Team Bios
The Alto team consists of 50 teachers and administrators from 12 different countries. Click on any image to learn more.
To learn about Alto’s Board of Directors click here.
MICHAEL CHAPMAN
Head of School
INA ALBERT
Executive Assistant to the Head of School &
Office Manager
Office Manager
MARTA ALIAGA
Spanish Language Acquisition
SARAH BECKER
First Grade Teacher
INA BERENGER
Visual Arts
BETTINA VON BODISCO
Third Grade Teacher
CHRISTINA BORGES-LUTZ
Preschool Assistant Teacher
KIRSTY BRANCH
English, Drama & Design
CHRISTINE BURRIS
Fourth Grade Teacher
FLORIAN BUSCH
Preschool Assistant
After School Supervisor
After School Supervisor
CLAIRE CAFFREY
English Language and Literature, Advisory Coordinator
EMILY CARROLL
MYP Coordinator
Science
Health & Physical Education
Science
Health & Physical Education
FRANK CIARDULLO
Health & Physical Education
MICHAELA COAN
Preschool Assistant Teacher
RIKKI DAY
First Grade Teacher
TIM FARRIS
Hausmeister (Custodian)
CAROL FERRIERI
Preschool Teacher
ULI FRANCIS
Librarian
KATHARINA GLASER
Director of Admissions & Community Relations
RICHARD GOULDING
History, Theory of Knowledge, Individuals & Societies
SUSANNE GRIMM
Assistant Teacher for Learner Support
CLAUDIA GRUBER
Fifth Grade Teacher
CHRISTINA KELLER
Assistant Elementary Principal
PYP Coordinator
PYP Coordinator
ANASTASIYA KOHLSCHÜTTER
Preschool Teacher
KATHARINA KYTZIA
Preschool Assistant Teacher, After School Care
EVELYN LASSMAN
Director of Finance & Operations
JULIA NEUMANN
German Language & Literature, Individuals & Societies (German)
ALEX NORWOOD
Dean of Students, DP Coordinator
MONIKA OSER
Preschool Teacher
TINA PARKER
Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
CHRIS QUINN
MYP Coordinator, Mathematics
LAURA QUINN
English Language & Literature
KAREN RIZKALLA
Director of Development
HEIKE SCHMALSTEIG
Preschool Principal
CHRISTINA SCHMECHTIG
German Language & Literature, Individuals & Societies (German)
VANESSA SCHMIETOW
Preschool Teacher
STEPHANIE SCHNIZLEIN
School Counselor
BIRGIT SCHWEINGRUBER
Kindergarten Teacher
SYBILLE SMITH
Librarian
CHRIS SOUTHWICK
Physics Teacher
ANITA STONEY
Preschool Teacher
DEBORAH TRIMBLE
Design
Head of Technology
Head of Technology
JENNIFER TYLER
Director of Admissions
RACHAEL VEGA
Music, Upper School Band
HENRIETTE VOGELSANG
Preschool Assistant Teacher
CAROLINE DE WAGTER
French Language Acquisition
BRAD WARD
College Counselor
CLAUDIA WEBER
Director of Marketing & Communications
JACK WESTON
DP Chemistry, Science
KATHLEEN WITTE
Mathematics (German)
COSIMA WRIGHT
Assistant Preschool Teacher
DUNJA ZAUN
Preschool Teacher
