Faculty & Staff | Charlottesville Day School

Faculty & Staff

At the heart of CDS are teachers and specialists who challenge and inspire our students to learn and play in a joyful, supportive environment. Our teachers have the support and autonomy to creatively structure their classrooms in ways that ensure success for individual learners.

Our Team

Specialists
Preschool
Elementary
Middle
Admin

Specialists

Johanna Beaver

Orchestra; Violin and Viola Teacher

Amy Buddington

Spanish Specialist

Kira Cotter

Reading Specialist

Ataira Franklin

PE Teacher

Angela Kelly

Music Director

Mark Kramer

Guitar and Jazz Ensemble Instructor

Greg Thomas

Music Teacher, Brass Instructor

Preschool

Townley Cole

Preschool Mentor

Penny Crawley

Preschool Teacher

Lauren Jones

Preschool Teacher, Extended Day

Meryl Kahn

Preschool Assistant Teacher

Rita Moore

Preschool Teacher

Elementary

Becky Dice

First/Second Grade Teacher

Mimi Fitzpatrick

Third and Fourth Grade Teacher

Shannon Rauth

Kindergarten Teacher

Karin Reed

Third/Fourth Grade Teacher

Laura Sullivan

First/Second Grade Teacher

Theresa Sury

Third and Fourth Grade Teacher

Alex Taylor

Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Jennifer Thomas

First/Second Grade Assistant Teacher, Assistant to Music Dept. and Acting Coach for Musical Theater Club

Middle

Jennie Hamner

Middle School & Elementary Math Teacher

Jamie Hawkins

Middle School English, Sixth Grade Homeroom, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

Katie Hickson

Middle School Math, Admissions Coordinator, Project Specialist

Michelle Lockwood

Middle School Science, Fifth Grade Homeroom

Clare O’Brien

Middle School English

Tiffany Stauffer

Middle School Math, Math Specialist

Lance Weisend

Middle School History Teacher

Admin

David Bartee

Custodian

Dave Bruns

Executive Director

Stacey Bruns

Head of School

Coro Cope

Director of Teaching, Learning and Collaboration

Kim Kotarski

Business Manager

Jamie Morris

Administrative Coordinator