Faculty and Staff

List of 30 members.

  • Photo of Alix Anthony

    Alix Anthony 

    Art & STEAM Teacher
    510-632-6000 x130
    Bio
  • Photo of Marcia Bedford

    Marcia Bedford 

    Director of Student Life
    510-632-6000 x101
    Bio
  • Photo of Erika Bookman

    Erika Bookman 

    School Counselor
    510-632-6000 x149
    Bio
  • Photo of Diali Bose-Roy

    Diali Bose-Roy 

    Director of Curriculum and Teaching
    510-632-6000 x111
    Bio
  • Photo of Suzanne C. Morris

    Suzanne C. Morris 

    Science Teacher
    510-632-6000 x134
    Bio
  • Photo of Liz Campbell

    Liz Campbell 

    Director of Enrollment & Marketing
    510-632-6000 x110
    Bio
  • Photo of Carlos Castaño

    Carlos CastaƱo 

    Spanish Teacher
    510-632-6000 x128
    Bio
  • Photo of Monika Chin

    Monika Chin 

    Director of Communications
    510-632-6000
    Bio
  • Photo of Deborah Coffin

    Deborah Coffin 

    Scholars Studio Program Leader
    510-632-6000 x142
    Bio
  • Photo of Alyssa Cruz

    Alyssa Cruz 

    Athletic Director
    510-632-6000 x148
    Bio
  • Photo of Sita Davis

    Sita Davis 

    Spanish Teacher
    510-632-6000 x141
    Bio
  • Photo of Mame Diarra Dioum

    Mame Diarra Dioum 

    Technology Systems & Program Manager, DEIJ Coordinator
    510-632-6000 x113
    Bio
  • Photo of Philip Gorman

    Philip Gorman 

    Music Teacher
    510-632-6000 x108
    Bio
  • Photo of Molly Hayes

    Molly Hayes 

    Humanities & English Teacher
    510-632-6000 x139
    Bio
  • Photo of Jodi Jusiak

    Jodi Jusiak 

    STEAM Teacher
    510-632-6000 x123
    Bio
  • Photo of Anna Kennedy

    Anna Kennedy 

    Director of Operations
    510-632-6000 x135
    Bio
  • Photo of Kody Kinsman

    Kody Kinsman 

    Humanities & English Teacher
    510-632-6000 x139
    Bio
  • Photo of Lisa Klein

    Lisa Klein 

    Yoga & Drama Teacher
    510-632-6000 x115
    Bio
  • Photo of Lupe Martinez

    Lupe Martinez 

    Finance & Development Associate
    510-632-6000 x137
    Bio
  • Photo of Pam Maycroft

    Pam Maycroft 

    Director of Finance
    510-632-6000 x104
    Bio
  • Photo of Maryann Molinari

    Maryann Molinari 

    Learning Specialist
    510-632-6000 x140
    Bio
  • Photo of Sravan Nemani

    Sravan Nemani 

    Technology Teacher and Innovator
    510-632-6000 x147
    Bio
  • Photo of Raymundo Ramirez

    Raymundo Ramirez 

    Facilities
    Bio
  • Photo of Olivia Ryder

    Olivia Ryder 

    Music Teacher
    Bio
  • Photo of Elizabeth Scotten

    Elizabeth Scotten 

    Humanities Teacher
    510-632-6000 x107
    Bio
  • Photo of Amanda Shaffner

    Amanda Shaffner 

    Math Teacher
    510-632-6000 x150
    Bio
  • Photo of Lorraine Smith

    Lorraine Smith 

    Humanities & History Teacher, Diversity Curriculum Coordinator
    510-632-6000 x117
    Bio
  • Photo of Michele Spitulnik

    Michele Spitulnik 

    Head of School
    510-632-6000 x120
    Bio
  • Photo of Lily Storm

    Lily Storm 

    Math Teacher
    510-632-6000 x146
    Bio
  • Photo of Ani Tascian

    Ani Tascian 

    Humanities Teacher
    510-632-6000 x107
    Bio
Julia Morgan School for Girls' faculty and staff are dedicated to the mission—to prepare the confident, capable, creative, and compassionate women of tomorrow.

Professional Development

List of 3 items.

  • Differentiated Instruction Institute Presented by California Teacher Development Collaborative

    Jess Dang, Associate Head of School, 8th grade advisor, Go-Girl teacher
    For two days, independent school educators from all over the state, and somehow a cadre of army air traffic control officers, were immersed in the principles and practices of differentiation. We were taught by Carol Ann Tomlinson, the mother of differentiation herself, and her colleague Mike Murphy. An "aha" moment for me during the workshop was realizing how differentiated instruction is intuitive to good teaching. An educator's decision to use a differentiation strategy--such as flexible grouping, student choice, levels of challenge, ongoing assessment, just to name a few--reflects a belief in students' potential and a deep commitment to meet each student where they are. As Tomlinson describes, "Differentiation is classroom practice that looks eyeball to eyeball with the reality that kids differ, and the most effective teachers do whatever it takes to hook the whole range of kids on learning." It was truly inspiring to contemplate the many parallels between differentiated practice and how we teach and learn at JMSG. As a faculty, we have begun the exciting work of delving into Tomlinson's seminal text The Differentiated Classroom and strengthening our collective practices, and I'm looking forward to sharing the insights and tips I gained from the workshop as we progress.
  • Introduction to Girls' Schools by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools

    Elizabeth Scotten, 6th grade Humanities teacher, 6th grade advisor
    This three-week online course helped me prepare to start my first year teaching at JMSG. One of the most valuable aspects of the course was connecting with a network of girls' school teachers and administrators from around the country. I also learned about current research and practices in girls' education, and got a deeper understanding of the history of single-sex education. I was delighted to see that the first reading we were assigned was an excerpt from Where Girls Come First: The Rise, Fall, and Surprising Revival of Girls' Schools by Ilana DeBare, a JMSG co-founder.  It was exciting to see JMSG's founding story woven into the history of girls' schooling in the United States.
  • Power ColLABorative training through Girls Leadership

    Miranda Bucky, 6th & 7th grade Associate Math teacher, 7th grade advisor
    In August, I attended a two-day training with Girls Leadership in Oakland that focused on culturally responsive practice and on developing strategies to address trauma from an asset-based approach. At the end of the workshop, every attendee left with a curriculum booklet of lesson plans compiled by the training facilitators, titled “Power ColLABorative: A culturally responsive, social-emotional learning-based curriculum designed to meet the needs of girls.” 

    Following the training, I have been thinking about the similarities between the roles of teacher and facilitator. Teaching is a type of facilitation: facilitators set in place a structure within which a group can generate new understandings, learning in community. This opens up space for students to be the drivers of their own learning and to shape the culture of their classrooms.

    So far this year, I have used several lesson plans from the curriculum for activities in advising, centering around the themes of identity and community. In math classes, I have been adjusting the structure of my facilitation by asking more questions that do not have just one right answer, hoping to reduce the fear of getting a question wrong and to focus on conceptual understanding. This workshop left me with a lot to think about, plans and goals for ways to modify my own practice, and a resource to draw from and to share with colleagues.