September 2010 Bio

Rebecca Roessner Librarian broessner@ormeschool.org

I was fortunate enough to experience a large portion of my childhood at Orme! My dad, Bruce McDonald, was the Ranch foreman here for 40 years. My mother, Patsy Cordes McDonald, is also from a ranching background, although she held many positions at Orme during her 27 years of dedicated service to the School. Both of my parents have been in this area most of their lives, as their parents had been before them. Both are very honorable people with strong backbones and a rich Southwestern heritage.

My sister and I had forts everywhere, and enjoyed many of the benefits that come with living on campus. We had some responsibilities though that were quite different than those of other 'faculty brats,' such as riding drag during round-up, greasing the calves after they had been branded, helping in the milk barn, and feeding orphaned pigs and calves.

After my wonderful childhood came to an end, as they all do, I married and had children, struggled through some years as a single parent, and decided to move to Missouri. There I joined the Laborer's Union and went into construction work for several years. (The students think that's what has made me so tough.) I was certified in Hazardous Waste Removal, Confined Space Entry, and was also a certified scaffold builder, but I really loved the physical challenge of working on huge power plants! My kids and I loved all the wildlife in Missouri and Kansas, and our many outdoor adventures, but we missed our family.

My grandparents were aging quickly, and we were lucky enough to return to Arizona in time to spend several months with Grandma and a few years with Grandpa before they passed away. They were amazingly strong pioneering people, and were an integral part of our upbringing.

Although I have worn many different hats in my life, nothing has brought me more joy than working with the students and faculty at The Orme School. I love being a part of their lives as much as I love being their librarian. I've been back at Orme for 6 great years now, and I just can't imagine anywhere else I'd rather be.

July/August 2010 Bio

Bruce Boyles is our Maintenance Supervisor, and has worked at The Orme School for 17-1/2 years. He originally came to the School for a temporary two week job remodeling Stirrup Dot Dormitory. Finishing up the project in 4 days, the Business Manager was impressed with Bruce's work, and asked him to stay on permanently. Bruce says he loves the wonderful atmosphere at Orme and our lovely campus grounds.

Bruce's wife, Kathy, worked at Orme for 12 years and, this year, his granddaughter will be attending Orme Summer Camp for her third year.

Bruce shared that one of his fondest memories and unique experiences working at Orme is being called to a campus 'emergency' Up Top one day, which turned out to be his helping to deliver a baby horse. Horsemanship then named the new baby Bruce in his honor. Bruce says he just can't imagine working anywhere else.


Antonio Grijalva has been with The Orme School for 36 years, and is in charge of Gardens & Grounds. During that time, he has overseen much of our campus beautification. Tony learned about Orme all those years ago from a friend who was already working at the School. Having grown up on a ranch, Tony knew he would enjoy the setting and atmosphere at The Orme School.

Some of the projects Tony is most proud of include Orme's baseball field and, most recently, landscaping of the newly renovated McClure Dormitory in Boys Camp. He and his crew keep our campus blooming and green, which is no small task with 250 acres to manage. Tony says he also fondly remembers working with Founding Headmaster Charlie Orme.

Tony's wife, Francesca, has worked in our Student Laundry for 7 years, and their daughter, Bernice, graduated from Orme in 2006. Tony says he very much enjoys working at Orme, and likes the people here.


Gary Sievert originally came to Orme in 1981 and stayed for 5 years, working in Maintenance. He then left to work at Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott for 2 years, but decided that Orme was really where he wanted to be. Gary returned to the School in 1988, and has been here ever since.

Gary works closely with Bruce Boyles in Maintenance. He says he enjoys the people and enjoys being part of the team. Gary also stated that it is rewarding and satisfying to be able to keep our dorms, classrooms, and homes maintained and comfortable for everyone. There is always something different to do, so he does not get bored. Gary shared that he also enjoys the special campus events each year and preparing for them - events such as putting up the holiday lights in barnyard each winter, and preparing for graduation each spring.

And here is a little bit of Orme Trivia for you - Gary was the individual who etched the School's Quarter Circle V-Bar brand on the sliding doors into Old Main.

