Our Faculty & Staff
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Ms. Kara Harris
Middle and Upper School Choir & Music
B.A., The University of Arizona
B.S., Utah State University
B.S., Utah State University
Ms. Harris joined PCDS in 2018.
Ms. Meg Hathaway
Associate Director of College Counseling
B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill, Journalism and Mass Communication
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University/Peabody College, Human Development Counseling
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University/Peabody College, Human Development Counseling
Ms. Hathaway joined PCDS in 2015.
Mr. Eric Heideman
Upper School Mathematics
B.S., Arizona State University
M.Ed., Arizona State University
M.Ed., Arizona State University
Mr. Heideman joined PCDS in 2018.
Ms. Amy Hill
Lower School Operations Manager
B.A., Sam Houston State University, Management
MSL, Arizona State University, Sustainability Leadership
MSL, Arizona State University, Sustainability Leadership
Ms. Hill joined PCDS in 2020.
Ms. Jeanel Hoagland
Upper School Mathematics
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, Mathematics Education
M.B.A., Temple University, Finance
M.B.A., Temple University, Finance
Ms. Hoagland joined PCDS in 2011.
Mx. Jules Hogan
Upper School English
B.S., Marine Science, University of South Carolina
M.A., Fine Arts, Fiction, Arizona State University
M.A., Fine Arts, Fiction, Arizona State University
Mx. Hogan joined PCDS in 2022.
Mr. Blake Howard
Director of Middle and Upper School Admissions
B.A., The College of William and Mary, English Literature
M.A., Georgetown University, English Literature
M.A., Georgetown University, English Literature
Mr. Howard joined PCDS in 2015.
Mrs. Michele Huskey
Middle School Counselor
B.S., Arizona State University, Psychology
M.C., Arizona State University, Counseling
M.C., Arizona State University, Counseling
Mrs. Huskey joined PCDS in 2006.
Ms. Taylor Jones
Middle School 5th Grade Social Studies, Arizona Corporate Tax Credits Coordinator
B.A., Boston University, English
M.A., Columbia University Teachers College, Curriculum and Instruction
Ed.M., Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Administration and Social Policy
M.A., Columbia University Teachers College, Curriculum and Instruction
Ed.M., Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Administration and Social Policy
Ms. Jones joined PCDS in 2011.
Mr. Ryan Joyce
Director of Development
B.A., Theatre, University of Scranton, PA
Mr. Joyce joined PCDS in 2024.
Mr. David Kaye
English Department Chair, Upper School English
B.A., University of Chicago, Fundamentals: Issues and Texts
B.A., University of Chicago, English
M.A., Northwestern University, English Literature
B.A., University of Chicago, English
M.A., Northwestern University, English Literature
Mr. Kaye joined PCDS in 2016.
Ms. Shannon Kelty
Middle School Science
B.S., Elementary Education, Grand Canyon University
Ms. Kelty joined PCDS in 2022.
Dr. Arta Khakpour
History Department Chair, Upper School History
B.A., Old World Art and Archaeology and Middle East Studies, Brown University
Ph.D., Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University
Ph.D., Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University
Dr. Khakpur joined PCDS in 2022.
Mr. Nick Klemp
Assistant Head of Upper School, Dean of Student Life
B.A., Arizona State University, Philosophy
M.L.S., University of Arizona, Law and Economics
M.L.S., University of Arizona, Law and Economics
Mr. Klemp joined PCDS in 2013.
Mr. Bob Kosower
Associate Director of Athletics
B.S., Bowling Green State University/St. Cloud State University, Physical Education and Health
M.A., Arizona State University, Secondary Education
M.A., Arizona State University, Secondary Education
Mr. Kosower joined PCDS in 1978.
Ms. Kavita Kukunoor
Middle School English
B.A., Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, English Literature and Psychology
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Communication
M.A., University of Connecticut, Marketing Communication
M.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Communication
M.A., University of Connecticut, Marketing Communication
Ms. Kukunoor joined PCDS in 2014.
Mr. Nathan Lewis
Upper School Visual & Media Arts
B.F.A, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Sculpture
M.F.A., Arizona State University, Sculpture
M.F.A., Arizona State University, Sculpture
Mr. Lewis joined PCDS in 2013.