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Meet the 2024-25 New Faculty and Staff

Please join us in welcoming the following new employees to the Friends Select community:

Zidong Chen, After School Program Teacher

Bob Courey, Middle School Math Substitute

Lo Cuevas, After School Program Teacher

Winifred “Wini” Cummings, After School Program Teacher

Bridget Cunningham, Middle School Administrative Assistant

Olivia Gibb, After School Program Teacher

John Hart, After School Program Teacher

Raina Jackson, After School Program Teacher

Tanisha Jones, Lower School Lead Teacher

Jared Levy, Upper School History & Religion Teacher

Isaiah Matunda, Bus Driver

Joe McKinnon, Lower School Assistant Teacher

Kathryn Moran, Lower School Lead Teacher

Christopher “Cutter” Mummert, Middle School/Upper School Music Teacher

Ryan Peteraf, Middle School/Upper School Choral Director

Manuel Raposo, After School Program Teacher

Tess Rauscher, After School Program Teacher

Michelle Reyes, After School Program Teacher

Jason Symonette, Middle School/Upper School Art Teacher

Adam Torneo, After School Program Teacher

Lex Walker, After School Program Teacher

Reggie Waterman, Afternoon/Evening Greeter and Safety Monitor

Elyse Wilson, Upper School Learning Specialist

Mon, 15 Dec 2025

Friends Select School Awarded a $1.7 Million Multi-Year Grant to Expand Educational Access

Friends Select School was recently named the recipient of a $1.7 million multi-year grant from The Children’s Education Initiative (TCEI), a San Diego-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of education for socioeconomically disadvantaged children.

Tue, 09 Dec 2025

Math Department Chair Satoia Wright Publishes a Textbook

With her recently released algebra curriculum textbook, Friends Select’s math department chair and middle school math teacher, Satoia Wright, is sharing her passion and expertise to make math programming accessible.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy Before the Creation of a Federal Holiday

Thanks to the advocacy of students, Friends Select’s history of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. predates the creation of a federal holiday.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025

Joyful Learning

Friends Select School is creating a learning environment in which academic challenges and intellectual curiosity thrive alongside joy in learning.

Wed, 19 Nov 2025

Above Board: It Feels Like Purpose

A deep sense of purpose—palpable both at the board level and among Friends Select’s students, families, faculty, and staff—drew me to join the board in the first place and then say “yes” when Ingrid Lakey ’89, P’27 was ready to pass the torch of clerkship.

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Alum Spotlight: Dr. Susan C. Taylor ’75

Documentary photographer Milton Lindsay ’07 traces his passion for photography back to Friends Select’s art classes, where the Quaker values embedded in the curriculum fostered his commitment to social justice.

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Alum Spotlight: Bill Savitt ’80

Tue, 30 Sep 2025

Alum Spotlight: Milton Lindsay ’07

Fri, 02 May 2025

Going For Gold: Andrea Kremer ’76, Traci Green ’96, and Maia Weintraub ’21

Friends Select School is proud to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of our alumni, who excel in diverse fields while embodying the values instilled in them during their time at the school. Three remarkable Friends Select alumnae—Andrea Kremer ’76, Traci Green ’96, and Maia Weintraub ’21—exemplify this tradition.

Fri, 02 May 2025