Faculty and Staff


Being gifted themselves, our faculty and staff understand our students' needs!

Throughout the years, our faculty has graduated from top tier colleges and universities, including Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Wellesley, Washington University, Wesleyan, Vanderbilt, Emory, Colgate, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, New York University, Brandeis, Furman, University of California San Diego, University of Illinois, and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Our faculty has taught at Yale, Penn, Brown, Michigan, Purdue, Indiana University, University of California Santa Barbara, U.S. Army, Northern Kentucky University, University of Toledo, Miami University and the University of Cincinnati.

The faculty includes gifted adults who are experienced teachers, subject specialists, and practitioners in their fields of expertise, many of whom are currently teaching at local universities.

Dr. Sandra Kelly-Schilling

B.A.,M.P.A., J.D., University of Cincinnati

Head of School

Stacey Shoemaker

B.S., Ambassador University
M.A., University of Cincinnati

Administrative Assistant

Deborah Fields

B.A., Georgia State University
M.A.T.S., Liberty University Seminary

Core Teacher and Administrative Assistant

Joanna Harm

B.B.A. Ohio University

Administrative Assistant

Michelle Balestra

B.B.A., University of Cincinnati

Administrative Assistant

Dr. Paul Bowen

B.A., M.A., Northern Illinois University Ph.D., Yale University

Upper School Elective Teacher

June Brandon

B.S., Southern Unversity
M.S., A&M College

Core and Elective Teacher

Frank Buschelmann

B.S., University of Cincinnati
M.S. Mississippi State University

Core and Elective Teacher

Anne Cooper

B.A. Miami University, Oxford
M.A. University of Michigan

Elective Teacher (Latin)

Dr. Susan Farber

B.A., Queens College
M.A., City University of New York
M.Ed., Bank Street College of Education, NY
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati

Elective Teacher

Atsuko Fatica

B.S., University of Rio Grande
M.Ed., Xavier University

Core and Elective Teacher (Japanese)

Mary Frey

B.A. Xavier University
M.S., Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

Elective Teacher

Doug Heflin

B.A., University Cincinnati
M.A., Northern Kentucky University

Elective Teacher

Rick Heflin

B.A., M.A., University of Cincinnati

Literature and History Department Chair

Core and Elective Teacher

Ryan Howell

Independent Contractor

Fencing

Frank Luo

B.S. Nankai University
M.S. Tsinghua University, M.S. University of Cincinnati

Elective Teacher

Dr. Alistair (Zig) Main

B.A., M.A., Ph.D. University of Oxford, UK
P.G.C.E. University of Newcastle, UK

Core Teacher

Megan Meehan-Dorr

B.A., University of Cincinnati

Elective Teacher

Sabitha Pandit

B.S., M.A., Bangalore University

Core and Elective Teacher

Ling Peng

B.S., Ginzhou Normal University

Elective Teacher (Chinese)

Rebecca Pratt

B.A., Miami University

Core and Elective Teacher

Karen Schultheiss

B.A. Western Michigan University

M.A. Michian State University, M.A. Central Michigan University

Core Teacher

Vicki Stockmann

B.A., M.A., Ball State University

M.A. Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat, Munster, Germany

Elective Teacher (German and Spanish)

Ryan Watson

B.A. Miami University, Oxford

Elective Teacher