Faculty Bio - June 2010

Bruce D. Quinn MS, University of Arizona (AZ) BS, University of Evansville (IN) Director of Sustainability Mathematics & Science bquinn@ormeschool.org

Eight years ago, after seeing The Orme School for the first time with all of its natural beauty and getting to know the people here, it didn't take long to realize that this was the place for me. Orme has been a wonderful place to work, live, and raise a family. My tenure at The Orme School has been by far the most rewarding part of my life.

I grew up in a small farming community in southern Illinois. I moved to Chicago at the age of seventeen, and had several different jobs until the age of twenty-five when I decided to go to college. I studied physics at the University of Evansville, and nuclear science at the University of Arizona. During my time in Tucson, I decided to visit Mexico, I fell in love with the people and their culture. During one of my visits, I met a beautiful young lady who, six months later, became my wife. After living in Tucson for two years, I landed my first teaching job at the Tec de Monterrey in Hermosillo Sonora. Eight years later we decided that our three children should get to know the other half of their heritage, and so we moved to Arizona.


I have recently been appointed Director of Sustainability at The Orme School. This is an exciting position for me as the focus on sustainable practices is becoming a fundamental part of the educational process throughout the world. Our young people must understand the magnitude of the problems they are inheriting, and find solutions in order for their quality of life not to deteriorate. This will involve a continual awareness of the environmental consequences of their actions that previous generations did not consider.

The Orme School is taking a serious stance on becoming sustainable by implementing changes in the classroom, in the dorms, on our campus, and around the entire community. When our students graduate, they will have an extensive education in the areas of energy conservation, recycling, environmental contamination, world population dynamics, availability of resources and a new viewpoint of the world's problems, and the knowledge, ability and willingness to be part of the solution.

Faculty Bio - April 2010

Douglas E. Hoskins, Jr.  BS, East Carolina University (NC) Residential Director dhoskins@ormeschool.org

As much as I love Orme, it is the relationships that I have developed with the students that keep me here. Somewhere between serving as an advisor, a dorm parent, and Residential Director, I have grown attached to our community. Before coming to Orme, I never had any intention of leaving North Carolina, nor my family there. When I originally heard about the position here, I said, “Thank-you, but I’m not moving to Arizona.” I know I said this several times before my telephone interview, but after visiting the Website and seeing the pictures, I felt excitement about working here. The hardest part of my transition was leaving the residents at the boarding school I was working at the time.

But as much as I miss those students, packing up my car and driving across country in the summer of 2006 is still one of the best decisions of my life. I went from “I am not moving to Arizona,” to “I would love to move back to North Carolina, but I’d hate to leave Arizona—I still have students I want to watch graduate.”


My first year here, I took the time to walk around between class periods so I could spend time talking with students, getting to know them as we laughed and joked together. Now, I invite students to my house for meals and drive students to special outings. As I have learned, relationship building happens at strange moments. Visiting the dorms after curfew checks are a real treat, for example. Sometimes this can go late, and I am not sure their teachers appreciate it the next morning!


Whatever duties are involved with students, Orme has provided me with new experiences as well. I rode a horse for the first time. I saw the Grand Canyon twice—while camping with students and from a plane as I headed back to North Carolina during Christmas Break. Students have become my family, and for someone so far away from his birthplace, it’s nice to live with family once again.  Most importantly, I gained family recently after adopting my foster son. I can’t wait to see what my time at Orme brings next.

Faculty Bio - February 2010

Andrew H. Martin MEd, National University (CA) BA, Hamilton College (NY) Science, Mathematics Outdoor Programs amartin@ormeschool.org

As I was flying out from northern California to interview at Orme in the summer of 2009, I found myself replaying Walt Disney’s 1953 classic, The Living Desert, over and over in my mind.  The rich desert flora and fauna would embrace me at once as Winston Hibler’s soothing baritone narrated my every move: “The errant ecology teacher explores the lair of the desert tarantula, only to find the deadly sidewinder has claimed its burrow.” At some point on my journey, however, thoughts shifted from early Hollywood documentaries to more practical, biologically-oriented considerations: how far will I be from the nearest hospital if I have a close encounter with a Mojave rattler or a deadly bark scorpion? Surely, Orme must have telephones and vehicles to aid in such circumstances…right?

