Nancy Negus (15) Nancy Negus joins the Steward faculty as the Upper School CAL Coordinator. She has a B.A. in history from the University of Virginia and a M.A. in Special Education from George Washington University. Nancy grew up in Chesterfield, but moved away aher college and has since lived in New York, North Carolina, California, Michigan, and Massachusetts. Nancy and her husband Steve moved back to Richmond so that Steve could join the faculty at VCU . Their son, John, is a senior at Northeastern University in Boston and their daughter, Ellen, is a sophomore at NYU . Fun fact about Nancy: Between college and graduate school, Nancy worked in Washington D.C. for the American Society of Civil Engineers. Jenny Suarez (16) Jenny Suarez joins us this year as a Spanish teacher for Lower and Middle School students. She was born in Colombia, which she refers to as "a gorgeous tropical country," and she is a Spanish native speaker. Jenny holds a B.A. in Languages and a Master's in Education. She has been a successful teacher for 1S years and loves it. Recently, Jenny moved to Richmond from NC-in fact, it was the week before school started. She, her husband, and her 8-year-old son are all excited about becoming members of The Steward School community. Fun fact about Jenny: She loves children's movies and children's books, and also enjoys going to movies and reading. Chris Lundberg (17) Chris Lundberg joins The Steward School as its new Upper School science teacher after serving for seven years as Coordinator for Special Student and Teacher Programs at the MathScience Innovation Center (formerly the Mathematics & Science Center) in Richmond . His experiences in education include tenures as senior teacher at Patrick Henry and Lee-Davis High Schools in Hanover County Schools and Science Department Head at Goochland High School, as well as serving as Director of the Annual Fund at his alma mater, RandolphMacon College. Chris holds a B.S. in Biology from Randolph-Macon and a Master of Education in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia. His hobbies include music, carpentry, most all sports, and doing "impressions" of various famous (and not so
well known) personalities. His wife, Anne, is a Latin and Reading teacher at Tuckahoe Middle School. Fun fact about Chris: He and his wife have five ch ildren: Katie, Bridget, Nora, Sarah, and finally, Stanley - who has the distinction of being born at home and delivered by his father (with some assistance from his mother)! Peyton Ellis (18) Peyton is taking on the position of SpartanShop co-manager. She graduated from Longwood College with a degree in English.
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Peyton is married with two daughters. Madison is a senior and Maclaine is an eighthgrader, both at Steward. Peyton has been a volunteer at Steward for the last six years. She is a room parent for the senior class this yea r. Her husband, Mike, is president of The Spartan Club. Between Peyton and the rest of her family, they are allover the campus and love being involved! Fun fact about Peyton: She loves playing tennis, making jewelry, and going to Lake Gaston whenever she gets a chance. Augustus Jones (19) Augustus Jones joins us as a Middle School math teacher. AVirginia native, he received his bachelor's degree from Virginia Union University in math education and his master's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in administration and supervision. Augustus taught Pre-Algebra and Algebra I for 35 years at Tuckahoe Middle School, where he was also chair of the math department. He was selected by the Benjamin Banneker Association, Inc., in October 2007 in recognition of exemplary service to mathematics education; in May 2008, he was nominated as a finalist for the R.E.B. Award for Teach ing Excellence. Augustus has two grown sons, Christopher and Antoine. Fun fact about Augustus: He is a notary public for the Commonwealth of VA. He enjoys analyzing and interpreting the tax laws for his clients and performing in the annual Christmas production at West End Assembly of God.
Jennifer Cofer (20) Jennifer returns to Steward Middle School after being gone for 6 years raising her two boys, Carson (6 yrs) and Conner (4 yrs). During that time, she's kept her feet in the water by continuing to coach Middle School Cheerleading. Jennifer taught for 4 years in Goochland County before coming to Steward. She attended Virginia Tech for two years, and then transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University, where she went on to earn a B.S. in Psychology, a minor in Mathematics, and a Master's ofTeaching. Jennifer loves to play tennis whenever possible. Fun fact about Jennifer: She enjoys working out and staying in shape after losing 72 pounds 3Yz years ago! Rebeca Heidbreder (21) Dr. Rebeca Heidbreder is a new member of the Foreign Language Department this year and will be teaching Middle and Upper School Spanish. She is a native of Bolivia, but has lived in Europe for the 12 years prior to moving to the Richmond area last year with her husband, Christian, and her daughter, Mireille. Dr. Heidbreder has a great love for art, music, nature, and animals (she owns a whippet, a greyhound, and a horse). In her leisure time she enjoys playing the piano, gardening, readi ng, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and pets. Fun fact about Rebeca: Dr. Heidbreder has a Ph .D. in Cognitive Neuroscience and has 20 year's teaching experience, including 10 years teaching a variety of foreign languages. She knows English, Span ish, French, Italian, German, and some Russian and Chinese.