Jon Bluestein
Throughout my 17 years in independent school leadership, I have dedicated myself to the mission of fostering programs that couple academics and social-emotional learning to transform the educational experience into one that develops students into empathetic and active global citizens who think critically, solve problems, express themselves freely, and show perseverance in the face of […]
Elizabeta Gonzalez
I spent ten years in public schools teaching Spanish as a World Language and Spanish Literacy at the elementary and secondary levels. During that time I founded a Spanish for Heritage Speakers Program, a Latine Student Union, a K-12 Biliteracy Tutoring Program, and a Spanish-Speaking Families Coalition. I spent 5 years training future teachers at […]
Lisa Warshafsky
I have been living in Colorado since 1986 when I started at CU Boulder. After graduating with a degree in Art History, I went on to pursue a career in the financial industry. When our children were 3 and 5 I got the chance of a lifetime to be a stay at home mom. I […]
Veronica Soto-Feliciano
I am so excited to join Friends School to serve and support a school that collaborates, creates and makes changes in the student’s life and community. I am happy to have this opportunity to help, inspire and support the students, and to create opportunities for the students to grow. I am from Puerto Rico, moved […]
Anna Ura
Having received my training and certification through the Friends School Teacher Preparation Program, I am thrilled to be returning to Friends School—a school and community that I know and love. With a Masters Degree of Education and Human Development from the University of Colorado Denver, I hold professional licenses to teach K-12 Visual Arts, and K-6 Elementary […]
Celebrating deana harragarra waters
deana has been Friends School’s librarian for 24 years. deana says that her desire to be a children’s librarian was influenced by her Kiowa grandfather who was sent to boarding school where he learned to love books and reading. She has also worked as a medical librarian at Children’s Hospital and as a law librarian for a nonprofit legal organization.
Alison Russell
I am grateful to be a part of the Friends School community and help out in any way that I can! I have filled a few different roles at Friends School since I started here in 2023 as an AfterCare Teacher. Currently, I assist with our Auxiliary Programs, and I also help out the Early […]
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Tricia Callahan
Working with children has been a passion for me since childhood. In 1981, I started on a career path that has led me to Friends School. I taught both first and second grade in California then settled in Colorado. I was a reading teacher for 11 years before coming to Friends School in 2004. Working […]
Tori Missbach
I am incredibly excited to join the Friends School family as the Executive Assistant to our amazing Head of School. I have over 25 years of experience, with 20 of those in independent school settings (Cary Academy, Ravenscroft School, and Dawson School). My partner and I moved to Colorado (from Raleigh, NC) about 10 years […]
