Beck has been a part of Durham Academy’s Technology Support office since 2002, where he will continue to serve in his role as network manager while adding teaching responsibilities. Beck, who holds a Bachelor of Science from East Carolina University, worked at N.C. State University prior to coming to DA. Ellen Brown, Middle School, drama –
Brown is an honors graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and earned an M.A.T. from RELAY Graduate School of Education and an M.A. in Applied Theatre from City University of New York. She was theater director and performing arts teacher at Harlem Prep Academy in East Harlem, New York. Teri Burrus, Lower School, teaching
assistant – Burrus is a magna cum laude graduate of Temple University, where she was named Most Outstanding Senior in Therapeutic Recreation. She has been a developmental therapist/lead teacher at The Aspen Center in Cary. Ryan Burton, Technology and Systems
has taught fourth grade at Alston Ridge Elementary School in Cary. Amanda Dolan, Lower
School, third grade – Dolan is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned certification in Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) from Cal State Northridge and certification in college counseling from UCLA. She taught in the Durham Public Schools system for 16 years and for the last two years has been a third grade teaching assistant at Durham Academy. Lori Evans, Lower School,
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Forrest Beck, Upper School, robotics –
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New Faculty and Staff Appointments, June 2016
TOP: After 36 years of keeping DA's campuses looking spiffy and lifting the spirits of everyone he encounters, groundsman EC Taylor is retiring and moving into a part-time role at DA. BOTTOM: Students surprise Preschool science teacher Freya Cohen with a goodbye celebration to honor her 34 years at DA.
science teaching assistant – Evans earned a B.S. from Ohio State University and an M.S. from Medical College of Ohio. She has taught school in Ohio, and since 2011 she has been a third grade teaching assistant at Durham Academy.
Support Specialist – Burton is a graduate of the University of Virginia and studied advanced web programming at The Iron Yard. He has several years of experience doing information technology work for The National Institutes of Health and Red Light Management/ATO Records.
Mike Harris, Middle School, language
Abby Butler, Lower School, second grade
Luke Hoffman, Lower School, music –
– Butler is a summa cum laude graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she also earned an M.Ed. in English Language Learners. She taught second grade in the Nashville, Tennessee, public schools and this past year 36
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arts and history – Harris is a graduate of the University of California at Davis. He has taught social studies at Guy B. Phillips Middle School in Chapel Hill, and was the 2013-2014 Teacher of the Year in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. Hoffman graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in education and performance, and also earned an M.A.T. at UNC-Chapel Hill. He taught music at Peabody Elementary School |
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in Washington, D.C., and has been a piano and guitar instructor in Chapel Hill and Washington. Jake Kavanagh, Upper School, theater
tech director – Kavanagh is a graduate of the theater school at DePaul University and is an M.F.A. candidate in theater design at Florida Atlantic University. He is president and founder of JKDesigns, Inc., a design and fabrication company, and has worked at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts. Josh Klein, Upper School, dean of students
– Klein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in history and French, and also a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. He has taught history, French and was dean of students at Severn School in Severna Park,