Teachers

DAVID ZHEUTLIN, Middle School Social Studies Teacher,  lives in Brooklyn, NY, and directs the educational programs at Brooklyn Youth Sports Club. He also leads their partnership program, most recently collaborating with the Municipal Art Society to create and teach a neighborhood-exploration curriculum (the question: “What should a neighborhood be?”). For seven years, he taught eighth-grade history at […]

EDUARDO GARCIA is the new educational intern at THS. He was born and raised in Healdsburg and spent many great summers on the river, on the trails around Lake Sonoma, and playing soccer. Although he went through the Healdsburg public school system, he was fortunate enough to attend Sonoma Academy. At Sonoma Academy, Eduardo played soccer […]

AMY RODGERS, First Grade Associate Teacher. Miss Rodgers loves first grade and The Healdsburg School! She was born and raised in Healdsburg and graduated from THS in 2013. Amy is very active in the Ag community and 4-H and currently helps her mom run the Lytton Springs 4-H club. Amy attended College in Phoenix, Arizona, […]

CRISTAL LOPEZ, Spanish Teacher.  Cristal is well-known by many THS children and families as she has overseen our after-school program for many years.  She holds a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State in Chicano Studies.  She also stepped in as a long-term substitute last year while Maestra Rose was on maternity leave. She lifted the Spanish […]

Beginning as a Healdsburg local, Alex Flores launched his career in higher education in a small town called Somerville, Massachusetts. There he attended Tufts University and majored in Philosophy, focusing on Aesthetics and completing a graphic novel independent research project exploring the idea of recursivity as it relates to our understanding and interpretation of Art […]

AMY CUNNINGHAM, Middle School | Sixth Grade Language Arts teacher.  Amy has been supporting our LA program over the past few years.  She stepped in as a teacher in the 2017-18 school year, and last year she worked with Mrs. Winter in 6-8 Language Arts. Amy holds a BA in English from the University of […]

Artist and Mother of two THS students (Kinder and 1st grade), LESLIE MONTEIRO is thrilled to be part of the THS faculty as Garden Coordinator. With more than ten years of hands-on experience working and caring for children, three of which were spend managing and operating a successful in-home daycare. Gardening, harvesting, and preserving food has […]

Physical Education teacher, JUSTIN HERRGUTH joined The Healdsburg School in 2011.  Justin has been an active volunteer with youth and high school sports programs for many years.  A graduate of Healdsburg High, Justin attended Santa Rosa Junior College and Western Kentucky University as a student-athlete participating in baseball.  He earned his bachelor degree in Business […]

RON CHARLESWORTH, Middle School Band Teacher, is a seasoned musician with experience in several areas of the music industry. His versatility has allowed him to play the role of performer, songwriter, album producer, studio engineer, educator and tour technician. Ron (Mr. C) has a Degree in Music Performance from the University of Colorado where he graduated […]

Music Teacher MARYROSA RAMOS-BURGOS is a music teacher with a passion for fostering a lifelong enjoyment of music through the development of musical skills. A certified K-12 Music Educator, her pedagogy draws upon the teaching methods of Zoltan Kodaly, Carl Orff, and Edwin Gordon, among others. Through her style, she seeks to develop creativity, ingenuity, and […]