John is the interim head of school. He has a B.A. from Cornell Univer­sity and an M.A. from Villanova Univer­sity. John has 15 years’ expe­ri­ence as a Head of School at progres­sive insti­tu­tions and over 25 years of expe­ri­ence as an educa­tor in inde­pen­dent schools. At his prior schools, he has focused deeply on topics of diver­sity, equity, inclu­sion, and social justice. John has over­seen all aspects of inde­pen­dent school oper­a­tions, includ­ing the devel­op­ment of acad­e­mic and co-curric­u­lar programs and hiring and eval­u­at­ing staff. Outside of the school day, John enjoys spend­ing time with his family, reading, cycling, and garden­ing. (Email)

Amy is the middle school direc­tor. Amy has an M.F.A. in film and video from Cali­for­nia Insti­tute of the Arts and a B.A. from Univer­sity of Nevada, Las Vegas where she studied English and film. Prior to being the middle school direc­tor, Amy was the middle school dean where she supported student acad­e­mic and social-emotional growth and taught social justice and well­ness as well as the high school film­mak­ing elec­tive. Before coming to Waverly in 2013, she spent seven years at Wild­wood School in West Los Angeles where she was the Admin­is­tra­tive Direc­tor and taught the film elec­tive. She then worked as a consul­tant for Cal/​West Educa­tors, guiding inde­pen­dent school board members through the process of hiring heads of school with a strong commit­ment to promot­ing diver­sity and equity in inde­pen­dent school hiring and reten­tion prac­tices. Amy has two chil­dren, Nola and Kanaan, and two lovable dogs, Bonnie and Katie. (Email)

Marsille is the admis­sions direc­tor. He holds a B.A. in polit­i­cal science from Loyola Univer­sity New Orleans. Prior to joining Waverly, Marsille served as Interim Direc­tor of Commu­ni­ca­tions and Market­ing at Drew School in San Fran­cisco and as Asso­ciate Direc­tor of Admis­sion at Mark Day School in San Rafael. As Direc­tor of Student Services at Learn­ing­Works at Blake (Minneapo­lis, MN), he was respon­si­ble for student recruit­ment. Through­out, he has coached youth, middle school, and varsity sports – foot­ball, basket­ball, and girls lacrosse. (Email)

Carolyn, devel­op­ment direc­tor, has a B.A. in jour­nal­ism from the Univer­sity of South­ern Cali­for­nia. She has worked in devel­op­ment, market­ing, and public rela­tions for more than 35 years and has led fund-raising work with an array of inde­pen­dent schools. Carolyn and her husband are Pasadena resi­dents who enjoy travel and trying out the region’s many and varied restau­rants. Their son, who attended area inde­pen­dent schools, lives and works in Dallas. (Email)

Cindy is the accounts manager and has been at Waverly since it opened. Before becom­ing the accounts manager, Cindy was an infant-toddler teacher, preschool teacher assis­tant, book­keeper, and recep­tion­ist at this school. With Waverly as her home away from home, Cindy says,​“The daily laugh­ter of the chil­dren is one of the most special things about working here.” Cindy’s two sons attended Waverly – Phillip and Jeremy​’12. (Email)

Meg teaches human devel­op­ment at the elemen­tary and middle schools, works closely with the board of trustees and head/​assistant heads of school, and co-facil­i­tates queer affin­ity space. Certi­fied as a Body Trust coun­selor, anti-diet nutri­tion­ist, and yoga and medi­ta­tion teacher, Meg has been a member of the Waverly commu­nity since 2003. She is inspired by the school’s progres­sive peda­gogy, commit­ment to build­ing conver­gences of respect and indi­vid­u­al­ity, and students who, even at age four, ​“teach me what it means to be rad, resilient, and a potent source of hope and change.” (Email)

Lindsay is the advance­ment asso­ciate and provides full-time support for both our admis­sions and devel­op­ment offices. Lindsay has a B.A. in psychol­ogy with a minor in art from Metro­pol­i­tan State Univer­sity of Denver and comes to us with over fifteen years of expe­ri­ence in the nonprofit sector, with a demon­strated track record of provid­ing detailed and orga­nized atten­tion to small insti­tu­tions such as ours. Lindsay has a love of animals (espe­cially elephants), hiking, nature, and plant-based cooking. Lindsay keeps very busy with a Kinder­garten child who is enrolled at Waverly. (Email)

Sharon serves as the regis­trar. She grad­u­ated from Waverly in 2016 and received A.A.‘s in natural sciences, social & behav­ioral sciences, kine­si­ol­ogy, and psychol­ogy from Pasadena City College, and a B.S. in applied psychol­ogy with a concen­tra­tion in crim­i­nal psychol­ogy and a minor in soci­ol­ogy from Ottawa Univer­sity, Kansas. After finish­ing her Ravens volley­ball career, Sharon went on to lead the Lancers to two South Coast Confer­ence Cham­pi­onships, and trans­ferred on an acad­e­mic and athletic schol­ar­ship to play an addi­tional season at the NAIA level. Aside from playing volley­ball and taking care of her big girl puppy Zola, Sharon enjoys spend­ing time with her friends and family, writing, and color coding anything and every­thing. She adds: ​“I’m so lucky to have found my way back home, and could not be more grate­ful to be a part of this commu­nity.” (Email)