Early Childhood Faculty

Mary Huggard
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.

Holly Nguyen
​Lead Morning Garden Nursery Teacher
Holly has a B.A. (English Literature) from Dalhousie University, M.A. (Library and Information Science) from University of Western Ontario, and a diploma in Early Childhood Education from Northwest College. She completed Foundations in Anthroposophy and Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Certification at the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. She joined the Mulberry Waldorf faculty in 2008 and is an alumni parent.

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.

Bek Zolnierczyk
Morning Garden Assistant Teacher
Bek has a B.A. (Gender & Sexuality Studies) from York University, a Diploma in Early Childhood Education from Conestoga College, a Full Spectrum Doula Certificate from Montreal Birth Companions and Pre and Perinatal Attachment Psychology Practitioner Training. She is completing Foundations in Anthroposophy part 1 through the Rudolf Steiner Centre. Bek joined the Mulberry Waldorf faculty in 2020. ​​

Sue McCoubrey
Afternoon Kindergarten Assistant Teacher, Kinder Care Teacher
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.

Jenny Taylor
Lead Kindergarten Teacher, Governance Chair
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 is currently completing Part II. Jenny joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2010. She is an alumni parent and has one child in the grade school.

Tammy Caldwell
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.

Elissa Smith
Morning Kindergarten Support
Elissa is from Grimsby & Port Colborne, Ontario, and has a B.Sc. from UBC. Elissa was a birth and postpartum doula who went on to pursue her Waldorf Early Childhood Education Certificate from the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. She has worked in childcare for 9 years - first at the Toronto Waldorf School, and later as the owner/operator of a Waldorf-inspired Day Care. This is her first year as part of the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty, and she currently has a child in the Early Childhood Program.

​Camille McCluskey
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Grade School Faculty

Holly Blommers
Grade 1/2 Lead Teacher
Holly has a B.A. from Trent University and a B.Ed. from Queen’s University. She has completed two intensive training weeks at the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto (RSCT). She is currently completing the Foundations in Anthroposophy Part 1 through the RSCT. Holly joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2017.

Claire Ree
Grade 1/2 Assistant Teacher

Claire has a B.A. and P.G.C.E from Sheffield Hallam University, a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Studies and obtained her Qualified Teacher Status in the U.K. While she was a Class Teacher and Senior Year Team Leader in London, England she completed a range of additional training and development courses. After re-locating in 2019, Claire was a K-8 supply teacher at Mulberry Waldorf School, schools in the LDSB and QMS in Tyendinaga. Claire joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2020.

Mhairi Gray
Grade 3/4 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 and has one child in the grade school.

Maureen Mellor
Grade 3/4 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.

Heather Wark
Grade 5/6 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 is currently completing Foundations in Anthroposophy Part I through the Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto. Heather joined the Mulberry Waldorf faculty in June 2019. 

Shelsey Taylor
Grade 5/6 Assistant Teacher

​Carlina Heins
Grade 7/8 Lead Teacher, Foundations in Anthroposophy Facilitator
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 Handwork Teacher, and is an alumni parent.

Juliana Johnson
Grade 7/8 Assistant Teacher, Administrative Assistant
Juliana has a B.A. from Trent University and a B.Ed. from Queen’s University. She has completed one week of intensive training at the Rudolf Steiner Centre in Toronto (RSCT) and holds an Orton-Gillingham Part I Certificate for reading remediation, as well as certification in WordWorks Structured Word Inquiry. She is currently completing Foundations in Anthroposophy Part I through RSCT. Juliana joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2016.

Maria Biasotti
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. Maria joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2018 and has a child in the Kindergarten program.

Administration

Peelu Hira
Administrative Head
​Peelu has a B.Sc. (Biochemistry) from Laurentian University and a M.Sc (Biochemistry) from Queen’s University. She joined the Mulberry Waldorf School staff in 2008, was formerly the Board Chair, and is an alumni parent of two children.

Lois Bulch
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 and has two children in the grade school.

​Christine Chapman
Receptionist