Ina Jaehnig – Humanities, Arts, Waldorf Teacher Training
Co-founded DWS – August 1974 and DWHS – August 1994
As the co-founder of The Denver Waldorf School, Ina has been teaching at DWS for over thirty years. She received her Waldorf Teacher Training at the Munich Waldorf School and prior to that earned her certification as an arts teacher at the Academy for the Arts in Stuttgart. In addition to sharing her knowledge with the High School students and the entire faculty of DWS, Ina consults for Waldorf schools across the U.S. and spends her summers training Waldorf teachers. You may contact Ina at ext. 182.
David Johnson – Humanities, Drama
Joined DWHS – August 2002
After working in professional theater and construction for 30 years, David completed his Waldorf High School Teacher Training in Wilton, NH. A Waldorf School graduate, David, along with his siblings, is now the fourth generation in the Johnson family to become a school teacher. You may contact David at ext. 123.
Judy Lucas – Language Arts
Joined DWS – August 2001
Judy is currently the Administrative Director of The Denver Waldorf School. Judy has a BA from Middlebury College in Vermont and an ME in Education Policy from the University of Wollongong in Australia. She is also a graduate from the Rudolf Steiner High School Teacher Training. She is a member of the Anthroposophical Society and of the Pedagogical Section Council. She has served as the delegate to AWSNA for six years. Judy dedicates part of her time to stay connected with the students by teaching High School Language Arts. You may contact Judy at ext. 108.
Jeff McClendon – Music Director
Joined DWHS – August 1994
Jeff leads chorus and orchestra instruction at DWS. He studied voice, bassoon and composition at West Georgia College and received scholarships for his graduate studies in vocal performance at the Julliard School and the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. He has sung with many symphony orchestras and opera companies, including the Atlanta Symphony, the Birmingham Symphony, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Opera, and the American Symphony in New York City. He has toured Europe as a recitalist, he is a cantor and choir member at the St. Augustine Orthodox Church, and he plays bassoon in the Denver Philharmonic. In addition, he completed the two-year teacher training course in Waldorf Education at Sunbridge College in New York (SUNY). You may contact Jeff at ext. 169.
Mike McHenry – Director of Student Services, History, College Advising
Joined DWHS – August 2002
Mike holds an MDiv and an MA in Theology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling (Fuller Theological Seminary). He also has a BA in Speech Communications (Cal State Fresno). Mike is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has fifteen years experience as a school counselor, including five years at DWHS. You may conact Mike at ext. 111.
John Reinhart – Language Arts
Joined DWHS – August 2007
John is a graduate of The Denver Waldorf High School. He earned a BA in political science from Hampshire College, specializing in social and political movements. He completed his Waldorf teacher training at Antioch University in New England, where he is also a candidate to receive his Master’s in Education in December 2007. His teaching experience includes assisting at the undergraduate level, one year in the kindergarten at the Albany Free School in Albany, NY, and various fiddle and knitting lessons. John is an accomplished fiddle and guitar player with a penchant for chess. He is also the 2004 Northeast Regional, 16 and Older, Beginner Division Yo-yo Champion. You may contact John at ext. 162.
Magally Luna – Spanish Program Director
Joined DWS – August 2000
Magally is a native speaker whose family hails from Colombia and Mexico. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has had the privilege of sharing Latin dance and music in Asia and Europe. She continues to sing with the Afro-Caribbean band Kizumba and she acts occasionally in plays at El Centro Su Teatro, one of the few bilingual theaters in the United States. You may contact Magally at ext. 159.
Maria Garcia – Spanish
Joined DWS – August 2008
Maria is a native of Mexico. She got her BA from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico with a major in theatre, graduating with honors. She has been combining her theatre career with her teaching career for 25 years. In Mexico she studied to become an ESL teacher, knowledge that she has applied to her teaching method for Spanish. Besides being a Spanish teacher, Maria is GLQ and Director Qualified of a large childcare center by the State of Colorado. She is also the administrator of “The 73rd Avenue Theatre Company”.
