Friends Meeting School Faculty and Administration

Administration

Mara Y. Nicastro
Head of School
- The George Washington University, Washington, DC
  - M.A., American Literature
- Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
  - B.A., English

Charlotte Murphy
Lower School Coordinator and Lead Teacher
- Frostburg University, Hagerstown, MD
  - M.A., Elementary Education
- St John's College, Annapolis, MD
  - B.A., Philosophy

Ken Jones
Upper School Coordinator, Social Studies, Athletic Director
- Towson University, Towson, MD
  - B.A., History, Secondary Education

Trey Harris
Admissions and Outreach
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  - B.A. Theatre Arts

James Farber, Jr.
Business Manager and Facilities Coordinator
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  - B.S. Advertising

Jolonda Jackson
Front Office Manager
- San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
  - A.A.
- Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI
  - Undergraduate Studies

Peggy Koenig
Facilities

Faculty

Humaira Ahmed
Lower School Lead Teacher, Middle School Math
- Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
  - M.S., French
  - B.A., French
- University of Punjab, Punjab, India
  - M.A., French Language and Literature

Janine Borofka
Upperschool Science
- Columbia University, New York, NY
  - M.S., Ph.D., Metallurgy
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  - B.E.S., Materials Science and Engineering

Veronica Guzman
English Language Learner Support, Independent Study Coordinator
- Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
  - B.A., Russian with a concentration in Secondary Education

Edward Levitzky
Upper School English Language Support and Social Studies
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
  - M.A., Public and International Affairs
  - B.A., History

Peggy Mallette
Upper School Math and Science
- Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
  - M.A., Teaching
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  - M.A., Science Writing
- Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
  - B.A., Physics with a concentration in Astrophysics

Erica Murray
Upper School Math, Science and Language Arts
- Grand Canyon University
  - M.A., Elementary Education
  - certification in Special Education
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  - B.A., English Language and Literature

Jill Petersen
Upper School English and French
- Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
  - B.A., Education

Currie Powers
All School Art
- Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC
  - B.F.A.
- Hood College, Frederick, MD
  - Teacher Certification

Samantha Roos
All School Math, Physical Education
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD
  - B.A., Sociology

Frances Saez
Lower School and Middle School Spanish
- Ana G. Mendez University, Wheaton, MD
  - M.A. Bilingual Education
- Interamicana University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon, PR
  - B.S. Biology

Cindy Sparks
After Care

Ada Walters
Lower School Assistant Teacher and Summer Camp Lead Teacher

Brenda Yankaskas
All School Performing Arts
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  - B.A., Communication and English

All faculty & administators have email addresses built on the model:
first initial + last name + @friendsmeetingschool.org
For example: Jean Schmidt = jschmidt@friendsmeetingschool.org