Jerre Whittlesey

Jerre brings with her a wealth of experience and understanding of Early Childhood development. She began studying Waldorf Education in the late 70’s and received her Waldorf Certification through the Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, Ca. Jerre taught Kindergarten and Parent Child programs at the Live Oak Waldorf School for several years. Jerre is […]

Shaelin Kezerle

Originally from Monterey County, Shaelin moved to Grass Valley to serve as a live-in caregiver and is currently supporting the Rosemary and Dandelion classes through a paid internship with Connecting Point. Her journey with Waldorf education began when she had the opportunity to shadow a lead teacher at a Waldorf-inspired preschool in Santa Cruz—an experience […]

Michelle Varela

Michelle and her family joined the Live Oak community in the Spring of 2022 in the Sweet Peas class. Her daughter then began preschool in the Poppy class and Michelle volunteered for the parent council. Now both of her young children are in the ECV this year. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree […]

Isabela Guardia Ferragutti

Isabela was born in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, and grew up in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She earned a Eurythmy Diploma from Rudolf Steiner College, in Fair Oaks, CA in 2010. She also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma from Eurythmy Spring Valley, NY and earned her BA in Eurythmy and Educational Eurythmy from The University College of […]

Kristen and Michael Rice

Huckleberry Preschool Teacher Kristen Rice and her husband Michael Rice, grew up in the rural Midwest, and were drawn to LOWS because of its 40-acre campus, the opportunity for children to deeply engage with the outdoors, and because of the LOWS commitment to offering a traditional and flexible Waldorf Education during a time when Waldorf […]

Desiree Wauters

Desiree currently holds an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree. Prior to joining LOWS, she actively participated in her daughter’s classes as Lead Art Docent and party planner. She has volunteered in their school for 7 years! Her biggest joy with supporting classrooms has been watching them grow from […]

Justine Pojanowski-Todd

Justine grew up in the Bay Area in a family of artists and performers. From a young age she recognized the ways that art works upon the soul, and she enjoyed a first career as a professional ballet dancer. Justine discovered Waldorf Education and LOWS when she began her own family. She was drawn to […]

Rose Yaman

Rose is a Live Oak Waldorf School alum having attended Kindergarten through 8th. After graduating she attended a local high school and went on to earn a degree from Chico State. From there she moved abroad to Turkey where she lived for just over 4 years. While in Turkey she taught English mostly in preschool […]

Stephanie Skinner

Stephanie  brings over two decades of experience in Waldorf education to her role as the Dandelion Kindergarten teacher at Live Oak Waldorf School. With more than 15 years as a lead teacher in early childhood programs—including six years previously at Live Oak—Stephanie returned to Live Oak with deep roots in both the school and the […]