Faculty
Owen Roberts
August 29, 2018Owen Roberts is a Level III Orff instructor in his thirteenth year as an elementary school music teacher. While completing his multiple subject teaching credential through the Bay Area Teacher…
Dina Weinshelbaum
August 29, 2018Dina Weinshelbaum received her B.A. in music from UC Berkeley, where she studied with Millie Rosner and Colin Hampton. She has taught at the Crowden School and the Young Musician’s…
Jerry Kennedy
August 29, 2018Jerry Kennedy is a Level III Orff instructor and has several decades of experience as a band leader and professional musician. In addition to teaching over 10 different instruments, some…
Gwen Hornig
August 29, 2018Gwen Hornig completed her undergraduate degree at NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a concentration in theatre, empathy, and education. Her senior thesis focused on arts education as integral…
Emmeline Hill
August 29, 2018Emmeline Hill received her B.A. in biology from Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Her studies focused on ecology, environmental politics, and animal behavior, including a senior thesis on deductive reasoning…
Jonathan Cohen
August 29, 2018Jonathan Cohen teaches eighth grade science, and carpentry, and also leads an advisory group. He is beginning his 10th year at BPC and his 27th year as an educator. Jonathan…
Gerry Branner
August 29, 2018Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Gerry Branner came to California in 1993. With a basketball athletic scholarship, he attended California State University, Long Beach, where he graduated with a B.A. in…
Ke Williams
August 29, 2018Ke Williams graduated with honors in 2018 from the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI), where she earned her preliminary teaching credential and master’s in education. She completed part of…
Cheryl Sumsion
August 29, 2018This marks Cheryl Sumsion’s 23rd year at Black Pine Circle School and her 32nd year as an educator. She earned her B.Ed. and teaching credential through the University of Western…
Carwai Seto
August 29, 2018Carwai Seto completed her B.A. in chemistry at Princeton University and her M.Ed. in education at Lesley University in Boston, MA. Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, she has taught for…