 PEGGY TUNDER
Kindergarten, Theater, Sign Language
Peggy was educated as a child in Cyprus, England, France, Japan and
Hawaii. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in World Literature,
French and Linguistics from Stanford University and a Master's degree
in Special Education from San Francisco State University.
Peggy has directed cultural exchange programs specializing in
environmental education and the performing arts in Europe, Central
America, Canada, the South Pacific and the United States. She has been
a language arts teacher for the California State Literacy Project and
coordinator for the "Hands on Science" program of the Education Task
Force in Marin County.
Peggy is one of the founders of Cascade Canyon School and has always
been an active member of its staff. She is the Kindergarten
teacher, as well as a specialist in theater and sign language.
JAYME POHL
1st and 2nd Grade, Music K- 4
Jayme was awarded a Bachelor of
Music degree in vocal music performance by DePaul University in
Chicago. She is a certified Orff Schulwerk music educator and comes to Cascade Canyon with a rich background in teaching elementary music. This past
year, Jayme obtained her multiple subject teaching credential and began work toward a
Masters of Science Degree in Education at Dominican University.
Most recently, Jayme was the music teacher for Kindergarten through
sixth grade at Park Day School in Oakland where she enjoyed composing music for school performances, leading all-school sing and
teaching music through poetry, theater, movement, singing and
instrument ensembles.
Jayme brings to her first and second grade classroom a dedication to integrating the arts into the daily curriculum.
PAGE HERSEY
3rd and 4th Grade, Science 1-4, Academic Intervention
Page grew up in North Carolina and earned a BA in Education and Psychology from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. After graduation, she headed west and made the Bay Area home.
Page has over ten years teaching experience in the Bay Area including work as an environmental educator, classroom teacher, private tutor, and yoga teacher. She earned an MA in Language and Literacy Education from San Francisco State and most recently spent five years as a literacy specialist at Alvarado Elementary School in San Francisco supporting struggling readers and writers.
As a resident of Fairfax, Page is thrilled to join the Cascade team and begin working in her own community.
 SARAH BURHOP
5th and 6th Grade
Originally from New Hampshire, Sarah holds two undergraduate degrees, in Psychology and English Literature, from the University of Iowa, and received her teaching credential and Masters of Science degree in Special Education from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York.
She has been working in elementary education for the past six years, and, in 2003, was awarded a two-year teaching fellowship through the New York City Teaching Fellows program for teaching special education in an underserved, urban school.
 LINDA FRANCO
7th and 8th Grade
Linda began her involvement with Cascade Canyon School in 1985. In
1990, she established the middle school program and currently teaches
the 7-8th grade class.
Linda was raised and educated in Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Education with a major in Social Science, as well as her
teaching credential, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She
has taught elementary school subjects, as well as high school algebra,
in Michigan, Massachusetts and California. She was a crisis counselor
and spokesperson for the California Parenting Institute and has been an
educator for 30 years.
JULIE PLEDGER
Art Specialist
KARINA SALENGER  Science Specialist, Grades 5-8
Karina Salenger returns to Cascade Canyon this year as our upper school science teacher. Karina is especially excited to share
her knowledge and love of science with the students at
Cascade Canyon. She has a Bachelors in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and
has field experience in urban forestry, erosion control and biological
restoration. She is excited to be a part of the Cascade Canyon
community and has many ideas for incorporating eco-literacy into the
science program.
Karina views science as a tool for explaining the world around us, as a
discipline that empowers people to think for themselves, and as a
subject that encourages wonder.
DEVIN ECKERT
Spanish Specialist and Kindergarten Science Specialist
VIR McCOY
Music Specialist, 5th - 8th Grade
ERIK ORTMAN
Physical Education Specialist
DONNA RENAUD
Office Manager
Donna Renaud returns to Cascade Canyon this year as our Office
Manager. Originally from Southern California, Donna moved to the Bay
Area in the early 1980’s and has worked as a paralegal in various San
Francisco law firms. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Health and
Physical Education from Humboldt State University where she competed in
intercollegiate volleyball and softball and was a 1985 inductee into
the HSU Hall of Fame for Athletics. She now enjoys coaching youth
sports, reading, traveling, the ocean, and life with her family. She
lives in San Geronimo with her partner and their two daughters, Emma
& Hayley.
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