STAFF:
 Tracy Huang, Director of Academics
Profile coming soon!
 Anne Burroughs, Head of Admissions and Outreach
Anne grew up outside of Paris but spent all her
vacations on the French Riviera, so that's where she
really feels "from". She received a degree in
International Economics from the Universite Aix-
Marseille III in Aix-en-Provence before moving to
Madison, Wisconsin in 1990. She received an MBA in
Marketing in 1992. For the next 8 years, Anne worked
in marketing research and account planning for advertising agencies in Wisconsin and New York City. After taking a "break" to raise her 2 boys, Anne joined the International School as a parent in 2002. Before her current position, she was the Director of Marketing in 2005-2006, the Interim Director of School in 2006-2007, and Director of Admissions and Outreach in 2007-2008. Anne loves to cook, and would love to open her own food-related business someday soon!
Cecilia Charre, Office Manager
Profile coming soon!
 Claire Buisseret, Office Assistant
Claire was born in Jamaica where she lived until the
age of 12. She then moved to Chicago, where she
got a BA in English and French from Loyola University
and a Masters in Education-English & French from
Northwestern University. She taught High School
English and French in Chicago, Los Angeles and New
Orleans before moving to Charlottesville in 2001,
where she and her husband have been raising their
4 children. Claire joined the International School as
a parent with her oldest child in 2002, and has been the administrative assistant since 2006. Claire still has her youngest child in the school. In her "spare time", Claire loves to cook, swim and read. Her next career move will be as a drummer in a rock band...
FACULTY:
Toddler Class:
 Susan Wunderlich, Head Teacher
Originally from the Philadelphia area, Susan is proud
to say that she home-schooled all 3 of her children
for 13 years, and that they all went or are currently
attending Virginia Tech!
Susan then taught children ages 3 to 5 for 8 years at
the Canterbury Preschool in Charlottesville. She was
also co-director of the school for 3 of those years.
Beside being passionate about teaching, Susan is
also passionate about Ultimate Frisbee, which she has been playing competitively since 2004!
French Preschool:
Kate Agrapart-Gates, Head Teacher
Kate earned a B.A. in Psychology from the
University of Paris, France and a AMI (Association
Montessori Internationale) primary teaching
degree. She taught for 3 years in Montessori
schools in Paris before moving to
Charlottesville. She has been Head Teacher in the
French immersion preschool class since 1999!
Read Kate's article on "Developing fine motor skills."
 Geraldine Dane, Teacher's Aide
A native of Paris, Geraldine studied children and
geriatric care in France. She first joined the
International School in January 2006 as a
substitute teacher. She was the Toddler
class assistant teacher in 2006-2007, and has
been the French preschool Teacher's Aide since
the fall of 2007. Geraldine obtained her Child
Development Associate (CDA) degree in June of
2009.
She loves spending her free time with friends and
family over some tasty French food.
French Pre-k/Kindergarten:
 Sybil Hasson, Head Teacher
Sybil was born and raised in France. She earned
a Master's Degree in sociology from the
University of Paris, and completed teacher
training at the IUFM (Institut Universitaire de
Formation des Maitres) of Bordeaux in 1996. She
taught in preschools and elementary schools in
Paris for 7 years before joining our school as the
French Prek/K Head teacher in the fall of 2003.
When not teaching, Sybil loves to cook
and experiment with new recipes.
Tatianna Yeh, Assistant teacher
Profile coming soon
Spanish Preschool:
Ali Sullivan, Head Teacher
Ali was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia,
where she received a degree in Social Studies
and Journalism. She moved to Indianapolis, IN in
1994. There she studied education at IUPUI
(Purdue University - Indianapolis) while teaching
prek through 2nd grade at the International
School of Indianapolis. At the same time, she
taught art appreciation classes and led a home
-schooling group in all areas of studies. Ali then moved to Southern Florida in 1998, where she led a homeschooling group for 4-year olds, and taught at the Montessori Elementary Charter School in Key West. Ali moved to Charlottesville in the summer of 2009 to be closer to her sister Olga, who taught at ISC as well on 2007/2008. When not teaching, Ali loves biking, going to art classes, ... and Zumba!
 Verena Sewberath-Misser, Head Teacher
Verena was born in Suriname, her father's home
country. She moved to Aruba, her mother's
home, at the age of 6, then finally moved to
Northern Virginia at age 7. She grew up
speaking both Dutch and Spanish. Verena
received a BA in Spanish and Italian from James
Madison University in 2007. She received her
Master of Arts in Teaching at Mary Baldwin
College in May 2010 with a prek-6th
grade certification. She has been teaching at the International School since 2007. Verena is also an avid traveler who loves yoga.
Spanish Pre-k/Kindergarten:
Alejandra Newell, Head Teacher
 Lucia Caycedo, Assistant Teacher
Aftercare Program:
Jason Randolph, After-school Head Teacher
Katy Jones, After-school Head Teacher
Johanne Beaudoin, After-school Assistant Teacher
Johanne was born and raised in Quebec, where she
studied Early Childhood Education at the College
Shawinigan. She moved to Charlottesville in 2006,
where she worked as an Au Pair for 2 years.
Johanne started working at the International School
in the fall of 2009 in the Toddler class. She loves
music, knitting, camping and the outdoors. She
really misses the Canadian snow though!
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