
Tara Currin
Head of Lower School
Tara Currin
[email protected]Texas A&M University - B.S.
University of St. Thomas - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2016

Erin Breen
Assistant Head of Lower School

Harmony Packard
Assistant to the Head of Lower School
Kindergarten

Ann Kathryn Crawford
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant

Laura Easterling ’06
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Laura Easterling ’06
[email protected]Texas Christian University - B.S.
Texas Christian University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2021

Lindsee Eddy
Kindergarten Teacher

Lizzie Hermes ’98
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant

Meredith Langman
Kindergarten Teacher

Mekala Podaras
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant

Amy Perry
Kindergarten Teacher

Madeline Richardson
Kindergarten Teacher

Samantha Rojano
Kindergarten Teacher
Samantha Rojano
[email protected]Texas A&M University - B.S.
Texas A&M University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2023

Christy Weatherill
Kindergarten Teaching Assistant
Christy Weatherill
[email protected]Harding University - BBA
Faulkner University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2023
First Grade

Emily Forbus
First Grade Teacher
Emily Forbus
[email protected]Texas A&M University - B.S.
Texas A&M University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2023

Martha McDaniel ’91
First Grade Teacher
Martha McDaniel ’91
[email protected]Texas A&M University - B.A.
University of Houston - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2001

Sharon Perkins
First Grade Teacher

Sharon Reardon
First Grade Teacher

Anna Grace Rohr ’08
First Grade Teacher

Ellie Strehli
First Grade Teaching Assistant
Ellie Strehli
[email protected]Texas Christian University - B.S.
Texas Christian University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2023

Sofia Tellez
First Grade Teaching Assistant
Second Grade

Mackenzie Brown
Second Grade Teacher
Mackenzie Brown
[email protected]Grove City College - B.S.
University of Texas at Tyler - M. Ed.
At ROBS since 2022

Taylor Colwell
Second Grade Teacher

Melissa Cook ’00
Second Grade Teacher

Mallary McDaniel ’01
Second Grade Teacher
Mallary McDaniel ’01
[email protected]Texas A&M University - B.A.
Texas A&M University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2018

Marissa Parker
Second Grade Teacher
Third Grade

Kayla Carter
Third Grade Teacher

Laura Graves
Third Grade Teacher
Laura Graves
[email protected]Southern Methodist University - B.A.
Roosevelt University - M.S.
At ROBS since 2023

Meghan McAfee
Third Grade Teacher

Emily Thomas ’06
Third Grade Teacher
Emily Thomas ’06
[email protected]University of Texas at Austin - B.S.
Relay Graduate School of Education - M.A.T.
At ROBS since 2018

Cory Thomsen
Third Grade Teacher
Cory Thomsen
[email protected]University of Houston - B.S.
University of Houston - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2021
Fourth Grade

Molly Edington
Fourth Grade Language Arts Teacher

Dana Machen
Fourth Grade Language Arts Teacher

Noelle Stecher
Fourth Grade Mathematics/Social Studies Teacher
Noelle Stecher
[email protected]St. Ambrose University - B.A.
North Central College - M.A.
At ROBS since 2022

Holly Tindel
Fourth Grade Mathematics/Social Studies Teacher
Holly Tindel
[email protected]University of Houston Main Campus - B.S.
University of Houston Main Campus - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 1989
Other Faculty

Mary Stewart Anderson
Director of Learning Support (Lower School)
Mary Stewart Anderson
[email protected]University of Texas at Austin - B.S.
Houston Baptist University - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2017

Maria Corrigan
Kindergarten & First Grade Spanish Teacher
Maria Corrigan
[email protected]University of Houston - B.A.
University of Houston - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2020

Katie Davis
Lower School Art Teaching Assistant

Sue Nelson
Lower School Learning Specialist
Sue Nelson
[email protected]Indiana University - B.S.
Northern Illinois University - M.S.
At ROBS since 2023

Cindy Duffey
Lower School Reading Specialist (Grades K-2)

Lisa Gilmore
Lower School Theater Teacher
Lisa Gilmore
[email protected]University of Texas at Austin - B.S.
University of Houston - M.Ed.
At ROBS since 2014

Alexis Goodly
Lower School Digital Lab Teacher
Alexis Goodly
[email protected]McNeese State University - B.A.
Grand Canyon University - M.A.
At ROBS since 2021

Teresa Grovas
Grades 2-4 Spanish Teacher

Jenn Harris
Lower School Instructional Coach (Grades K-2)

Karrie Hilliard
Lower School Counselor
Karrie Hilliard
[email protected]Claremont McKenna College - B.A.
University of Houston - M.Ed.
University of Houston - Ph.D.
At ROBS since 2021

Vicki Krenek
Lower School Science Teacher

Jane Martellino
Preschool & Lower School Librarian
Jane Martellino
[email protected]University of Massachusetts - B.S.
University of Rhode Island - MLIS
At ROBS since 2021

Katie Masters
Lower School Maker Space Teacher

Ashley Moseley ’01
Lower School Art Teacher
Ashley Moseley ’01
[email protected]Vanderbilt University - B.S.
Belmont University - M.A.T
At ROBS since 2017

Shelia Potter
Lower School Librarian
Shelia Potter
[email protected]University of Houston - B.S.
University of North Texas - M.S.
At ROBS since 2018

Aimee Putnam
Lower School Reading Specialist (Grades K-2)

Maria Rizzi
Lower School Hogan Fellow

Mary Kate Springmann
Lower School Instructional Coach (Grades 3-4)
Mary Kate Springmann
[email protected]Spring Hill College - B.S.
Loyola Marymount University - M.A.
At ROBS since 2021

Anne Marie Stewart
Lower School Music Teacher

Jessica Thompson
Lower School Bible Teacher

Melinda Williams
Director of Fine Arts & Kindergarten Music Teacher

Brian Mahabee
Director of Innovation and Innovation Instructional Coach (Grades K-8)
Brian Mahabee
[email protected]University of Alabama at Birmingham - B.S.
Teachers College, Columbia University - M.A.
At ROBS since 2017