Michael Baker – Woodworking
Joined DWS – August 1983
Michael has been teaching at DWS since 1983. Michael has served in the United States Air Force and worked as an electromechanical engineer before coming to DWS. In addition to teaching woodworking, he taught gym for nine years, and he founded the unicycle and archery clubs. He helped start a gym program in the Redwood City, California Waldorf school and he has helped several woodworking teachers start Waldorf woodworking programs. He has served on the College of Teachers and he was a member of the Board of Trustees for seventeen years. You may contact Michael at ext. 196.
Tom Clark – Practical Arts and Science
Joined DWS – August 1985
Tom has been teaching at DWS since 1985. He attended the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design. He first began working with children at the Parzival Shield Waldorf School’s Summer Camp. In 1985 he took on the teaching position with DWS’ 3rd Grade class. Since then he has taken two other classes from 1st Grade through 8th Grade. He also teaches arts and science in the Middle School. You may contact Tom at ext. 167.
Science and Mathematics
Caroline Heberton, Ph.D. – Math
Joined DWHS – August 1996
Caroline received a BA in Math (Grinnell College) and a Doctorate in Applied Math with an emphasis in computational math and the mathematics of science and engineering (University of Colorado, Denver). Her experience includes teaching at UCD, research work for USGS and programming for United Airlines . She began her work with children as coordinator and counselor for the Parzival Summer Camp from 1990 to 1994. You may contact Caroline at ext. 100.
Terra Malmstrom – Biology and Chemistry
Joined DWHS August 2009
Terra has completed a Master of Education from Sunbridge College in 2009, having completed a Waldorf Teaching Certificate with a Concentration in Gardening at Sunbridge in 2005. She is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She also has an M.S. in Anatomy and Neuroscience and a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from Colorado State University. Terra completed the Gradalis Therapeutic Training in 2001.
Dan Prendergast - Computer Science
Worked with DWHS since 2006
Dan received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Engineering from Stanford University. After ten years working as an engineer, Dan became a consultant and trainer in personal computers. He has worked as an independent consultant, providing a broad range of computer support including user training, database development, financial modeling, programming, and IT services for businesses throughout the Denver metro area since 1985. You may contact Dan at ext. 188.
Mark Shepard – Math
Joined DWHS – August 2003
Mark’s education includes an MA in Philosophy (University of Colorado, Boulder), Colorado Teacher Certification (UC, Denver), a BS in Math, magna cum laude, (UC, Denver), and a BA in Psychology (University of Central Florida). Mark has taught at Kearney Middle School in the “Gear Up” program, managed the GED/ABE program at Curtis Park Community Center, worked as a Chapter I Math Teacher at Denver Children’s Home and provided one-to-one tutoring on a wide range of subjects. You may contact Mark at ext. 158.
Physical Education, Sports and Community
Ashley Martinez – Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
Joined DWHS – August 2004
Ashley has been working with our High School Volleyball Team for the past 3 years and has taken our girls to Regionals 2 years in a row. She worked for Flatirons Club Volleyball Program and coached the Freshman and Sophomore teams at Boulder High School for 3 years. Ashley played herself for Colorado College where she graduated with a degree in Sociology.
Michael Quinn – Athletic Director, Head Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coach Joined DWS – August 2003
His recreational history includes eight years as a Recreational Instructor in Youth Sports and Arts at Harvard Gulch Recreation Center in Denver. He taught children ranging in age from five to fourteen. He is a Colorado native, graduating from South High School, then attending Metropolitan State College. You may contact Michael at ext. 112.
Lily Kellogg – Tutoring
Joined DWS – August 1983
Lily is currently a nationally certified school psychologist (NCSP) with a special interest in both special education and mathematics instruction. She has been professionally employed in education since 1981, being licensed and certified in elementary education in Masachussetts at that time. Since that time she has worked in both public and private education, having helped to found the Moray Steiner School in Findhorn, Scotland working as both teacher and administrator, and working at The Denver Waldorf School in various positions since 1991 including music teacher, substitute teacher, high school administrator, college counselor, registrar. year book coordinator, and most recently math tutor for grades three through eight. She is currently employed for three days per week with Denver Public Schools as a school psychologist/learning specialist and is available for private tutoring at DWS Tuesdays and Thursdays. She is a member of the Care Group. She also continues to be involved in music and offers recorder or harp instruction by special request.
