Our Faculty & Staff
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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. Sasha Eden
Lower School Pre-kindergarten
B.A., University of Arizona, Elementary Education
M.Ed. Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
M.Ed. Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
Ms. Eden joined PCDS in 2013.
Mr. Chris Eriksen
Middle School English
B.S., Marquette University, Electrical Engineering
B.A., Arizona State University, Elementary Education
B.A., Arizona State University, Elementary Education
Mr. Eriksen joined PCDS in 1995.
Mr. Kai Etheridge
Lower School Physical Education
B.S., State University of New York at Cortland, Physical Education
M.S., A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, Sports Health Care
M.S., A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, Sports Health Care
Mr. Etheridge joined PCDS in 2011.
Mrs. Sadie Etheridge
Lower School Physical Education
B.S., Canisius College, Athletic Training and Physical Education
M.S.Ed., Canisius College, Physical Education
M.S.Ed., Canisius College, Physical Education
Mrs. Etheridge joined PCDS in 2001.
Mr. Curtis Fee
Head of Lower School
B.A., Truman State University, MO, Business Administration
M.A., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, MO, Theological Studies
M.A., Urshan Graduate School of Theology, MO, Theological Studies
Mr. Fee joined PCDS in 2020.
Mrs. Leslie Feldman
Director of Alumni Relations
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, History
M.S.W., Arizona State University
M.S.W., Arizona State University
Mrs. Feldman joined PCDS in 2014.
Ms. Jackie Ferraro
Upper School Mathematics
B.A., Sacred Heart University, Mathematics
M.A.T., Sacred Heart University, Secondary Education
M.A.T., Sacred Heart University, Secondary Education
Ms. Ferraro joined PCDS in 2021.
Ms. Julie Fine
Lower School Kindergarten
B.A., University of Arizona, Elementary Education
M.Ed., Arizona State University, Curriculum and Instruction, Applied Behavior Analysis
M.Ed., Arizona State University, Curriculum and Instruction, Applied Behavior Analysis
Ms. Fine joined PCDS in 2009.
Ms. Maurine Fleming
Middle School and Upper School Strings
B.M., Arizona State University, Music Performance, Cello
Ms. Fleming joined PCDS in 2006.
Ms. Pauline Fleming
Lower School Kindergarten
B.A., Ottawa University, Early Childhood Education
National Nursery Examination Board Diploma (N.N.E.B), Langside College, Glasgow
M.Ed., Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
National Nursery Examination Board Diploma (N.N.E.B), Langside College, Glasgow
M.Ed., Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
Ms. Fleming joined PCDS in 2018.
Ms. Melinda Flores
Upper School Science, Director of Summer Programs
B.A., Yale University, History of Science and Medicine
M.A., St. Peter's College, Education
M.A., St. Peter's College, Education
Ms. Flores joined PCDS in 2016.
Mrs. Maki Fullerton
Middle School Science, Middle School Robotics
B.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Psychology and Licensure in Elementary Education
Mrs. Fullerton joined PCDS in 2012.
Ms. Pam Gagner
Lower School Kindergarten
B.Ed., Simon Fraser University, Elementary and Early Childhood
M.Ed., Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
M.Ed., Northern Arizona University, Early Childhood Education
Ms. Gagner joined PCDS in 2014.
Mr. Brett Girod
Middle School Innovation & Technology
B.A., Arizona State University, Political Science
Mr. Girod joined PCDS in 2016.
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
Ms. Glaeseman joined PCDS in 2011.
Ms. Toni Hall
Lower School Science
B.A., Arizona State University, Elementary Education, Science
Ms. Hall joined PCDS in 2008.
Ms. Teresa Harings
Upper School English
B.A., Dartmouth College, English Literature
M.A., Middlebury College, English Literature
M.A., Tel Aviv University, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
M.A., Middlebury College, English Literature
M.A., Tel Aviv University, Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Ms. Harings joined PCDS in 2023.