Director of Education and Organizational Culture

Meggan joined Sunbridge’s administrative team in 2021. A member of Alma Partners, and a specialist in diversity, equity, and inclusion, she is also a trained Waldorf early childhood educator and currently sits on the WECAN IDEA committee. Meggan’s teaching experience includes most recently serving as lead toddler teacher at City of Lakes Waldorf School and serving on the faculty of the Brooklyn Waldorf School from 2009 and 2020, where she led parent-and-child and kindergarten classes and was active on the Faculty Council; she is still an active member of that School’s Board of Trustees. Prior to joining BWS, she also taught parent-and-child and nursery classes at the New Amsterdam School. Meggan, who originally hails from the Pacific Northwest, earned her undergraduate degree in health sciences from The Evergreen State College and her certificate in Waldorf early childhood education from Sunbridge. A certified yoga teacher and practitioner who fills her cup by being in nature and/or on her bicycle, she is also an avid reader and self-described nerd. We are very happy to welcome her to our staff!

Director of Admissions and Professional Development

Linda joined Sunbridge Institute in 2018, having previously served as a trustee on the Sunbridge Board. From 2006-2018 she was a class teacher at Manhattan’s Rudolf Steiner School, where she also sat on the Board of Trustees and College of Teachers and chaired the Community Education Committee. Her background in education also includes teaching at the university level. Linda earned her bachelor’s degree with honors in the field of German area studies from The Johns Hopkins University, her master’s and doctoral degrees in German languages and literatures from the University of Pennsylvania, and her certificate in Waldorf teacher education from Sunbridge College. The parent of a Rudolf Steiner School graduate, Linda is excited to be at Sunbridge, pursuing an administrative chapter of her career in Waldorf Education. A devoted lifelong learner and student of anthroposophy, she is in her final year of study for her certificate in biography and social art facilitation, and, in her free time, enjoys cooking, reading, theatergoing, and travel.

Admissions and Summer Coordinator

Sunbridge welcomed Barbara to its administrative team in 2019. In her role of admissions and summer coordinator, Barbara utilizes organizational skills she honed during a 30-year administrative career working for a distinguished global law firm whose early clients included Thomas Edison, James Joyce, Winston Churchill, and the Wright brothers. Her experience at the firm included serving as a real estate project manager and, most recently, a paralegal manager, managing workflow and establishing procedures and protocols for a team of 25 paralegals working across several domestic and international offices. Barbara first came to know the Threefold Community as a Nature Place Day Camp parent. In her free time, she enjoys domestic and international travel, skiing, hiking, and spending time with her family. She holds a BA in sociology from CUNY’s Brooklyn College.

Director of Finance

Liz became Sunbridge’s finance director in 2018. Her business background includes working as an operations associate–with a focus in accounting and client services–at Goldman Sachs from 2007-12 and, more recently, assisting in operations at Threefold Educational Center. She is also a small business owner and wellness coach. Liz graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Ulster with an AS in business administration and cum laude from Pace University’s Lubin School of Business with a BBA in finance. She is an Ayurvedic practitioner and yoga teacher and the mother of a young son.

Director of Communications and Outreach

Ivy has been directing Sunbridge’s outreach efforts, including communications, marketing, design, and development since 2011. Previously, she was the director of outreach and alumni relations at Green Meadow Waldorf School and, before that, the administrative director of Sunbridge College’s Barfield School master’s program. Her background in non-profit administration also includes serving as an admissions officer at Columbia Law School, publications coordinator at the Detroit Grand Opera Association, and public relations assistant at NYC’s Museum of Contemporary Crafts, as well as sitting on various independent school boards. Ivy, who holds a degree in art history from Kirkland (Hamilton) College, came to Waldorf Education as a parent and is now a proud Waldorf alumni parent and grandparent. A poet and book artist, she loves the creative aspects of her position and is delighted to have the opportunity to promote the mission of Sunbridge Institute.

