Early Childhood Faculty
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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. |
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Bek Zolnierczyk (she/they)
Lead Morning Garden Nursery 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 has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy part 1 through the Rudolf Steiner Centre, and has begun part 2. Bek joined the Mulberry Waldorf faculty in 2020. |
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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. |
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Sue McCoubrey
Morning Garden Assistant 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. |
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Jenny Taylor (she/her)
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. |
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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. |
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Elissa Smith (she/her)
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher 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. Elissa joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2019 and she currently has a child in the grade school. |
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Claudia Lama
Nutrition Coordinator (Cook) |
Grade School Faculty
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Claire Ree (she/her)
Grade 1 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 |
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Maureen Mellor (she/her)
Grade 1 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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Holly Blommers (she/her)
Grade 2/3 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 has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy part 1 through the RSCT, and has begun part 2. Holly joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2017. |
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Mhairi Gray (she/her)
Grade 4/5 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. |
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Heather Wark (she/her)
Grade 6/7 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)
Grade 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. |
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Juliana Johnson (she/her)
Grade School Support 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 has completed Foundations in Anthroposophy part 1 through RSCT, and has begun part 2. Juliana joined the Mulberry Waldorf School faculty in 2016. |
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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. |
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Shelsey Taylor (she/her)
Handwork Teacher, Physical Education Teacher |
Administration
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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 joined the Mulberry Waldorf School staff in 2008, was formerly the Board Chair, and is an alumni parent of two children. |
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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 and has one child in the grade school. |
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Christine Chapman (she/her)
Receptionist |
