This year, Berkeley Preparatory School welcomes Hannah Taylor to the Upper Division History and Religious Studies department! Specifically, Taylor teaches ninth-grade world history and eleventh-grade U.S....

“Spread kindness. Through our actions and helping people, I believe that we can make a better world,” says Valeria Wolters, the new Spanish teacher. Wolters grew up in Venezuela and went to the same...

This year, Gina Yanni joined the Berkeley Math Department as a teacher for Geometry and Honors Algebra 2. She attended Marist University as an undergraduate, and then completed her master’s in education...

“To me, it's not a job, because I enjoy coming here and teaching and being in the classroom,” says Mrs. Serrano, Berkeley’s new Upper Division Spanish language teacher. Serrano grew up in Puerto...

“I did not want to teach,” says Denise Diaz, the new 9th and 10th academic dean and World Language teacher. Diaz grew up in Buffalo, New York, and attended college at SUNY Oswego, just north of Syracuse. ...

This summer, Berkeley welcomed Augustine “Gus” Whyte ’99 as the new Upper Division Director, and for him, the role feels like a homecoming. A Berkeley graduate himself, Whyte describes his years...

“Learn to fish” is the mantra Upper Division Assistant Debate Coach Stefan Bauschard follows and he encourages others to do the same!  With over 40 years of experience in debate, Bauschard joins...

This year, Rachael Dugo joined the Upper Division faculty as a college counselor and an academic dean for grades 11 and 12. She earned both her B.S. in Elementary Education and her M.A. in Professional...

Tampa native William Russell joined Berkeley this year as the new ceramics teacher. He is a multi-talented individual hoping to add a lot to the school art program. It is rare that schools have a dedicated...

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...