The University of the South. Claiborne graduated from Sewanee last spring with distinction and honors with a concentration in digital arts and thesis work in painting and drawing. She also received the John McCrady Memorial Award for excellence in art. She is currently the head designer of a studentstarted art publication entitled eyeful that includes a variety of critical essays on exhibitions in cities ranging from Sewanee to Nashville, New York to Paris. She has taken summer courses at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Georgia in Cortona, Italy. Claiborne played varsity field hockey during her undergraduate career at Sewanee and has been recognized regionally and nationally for her successes. Claiborne is coaching field hockey, basketball, and soccer while being mentored by Upper School art teacher Pam Anderson. Peggy Chan – Upper School math – BA in economics, Columbia University; MS in Middle Childhood Education – Math Specialist, City University of New York at Brooklyn College. After working as a consultant for two years, Peggy became a high school mathematics teacher in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY. Charles Joscelyne – Upper School math – BS in mathematics and physics, Pennsylvania State University; MA in mathematics, Columbia University. After Columbia, Charles worked
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as a tutor, college instructor, mechanic, and software development manager on Wall Street before finding his true calling as a preparatory school teacher and coach. Now in his 20th year of independent school teaching, Charles comes to Collegiate having most recently taught mathematics at the University School in Hunting Valley, OH. Along with teaching math, Charles is working with the cross country and winter track teams.
Middle School Kathryn Feldmann – Middle School physical science – BS in biology, Roanoke College; MA in biology, The Citadel. Kathryn is a native of Roanoke and after receiving her undergraduate degree, taught chemistry and biology at the Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for one year before moving to Richmond and teaching biology in Henrico County for three years. She has also taught AP biology, chemistry, forensics, marine biology and bioethics at Ashley Hall in Charleston, SC and helped develop a summer science research program for girls. Jennifer Keiper – Middle School math – BS in Mass Communications, Emerson College, Teacher Certification Program, Kean University. After graduating college, Jennifer lived in New York City for 10 years working for various companies in the entertainment industry. Jennifer has taught math for nine years in New Jersey and Virginia. While working for Henrico Schools, she was department chair and staff development coordinator. Charlie Williams – Middle School intern/ assistant – BA in history with a minor in psychology, College of William and Mary. Charlie grew up in West Virginia and attended Episcopal High School prior to attending William and Mary. After college, he returned to EHS where he worked in the development office, served as an advisor, and coached lacrosse. Charlie has spent each of the last eight summers working as a counselor at Camp Virginia. Charlie is coaching cub soccer, cub basketball and cub lacrosse.
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