Board President

Board Vice President

Board Treasurer

Board Secretary

Cathie served as the School Administrator at the Calgary Waldorf School (CWS) for twelve years and now serves as a mentor to the school's Administrative Leadership Team.  Cathie also served for twenty years on the CWS Board of Directors, as President, Past-President, Secretary, and member at large.  Her daughter Kate attended Preschool through Ninth Grade at the Calgary Waldorf School, and then graduated from the High School at the Toronto Waldorf School. Before Cathie's Waldorf school administration career, she worked for 25 years as a social worker, counsellor, mediator and researcher, primarily with children and their families in medical settings and with bereaved parents.  She also taught in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary.  Cathie has an Honours BA in Sociology, an MA in Sociology, and an MSW, all from the University of Calgary, and she is an RSW with the Alberta College of Social Workers.

Trustee Member At Large

Keelah is an early childhood educator and chair of the EC program at the Waldorf School of Garden City (WSGC), where she is also an alum and alumni parent. There she has served as Chair of the College of Teachers and is a founding and continuing member of the WSGC's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Committee. In addition to joining AWSNA's board, Keelah has also joined the board of WECAN. Keelah is proud to be a founding member of the Sunbridge Institute Diversity Scholarship Fund Committee, where she also serves as a board member. Keelah is also engaged as a DEIJ practitioner, consulting with Waldorf schools with her colleagues at Alma Partners.

Trustee Member At Large

Renita is the Director of Inclusivity and Community Building at Katherine Delmar Burke School in San Francisco. Renita has dedicated her career to creating access, inclusivity, and community in a variety of institutions which include non-profits, government, and education.  A native of Detroit, she attended The Detroit Waldorf School from kindergarten through tenth grade. Renita continued her Waldorf education at High Mowing, the only Waldorf boarding school in the US. She obtained a B.A. degree in European History and Literature from Franklin University Switzerland, a certificate for French proficiency from The Alliance Française Diplome de Langue, and a Certificate in Teaching English from Cambridge University. She has a Juris Doctor Degree from New College of California School of Law.  In 2000, Renita moved to San Francisco where she and her husband Jack, enjoy traveling, cooking, hiking, and all the opportunities the Bay Area has to offer.

Trustee Member At Large

Victoria is co-chair for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee as well as the Chair of the Humanities and World Languages Department at Austin Waldorf School, where she is a member of the AWS College of Teachers and also a parent. She holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Latin American Studies, both from the University of Texas. She has a Waldorf HS Teaching Certificate from Rudolf Steiner College, a Level I program diploma from the Spacial Dynamics Institute, and is a member of the Pedagogical Section Council. Victoria is originally from Colombia.

Trustee Member At Large

Dr. Linda Williams is a long-time member of the Detroit Waldorf School and sits on the College of Teachers, Administrative Council, Board of Trustees and the DEI Committee there. She also serves nationally on the Pedagogical Section Council, and on the boards of Sunbridge Institute and the Center for Biography and Social Art. She is a founding partner of Alma Partners, a consulting agency that works with many Waldorf schools on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, including curriculum and faculty development. Dr. Williams received her doctorate in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy, with a cognate in Literacy from Michigan State University.  Her M.A. was earned in Waldorf Education from Mercy College, and her B.A. was from Justin Morrill College at Michigan State University.

Trustee Member At Large

Jessica has been Executive Director of Sunbridge Institute since 2008. Her professional focus on leadership skills, governance issues, and personnel development are utilized both in her executive director role and in her work as co-instructor of Sunbridge’s “Collaborative Leadership” course and related workshops; she also teaches Waldorf school administration in Sunbridge’s Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Education program and previously taught in Sunbridge College’s Administration and Biography programs. Jessica is a partner in MIRA Companions for Development, an international consulting group, and works as an executive coach and organizational development consultant for Waldorf administrators, teachers, and other professionals in diverse institutions and schools in both the US and Germany. She has sat on many other boards, including her current role as trustee of the Otto Specht School in Chestnut Ridge, NY, and now AWSNA.