School of Beijing in China and served as an interim science teacher at Durham Academy Middle School in the 2015-2016 school year. Nicole Morris, Preschool, teaching assistant
– Morris is a graduate of Cleveland State University. She has been a lead teacher at University United Methodist Preschool in Chapel Hill, has taught at Chapel of the Cross Preschool and was a Durham Academy Lower School teaching assistant from 2009 to 2011.
Kathy McPherson
Duncan Murrell, Upper School, English
(interim for Jeff Biersach, first semester) – Murrell earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and an M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University. He is a candidate for an M.F.A. in fiction from Bennington College. He has been writer in residence at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. Sloan Nuernberger, Lower School,
teaching assistant – Nuernberger is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in elementary education. She has been director of children’s ministries at Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church and has taught first grade in Jamestown and third grade in Charlotte. Punk is a graduate of Pfeiffer University and earned a master’s degree in chemistry from UNC-Wilmington. She has been enrolled in NC TEACH, a program that helps professionals in other fields transition into teaching. She has worked in the sciences at Research Triangle Park and taught a section of science with Randy Bryson at the Middle School in the 2015-2016 school year. Melody Guyton Butts
TOP: Third-grade teacher Richard Meyer smiles for a photo with fourthgrader Sarah Muir at a farewell popsicle party held to celebrate his 23 years of teaching at DA. BOTTOM: Sixth-grade history and language arts teacher Marian Saffo-Cogswell, who taught at DA for 33 years, stands by the fountain dedicated in her honor.
Maryland, and was a fellow in Columbia University’s Klingenstein Summer Institute. Melissa Mack, Middle School, language
arts and history – Mack earned a B.S. from the University of Illinois ChampaignUrbana and an M.Ed. from Benedictine University. She has taught at the International
Molly Punk, Middle School, science –
Amie Schwartz, Lower School, teaching
assistant – Schwartz is a graduate of Tufts University and holds an M.Ed. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has served as a language arts and history teacher at Durham Academy Middle School, and has taught at Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Denise Shaw, Preschool, science and math
– Shaw is a cum laude graduate of St. Mary’s DUR HAM ACADEMY
College, holds an M.Ed. from Marymount University and Academically/Intellectually Gifted Licensure from Duke University. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience, including teaching kindergarten at Durham Academy Preschool from 2014 to 2016. Leyf Peirce Starling, Upper School, robotics
– Starling, a 1999 graduate of Durham Academy, has a degree in engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.A.T. from UNC-Charlotte. She has taught at N.C. School of Science and Math and N.C. State University. Kelly Teagarden, Upper School, history
and Augustine Literacy Project elective – Teagarden is a 2004 graduate of Durham Academy and a graduate of Duke University, and she attended Columbia University’s Klingenstein Summer Institute. She has taught at Severn School in Severna Park, Maryland. Betsy Ward-Hutchinson, Upper School,
dance (interim for Laci McDonald, first semester) – Ward-Hutchinson holds bachelor’s degrees in dance from Meredith College and dance education from UNC-Charlotte, and a master’s in dance education from UNC-Greensboro. She has served as a dance instructor and director of dance at Cary Academy.
Departing Faculty and Staff, June 2016 • John Bacsik – Lower School,
second grade • John Byrd – Security • Freya Cohen – Preschool, science • Gretchen Houghton – Lower School, teaching assistant • Sherry Laupert – Lower School, teaching assistant • Elaine Malone – Middle School, drama • Richard Meyer – Lower School, third grade • Beth Roberts – Preschool and Lower School, physical education • Marian Saffo-Cogswell – Middle School, language arts and history • EC Taylor – Maintenance • Clinton Wright – Lower School, music |
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