staff bios
- Linda Inlay, Director
- Cathy Adams, 7/8
- Celeste Akiu, 7/8 (email)
- Christine Ansley, 7/8 Math/Math Coordinator (email)
- Mary Lynn Bryan, Social Studies, Language Arts
- Megan Burton, Social Studies, Language Arts
- Sara Euser, 6 (email)
- Madeleine Gomez, 6 (email)
- Jeremy Grove, 7/8 (email)
- Chris Kvidahl, PE (email)
- Thom Lichtenstein, 6 (email)
- Fawn Lustig, PE
- Richard Mettler, Math/Science 7/8 (email)
- Nancy Perez, PE (half) (email)
- Diane Reid, Drama (email)
- Kevin Reid, Vocal Music
- Wendy Scott, Band
- Louann Talbert, 7/8
- Gentle Tassione, 7/8 (email)
- Melissa Vashe, Art (email)
- Keith Waechtler, 7/8 (email)
- Heather Watson, 6 (email)
support staff
Wendy Beltrami, Attendance Secretary (email)
Venita Bush, Business Manager
Teri Renz, Attendance Secretary
Beth Wheeler, Executive Assistant (email)
Melissa Vashe
- Educational Background
- B.A. Fine Arts, San Francisco State University, Emphasis Art Education
Working on Masters in Art Education from San Francisco State University
- Personal Information
- As a practicing interdisciplinary (sculpture, installation, video and sound) artist I enjoy all of the challenges and rewards that the creative life has to offer. I attended Sundance Film Festival as a video artist for the 3 years in a row and have a new piece entering the International Film Festival circuit. Currently, I am finishing my masters, working on publishing an article for Art Education Magazine and beginning a series of "quot;hybrid figures" that meld super heros from visual culture with religious qualities from Santeria and Vodou.
- Subjects Taught
- As the Visual Arts Coordinator and teacher, I'm excited about the ongoing development of the vision of the visual arts program. In the Napa Valley Unified School District I teach GATE Academy art classes to 4th and 5th graders.
- Began Teaching at River School
- Since 2002, I have been the Art Department Coordinator, Curriculum Designer
and Middle School Art Teacher.
- Taught Before
- Summer 2005: Taught art in a small village in El Salvador with a group of teachers from SFSU.
- 2001: Teaching Art Integration classes to teachers at University of Phoenix.
- Teacher, Beacon School, Oakland, CA
2001 After School Program for 7th and 8th Grades.
- Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, Marin, CA
2001 Video Production Camp and Art Camp for youth ages 9-12.
- Assistant
Teacher, San Francisco State University, Inter-Arts Center and Fine Arts
Dept
2001 Arts and Social Change IAC 380 with Trevelyn Cox.
1999 Artists in the Community FA 640 with Francisco Perez.
- Co
Teacher, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, CA
1999 Music video production workshop for youth ages 8-18.
1999 Media Literacy documentary video project with youth ages 7-9.