“I kind of just got introduced to debate in high school and ran with it, then found out I was naturally gifted,” said DJ Williams, the new Upper Division Debate Fellow. The new addition to the debate...

Rebecca Merritt is the newest Advanced Placement European History teacher. Merritt was born in New Jersey, and she attended University of Delaware for her undergraduate degree and Delaware Law for law...

This year, new science teacher Anthony Palumbo steps into the classroom at Berkeley as a ninth grade biology teacher. Palumbo grew up in Philadelphia, PA, where he attended the Holy Family University and...

Tatum Vega was in high school when she first dreamed of becoming a teacher. After graduating from the University of Florida in Gainesville where she grew up, she spent two years teaching at a small private...

“My parents didn’t really have a lot of college knowledge,” says Tracey Grimm, the new 11th and 12th Academic Dean and College Counselor. Grimm grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and attended the University...

This year, Christina Werner joined the Upper Division faculty as an Honors Precalculus teacher and an academic dean for grades nine and ten. She earned her B.A. in mathematics from the University of Florida,...

“Teaching is not just a profession for me; it’s a lifelong passion that continues to inspire and challenge me every day,” said new Upper Division English teacher Meric Dunn. Her love for teaching...

This year, our Mathematics Department welcomes Kimberly McDowell, whose love for numbers stretches back to her own high school days. Although she always had an affinity for math, McDowell attributes much...

Having graduated from UCF with a bachelor's degree in education, as well as having  taught English literature in Thailand and China, Karissa Lynch now joins the Berkeley community. She originally grew...

This year, Philip Soderberg joined the Upper Division Science Department as a teaching fellow.    Born in Minnesota and growing up in Columbus, Ohio, Soderberg attended schools similar to Berkeley....

“I’ve always liked Latin a lot,” said Peter Hoffman. The new Upper Division Latin teacher has been interested in Latin and Roman history since he was in high school. Hoffman stated that the influence...

John Nejman is the new Associate Director of College Counseling at Berkeley this year. Counseling at Berkeley after living in Rwanda for a number of years, Nejman says that he was immediately drawn in...