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“ The communication with our child’s teachers is awesome: we receive frequent emails about her progress, and TJ’s unique grade reports detail everything she is and should be.”

MYTHILI BHARADWAJ
Parent

faculty head
Academic and social life being intertwined at Thomas Jefferson (TJ), teachers and students form bonds that extend beyond the classroom.
Our students’ admiration of and respect for their teachers derives not only from the faculty’s skills within their disciplines but also – and especially – from every teacher’s devotion to every student’s growth and success. Like capable parents, faculty members support and encourage students even while holding them accountable.

William C. Rowe (TJ 1963)
Head of School
– AP Calculus AB
– B.A. (Mathematics) Wesleyan University;
   M.A. (Classics) Washington University in
   St. Louis
– Joined faculty in 1967

Karen L. Fairbank
Director of Student Activities
– AP U.S. History, English 8, Social Studies
– B.A. (Political Science), J.D., M.A.T.
   Washington University in St. Louis
– Joined faculty in 1984

Marie De Jesus
Director of Enrollment and Financial Aid
– Algebra 1, AP Chemistry, Precalculus
– B.A. (Chemistry) Kenyon College;
   M.A. (Educational Administration)
   University of Missouri-St. Louis
– Joined faculty in 1989

Kenneth Colston
Co-Director of Admissions
– AP English Language and Composition,
   French 2, Latin 1
– B.A. (English, French) Northern Kentucky
   University; M.A. (Comparative Literature)
   Columbia University; M.A. (Writing)
   The Johns Hopkins University;
   M.A. (Liberal Education) St. John’s College,
   Annapolis
– On faculty from 1981 to 1984;
   returned in 1993

Boaz Roth
Director of Athletics
– Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry,
   AP English Literature and Composition,
   Greek 2
– B.A. (Philosophy, Economics) American
   University; M.A. (Liberal Education)
   St. John’s College, Annapolis
– Joined faculty in 1994

Jane Roth (TJ 1991)
Co-Director of Admissions
– English 10, Italian 2
– B.A. (Italian Studies) Kenyon College
– Joined faculty in 1996
 

David Johnson
– Greek 1 and 3, Latin 2
– B.A. (Classics) Bowdoin College;
   M.A. (Classics) University of Wisconsin-
   Madison; M.A. (Classics) University of
   Cincinnati
– Joined faculty in 2001

Kate Berger (TJ 1977)
– English 7, English as a Second Language
– B.A. (History, English Honors) University of
   Texas at Austin; M.A. (TESOL) Southern
   Illinois University
– Joined faculty in 2006

Elizabeth Monroe (TJ 1998)
Director of Residential Life
– Ancient History, AP European History,
   World History
– B.A. (Classical and Near Eastern Archeology)
   Haverford College;
   M.A. (Anthropology)
   University of California, San Diego
– Joined faculty in 2006

Joseph Argus
– AP Biology, Introduction to Biology,
   Introduction to Chemistry
– B.A. (Biology) Washington University in
   St. Louis
– Joined faculty in 2007

Jessica Russell
– English 9, French 1, Italian 1
– B.A. (Comparative Literature, French)
   Smith College; M.A. (French Literature)
   New York University
– Joined faculty in 2007

Peter Wright
– Algebra 2, AP Calculus BC, Geometry
– B.S. (Mathematics) Union College
– Joined faculty in 2008

Jennifer Goodell
– Earth and Environmental Science,
   AP Physics B, Introduction to Physics
– B.S. (Physics) College of the Holy Cross
– Joined faculty in 2009

Support Faculty 2009 – 2010

Greg Edmonson
Robin Berger
Cindy Kessler
Lisa Melching
Terry Thomure
Andy Tolch

– Artist-in-Residence; Art, Politics, and Culture; Set Design
– Dance
– Music History, Choir
– Yearbook
– Art History
– Painting and Drawing (Beginning and Advanced)