Administrative Staff

  • Stephen Pyle
    Middle School Coordinator

Stephen Pyle

  • Elisha Cho
    Assistant Director of the Upper School

Elisha Cho

  • Lisa Brown
    Interim Director of Upper School

Lisa Brown

I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. As a girl I loved reading; I remember going to the school library one day with my 5th grade class and overhearing my 3rd grade teacher tell one of her students to ask me to suggest a book because “Lisa has read every book in here.” Now, clearly that wasn’t true and I squirmed and blushed, but I was proud. Better than being remembered as the kid who put glue on everyone’s stool in 7th grade art. In middle school and high school, though, I stopped reading as much, but I re-discovered my love for it in college. By some miracle of scheduling, I took an American literature and American history at once, and the proverbial light bulb went off. The relationship between what was happening in the country and the author’s story captured my interest and made me want to keep reading and exploring the world. More importantly, it made me want to create that moment for other kids. After graduating, I taught in Tijuana, then Southern California and Maryland before making my way to Beaver. The committed faculty, the creativity in the classrooms, discussions about great literature, and the excitement of kids having their own “ah-ha” moment as learners all energize me and push me as a teacher.

  • Tiffany Smith
    Director of Middle School

Tiffany Smith

I was born in Texas, and my father’s time in the military provided time spent in Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and most memorably in Germany. Living overseas gave me the opportunity to interact with different people and cultures; an experience I still treasure to this day! I believe being an educator gives me the opportunity to have some say in how our world will continue to evolve and change for the better. Working directly with middle school students is truly the best parts of my day. I see middle school students as the most interesting young people, who are open to new experiences, looking for guidance support and humor. My job is to foster a place where great teachers facilitate learning with curious students ready to ask the next question and engage in new experiences.

  • Ann Bevan Hollos
    Associate Director of Middle School

Ann Bevan Hollos

As a teacher and administrator for the last 16 years at independent middle schools in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Massachusetts, Ann Bevan is committed to creating lessons that push students to think critically. As the Associate Director of the Middle School, Ann Bevan supports faculty in doing the same.  At Beaver since 2004, her job includes managing all aspects of middle school student life, including discipline, scheduling, and coordination of the afternoon programs.  Ann Bevan particularly enjoys helping foster student leadership skills via student council and facilitation of morning meetings.  In 2006-07, she coordinated Beaver’s ten-year NEASC re-accreditation process, which gave her greater insight into virtually every aspect of the school, from curriculum to governance to student experience.  Beaver is always examining what it does and thinking about ways to be better, a philosophy that fits well with her own dedication to seeing life as a set of experiences from which to learn.

  • Linda Feeley
    School Office Coordinator

Linda Feeley

  • Kathy Tarnoff
    Executive Assistant to the Head of School

Kathy Tarnoff

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