High School Faculty Biographies
Arts and Humanities
Ina Jaehnig – Humanities, Arts, Waldorf Teacher Training
Co-founded DWS – August 1974 and DWHS – August 1994
As the co-founder of The Denver Waldorf School, Ina has been teaching at DWS for over thirty years. She received her Waldorf Teacher Training at the Munich Waldorf School and prior to that earned her certification as an arts teacher at the Academy for the Arts in Stuttgart. In addition to sharing her knowledge with the High School students and the entire faculty of DWS, Ina consults for Waldorf schools across the U.S. and spends her summers training Waldorf teachers. You may contact Ina at ext. 182.
David Johnson – Humanities, Drama
Joined DWHS – August 2002
After working in professional theater and construction for 30 years, David completed his Waldorf High School Teacher Training in Wilton, NH. A Waldorf School graduate, David, along with his siblings, is now the fourth generation in the Johnson family to become a school teacher. You may contact David at ext. 123.
Judy Lucas – Language Arts
Joined DWS – August 2001
Judy is currently the Administrative Director of The Denver Waldorf School. Judy has a BA from Middlebury College in Vermont and an ME in Education Policy from the University of Wollongong in Australia. She is also a graduate from the Rudolf Steiner High School Teacher Training. She is a member of the Anthroposophical Society and of the Pedagogical Section Council. She has served as the delegate to AWSNA for six years. Judy dedicates part of her time to stay connected with the students by teaching High School Language Arts. You may contact Judy at ext. 108.
Jeff McClendon – Music Director
Joined DWHS – August 1994
Jeff leads chorus and orchestra instruction at DWS. He studied voice, bassoon and composition at West Georgia College and received scholarships for his graduate studies in vocal performance at the Julliard School and the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. He has sung with many symphony orchestras and opera companies, including the Atlanta Symphony, the Birmingham Symphony, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Opera, and the American Symphony in New York City. He has toured Europe as a recitalist, he is a cantor and choir member at the St. Augustine Orthodox Church, and he plays bassoon in the Denver Philharmonic. In addition, he completed the two-year teacher training course in Waldorf Education at Sunbridge College in New York (SUNY). You may contact Jeff at ext. 169.
Mike McHenry – Director of Student Services, History, College Advising
Joined DWHS – August 2002
Mike holds an MDiv and an MA in Theology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Counseling (Fuller Theological Seminary). He also has a BA in Speech Communications (Cal State Fresno). Mike is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has fifteen years experience as a school counselor, including five years at DWHS. You may conact Mike at ext. 111.
John Reinhart – Language Arts
Joined DWHS – August 2007
John is a graduate of The Denver Waldorf High School. He earned a BA in political science from Hampshire College, specializing in social and political movements. He completed his Waldorf teacher training at Antioch University in New England, where he is also a candidate to receive his Master’s in Education in December 2007. His teaching experience includes assisting at the undergraduate level, one year in the kindergarten at the Albany Free School in Albany, NY, and various fiddle and knitting lessons. John is an accomplished fiddle and guitar player with a penchant for chess. He is also the 2004 Northeast Regional, 16 and Older, Beginner Division Yo-yo Champion. You may contact John at ext. 162.
Magally Luna – Spanish Program Director
Joined DWS – August 2000
Magally is a native speaker whose family hails from Colombia and Mexico. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has had the privilege of sharing Latin dance and music in Asia and Europe. She continues to sing with the Afro-Caribbean band Kizumba and she acts occasionally in plays at El Centro Su Teatro, one of the few bilingual theaters in the United States. You may contact Magally at ext. 159.
Maria Garcia – Spanish
Joined DWS – August 2008
Maria is a native of Mexico. She got her BA from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico with a major in theatre, graduating with honors. She has been combining her theatre career with her teaching career for 25 years. In Mexico she studied to become an ESL teacher, knowledge that she has applied to her teaching method for Spanish. Besides being a Spanish teacher, Maria is GLQ and Director Qualified of a large childcare center by the State of Colorado. She is also the administrator of “The 73rd Avenue Theatre Company”.