Data and Operations Manager

Tamara joined the Sunbridge staff as registrar in 2014 and became data & operations manager in 2020. Previously, she had a long career in advertising graphics, including business ownership, and before that, worked many years in accounting for non-profit organizations and colleges. She holds a BS in business administration. Tamara’s two children are students at Green Meadow Waldorf School, and her hobbies include sewing, holistic healing, and reading. She is a strong Waldorf enthusiast and is thrilled to serve the Sunbridge community.

Advancement and Finance Assistant

Pam Joined the Sunbridge staff in 2019.  Her business background includes many years as a certified public accountant at Arthur Andersen LLC prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom.  Pam graduated magna cum laude from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.  Additionally, she has been an active volunteer with the Center for Food Action and other local charities.  Pam is an avid reader and sports enthusiast and spends most of her free time with her husband, three children, and three dogs.

Registrar

Joining our team in December 2020 as both registrar and data management assistant, David is a seasoned tech industry professional, with extensive experience in IT sales, client services, management, development, and strategic planning. He is also a Waldorf alumni parent and a longtime Threefold community member who leads Tai Chi classes at the Rudolf Steiner Fellowship Community and coaches high school boys basketball at Green Meadow Waldorf School, the school his three grown sons attended. David’s wife, Marissa, is a teacher at the Otto Specht school. David holds a bachelor of science degree in computer applications and information systems from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Trustee

Keelah, a mixed-age kindergarten teacher at The Waldorf School of Garden City, became a trustee of the Sunbridge Board in 2019. Keelah’s Waldorf journey began in 1976 when her parents enrolled her in WGC as a kindergartener; 30 years later, she returned to her alma mater as an early childhood faculty member. Keelah has also served as a Waldorf School of Garden City Board trustee, College of Teachers chair and continuing member, early childhood program chair, and founding member (2008) and chair of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She is also a founding member (2018) of Sunbridge’s Diversity Fund Scholarship Committee, and in 2021 joined the Board of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America. Keelah earned a BA in theatre from Spelman College and her master’s in early childhood education from Sunbridge College in 2009.

Trustee

Lisa, who teaches Sunbridge’s “Introduction to Waldorf Early Childhood Education” Summer Series course, joined the Sunbridge Board in 2013. Since 2017, she has been a member of the early childhood faculty at The Waldorf School of Garden City, where she currently serves as a kindergarten teacher and co-chair of her school’s DEIJ Committee. Lisa has two-plus decades of experience as a Waldorf early childhood educator, first at New York’s Mountain Laurel Waldorf School and Dayspring Community School and then at Green Meadow Waldorf School, where as a member of the early childhood faculty for a dozen years she taught kindergarten and parent and child classes, served as a co-chair of the early childhood section and as the Director of Early Childhood Admissions and Family Programs, and sat on the Collegium, the Collegium Committee, and the Board of Trustees.  While on sabbatical in 2016-17, she taught and mentored in the Kathmandu Waldorf Kindergarten in Nepal, and later brought Waldorf Education to public school kindergarten teachers in Florence, SC. Lisa holds a BA in English from the College of Charleston, an MS in elementary education from CW Post, Long Island University, and an MS in Waldorf Education from Sunbridge College. She is the mother of two Waldorf-educated sons.

Trustee

Steve joined the Sunbridge Board in 2019. He is a core faculty member of Sunbridge’s Elementary Teacher Education program, for which he has been teaching since 2000, and co-founder and faculty chair at the Berkshire Waldorf High School, where he teaches history and art. He is also a former teacher and administrator at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School and the Waldorf School of Garden City, the high school from which he graduated. Steve, who authored The History of Waldorf Education in the United States: Past, Present and Future and who writes, lectures, mentors teachers, and consults with Waldorf schools worldwide on teaching and administration, also formerly taught history of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and human development at the City University of New York and served as editor of the Research Bulletin of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. He has a PhD in history from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University, and a bachelor’s degree in art history, with a certificate of proficiency in fine art, from Princeton University.