Staff

Rod Stanton

Head of School

Rod joined The School in Rose Valley community in 2015 as Head of School. With a background rooted in progressive education, Rod brought a wealth of experience and a passion for student-centered learning to SRV. Prior to his tenure at SRV, Rod dedicated many years to The Crefeld ... Read more

Rory Mannion

Director of Enrollment Management

Rory has a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies with a focus on Early Childhood Education from the University of Rhode Island and a M.S. in Educational Leadership from St. Joseph’s University. She has worked in education in both teaching and administrative capacities for ... Read more

Carrie Miluski

Director of Community Engagement

Carrie is an alumna of SRV, and a current parent. Carrie’s 20 plus year non-profit career has focused on supportive services for children and families. She has degrees from Bates College and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Carrie loves connecti... Read more

Nava Hall

Director of Business & Finance

Nava (she/her) has a Bachelor of Science in Policy Management and History from Carnegie Mellon University and degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova University. Nava joined SRV in 2007. Read more

Sunday Small

Director of Progressive Education

Sunday (she/her) has loved The School in Rose Valley for almost her whole life, beginning when she was an SRV student as a child and continuing through when she joined the teaching staff and her sons became students and graduates. She is honored to take on an administrative role ... Read more

Liia Richmond

Director of Auxiliary Programs

From SRV student to assistant teacher, parent, and administrator, Liia’s connection to SRV has been a constant and cherished part of her life. In her current role, Liia leads the SRV Summer Camp program, SRV After 3 programming, Vacation Care, and Winter and Spring Camps. With ov... Read more

Samantha Rubenstein

Manager of Auxiliary Programs

Samantha joined the SRV community in 2021 and has progressed from a rotating classroom assistant to lead preschool teacher to her current position as Manager of Auxiliary Programs and Assistant Director of SRV’s Summer Camp. Rooted in a progressive educational philosophy, Samanth... Read more

Dan Tracey

Facilities Manager

Dan brings many years of experience and a diverse range of skills to SRV as he manages all of our buildings and grounds. He is a graduate of Coatesville Area Vocational Technical School. Dan grew up on a farm, built his own house, and owned his own home improvement business befor... Read more

Anne Lord

Administrative Assistant

As a graduate from Strath Haven High School, I spent my life living in Swarthmore. After attending Simmons College in Boston, I moved to New York City where I lived and worked for 12 years. My daughter was born and we moved back to Swarthmore to be closer to family. I went back t... Read more

Ryan Loomis

Preschool Teacher & Preschool Program Leader

Ryan started working at SRV in 2020 and is thrilled to be part of the team of such talented educators. After ten years of working in Early Childhood Education in Seattle, WA he returned to his home state of Pennsylvania to put down roots with his wife Abigail and welcomed childre... Read more

Tiffany Merrick

Preschool Assistant

Tiffany joined SRV in 2020 as a classroom assistant and lead SRV summer camp counselor. Tiffany discovered SRV through her time nannying attending students and immediately noticed how wonderful the community was. Tiffany loves the outdoors and sharing in the joy of new discoverie... Read more

Jeannine Mackey

Preschool Assistant

Jeannine (she/her) initially started her career as a social worker after receiving her B.A. in Social Work at Penn State University. She fell in love with teaching young children and has developed this passion at Holy Trinity Nursery School and other local institutions. As a moth... Read more

Melanie Lessin

Preschool Teacher

Melanie holds a B.S. in Elementary and Special Education and an M.Ed. in Educational Foundations. In graduate school, she focused on incorporating more play into early childhood education classrooms. Melanie spent eight years teaching kindergarten and special education in Hawaii.... Read more

Marissa Brophy

Preschool Assistant

Marissa is in her second year as a teacher at The School in Rose Valley, though her connection to this vibrant community spans a lifetime. As an alumna of SRV and now a parent of a student, Marissa deeply treasures the unique spirit of the school that shaped her own worldview. He... Read more

Maureen McHugh

Preschool Teacher

Maureen has been teaching at SRV for more than 2 decades. Before becoming a lead teacher here, she worked in a variety of early childhood settings serving diverse populations where she developed her passion for progressive education. As she acquired, practiced, and refined her pr... Read more

Mari Ann Bartley

Preschool Assistant & Summer Camp Program Manager

Mari Ann Bartley (affectionately known as Mrs. B) has been in education in many ways since 1976 when she founded Mari Ann Jackson’s School of Dance. She continued teaching, choreographing, and producing dance productions for the next 22 years. During those years she also enjoyed ... Read more