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.
SALLY THOROGOOD
Head of School
Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Principal
KAREN RELF
Upper School Principal
HEIKE SCHMALSTEIG
Preschool Principal
INA ALBERT
Office Manager
MARIELA ANAYA
English Language & Literature
Spanish Language Acquisition
Spanish Language Acquisition
SUSANA ARANGO
MYP Coordinator
Spanish Language Acquisition
Individuals & Societies
Spanish Language Acquisition
Individuals & Societies
AMY BARWICK
English Language & Literature, Individuals & Societies, Drama
SARAH BECKER
First Grade Teacher
INA BERENGER
Visual Arts
BETTINA VON BODISCO
Third Grade Teacher
FRANZISKA BRAUNSTEIN
Preschool Assistant
After School Program Teacher
Physical Education Specialist
After School Program Teacher
Physical Education Specialist
MICHELLE BURGOS
English Language & Literature
CHRISTINE BURRIS
Fourth Grade Teacher
German Language Acquisition
German Language Acquisition
FLORIAN BUSCH
Preschool Assistant
After School Supervisor
After School Supervisor
EMILY CARROLL
Science
Health & Physical Education
Health & Physical Education
MICHAELA COAN
Preschool Assistant Teacher
RIKKI DAY
Second Grade Teacher
EVA DORNER
Second Grade Teacher
Health & Physical Education
Health & Physical Education
TIM FARRIS
Hausmeister (Custodian)
CAROL FERRIERI
Preschool Teacher
ULI FRANCIS
Librarian
KATHARINA GLASER
Director of Admissions & Community Relations
SUSANNE GRIMM
First Grade Teacher
CLAUDIA GRUBER
Third Grade Teacher
NADINE HECKMANN-ZAKHAROV
Kindergarten Teacher
KATRIN HUELSE
After School Program Teacher
JANA JACOBS
Kindergarten Assistant
CHRISTINA KELLER
Assistant Elementary Principal
PYP Coordinator
PYP Coordinator
ANASTASIA KOHLSCHÜTTER
Assistant Preschool Teacher
EVELYN LASSMAN
Director of Finance & Operations
ILKA LOKE
Assistant Kindergarten Teacher
ALEXANDER MOORE
English Language & Literature
U.S. History
U.S. History
SEAN MURPHY
Mathematics
Design
Design
ALEX NORWOOD
Dean of Students
MONIKA OSER
Preschool Teacher
CHRIS QUINN
Mathematics
LAURA QUINN
English Language & Literature
KAREN RIZKALLA
Director of Development
CARLOS ROBAYO
Spanish Language Acquisition
REGINE ROGERS
Assistant Preschool Teacher
CHRISTINA SCHMECHTIG
German Language & Literature, Individuals & Societies (German)
VANESSA SCHMIETOW
Preschool Teacher
BIRGIT SCHWEINGRUBER
Kindergarten Teacher
KATJA SERANG
German Language Acquisition
SYBILLE SMITH
Librarian
ANITA STONEY
Preschool Teacher
DEBORAH TRIMBLE
Design
Head of Technology
Head of Technology
CHRISTINA VEER
German Language & Literature
RACHAEL VEGA
Music, Upper School Band
CAROLINE DE WAGTER
French Language Acquisition
BRAD WARD
College & Upper School Counselor
CLAUDIA WEBER
Director of Marketing & Admissions
MIRKO KUSUMA WIDJANARKO
Health & Physical Education
After School Teacher’s Assistant
After School Teacher’s Assistant
KATHLEEN WITTE
Grade 5 Teacher
COSIMA WRIGHT
Assistant Preschool Teacher
DUNJA ZAUN
Preschool Teacher
