Faculty and Staff
Carol Begert
Gr. 6-9 Math/Science Teacher
- Bachelor of Science – Biology, Western Washington State College
- Ecology, University of California, Irvine
- Teacher certificate – science education, University of Washington
- Masters – School Counseling, University of Puget Sound
Mardi Burrows
Gr. 1 Teacher
- Teacher’s Certificate, New South Wales Department of Education & Training, Australia.
- B Education (Primary), The University of Canberra, Australia
Wendy Carroll
Art Teacher
- Post Graduate Diploma of Education, James Cook University, Australia
- Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art, Chisholm Institute of Technology, Australia
Leda Cedo
Curriculum Coordinator
- BS Physics for Teachers Philippine Normal University, Manila
Republic of the Philippines National Board for Teachers Professional Teacher Certificate
Ian Cheung
IT and Web Support
- Bachelor of Science (Hons), Queen’s University of Belfast, UK
Will Clowney
Lead Teacher/ESL (Aomori Campus)
- Master of Business Administration, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
- Bachelor of Arts, Rice University, Houston, Texas
- AFS Scholarship, Austria & Hungary
- Fulbright Fellowship, Hungary
- TESOL/TEFL certificate, INTESOL Worldwide Ltd.
Kimberley Conlin
Preschool Teacher
- Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) (Monash University, Victoria, Australia)
- Bachelor of Recreation and Leisure Studies (Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)
Robert Corbett
Gr. 4/5 Teacher
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Primary), Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Honors Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Shauna Fitzmahan
Gr. 6-9 Language/Social Studies Teacher
- Bachelor of Arts – Major: History with Honors Minor: European Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin
- European history and Italian, Franklin College, Lugano, Switzerland
Duncan Flett
Advancement Officer
- BA (Hons) Chinese and Japanese, University of Leeds, UK
Chiyo Fox
Personal Assistant to the Head
- Teacher’s Certificate (High school and Junior high school level)
- Bachelors Degree in Physical Education, Fukuoka University
- Dance Studies at Broadway Dance Center in New York
- English Studies, New York University and Hunter College, New York
Shober Hairston III
Music Teacher/Learning Support
- Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and Vocal Performance. Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
- Master’s in Special Education and Human Development, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Holly Heibein
Middle School Teacher (Aomori Campus)
- Bachelor of Education, Intermediate/Senior level Grade 7-12, University of Western Ontario, Canada
- Honours Bachelor of Arts – Geography Major / French Minor, University of Western Ontario, Canada
- National Outdoor Leadership School, Mt. Vernon, Washington, United States
Hatsumi Hiroe
School Secretary
- Shimane Women’s University, Dept. of Health and Nutrition
Akane Igarashi
Early Childhood Program Teacher
- Master of Arts in teaching-Early Childhood Education, Trinity University,Washington, D.C.
- Bachelor of Arts,Foreign Language and Literature, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto
- Early Childhood/Pre K-Grade 3 Teaching Certificate, District of Columbia
Devon Kirk
Gr 1/2 Teacher / Art Teacher (Aomori Campus)
- Christchurch College of Education – Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (Primary)
- University of Ottawa – B.A. History, Honours
Akiko Koga
Japanese Language Teacher
- Bachelor of Educational Psychology, Kumamoto University, Japan
- Diploma in Primary Education, Kumamoto University, Japan
- Teaching certificate in Kindergarten, Kumamoto University, Japan
- Master of Educational Psychology, Kumamoto University, Japan
- Advanced Diploma in Primary Education, Kumamoto University, Japan
Mark Krabousanos
Gr. 2/3 Teacher
- Assumption University, Thailand – Master of Education (Curriculum Dev. / Instruction)
- TEFL Certification, Oglethorpe University, U.S.A.- B.B.A., Business Administration & Economics
Shoko Kumagai
Single Subject Teacher (Music & Japanese) /Administrative Assistant (Aomori Campus)
- Montana Teaching License (K-12 General, Choral, and Instrumental Music)
- Bachelor of Music Education Degree (University of Montana).
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology ( University of Montana).
Sue Loafmann
Kindergarten Teacher
- University of Missouri – St. Louis
Bachelor of Science
Major in Elementary Education K-6
Noriko Matsui
ECP Music teacher
- Bachelor of Music in Performance- Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
Master of Music Studies in Performance – Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia
Midori Morita
Classroom Assistant / After School Activity Program Assistant
- Tokushima Bunri University
Majored in Early Childhood and Elementary School Education
Japanese Teaching License for Kindergarten (3 year old) through to 6th Grade
Fujie Muchi
Cleaner
Soichi Mukai
Accountant
- Certificate of Business Marketing, Crown Institute
- Business, Accounting, Finance studies, Massey University, New Zealand
- Boki & Batic Accounting qualificiations
Shunsuke Murao
Japanese Language Teacher
- Bachelor of Education, Yokohama National University, Japan
- English Language Certificate, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
- Intensive English Course Credit, Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
Nobuko Nishimura
Business Officer/ELS Secretary
- Embassy of the Republic of Panama, Japan
- Embassy of Japan in Costa Rica
- B.A. Foreign Languages, Kansai Gaidai University
Kazuo Sasaki
Custodian
- Everyone’s hero
- Looks after the school, traffic, and fetches soccer balls kicked onto the gym roof.
Izumi Texidor Hirai
Librarian
- Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
International Conference Interpreter
Reiko Ueda
Classroom Assistant / After School Activity Program Assistant
- Osaka Jogakuin Junior College
English studies
Eric Wade
Gr 4 Teacher (Aomori Campus)
- Bachelor of Education, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Bachelor of Arts History (High Honours), Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Bachelor of Arts English, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Province of Ontario Teaching License
