Our Staff

NIS recruits and retains staff who are inspired by the mission of our school to inspire and empower students to think creatively and critically, pursue lifelong learning, and contribute positively to the global community.

Our teaching staff is diverse and representative of nine different countries, and hold appropriate qualifications for teaching. NIS also runs an intern program in which children benefit from additional adults, working alongside teachers, in support of student learning.

Administration and Academic Staff for the 2024-25 school year are as follows:

 

Administration

• M. Parr,  Head of School
• T. Peterson,  Primary Principal
• L. Nnadozie,  Secondary Principal
• N. Tao,  Director of Business & Operations
• E. Olson-Kikuchi,  Director of Admissions & Development

 

Primary School Staff

Early Learning Center (ELC)

• L. Gazan,  Primary Learning Leader / ELC Atelierista
• F. Dibella, ELC Teacher
• M. Costello, ELC Teacher
• C. Yasonia, ELC Teacher
• L. Gabriel, ELC Teacher
• Y. Kamikokuryo, ELC Teacher
• M. Yagi, ELC Assistant Teacher/Little Dolphins Program Leader
• V. Sunil, ELC Assistant Teacher
• J. Johnson, ELC Intern

Elementary School

• P. Sagan,  PYP Coordinator 
• A. Ghorai,  Primary Learning Leader / PYP Teacher
• D. Graeber,  Primary Learning Leader / PYP Teacher
• T. Hutton,  Primary Learning Leader / PYP Teacher
• H. Peterson, PYP Teacher
• C. Schreuder, PYP Teacher
• C. Lezar, PYP Teacher
• F. Moore, PYP Teacher
• A. Zimoglyad, PYP Teacher
• Dr. E. Gillespie, PYP Teacher
• M. Krabousanos, PYP Teacher
• W. Ueda, PYP Teacher
• F. Faiz, PYP Assistant Teacher
• S. Chabi, PYP Assistant Teacher
• L. Chun, Assistant Teacher 
• N. Olmedo, PYP Assistant Teacher
• R. Sherman, PYP Assistant Teacher
• V. Walucho, PYP Assistant Teacher
• F. Sediqi, PYP Assistant Teacher
• W. Eda Menezes, Primary Intern

 

Secondary School Staff

• P. Goodman, MYP Coordinator /  Secondary School Teacher
• S. Rodgers, DP/HS Coordinator /  Secondary School Teacher
• M. Chaytor, Departmental Learning Leader for Well-Being /  Secondary School Teacher / CAS Coordinator
• A. Dibella, Departmental Learning Leader for Arts / Secondary School Teacher
• N. Gildart, Departmental Learning Leader for Individuals & Societies / Secondary School Teacher
• A. Holzman, Departmental Learning Leader for Science / Secondary Teacher
• N. Shah, Departmental Learning Leader for English / Secondary School Teacher
• C. Siu, Departmental Learning Leader for Mathematics / Secondary School Teacher
• H. Arslan, Secondary School Teacher
• L. Burns, Secondary School Teacher
• M. Chartier, Secondary School Teacher / Extended Essay Coordinator
• J. Guy, Secondary School Teacher
• N. Maley, Secondary School Teacher
• J. Ngugi, Secondary School Counselor
• M. Ogino, Secondary School Teacher
• S. Prosek, Secondary School Teacher
• G. Rose, Secondary School Teacher
• M. Saini, Secondary School Teacher
• C. Vitale, Secondary School Teacher
• C. Wing, Secondary School Teacher
• A. Becerra, Secondary School EAL Teacher
• L. Garden, Secondary School EAL Teacher
• A. Cote-Costello, Secondary School Learning Support Teacher
• A. Schultz, Secondary School Assistant Teacher

College and Career Guidance Counselors

• M. Hayashida, Departmental Learning Leader for College & Career Guidance / College & Career Guidance Counsellor / Japanese Language Teacher
• P. Moody, College and Career Guidance Counsellor / Secondary School Teacher

 

Whole School / Cross-Divisional Staff

• J. Climas, Student Development Coordinator
• L. Porter, IT Coordinator
• M. Zandberg, Departmental Learning Leader for Co-Curricular Activities
• N. Mayer de Berncastle, Librarian
• K. Amano, Japanese Language Teacher 
• K. Nakata, Japanese Language Teacher 
• Y. Nakanishi, Japanese Language Teacher 
• H. O'brien, Japanese Language Teacher 
• Y. Yates, Japanese Language Teacher 
• J. Ovenden, Teacher (Cross-Divisional)
• M. Olson-Kikuchi, Teacher (Cross-Divisional)
• J. Yasonia, Teacher (Cross-Divisional)
• G. Gouges, Teacher (Cross-Divisional)
• L. Law, Teacher (Cross-Divisional)
• Y. Suzuki, Nurse
• T. Walucho, Student Services Teacher
• J. Ridoutt, Student Services Teacher
• S. Krauth, Assistant Teacher

Support Staff

• M. Ueki,  Secretary to Head of School
• T. Holsey,  Primary Secretary (Academic Office)
• K. Kurachi,  Secondary Secretary (Academic Office)
• K. Boggio, Receptionist (Academic Office)
• Y. Ogura,  Finance Manager (Business Office)
• M. Kudo,  Business Office (Receivables)
• E. Iwawara,  Systems Specialist (IT Office)
• A. Kihara,  Media Technician (IT Office)
• K. Watanabe,  Admissions Coordinator (Admissions & Development Office)
• F. Yang,  Admissions and Marketing Officer (Admissions & Development Office)
• M. Suzuki,  Admissions and Development Office Communications and Operations Specialist (Admissions & Development Office)
• A. Vorland,  Alumni Relations Coordinator (Admissions & Development Office) 
• K. Gogos,  HR Manager (Human Resources Office)
• N. Marsh, HR Living Support Desk Specialist (Human Resources Office)
• M. Iio, HR Operations Desk Specialist (Human Resources Office)
• M. Hill,  Operations Manager and Principal for Holiday Programs 
• K. Nagata, Campus Coordinator
• M. Ota,  Facilities Assistant 
• K. Uehara,  Facilities Assistant 
• M. Sekiya,  Bus Support Officer (AM bus)
• Y. Kojima,  Bus Support Officer (PM bus)