Jeong Won Yoon
Jeong Won Yoon is a teaching pianist, composer, and vocalist. She graduated from University of South Alabama (BM in Voice Performance), California State University, Los Angeles (MM in Commercial Music Composition), and UCLA extension (Film Scoring). As a performer, she has played piano for over 25 years in diverse settings and performed solo voice recitals, […]
Dana Howell
Why do I choose Waldorf Education? Waldorf Education is unique in how deeply music is incorporated into the everyday life and curriculum of students as they develop throughout their schoolyears. For me, it is a fantastic opportunity to engage students in the common language of music as we share skills and inspiration. Dana Howell joins […]
Monica Crusoe-Bell
Monica has served as a professional musician and music teacher for nearly 20 years. She earned her B.A. in Music Education from Seattle Pacific University, with an emphasis on K-12 Instrumental Music Education. She has served as orchestra director for the Issaquah School District (Issaquah, WA), the Clark County School District (Las Vegas, NV), and […]
Yuan-Ting Yang
Yuan-Ting Yang (Wendy) is a native Mandarin speaker who has double majors in MBA from Hawaii Pacific University in Oahu, Hawaii. She also obtained “Teaching Chinese as Second Language” certification from Mandarin Learning Center of Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. She has more than 10 years of experience teaching English as a Second Language from […]
Natalie Waldheim
Why do I choose Waldorf Education? Because it is a beautiful, natural and sensitive way of raising and teaching children to become free-minded adults. “Education from the inside out.” Teaching with a profound sense. Waldorf is a way of living, and in my experience, a one-way road. I was born in New York and grew […]
Sandra Storti
Frau Storti-Fässler was born and raised in Switzerland, where she received her BA in Education. After teaching in the lower and middle grades as a class teacher for several years, she moved to Los Angeles. At Highland Hall she taught German in all the grades for over 13 years. Frau Storti-Fässler now works as the […]
Ariel Sortun
BA Human Development & Early Childhood, Pacific Oaks College Ms. Sortun has been teaching since 1998. Her early teaching was with kindergarten and nursery aged children. Trained in the Reggio Emilia approach, she cared for young children and led professional development courses for other teachers for nine years. She first met Waldorf Education in 2009, […]
Alex Ramirez
Annie Pinckney
MA Psychology, Pepperdine University; BA Psychology, Cal State University Northridge; PPS Credential in School Psychology, National University Annie Pinckney joined Highland Hall in 2008 as our College Counselor. She has previously served as a college counselor and teacher at a number of private and public schools in the Los Angeles area. Since 2010 she has […]
Sara Maun
I was born and raised in Los Angeles and am happy to still call it home with my family and many pets. I love crafting, cooking and taking walks in beautiful places. I attended Sarah Lawrence College for my BA with a focus in both Visual Arts and History, and developed a great love of […]