 

While it seemed a world away from other schools to which I was applying, Orme immediately revealed a sense of community lacking in even the finest of the institutions I had visited. The understated brilliance and dedication of the faculty were immediately apparent, and a narrated mountain bike ride with Dennis Brownridge into the desert- grassland steppe as I was soon to learn, cinched the deal. Although it wasn’t quite the same as hearing it from Hibler, it was certainly close enough.

I accepted a position at Orme the very next day and have not regretted it for a moment. Before teaching biology, environmental science, algebra II, and outdoor leadership here, I had the opportunity to teach in several California charter and distinguished schools both before and after serving as an educator with the U.S. Peace Corps in Cameroon. A bachelor’s degree in biology, master’s in education, and time spent studying in New Zealand, Africa, and France have all combined to give me a unique perspective on my subject matter as Orme’s newest faculty member. I share my passion for nature and the environment with my students, and work to ensure that they enter college with both a solid foundation in science and math, as well as a holistic understanding of the subject matter; how it relates to the critical scientific challenges and concerns they will be facing as young adults in the early twenty-first century.

 

These 140 students and 23 teachers are my family; it is an honor to work with them each and every day, and I look forward to many more years striving to represent the ideals and traditions that make Orme such a special place.

Emily H. Kipp BS, Keene State College (NH) Dean of Studies ekipp@ormeschool.org

My three children and I drove over the Orme bridge and into campus after driving across country from Connecticut for six days in the summer of 2006, and we have never looked back.

I received my Bachelor of Science in Biology and Environmental Policy, and have almost completed my Masters in Science Teaching from Northern Arizona University. I began my teaching career 20 years ago as Curator of Education at an aquarium, and transitioned to more traditional classroom teaching a few years after that. I love teaching math and science, and it has been a perfect complement to my administrative role as Dean of Studies.

Faculty Bio - December 2009

William J. Hamilton, Jr. PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)  MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) AP Science and Mathematics whamilton@ormeschool.org

My wife, Stephanie, and I joined The Orme School in the fall of 2006. Before joining Orme we spent 4 years in the Pacific Ocean exploring the coast of Mexico and the Sea of Cortez on our sailboat, Summer Wind, and enjoyed the sun, sand, seashells, and scuba and skin diving.

I received my BS, MS and PhD degrees in Physics and Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and took numerous post-doctoral courses. My graduate research utilized the Transmission Electron Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, Electron Microprobe, and Electron Diffraction to study biological materials. Prior to coming to Orme, I held positions in Research and Development in a wide variety of government, university, and industrial laboratories including Bausch and Lomb, the Frederick Cancer Research Center, the Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) of CalTech, and the Hughes-Raytheon Santa Barbara Research Center. My work included studies in Viral Oncology, Advanced Electronic Materials Analysis, Electronic Materials Crystal Growth, and advanced development of infrared, x-ray, and gamma-ray detector materials and devices. I also managed R&D programs for NASA, NIH, JPL, universities, the Army, and DOD's Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency.


My interests outside of math and science have included being the Concert Master of my high school orchestra and lead tenor of my university chorus, and I have received recognition for both landscape and still-life photographs I've taken. In addition, I have authored or co-authored over 50 technical publications and was awarded seven U.S. Patents in electronic semiconductor materials and devices.

I came to The Orme School because of my great desire to pass on my enthusiasm for learning, as well as my excitement and curiosity about how all things work. Orme provides an idyllic, natural environment and climate, coupled with a wonderful diversity of cultures in its students and faculty. My current classes at Orme are AP Calculus AB, AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Physics C: Mechanics, and Algebra III. I also greatly enjoy coaching our "Mathletes," Orme's very successful Math Team.

Faculty Bio - November 2009

Carolyn T. Beckman PhD, Purdue University (IN) MS, Purdue University (IN) BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison ESL and Language cbeckman@ormeschool.org

I grew up in a small town in very far northern Wisconsin. If the world were flat, I'm sure you could see its edge from my backyard. Early in life, I determined to find out more about the rest of the world, and knowing languages seemed like a good tool to facilitate that. My mother and grandmother taught me poems and songs in Norwegian, tuning my ear and training my vocal chords, I'm sure, to be receptive to non-English sound detection and production. But, I didn't want to be a teacher then. I wanted to be an educated woman; someone like my grade school principal, perhaps.

