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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

Erin Thack

Preschool Teacher

Erin has a B.S. in Education from Temple University and a M.Ed in Education from Saint Joseph’s University. She holds a preschool through 8th grade certification in Pennsylvania as well as her certification in reading. Erin worked in the Rose Tree Media School District as well as... Read more

Abby Hevesy

Preschool Assistant

Abby holds a degree in Art History from Towson University and has a background working in museum education. She began her teaching career in 2018 as an English teacher for preschool through sixth graders in Madrid, before joining the SRV community in 2022. She’s passionate ... Read more

Rebecca Tyler

Preschool Teacher

Rebecca (she/her) joined the preschool teaching team in the Fall of 2023. In her classroom, Rebecca intertwines her personal passions of nature, harmony, and creativity with a teaching pedagogy rooted in exploration, responsiveness, and playfulness. Her additional teaching experi... Read more

Silvio Navarro

Kindergarten Teacher

Silvio has worked in a variety of roles since graduating from The Pennsylvania State University’s College of Education in 2012. He has taught as an Environmental Educator both in and out of Philadelphia Area schools, working with diverse age groups and communities. He has also wo... Read more

Jarrod Green

Kindergarten Teacher

Jarrod has been an early childhood educator for more than two decades, with roles including preschool teacher, parent coach, teacher trainer, administrator, college teacher of early childhood education, author, and more. Most recently he spent six years as the director of the Chi... Read more

Tracy Duryea

Primary Circle (1st & 2nd Grades) Teacher

Tracy joined the SRV community as a Primary Circle teacher in 2020. She holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Salisbury University and an M.S.Ed from Saint Joseph’s University. Before joining SRV, Tracy taught Pre-Kindergarten at a nursery school in Flourtown, First Grad... Read more

Kate McCabe

Primary Circle (1st and 2nd Grades) Teacher

Having graduated from Rutgers University New Brunswick with a B.A. in Art History and minor in Anthropology, Kate believed she was on the path to a career in arts administration. After ten plus years working in childcare she realized that nothing makes her happier than teaching a... Read more

Amanda Smith

Middle Circle (3rd & 4th Grades) Teacher

Amanda (she/her) received a BS in Elementary Education from Millersville University and an MA in Curriculum and Teaching from The Teachers College at Columbia University. She has taught in a variety of schools including Trinity Church Preschool, The Calhoun School, and The Blue O... Read more

O’Brien Carlson

Middle Circle (3rd & 4th Grades) Teacher & Elementary Program Leader

O’Brien began teaching at SRV in 2014 and has been thrilled ever since. Each year she becomes even more passionate about upper elementary education. Developmentally, they are driven toward justice, constantly advocating for fairness and equality, while also bringing an infe... Read more

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