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
Michelle Balestra
B.B.A., University of Cincinnati
Administrative Assistant
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)
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