In high school I dug into Latin and English, though they gave me the graduation award in Mathematics. A.B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison saw me jettison the planned Norwegian major (not practical, even in Norway, I guess) for Spanish language and American Literature. High school teaching, early marriage, two children, a divorce, and single parenthood - and I'm back in school at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana for a Master's degree in Educational Administration and Spanish language. That led to PhD studies in Foreign Language Education, Spanish 20th Century Literature, and French language and culture.


Many employment experiences included school administration: private pre-school director, alternative school administrator, university teacher trainer, private high school principal, director of college-level developmental education, and adult basic education (GED and ESL programs). And, of course, teaching Spanish, French, English, ESL, English for at-risk students, and even Latin American dance!

I "retired" two years ago. As far as my original goal, I am educated enough to know that I can always enjoy learning more. In time, tucked among the very important duties of child-rearing and employment, I was able to travel; maybe not extensively, but richly, and savoring the cultural variety that I can now share with students at Orme as I help them gain the very useful tool of foreign language.


I live in Dewey, Arizona with Jerry, my retired artist/builder husband of 13 years. We cherish our children and their families; mine in Denver and Paris, his in Minnesota. I cook; Jerry cleans; and life is good!

Faculty Bio - September 2009

Joan M. Jones MA, University of Montana (MT) BA, College of Saint Teresa (MN) Department Chair - Foreign Language ESL jjones@ormeschool.org

My husband and I, along with our two children, came to Orme 17 years ago, in the days before Internet searches. We knew we wanted to be at an independent boarding school in a rural setting in the West that had programs for outdoor education, ESL, horsemanship, and middle school. Hours of searching through our hard copy of Peterson's Guide revealed that there were very few schools that matched those criteria. Orme was one of them...it was meant to be!


My first school experience was in the private preschool my older sister set up for me as a child. Two years older than I, she would come home from kindergarten and first grade, and take her place at the chalkboard in our playroom. I sat at a child-size table, well supplied with old workbooks and basal readers from our aunt who was an early elementary school teacher. I have to assume my sister was an inspiring teacher because I've been a student or teacher every year of my life since then. I have been teaching now for 27 years.


My favorite aspect of teaching is looking at the material students need to learn, figuring out how I can break that down into manageable pieces, and designing a variety of learning activities that match the students' different needs and interests. It is very rewarding to watch young people grow in confidence as they master new skills and understand new concepts. It's always been a thrill for me to see the "light go on" when a student has learned something new in one of my classes.

Orme offers a perfect environment for me. I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching English to students from all over the world in my ESL classes and, when I have free time, I can ride my horse over the beautiful wide open spaces of the Orme Ranch.

August 2009 Bio

While our faculty members are still on summer vacation until the end of this month, we thought it would be the perfect time and opportunity to introduce you to three of our dedicated staff women, whom parents and their students will have contact with during the school year. That way, you will have a face to go with their names now, and they won't just be a voice on the phone!


Linda Murdock has worked at Orme for 31 years, arriving on campus in 1978. Except for a few months at the start, working in Housekeeping and as the Weekend Switchboard Operator, Linda has worked in the Business Office all of those years. She is currently the Assistant Business Manager; a position she was promoted to in February 2008. Linda says that she never finds things dull or boring in her job, and one of her favorite times of the school year is during Orme's annual (and unique) Fine Arts Festival.

Sharon Medina is another "old timer" at The Orme School, having worked here for 30 years. She takes care of payroll, student billing, purchasing, and employee benefits. On a side trivia note: Sharon's husband is a coach for Mayer High School, but that does not stop her from cheering on the Orme Warriors. One of the things Sharon says she most enjoys and appreciates about The Orme School is its surroundings along Ash Creek, and our special buildings and facilities, such as Founders' Hall, the Old Adobe, the Chapel, and our Library.

Deborah Smyly is another staff person whom parents and students will see often. She first came to the School in August 1998 when she was looking for a good school for her [then] 4-year old daugher Michaela. That was the first year of the Orme Little School, and Deb says she was very impressed with the small size of the classroom as well as the Little School teacher. Deborah wears many hats at Orme. She is the daytime Switchboard Operator and Receptionist, supervisor of the student Laundry Room, and runs our campus Mailroom. It is Deb Smyly who has the pleasure of handing out care packages from home to our Orme students. She says that her favorite thing about working at Orme is the students, "They have so much to offer and give to this community, and my daughter and I are so lucky to be a part of it."


