23Sep

Zef Egan

Zef Egan began teaching Biology at Rudolf Steiner School in 2022. Before joining Steiner, Zef worked for environmental nonprofits including the River Project, Waterkeeper Alliance and the Urban Systems Lab as communicator and educator. A born and raised New Yorker, Zef developed a passion for urban ecology in the Environmental Studies program at the New […]

23Sep

Daniel Fuentes

Daniel Fuentes is an enthusiastic, professional and patient Spanish teacher, originally from Quito, Ecuador. Señor Fuentes has experience working at elementary, middle and high school levels, as well as being a classroom advisor, for the last 10 years,  and three years in Waldorf education.  In addition to teaching the proper use of the Spanish language […]

14Nov

Julia Sergeyeva

Julia teaches at Rudolf Steiner School since 1992. She has a MA in Pedagogy and French Language Teaching since 1972, from the Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages, in Moscow (Russia). Email

14Nov

Jose Ferreira

Jose Ferreira is the Physical Education teacher for grades 3 through 12, coaches middle school volleyball, track and field, and our Girls Varsity Basketball team. Born in the Bronx and raised in Washington Heights, Jose has been a part of our Steiner Community since 2011, where he has served many roles including Diversity Coordinator, assistant […]

14Nov

Marisha Plotnik

Marisha Plotnik began teaching at the Rudolf Steiner School in 1995. A graduate of the Toronto Waldorf School, she studied physics at university earning her Honours B.Sc. (Physics) and B.Ed. (Physics and Mathematics) degrees in Canada. Marisha completed her Waldorf High School Teacher Training (Mathematics) as part of the lead cohort at the Center for […]

10Jun

Rallou Hamshaw

Rallou M. Hamshaw ’65 teaches painting and drawing in the Upper School. She is a member of the College of Teachers and has been a member on the Board of Trustees of Rudolf Steiner School . Rallou served as Speaker for the College for six consecutive years earlier in her career at the school. Rallou […]