Dr. Michaela Glöckler attended the Waldorf School in Stuttgart, studied German language, literature, and history in Freiburg and Heidelberg, and qualified for teaching at the high school. She then decided to study and train as a pediatrician. She has been the Leader of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum, the School of Spiritual Science in Dornach, Switzerland from 1988 to 2016. She is cofounder of the Alliance for Childhood and the President of ELIANT, a foundation striving towards im-proving the quality of life and cultural diversity in Europe.

She is the author of many publications including:
A Healing Education: How Can Waldorf Education Meet the Needs of Children?
A Guide to Child Health
Growing Up Healthy in a World of Digital Media
Education for the Future: How to Nurture Health and Human Potential

Takako Kamura holds a BA in Education from Tokyo Gakugei University. It was through her own children’s education that she first encountered Waldorf schools. Whilst living and working in Camphill Communities in Scotland and New York for a number of years with her young family, Takako completed a three-year Curative Education Seminar. After leaving Camphill, she trained in the Remedial Education Program at Rudolf Steiner College and Rhythmic Movement Training for Reflex Integration. Since 2002, she has been teaching the Extra Lesson as an Educational Support Teacher at Waldorf schools in California. Takako enjoys dancing Argentinian tango.

Tiffany Russey works as the Pedagogical and Therapeutic Eurythmist at San Francisco Waldorf School. She completed her Therapeutic Eurythmy training in England in 2009 and spent many years with Camphill Communities of Ireland before transferring to Italy where she worked as a school therapist and in private practice.

Dr. Jo-Ann Climenhage, PhD oversees student assessment, support plans, and program implementation for grades 1-8. Dr. Climenhage holds a BA and an MA in Sociology from McMaster University, a PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and completed her Waldorf teaching diploma and remedial educational certification at Rudolf Steiner College. She was a class teacher at Bright Water Waldorf School, taking a class from grade 1-8, and has been an educational support consultant with schools in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Dr. Climenhage has also served as a faculty member in the Remedial Education Program, the Summer Art of Teaching sessions, the Public School Institute, the Teacher Training Program at Rudolf Steiner College, as well as at an educational support program in the Philippines.

Evan grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, where he attended the Santa Cruz Waldorf School. After finishing his bachelors at CIIS in San Francisco, he started working at the San Francisco Waldorf School. Starting in the after school program, he later worked as a games teacher, circus teacher, woodwork teacher, and music teacher. As an autodidact, especially in the realm of movement and music, he finds deep joy in the process of learning and sharing his knowledge with others. Movement and circus arts have always been a passion and a place of comfort. Sharing this with children in a pedagogical way is something he has been developing over the thirteen years he has been at the school.

Teresa graduated from USF School of Nursing in 1981, became certified in Waldorf Teacher Training in 2000, Oil Dispersion Bath Therapy in 2012, Rhythmical Einreibungen in 2016, and became an Anthroposophic Nurse Specialist in 2018. Her main areas of focus are Rhythmical Einreibungen or Embrocation (RE) and External Applications of compresses and oil cloths. Utilizing nursing knowledge of the human being and life processes, as well as human development, allows her to tailor the plant-based external application to the patient’s unique situation and life phase.

Dr. Daci has been practicing medicine for 27 years and has worked in hospitals, ICUs, hospice, nursing homes and primary care. In 2004, she was one of the first doctors to become certified in Holistic Medicine. In 2014, Dr. Iancu discovered Anthroposophic Medicine, a comprehensive medicine model that, in addition to the physical body, considers the energetic, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the human being. After 18 years of working for a large HMO, Dr. Daci started her own private practice in 2018, where she can provide personalized care in a slow, intimate setting, using multiple modalities.

Kate Hammond is a Waldorf graduate and has a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Applied Linguistics. She graduated from Emerson College with a certificate in Waldorf Teacher Training specializing in Early Childhood Education in 2002, and has taught kindergarten, preschool, parent and child classes, and infants. She has a special interest in the very young child and how movement plays a central role in lifelong wellness and learning. On the weekends, she teaches for LifeWays North America and Waldorf teacher training courses. She has been a lifelong student of Anthroposophy and is a Spacial Dynamics trainer.

David French is currently the 7th Grade Class Teacher at Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm. Prior to becoming a Waldorf educator, he worked as a counselor and statistical consultant, but primarily taught college courses at the University of Oregon and Northern Arizona University. David has been a Waldorf Class Teacher for two decades on the east and west coasts, and he has mentored and taught in teacher trainings such as Waldorf Teacher Education, Eugene (OR) and the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training.

Dr. Beth Weisburn teaches Math at the San Francisco Waldorf High School. For the past fifteen years, she has collaborated with colleagues to form workshops for Waldorf teachers as part of the Center for Contextual Studies. Beth also teaches in the BACWTT and Center for Educational Renewal teacher education programs. Her present research interest is around the question, “What happens when we do math?”

Liz Turkel Vose was born and raised in the Bay Area. She is a teaching artist with over 20 years of experience working with children and adults in performing and transformative arts. It was through her work teaching Michael Chekhov-based drama in the inner-city public schools of Brooklyn and the Bronx that she was introduced to the ideas of Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy. She went on to study at Emerson College in England and later served on the faculty there in the School of Storytelling. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley, is a graduate of Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre, and completed her graduate work in Women’s Spirituality at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She has served on the faculty of many international arts organizations as well as running her own courses and camps for both adults and children. Liz currently co-carries the Foundation Studies course at BACWTT and works with the 2nd and 3rd Year students in Biography and The Art of Storytelling. She lives in Sonoma County and is the mother of two young Waldorf students.