Faculty

Stephen Keith Sagarin, PhD, Faculty Chair; history, art, has his doctorate in U.S. History from Columbia University and his BA in Art History and Fine Art from Princeton University. He is a graduate of the Waldorf School of Garden City, NY, where he taught for 11 years before moving to Massachusetts. He is Director of the M.S.Ed. program in Waldorf Teacher Education at Sunbridge College, NY, and editor of the Research Bulletin of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. He has taught at Teachers College, NY, the City University of New York, NY, and Berkshire Community College, MA. Years with GBWHS: 10. Visit Dr. Sagarin’s blog, “What is Education?” Dr. Sagarin’s most recent  book is The Story of Waldorf Education in the United States: Past, Present, and Future

Sonia Cintrón, Spanish, has taught Spanish to students from kindergarten through high school since 2002, including at Hawthorne Valley School, the Crellin Morris Association, and Los Amiguitos Kindergarten. She has completed several courses in Waldorf school language teaching through the Center for Anthroposophy in Wilton, NH. Prior to her work as a Spanish teacher, Profe Cintrón was an administrative assistant and office manager for several businesses in New Jersey. Years with GBWHS: 2

Winslow Eliot, English, Globe (student newsletter) Advisor, has written novels that have been translated into eleven languages and published in twenty countries. A certified Waldorf high school teacher, she has taught English to middle and high school students for many years, and has held adult seminars and workshops for aspiring and published writers. She is a Waldorf school graduate, and, apart from two years at the Honolulu Waldorf School, she has been with the Great Barrington Waldorf High School since its inception. Years with GBWHS: 8

Elizabeth Lombardi, fine arts, has a BA from Oberlin College with a major in fine arts and an art teacher’s certificate from Adelphi University. She has been a Waldorf teacher for more than 30 years as well as a teacher of adults. Mrs. Lombardi has taught at the Waldorf Institute for Liberal Education, Garden City, NY. She teaches in the Foundation Studies Program of the Waldorf School of Princeton, NJ. Years with GBWHS: 6

Robert Oelhaf, PhD, math, science, has his doctorate from the University of Maryland in economics, where he also taught. He graduated from Carleton College in math, has an MA in physics from Columbia University and an MA in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary. He was a founding teacher of the Hawthorne Valley High School and has taught at the Kimberton and Flensburg Waldorf schools. He has also taught business and technical English at Flensburg University. Years with GBWHS: 5

Krista Palmer, physical education, handwork, earned her B.A. in Physical Education from Wittenberg University, OH, and has her certificate from the Spatial Dynamics Institute. She was previously Athletic Director at the Kimberton Waldorf School, PA, and is a graduate of the Waldorf School of Garden City, NY. Years with GBWHS: 10

Beth Robbins, English, drama, history, has a BA in English from Barnard College, Columbia University. After receiving her Waldorf teaching certificate from Antioch/ New England Graduate School, Mrs. Robbins was a class teacher at Hawthorne Valley School in Harlemville, NY. She has worked at SteinerBooks/Anthroposophic Press as an editor. Years with GBWHS: 6

Rachel Siegel, math, humanities. Rachel has a B.A. from Harvard University in art history and German literature and a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She is an accomplished actress, appearing most recently (2010) in a one-woman show, The Amish Project, at Stageworks in Hudson, NY. She has taught at Berkshire Country Day School, Poly Prep Country Day School, and at The School of Visual Arts, NY, and she works as a private tutor for the SAT and other tests. (She taught for GBWHS in 2005-2006 and we welcome her return.) Years with GBWHS: 2

Ursula Wirth, German, is a graduate of the Munich Rudolf Steiner School. She worked as a librarian and research assistant at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she also taught German for Siemens, Ltd.She has also worked as a German and English language tutor in Munich. Years with GBWHS: 10

Ramona A. Bellamy, Office Manager. Before joining the Waldorf High School as Office Manager Ramona A. Bellamy worked at Coleman Psychological Services in Hillsdale. She has also worked as Administrative Assistant at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School, and, prior to that, at MetLife Insurance Company in Torrington, CT. She has been Substitute Staff Coordinator for the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, Sheffield, MA, and a Teacher’s Assistant at the Kent Park & Recreation Department, Kent, CT. Ramona received her A.S. Degree in Business Software Systems from Berkshire Community College. Years with GBWHS: 4