I never lived in the West before.  When I first came to Orme, I realized straightaway this was a place unlike any I'd been to.  Just off the plane from Boston, I was touring around a boarding school on a ranch in Arizona high country!  This is an extraordinary adventure for me, yet there is something familiar about the place.  Orme is alive with these happy paradoxes.  It pairs the best of a favorite childhood summer camp with the rigors of a college preparatory education.  More than that, Orme has come to embody something uniquely American to me - the betterment of the individual combined with universal values of academic determination in a community as diverse and global as any school anywhere.  I am thankful to be a part of it.

I teach because I am first a student.  I have been fortunate enough to receive a top-notch education, from my own high school years through my undergraduate and graduate careers.  The classroom is one of my favorite places in the world, and the act of learning - both the students' and my own - is a favorite endeavor.  Isn't this why anyone teaches?

Before coming to Orme, I spent two years teaching freshman English composition and research writing courses at Emerson College in Boston.  I also taught classes and privately tutored high school students in SAT Prep and writing for a year.  Most of my educational and professional life has centered on writing, publishing, and literature.  While teaching college courses and pursuing my Master of Fine Arts degree in writing, I was occupied at major publishing houses downtown - I've worn many hats professionally and educationally.  Nothing I've done to date, however, is as rewarding as teaching and helping to develop and further the English and Writing program here at Orme.

Orme is incredibly rich in tradition, rare in opportunity, and ripe with potential.  It's hard not to have some sort of romantic notion of the Wild West at Orme, only with a scholastic bent.  Anything goes - we do academics, we do arts, we do horseback riding, we do Caravan.  But the environment is comfortable; it's easy to express yourself here.  Orme is a whetting stone of the spirit: the setting almost demands introspection and hones creativity, requires you to develop an awareness of your relationship to others and the wealth of nature around you.  It's an incomparable place to teach, a magical place to write, and an unforgettable place to learn.


(During the 2008-09 academic year, Jeremiah started the new Writing Center at Orme to help students improve their writing skills.  He was presented with the Frank A. Roberts Award for Teaching Excellence during Commencement on May 23, 2009.)

Faculty Bio - June 2009

Ilcen Reyes PhD, Universidad Monserrate de Santa Fe      de Bogota (Colombia) MA, Universidad Central del Valle (Colombia) BA, Universidad Central del Valle (Colombia) Spanish ireyes@ormeschool.org

In the summer of 2000, I was vacationing in Phoenix, Arizona and planned on returning to my native Colombia to continue with my teaching career.  Little did I expect to become a teacher in America.  Unexpectedly I was offered a position as a Spanish teacher at Orme.  This lead to having to make the most difficult decision of my life.  Should I give up my career in Colombia and move far away from my family?

Joan Jones, my Department Chairperson, assured me that Orme has a family environment, and that other teachers and the students would become my new family.  Eight years later, I can attest that Joan was right.  Although I still miss my family in Colombia, I have had many students who have become family to me.


I am told by my mother that I became a teacher at an early age.  When I was 5 years old, she taught me to read.  We lived on the farm of my father in the mountains of Colombia.  Our nearest neighbors lived miles away.  My siblings and I had to make our own entertainment.  I organized a school and, of course, I was the teacher and I taught them spelling and reading.  Years later, I attended a high school especially for teachers and, at the university, I majored in education.  I cannot imagine not being a teacher.  The most special thing about Orme is the family environment that we have.  Many of our students are like I am - far from home and family.  Because of the small classes and activities that we share, we form close bonds.


I have taught at The Orme School for 8 years.  In Colombia, I taught in private and public high schools, and at a university for 11 years.  The past 19 years have been a unique experience, and I look forward to the future.

Faculty Bio - May 2009

Nathan L. Robison BA, Allegheny College (PA) History nrobison@ormeschool.org

In 1996, I attended Orme Summer Camp while my cousin, Todd Horn, was the Headmaster of The Orme School.  Coming from Northwestern Pennsylvania, the Phoenix heat remains as my first Arizona memory.  After arriving at Orme, I met Todd, who took me on a campus tour that ended at his house.  I still remember the impressive view from his dining room window, and the Arizona landscape, which I had never seen before.  And, yes, the sky really is "bigger" in Arizona than Pennsylvania.

