EDUCATING THE WHOLE CHILD IN A NURTURING, CREATIVE COMMUNITY

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Zak has been an IT professional for almost 20 years and currently owns J9 Solutions LLC, a professional services company that assists private and federal organizations with their intelligence needs. J9 Solutions provides support at all tiers of the BI stack including requirements, data warehouse architecture, dimensional modeling, ETL, and the semantic/reporting layer. Zak received his BS in Computer Science from UCLA. He has been a PCWS parent for five years and his child currently attends the school. 

Kerry grew up in Bermuda and Ireland. She traveled abroad in the Peace Corps to Niger, West Africa as a community health educator. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Johns Hopkins University. Kerry worked as a Pediatric Registered Nurse at Children’s National Hospital for 8 years and is currently pursuing her Waldorf teaching certificate from Antioch University. Kerry discovered Waldorf education while leading a Spanish-immersion forest school. She has been a forest school leader for several years in Northern Virginia. When not teaching, Kerry can be found exploring local forests, dancing bachata, and practicing yoga.

Kate is a lawyer specializing in D.C. real estate litigation and strategic counseling. She represents businesses and individuals in civil litigation, appeals, and administrative cases. Before practicing law, Kate worked as a mechanical engineer in the defense industry. She holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from The George Washington University, as well as a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. Kate is also the mother of a grades student at PCWS, where she has served as a class representative and Secretary for the Parent Association.

Anna is passionate about Waldorf Education and believes each child deserves many experiences of reverence, wonder, play and practical work. She is honored to nurture the social, emotional, and physical development of the children. Anna has been teaching in Waldorf schools since 2007. Starting in Monterey, California, teaching games/movement and aftercare. After receiving her Waldorf teaching certification from the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training in 2013 she was a lead kindergarten teacher in Monterey and then moved to Virginia to join PCWS. At PCWS she taught in the mixed-age kindergarten and music in the grades. She is excited to return, now with two children of her own. In her spare time, Anna enjoys running, hiking, sewing, camping and reading. She holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences from the University of Washington and has completed the first year of the Nurturing the Roots Therapeutic program in Denver, Colorado.

Claire Tran has a B.A. in German from Colby College and an MBA from American University with a concentration on international Finance and Non-Profit Management. Prior to PCWS, she worked for various environmental and international development nonprofits in the DC area. She is drawn to Waldorf Education because it is play-based with structure and it looks at eat whole child - not just academic development.

Jesse is a managing director at a large public accounting firm, where he advises companies on special tax projects, particularly renewable energy tax credit financing. He holds a double B.A. in Philosophy and East Asian Studies from the University of Delaware, as well as a law degree from the George Washington University Law School. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant. He was born and raised in the Northern Virginia area, where he currently resides with his family.  Jesse is a PCWS parent, with a daughter in the Grades program and a son aiming to follow his sister’s footsteps once he is older.