President
Margaret Ris, M. Ed, Antioch University, brings two decades of Waldorf teaching and administration to the team along with years of working with inner city children. The mentoring and evaluation she has done for Waldorf programs throughout the northeast gives her a deep experience in best practices of Waldorf Education. |
Vice President
Carole Cooke, J.D., Stanford Law School, A.B. University of Chicago, has decades of career experience as an employment and litigation attorney and in leadership roles for community non-profit organizations. The latter include service as Trustee for the Waldorf School of Lexington (MA) and for the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor (MI), and as a committee member and host parent for Winchester (MA) A Better Chance. Carole’s children both attended Waldorf schools, and she remains a passionate advocate for Waldorf education. |
Treasurer
Betsy Peck, B.A.,Wellesley College, has been volunteering and/or working at the Waldorf School of Lexington for over 27 years. Currently working in the Business and Development Offices, she also takes photographs for the website, publications, and parent use. Her two adult sons are graduates of the school, and she would love to see Waldorf educational principles available to wider communities. |
Secretary
Cheryl Dressler, Ed.D., Harvard University, has specialized in creating literacy programs for English language learners. She is a researcher and has experience designing and implementing evaluation tools to assess learning outcomes of educational programs. Cheryl has a deep appreciation for Waldorf pedagogy and understands the healing nature of its potential. |