As a college student, I studied nautical/naval history, military history, and Shakespeare.  Primarily, my historical work focused on Titanic.  Because Titanic is such a "pop culture" topic, I had to treat it very carefully.  I was fortunate to visit the National Archives in New York City to finish my research, part of my work was published in 2002, and I was a guest speaker at a convention in Cleveland.  I graduated from Allegheny College with Departmental Honors in History and received the Harold Huntley Haine Prize for Promise in American History.


Following graduation, I returned to Orme, working as a Camp Counselor for a second year.  Before Camp started, I interviewed with the Dean of Studies and Headmaster.  I did not expect to become a teacher, as enrolling into a graduate program for History was my goal.  Nonetheless, I felt that some teaching experience would be beneficial.  However, one year has since become six.  Teaching at Orme helped me realize that history instruction is one of my greatest gifts.  In 2008, I received the Frank A. Roberts Award for Teaching Excellence, but I am just beginning to reach my full potential as a teacher.  Orme has facilitated my growth as an instructor, and the relationships I have established with my students are just as rewarding as my academic and professional accomplishments.

Orme has always been a special place for me.  The weather, the landscape, and the beauty of Arizona have all kept me here.  Yet, what I like best about Orme is the freedom I have to design my curriculum and courses as I see best.  I am able to construct learning experiences and activities that would not occur at a public school.  Orme's academic environment has not only made me a better teacher, but also a better historian and writer as well.

Barbara B. Sweet MLit, University of Pittsburgh (PA) BA, Western College for Women (OH) Equine Science ESL Horsemanship bsweet@ormeschool.org

I was invited by former Headmaster Chip Wolcott to join him here at Orme to begin a faculty development program with emphasis on new teachers.  I came here from retirement, from Vermont Academy, where I had served as Assistant Head of School.  I was ready for a new adventure, and The Orme School with its southwestern rural environment has certainly provided that.  I thought that I might stay for a year or two and, thus far, I have been at Orme for nearly nine years.


Why did I choose education for my career?  When I was at the age to choose, I knew that I did not want to sit at a desk...that I didn't want to work in a laboratory...that I wanted to work with people, though my chosen field was science.  And, I knew that I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.  Education followed naturally.

The "realness" of Orme is what is special.  We are close to nature.  We gaze at the heavens, the mountains - the "Big Sky" surrounds us.  We see our place as human beings amongst the earth's other creatures.  Orme is not a man made concrete environment - I guess that's what I mean by "real."  It is natural and the people here are natural too.  Orme helps one to concentrate on what is important.

Faculty Bio - February 2009

Amy L. Sawyer MA, Humboldt State University (CA) BA, Humboldt State University (CA) Athletic Director and Middle School Mathematics asawyer@ormeschool.org

Why Orme?  Actually what drew me to Orme were the exact things that enticed us as parents.  My husband, Jeff, and I were interested in finding a school that would challenge our sons both in and out of the classroom.  What we found at Orme were small class sizes where students get personal attention; teachers with high academic expectations of all their students; classroom settings where teachers can teach their passion; and finally, athletic teams where "politics" are non-existent.

I became a teacher as a second career.  As my own children started school, I began volunteering.  During this time I realized that teaching was something I not only enjoyed, but had some talent in as well.  Although I never thought of myself as a math person, I believed the best use of my skills would be as a middle school math teacher.  I have taught (although not always mathematics) at Mingus Springs Charter School, the Paulden School, and at Heritage Middle School.  I have been teaching a total of 8 years.


I think what makes The Orme School unique is that we teach students how to learn.  As an independent, private school, our students are not subject to having their success based upon the outcome of a controversial standardized test.  But that is not to say that our students do not do well on standarized tests...They do...but they have been educated to learn, think critically, and to be able to connect ideas.  I believe that our successful Orme students understand that their education is not a passive process, but something that is dynamic and active.


(Amy, her husband Jeff, and their two sons live on the Orme campus.  Sons Dakota and Burke are students at The Orme School.)