BONNIE BLAKE-O'MEARA  has been a music teacher for the Rivendell Interstate School District since 2001. She instructs students in all grades who want to learn how to play an instrument or ...

CHRIS CASSELL taught 2nd graders at SME during the 2007-2008 school year and has rejoined the faculty after teaching overseas for several years. After earning a BA from Bowdoin College, he worked for ...

EMILY COUSENS is the middle school counselor and works with students in grades 5-8. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing at New York University and her Masters in ...

SASHA IRISH  has been teaching at Samuel Morey Elementary School since 2011.  Sasha loves books, coffee, rabbits, and bearded dragons.  She especially enjoys making space in the classroom for the ...

IRIS JOHNSON has been a learning coach at Samuel Morey Elementary for 6 years. She has 3 daughters, 2 cats, 1 puppy, 7 chickens, 2 bunnies & a golden retriever puppy. Her hobbies include soap making, ...

MELISSA KELLEHER teaches 5th grade Social Studies and English Language Arts. She grew up in Ohio, where she attended THE Ohio State University for undergrad. Melissa earned her bachelor's in Middle ...

STEVEN LINDEMANN is in his first year as the Principal of Samuel Morey Elementary and his 24th year working in Vermont public schools. He previously worked in the Montpelier, Weybridge, Ripton, Fair ...

TANYA LIBBY has been teaching elementary art for grades K-6 at Samuel Morey and Westshire Elementary schools since 2018. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Art Education K-12 from Elmira ...

TRACY MARTEL is a Special Education Teacher at Samuel Morey Elementary School. She has been teaching in the district since the start of Rivendell. Tracy earned a bachelor’s degree from Keene ...

CALLY MCCRAVE has been teaching since 1993. She studied at Antioch University New England where she earned a Masters in Education. Prior to graduate school, Cally attended Reed College in Portland, ...

KATHY MCGOWAN has been teaching at Rivendell since 2002. She is currently the math coach for K-6. Kathy graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Accounting; New York University with a MBA in ...

PHIL METAYER has been at Rivendell for 14 years, mostly working as a behavior coach. In his spare time he does graphic design and cartooning. He is a Snowboarding Coach and Instructor for the ...

ANN O'HEARN is a our elementary school guidance counselor. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a BA in Psychology in 1991, and went on to graduate school to earn a Master's ...

MAUREEN MORAN joined the Rivendell School District back in 2017. This year she is the fifth grade math and science teacher. Maureen graduated from Keene State College with a BS in Elementary ...

BRIDGET SIMMONS started working at SME in 2019. She is a mother of 2 boys, who are currently in their Junior & Senior year of High School. Bridget was the President of the Youth Football Program in ...

JOYCE RUSSELL has been the library media specialist for the Samuel Morey and Westshire Elementary schools since 2000. She graduated from Marietta College with a BA in International Business ...

ANDY STEVENSON arrived at Samuel Morey in Summer 2019 to teach first grade. He has been teaching since 2008. He has a bachelor’s degree in Unified Childhood/Special Education from Keuka College ...