THE STONE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Meet the
team.

  • A woman speaking at a podium in front of a seated audience in a well-lit room decorated with artwork and greenery.
  • Man holding a small crab with blue claws out towards camera, smiling, outdoors, with a blurred beach background.
  • A man with curly black hair, a mustache, and glasses smiling outdoors, holding a green mug and a vinyl record album titled "Jascha Heifetz Favorite Encores" featuring a picture of a violin on the cover. He is wearing a brown jacket, green pants, a striped shirt, and a patterned scarf around his neck, standing in front of a red brick building with parked cars.
  • A woman and a man standing outdoors in a parking lot, each wearing a blue inflatable swim ring around their waist. The woman is smiling, wearing sunglasses, a white shirt, and a scarf. The man has a gray beard, glasses, and is wearing a black Patagonia hoodie. They are posing with their arms around each other.
  • Three women and a man, wearing a chef's hat, sit at a kitchen counter with pizza in front of them, smiling and having a conversation.
  • Group of graduates in black caps and gowns with orange stoles taking a selfie with a man in glasses and a woman in a blue dress in a hallway.
  • Group of people gathered around a table with a large map, discussing and pointing at various locations.
  • Two women smiling and taking a selfie outdoors, standing next to a large tree with lush green landscape and a stone wall in the background.
  • Students sitting at a long table in a classroom, taking notes, with a teacher writing on a whiteboard in the background.

Admin
at Stone.

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Mike Simpson

Head of School
12th Grade Dean

simpsonm@stoneindependent.org

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Abby Kirchner

Assistant Head of School
Director of Education
Director of College Counseling
12th Grade Dean

kirchnera@stoneindependent.org

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Eileen Beckman

Head of Upper and Middle School
Humanities Instructor

beckmane@stoneindependent.org

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Alex Funnell

Dean of Students
Director of Experiential Education
Head of House Qualls
Math Instructor

funnella@stoneindependent.org

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Sarah Clarke

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Kelly Whalen

Director of Marketing

whalenk@stoneindependent.org

Humanities
at Stone.

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Horst Rosenberg

Humanities Department Chair
10th Grade Dean
Humanities Instructor

rosenbergh@stoneindependent.org

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Dr. Andrew Dyrli Hermeling

Dean of Houses
Head of House Richardson
Humanities Instructor

hermelinga@stoneindependent.org

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Kevin Smith

9th Grade Dean
Humanities Instructor

smithk@stoneindependent.org

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Gwyneth Turner

7th Grade Dean
Humanities Instructor

turnerg@stoneindependent.org

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A person with curly hair, glasses, and a mustache taking a selfie in front of a large maritime exhibit featuring a model ship named 'LAGODA' inside a museum.

STEM
at Stone.

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Molly Holden

STEM Department Chair
11th Grade Dean
Chemistry/Biology Instructor

holdenm@stoneindependent.org

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Brad Beckman

8th Grade Dean
Chemistry/Biology Instructor

beckmanb@stoneindependent.org

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Dr. Peggy Ankney

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11th Grade Dean
Physics Instructor

ankneyp@stoneindependent.org

Jacqueline Kacsmar-Bradley

Head of House Monaghan
Math Instructor

kacsmar-bradleyj@stoneindependent.org

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Erica Bartos

10th Grade Dean
Physics, Engineering & Math Instructor

bartose@stoneindependent.org

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World Language and
Social Sciences
at Stone.

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Maribel Perez-Arias

World Language and Social Sciences Chair
Head of House Levengood
Spanish / Social Sciences Instructor

perezm@stoneindependent.org

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Linus Morales

7th Grade Dean
Chinese Language/Linguistics Instructor

moralesl@stoneindependent.org

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Visual and Performing Arts
at Stone.

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Brian Lehman

9th Grade Dean
Visual Arts Instructor

lehmanb@stoneindependent.org

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Becca Goebel

11th Grade Dean
Performing Arts Instructor

goebelr@stoneindependent.org

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Staff
at Stone.

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Nick Storch

Transportation Engineer

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James Fagan

Head of Maintenance

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“I'm proud of the way the staff teach and
how much they care about the educational environment they are building.”

~ S T O N E P A R E N T