Faculty

Ashley Jousse started at Feynman School during the 2015-2016 school year as the early childhood aftercare teacher. The following school year she moved into the Preschool room full-time as the Preschool assistant, as well as continuing to lead aftercare. She studied early elementary education at the University of Maryland and has been working in child care with young children for 13 years. She has chosen to work with young children as her career over any other because of the indescribable joy she gets from watching each unique child grow, learn, and discover new things, in their own way, about themselves and about the world around them.

Angela Ha received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in 2015. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Educational Technology at Johns Hopkins University. She was born and raised in South Korea and later moved to Pennsylvania. She started off her career as an academic coordinator in a private school in South Korea and worked as a 3rd-grade teacher in Virginia. She really fell in love with teaching younger children and watching them learn and grow. She is looking forward to starting her new chapter in life at Feynman!

Erika Berg attended St. John’s College in Annapolis Maryland where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts.  St. John’s has a Great Books curriculum, so she was fortunate enough to be able to read about and study a wide range of topics in the fields of math, science, music, literature, and philosophy. Erika went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education with an Emphasis on Literacy from the College of William & Mary. She has worked with students as a tutor, camp counselor substitute teacher, park interpreter, and most recently as a First Grade teacher in Prince William County Virginia.

Mr. Koenig is passionate about learning and education, and believes strongly that everyone can train their brain to grow using a Growth Mindset. The only things we don’t know are those we haven’t learned YET! He has a diverse background in the engineering and architecture, legal, and manufacturing fields, and has been an educator for the past five years. Before starting at Feynman, Mr. Koenig worked as an educator at a public charter school in the Harlem Park neighborhood of Baltimore. There, Tom learned that an education is the primary driver for an equitable and just future, and that all young people can achieve with high expectations. Setting achievable goals and helping young people build strategies to attain their goals is a real blessing of Mr. Koenig’s life. Mr. Koenig graduated with a BA in literature from the University of Baltimore and is working towards his MAT from Western Governor’s University. He lives in Frederick with Jessica and three feisty cats.

Ms. George believes in building strong readers and writers who leverage critical thinking and creativity to communicate with compassion and confidence. With extensive experience in college admissions, Ms. George aims to prepare students to thrive far beyond their time at Feynman. She holds a B.A. in English and Spanish from Duke University and earned her M.A. in English from Georgetown University, where she has served as a Lannan Fellow for creative writing as well as the Assistant Academic Director for Georgetown's Creative Writing Academy. Ms. George has lived in Turkey, Spain, and Thailand, teaching creative and critical writing to students from all over the world.

JP is a recent graduate from Dartmouth College with a masters degree in Earth Sciences. At Dartmouth she worked on an cosmochemistry project funded by NASA, where she developed a method to measure Osmium in Solar wind obtained by NASA's GENESIS mission. Originally from India, she has a background in geology and experience working with artificial neural networks, climate data and remote sensing. Her passion for teaching rose from teaching assistant-ship at college, volunteering with a Teach for India fellow and exposures to effective science communication at Dartmouth. She is fascinated by problems in earth sciences that are always interdisciplinary and hopes to convey that intriguing interconnected-ness of sciences to students at Feynman.

Mrs. Martin loves history and it shows in the way she delivers her lessons.  She loves interacting with her students.  She teaches Ancient History, World History, and US History.  Mrs. Martin was a real estate and finance lawyer for Marriott for 16 years.  Then, she taught US History at the Eastern Middle School Magnet Program for 18 years.  This is her third year at Feynman School.  She likes the small class size and how it lends itself to great discussions and projects.  Mrs. Martin is a great believer in cooperative learning and she uses its strategies to help students learn deeply and broadly about the causes and effects of historical events and figures.  Mrs. Martin gives students lessons in analytical writing, an important skill that will last them a lifetime.  Students also present their thinking and writing with their classmates.  Mrs. Martin's husband is also a teacher.  She has 3 children, two of whom are still in college, and 3 grandchildren.