Our Faculty
Guiding Study
Webb’s unbounded curriculum is rooted in the strengths of its faculty, a dedicated team of educators who bring a wide array of experience, skills, knowledge and passion to their fields. Many are active in curricular innovations beyond Webb’s boundaries, training and guiding fellow teachers, pursuing their own scholarship and engaging in professional activities.
In addition to leading their courses, Webb’s teachers traditionally support students in other academic, student life and athletics roles on campus.
Read more about these extraordinary individuals on our department pages.
All Faculty
Roberto Ayala
Teacher
Cal State Fullerton – B.A.UC Irvine – M.A.
Loyola-Marymount University – M.A.
rayala@webb.org
Mairin Balisi, Ph.D.
Teacher, Alf Museum Curator
UC Berkeley – B.A., B.A.University of Michigan – M.S.
UCLA – Ph.D.
mbalisi@webb.org
Elizabeth Cantwell, Ph.D.
Teacher, Chair of Humanities/English
Yale University – B.A.University of Southern California – Ph.D,
ecantwell@webb.org
Sonsoles Cardalliaguet
Teacher
Central Espanol Nuevas Profesiones de Madrid – B.A.Universidad de Leon – M.A.
scardalliaguet@webb.org
Kyle Champion
Teacher
Southern Methodist University – B.A.University of Southern California – M.M.
kchampion@webb.org
John Choi
Teacher, Director of Equity
University of Illinois – B.S.Northwestern University – M.S. Ed.
jchoi@webb.org
Mark Dzula, D. Ed.
TEACHER, Director of Teaching & Learning Resources
New York University – B.A.City University of New York – M.A.
Columbia University – D. Ed.
mdzula@webb.org
Andy Farke, Ph.D.
TEACHER, Director of the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
South Dakota School of Mines – B.S.State University of New York, Stony Brook – Ph.D.
afarke@webb.org
Stefanie Graefe
Teacher
American University – B.A.University of Pennsylvania – M.S.Ed.
sgraefe@webb.org
Nika Haleftiras
Teacher
California Institute of Technology – B.S.University of Miami – M.A.
nhaleftiras@webb.org
Andrew Hamilton
Teacher
Dalhousie University – B.Sc., M.Sc.University of Toronto – B.Ed.
ahamilton@webb.org
Peter Hatala
Director of Studies, Teacher
University of Massachusetts, Boston – B.A.SUNY Albany – M.A.
Bard College – M.A.T.
Columbia University – M.Ed.
phatala@webb.org
Michael Hoe ’04
Teacher, Assistant Head of School
Brown University – B.S.Harvard University – Ed.M.
mhoe@webb.org
Megan Horejsi
Teacher
University of California, Santa Barbara – B.A.Loyola Marymount University – M.A.
Otis College of Art and Design – Certificate
mhorejsi@webb.org
James Huerta
Teacher
University of California, Irvine – B.A.University of Southern California – M.A.T.
jhuerta@webb.org
Morgan Kapp
Teacher, Dean of Faculty
Bucknell University – B.A.Middlebury College – M.A.
mkapp@webb.org
Daria Kaufman
Dance Company Director
University of California, Santa Barbara – B.A.Mills College – M.F.A.
dkaufman@webb.org
Michael Kozden
Teacher, World Languages Department Chair
Penn State University – B.A., M.A.School for International Training – M.A.
mkozden@webb.org
Sarah Lantz
Teacher, Dean of Students
Scripps College – B.A.Claremont Graduate University – M.A.
slantz@webb.org
Jackie Leishman
Teacher
University of Georgia – B.A.Academy of Art University – M.F.A.
jleishman@webb.org
Susanna Linsley, Ph.D.
Teacher, Director of Experiential Learning
Mount Holyoke College – A.B.University of Michigan – M.A., Ph.D.
slinsley@webb.org
Meagan MacPhee
Teacher
University of Southern California – B.A.University of Southern California – M.A.T.
mmacphee@webb.org
Wendy Maxon, Ph.D.
Teacher
University of California, Los Angeles – B.A.University of California, San Diego – M.A., Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside – M.F.A.
wmaxon@webb.org
Jose Muñoz-Lopez
Teacher
Pomona College – B.A.California State University, San Bernardino – M.A.
jmunozlopez@webb.org
Lisa Nacionales
Teacher, Science Department Chair
University of Tampa – B.A.Johns Hopkins – M.A.
lnacionales@webb.org
Kenny Huy Nguyen, Ph.D.
Teacher
University of Chicago – S.B.University of Michigan – M.A.
North Carolina State University – Ph.D.
knguyen@webb.org
Viviana Nicolosi
Teacher
Marquette University – B.A.Université de Montpellier – Licence de Lettres
New York University – M.A.
Boise State University – Certificate
vnicolosi@webb.org
Stefanie K. Plumley
Teacher, Fine Arts Department Chair
University of Southern California – B.A.University of Edinburgh – M.A.
splumley@webb.org
Ken Rosenfeld
Teacher, Dean of Campus Life
Occidental College – B.A.Logan University – M.S.
krosenfeld@webb.org
Linda Silva
Teacher, Director of Instrumental Music
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music – B.M.Rice University – M.M.
lsilva@webb.org
Theresa Smith, Ph.D.
Teacher, Head of School
UC Berkeley – B.A.UC San Diego – M.A., Ph.D.
tsmith@webb.org
Maria I. Suarez
Teacher
Universidad del Tachira – B.S.Intercontinental University – M.E.
msuarez@webb.org
Yesela Tadeo
Dean of Residential Life
University of California, San Diego – B.A.University of North Texas – M.Ed.
ytadeo@webb.org
Gavin Thrasher
Teacher
University of Redlands – B.M.University of Southern California – M.M.
gthrasher@webb.org
Kimberly Timperlake-Olivares
Director of Medical Services
Georgetown University – B.S.N.University of California, Los Angeles – M.S.N.
ktimperlakeolivares@webb.org
Joseph Vincent
Teacher, International Student Advisor
Reed College – B.A.National Taiwan University – M.A.
jvincent@webb.org
