Administrative Team:
Annette Breiling - Head of School
JoAnn Coates-Hunter - Assistant Head of School
Alexandra Bell - Director of Finance & Operations
Joyce Nichols - Administrative Assistant
Cindy Fritz - Part-time Advancement Coordinator
Early Childhood Team - PK & K
Jane Mabry - Team Leader. Pre-K & Kindergarten Teacher
Daphne Thompson - Pre-K Teacher
Tina Nerlinger - Teaching Assistant, Early Childhood
Ada Walters - Pre-Kindergarten & Aftercare Assistant
Elementary Team Gr.1-4
Claire Sorensen - Team Leader - 1st Grade Teacher
Charlotte Murphy - 2nd Grade Teacher
Hannah Wilson - 3rd & 4th Grade Teacher
Middle School Team Gr. 5-8
Nicole Hart - Gr. 5 - 6 Home Room Teacher
Jennifer Metz - Science 7 - 8, Pre-Algebra, Algebra & Geometry
JoAnn Coates-Hunter - Gr. 7 - 8 English
Special Subjects
Uriel Orellana - Spanish Teacher, photographer
Sherry DeFrancisci - Spanish Teacher
Brenda Yankaskas - Performing Arts Teacher
Curran Powers - P.E., Art, & Middle School Math Teacher
Bonnie Slawson - PE Teacher /Dance & Body Development
Cindy Sparks - Library Coordinator
Extended Day Program
Jane Mabry - Before Care Director
Kelly Koenig - After Care Group Leader
Alexandra Bell – Director of Finance & Operations
B.A. in Anthropology.
9th year at Friends Meeting School
- 6 yrs. in administration at Sandy Spring Friends School
- 7 yrs. administrator/teacher, Arthur Morgan School, NC
- 1 semester teaching high school and middle school in India
M.A. in Child Development. MD Advanced Professional Certificate as Elementary-Middle School Supervisor & Principal, Reading Specialist K-12, Teacher N – 8.
- 11th year as founding head of Friends Meeting School
- 2 yrs. Associate Head for Planning, Sandy Spring Friends School
- 8 yrs. founding head, Friends Elementary School
- 12 yrs. Montgomery County Public Schools
- 4 yrs. part-time teaching preschool and remedial reading
- 2 yrs. co-editor/publisher of small town weekly newspaper
B.S. Psychology, graduate work in psychology, Spanish courses
- 3rd year at Friends Meeting School
- 3 years preschool assistant
- 1 semester after-school Spanish Teacher gr. K-4
B.S. Education, Certified in Early Childhood, 33 additional credits MD and PA teacher certification
- 8th year at Friends Meeting School
- 16 yrs. prior teaching experience in early childhood
B.A. Philosophy, M.A. Elementary Education
- 4th year at Friends Meeting School
- 7 yrs, Executive Director, Natl. Assoc. of Artists' Organizations
90 Hour Certification in Early Childhood Development and Curriculum for Infants through Pre-School. Red Cross Certified in First Aid & CPR
- 11th year at Friends Meeting School -- founding staff member
- 6 previous years in child care and/or supervision
Business courses at Towson University; preschool courses in Kansas
- 6th year at Friends Meeting School
- 14 yrs. prior secretarial experience
- 7 yrs. preschool teaching assistant
- 9 yrs. teaching & working in quilt shops
B.F.A. Corcoran School of Art, Teacher certification, Hood College Graduate courses in Exceptional Child and Educational Psychology
- 11th year at Friends Meeting School -- founding teacher
- 1 fall & winter as instructor/counselor at Echo Hill Outdoor School, teaching outdoor & survival skills
- 2 summers Community Center Director for The Montgomery Village Foundation Recreation Department
JoAnn Coates-Hunter - Assistant Head of School
Masters degree in Ministry focused on education,
B.S. in Psychology of Child Development
- 1st year at Friends Meeting School
- 7 yrs. lead middle school teacher at Barnesville School
- 7 yrs. high school teacher and Dean of Students, Moses Brown Friends School
- 7 yrs. summer co-director, Catoctin Quaker Camp
- 3 yrs. part-time preschool teacher
Claire Sorensen -1st Grade Teacher
M.A. Reading Specialist, B.A. Early Childhood Education. Maryland Advanced Professional Certification N-Gr.3. Reading Specialist certification K-12, Orton-Gillingham training.
- 11th year at Friends Meeting School -- founding teacher
- 12 yrs. prior teaching experience including 5 yrs. as co-director at School for Friends, a Friends day care school in D.C.
- 6 yrs. home instructor and 2 years substitute K-12 in local public schools
B.A. Honors French, University of Sierra Leone, 90 hr. teacher certification Columbia Union College
- 5th year at Friends Meeting School
- 7 previous yrs. as early childhood teacher
- 4 yrs. bank customer service representative
B.S. Accounting, pursuing MA in Elementary Education/Special Education
- 2nd year at Friends Meeting School
- prior year substituting, all grades
- 6 yrs. in business world - marketing and accounting
Frederick Community College, Bank Management Certificate
- 4th year at Friends Meeting School
- Junior Camp Counselor at Summer Friends
- 3 summers camp counselor, Frederick County Parks & Recreation
- 2 yrs. directing preschool arts and crafts activities
B.S. Home Economics
- 2nd year at Friends Meeting School
- 13 yrs.marketing for Uncle Ralph's Cookies
- 3 yrs. Kids on Campus teacher at FCC
- 3 summers Program Coordinator for Mothers' Morning Out program
- 2nd year at Friends Meeting School
- Frederick Community College
Uriel Orellana - Spanish Teacher, photographer
B.A. Anthropology, Film Making minor, Montclair State University, N.J.
High School diploma from Friends high school in Guatemala
- 3rd year at Friends Meeting School
- One summer of Spanish Immersion camps
- Docent for Smithsonian's Hands On Science Center
- Videographer for archeological project in Belize
B.A. Dance
- 6th year at Friends Meeting School
- 13 yrs. Director, Motion Mania Dance Theatre
- 20 yrs. Dance teacher, all ages
Graduate Durbin's Business School
- 2nd year at Friends Meeting School
- 2 prior years as Kindergarten teaching assistant
- Frederick County MD Dept of Education award for 800 + hrs. volunteering at Urbana Elementary
B.A. Communications
- 9th year at Friends Meeting School
- 6 yrs. teaching music at Yes I Can preschool
- 6 yrs. Director, Soundtreks Music Studio
- 12 yrs. personnel work & business administration
