Our Faculty & Staff
Curiosity is in the air.
Through small classes guided by expert teachers, our faculty support every student to be the best versions of themselves. Our classrooms are places where good questions are more treasured than good answers, and the authentic learning our students experience is both inspiring and transformative.
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Ms. Kat Glaeseman
Lower School First Grade
B.A., Fordham University, Political Science
M.Ed., Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
M.Ed., Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
8 years at PCDS
Ms. Toni Hall
Lower School Science
B.A., Arizona State University, Elementary Education, Science
14 years at PCDS
Mrs. Chris Hall Martinez
Director of Communications and Marketing
A.A., Chattanooga State, Information Systems Technology
4 years at PCDS
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
4 years at PCDS
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
8 years at PCDS
Mr. Eric Heideman
Upper School Mathematics
B.S., Arizona State University
M.Ed., Arizona State University
M.Ed., Arizona State University
4 years at PCDS
Ms. Amy Hill
Lower School Operations Manager
B.A., Sam Houston State University, Management
2 years at PCDS
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
11 years at PCDS
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
First year at PCDS
Mr. Blake Howard
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
8 years at PCDS
Mrs. Michele Huskey
Middle School Counselor
B.S., Arizona State University, Psychology
M.C., Arizona State University, Counseling
M.C., Arizona State University, Counseling
16 years at PCDS
Mr. David Kaye
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
6 years at PCDS
Ms. Shannon Kelty
Middle School Science
B.S., Elementary Education, Grand Canyon University
First year at PCDS
Dr. Arta Khakpour
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
First year at PCDS
Mr. Nick Klemp
Assistant Head of Upper School, Dean of Student Life
B.A., Arizona State University, Philosophy
8 years at PCDS
Ms. Kelsey Knutson
Middle School Social Studies, Director of International Travel and Foreign Exchange
B.A., University of Minnesota in Global Studies, Human Rights & Justice, and Spanish
M.Ed., Arizona State University, Elementary Education
M.Ed., Arizona State University, Elementary Education
6 years at PCDS
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
44 years at PCDS
