Early Childhood Faculty

​Mary Huggard  (she/her)
Director and Facilitator of Parent and Child Programs and Parent and Infant Programs, Early Childhood Faculty Chair
​Mary has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Queen’s University. She has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy Part I and an intensive week of Waldorf Early Childhood training through the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. Mary joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2001 and is an alumni parent.

Elissa Smith   (she/her)
Morning Garden Lead Teacher
Elissa has a Bachelor of Science from UBC and completed her Waldorf Early Childhood Training in 2014. She has been working with children birth to six years old and their families for 12 years. She has taught at Mulberry since 2019 as a Kindergarten Assistant and enjoys reading, knitting, being in nature and spending time with her family. Her daughter is a current Mulberry grade school student.  

​Janie Jang
Morning Garden Assistant Teacher
Janie has a B.A. from Concordia University, a Culinary Certificate from Niagara on the Lake, and a diploma in Early Childhood Education from St. Lawrence College. She completed Foundations in Anthroposophy Part I through the Rudolf Steiner Centre. Janie joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2014 and is an alumni parent.

Julia Miranda

​Jenny Taylor   (she/her)
Pedagogical Director and Human Resources Chair
Student Support Teacher
Jenny has a B.Sc. (Biology) from McMaster University, and a B.Ed., M.Ed., and Ph.D. in Education from Queen's University. She has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy Part I and II. Jenny joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2010. She started as a Parent and Child facilitator and Kindergarten Assistant, and was a Kindergarten Lead Teacher for over seven years. Previous leadership roles have included Early Childhood Pedagogical Chair and Governance Chair. She is an alumni parent of two children, and has one child in the grade school.

​Tammy Caldwell   (she/her)
Lead Kindergarten Teacher
Tammy has a B.A. from Brock University, and a B.Ed. and Certificate of Experiential and Outdoor Education from Queen’s University. Tammy completed Foundations in Anthroposophy and Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education at the West Coast Institute for Anthroposophy, as well as Collaborative Leader Training and Part I of the HEART training through the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. Tammy is a member of the Faculty of Part-Time Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education at the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. She joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 1999 and is a former Faculty Chair. Tammy is an alumni parent of two daughters.

​Claudia Lama
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Grade School Faculty

​Claire Ree   (she/her)
Grade 1/2  Lead Teacher
Claire has a B.A. and Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Sheffield Hallam University, and obtained her Qualified Teacher Status in the U.K. She has a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Studies and has completed an intensive training week with the Rudolf Steiner College Canada (RSCC). Prior to moving to Ontario Claire was a Class Teacher, Senior Year Leader and Deputy Curriculum Team Leader in London, England. Claire joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2020

​Maureen Mellor   (she/her)
Grade 1/2  Assistant Teacher
Maureen has a B.A. and B. Ed. from Queen's University. She completed Ministry of Education courses in Music, Reading, and Intermediate Education during her 29-year teaching career with the Upper Grand District School Board. Maureen joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2018.

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​Sue McCoubrey
Grade 1/2 Educational Assistant
Sue has a diploma in Early Childhood Education from St. Lawrence College, a Developmental Service Work Diploma from Algonquin College, and a certificate in Infant Mental Health from York University. Sue joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2018.

Shelsey Taylor   (she/her)
Grade 3/4 Lead Teacher
Shelsey has a Bachelor of Science from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Education from Queens University.  This past summer she completed the Grade 4 Intensive Training at the Toronto Waldorf School. Shelsey joined the Mulberry Waldorf School staff in 2019-2020 as an Assistant Teacher, then from 2021-2022 was the Physical Education and Handwork Teacher. Prior to teaching at Mulberry, Shelsey was the Outdoor Education Facilitator for the ALCDSB at the H.R. Frink Centre in Plainfield,ON.
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​Mhairi Gray   (she/her)
Grade 5/6 Lead Teacher
Mhairi has a B.A. from the University of Toronto and completed Waldorf Teacher Training through the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. She has an AMI Montessori Teaching (preschool) Diploma. She completed Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy and one year of Visual Arts Studies at Emerson College in the U.K. Prior to joining the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2012, Mhairi was a Class Teacher at The Acorn School, a Waldorf-inspired school in the U.K. She is an alumni parent of two children.

​Heather Wark   (she/her)
Grade 7/8 Lead Teacher
Heather has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from Trent University and a Bachelor of Education from Queen's University. She has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy part 1 through the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto, and has begun part 2. Heather joined the Mulberry Waldorf faculty in June 2019. 

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​Carlina Heins   (she/her)
Handwork and Woodwork Teacher
Carlina has a B.Sc (Mechanical Engineering) from Queen’s University and she holds a Honourary Waldorf Teacher Certificate, Waldorf Applied Arts Teacher Certificate and New Adult Educator Certificate from Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. Carlina is a co-founder of Mulberry Waldorf school, is a former Faculty Chair and Grade School Teacher, and is an alumni parent.

​Remira Pryce
Music Teacher, Kinder Care Teacher

​Maria Biasotti   (she/her)
French Teacher
Maria has a B.Ed at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, a M.Ed. at Mount Saint Vincent University. She has taken multiple courses at University of Ottawa for French Methodology and has taught French, English and Spanish as second languages. She has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy part 1 through RSCT, and has begun part 2. ​Maria joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2018 and has a child in the grade school.

Administration

​Peelu Hira   (she/her)
Administrative Head
​Peelu has a B.Sc. (Biochemistry) from Laurentian University and a M.Sc. (Biochemistry) from Queen’s University. She worked for 9 years in a number of federal government departments and central agencies. She and her family joined the Mulberry community in 2001, beginning in the Parent and Child program. She was the Board Chair from 2004 to 2008. Peelu joined the Mulberry Waldorf School staff in 2008. She is an alumni parent of two children, who are currently at Queen's University.

​Lois Bulch   (she/her)
Finance Officer
Lois has a Business and Marketing diploma from St. Lawrence College. She worked in the banking and financial services industry for almost 15 years. Lois joined the Mulberry Waldorf School staff in 2012. She is an alumni parent of two children.

​Christine Chapman   (she/her)
Receptionist