Michael Baker – Woodworking
Joined DWS – August 1983
Michael has been teaching at DWS since 1983. Michael has served in the United States Air Force and worked as an electromechanical engineer before coming to DWS. In addition to teaching woodworking, he taught gym for nine years, and he founded the unicycle and archery clubs. He helped start a gym program in the Redwood City, California Waldorf school and he has helped several woodworking teachers start Waldorf woodworking programs. He has served on the College of Teachers and he was a member of the Board of Trustees for seventeen years. You may contact Michael at ext. 196.
Tom Clark – Practical Arts and Science
Joined DWS – August 1985
Tom has been teaching at DWS since 1985. He attended the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design. He first began working with children at the Parzival Shield Waldorf School’s Summer Camp. In 1985 he took on the teaching position with DWS’ 3rd Grade class. Since then he has taken two other classes from 1st Grade through 8th Grade. He also teaches arts and science in the Middle School. You may contact Tom at ext. 167.
Science and Mathematics
Caroline Heberton, Ph.D. – Math
Joined DWHS – August 1996
Caroline received a BA in Math (Grinnell College) and a Doctorate in Applied Math with an emphasis in computational math and the mathematics of science and engineering (University of Colorado, Denver). Her experience includes teaching at UCD, research work for USGS and programming for United Airlines . She began her work with children as coordinator and counselor for the Parzival Summer Camp from 1990 to 1994. You may contact Caroline at ext. 100.
Terra Malmstrom – Biology and Chemistry
Joined DWHS August 2009
Terra has completed a Master of Education from Sunbridge College in 2009, having completed a Waldorf Teaching Certificate with a Concentration in Gardening at Sunbridge in 2005. She is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She also has an M.S. in Anatomy and Neuroscience and a B.S. in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from Colorado State University. Terra completed the Gradalis Therapeutic Training in 2001.
Dan Prendergast - Computer Science
Worked with DWHS since 2006
Dan received a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Engineering from Stanford University. After ten years working as an engineer, Dan became a consultant and trainer in personal computers. He has worked as an independent consultant, providing a broad range of computer support including user training, database development, financial modeling, programming, and IT services for businesses throughout the Denver metro area since 1985. You may contact Dan at ext. 188.
Mark Shepard – Math
Joined DWHS – August 2003
Mark’s education includes an MA in Philosophy (University of Colorado, Boulder), Colorado Teacher Certification (UC, Denver), a BS in Math, magna cum laude, (UC, Denver), and a BA in Psychology (University of Central Florida). Mark has taught at Kearney Middle School in the “Gear Up” program, managed the GED/ABE program at Curtis Park Community Center, worked as a Chapter I Math Teacher at Denver Children’s Home and provided one-to-one tutoring on a wide range of subjects. You may contact Mark at ext. 158.
Physical Education, Sports and Community
Ashley Martinez – Head Women’s Volleyball Coach
Joined DWHS – August 2004
Ashley has been working with our High School Volleyball Team for the past 3 years and has taken our girls to Regionals 2 years in a row. She worked for Flatirons Club Volleyball Program and coached the Freshman and Sophomore teams at Boulder High School for 3 years. Ashley played herself for Colorado College where she graduated with a degree in Sociology.
Michael Quinn – Athletic Director, Head Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coach Joined DWS – August 2003
His recreational history includes eight years as a Recreational Instructor in Youth Sports and Arts at Harvard Gulch Recreation Center in Denver. He taught children ranging in age from five to fourteen. He is a Colorado native, graduating from South High School, then attending Metropolitan State College. You may contact Michael at ext. 112.
Lily Kellogg – Tutoring
Joined DWS – August 1983
Lily is currently a nationally certified school psychologist (NCSP) with a special interest in both special education and mathematics instruction. She has been professionally employed in education since 1981, being licensed and certified in elementary education in Masachussetts at that time. Since that time she has worked in both public and private education, having helped to found the Moray Steiner School in Findhorn, Scotland working as both teacher and administrator, and working at The Denver Waldorf School in various positions since 1991 including music teacher, substitute teacher, high school administrator, college counselor, registrar. year book coordinator, and most recently math tutor for grades three through eight. She is currently employed for three days per week with Denver Public Schools as a school psychologist/learning specialist and is available for private tutoring at DWS Tuesdays and Thursdays. She is a member of the Care Group. She also continues to be involved in music and offers recorder or harp instruction by special request.