BPC Lower School K-5 Faculty Members

Click on the name to read about the staff, then use your back button to return to this page. You may also browse through the staff bios by clicking here. To contact a staff member please use their first initial in front of their last name then @blackpinecircle.org (for example, the name Peter Jones would translate to pjones@blackpinecircle.org).


Classroom Head Teachers and Assistants:
Romina HurstKindergarten Head Teacher
Mary Ann Opet Kindergarten Assistant
Yolanda Ferguson First Grade Head Teacher
Rebekah Werth First Grade Assistant
Sue Bechtel Second Grade Head Teacher
Christopher Medeiros Second Grade Assistant
Talia Smith Third Grade Head Teacher
Barbara Banez Third and Fourth Grade Assistant
Nicole FitzhughFourth Grade Head Teacher
Tim OgburnFifth Grade Head Teacher
Blake Hansen Fifth Grade Assistant
Specialist Teachers:
Catalina Lacy Spanish Teacher 5th
Cheryl Zoerheide Spanish Teacher K - 4
Kim Buckingham Art Teacher K - 3
Maria Palmer Art Teacher 4th
Kieren Dutcher Art Teacher 5th
Madeleine King Music Teacher K - 3
Cheryl Sumsion Music Teacher 4th & 5th
Michael Feferman P.E. Teacher K - 5
Menna Stern Technology Teacher K - 5
Liza Malm Outdoor Classroom
& Environmental Education Teacher K - 5
Gretchen Treuting Math Teacher K - 5
Christine Mytko Science Teacher K - 4
Megan Lehua Wood Science Teacher 5th
Sharon Taylor Librarian
John Schott Band Leader
Rem Djemilev Orchestra Conductor
Rachel Durling Violin Teacher
Dina Weinshelbaum Cello Teacher
Extended Day Care Providers:
Michael Bannister Director Extended Day
Yard Supervisor
Scott Rideout Extended Day Care Provider
Christopher Medeiros Extended Day Care Provider
& Second Grade Assistant


For more information:

  • E-mail the Lower School (grades K-5) or call 510 845-0876
  • E-mail the Upper School (grades 6-8) or call 510 644-1023



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