RE LOG Fall 2017

FALL 2017 Ransom Everglades LOG 53 his BA in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania and JD from the University of Denver. He graduated from Phillips Academy Andover. He competed at Andover as both a coxswain and rower and all four years at Penn as a varsity coxswain. Jonathan Scholl, arrives to the Upper School History and Social Sciences Department from the University of Florida, where was an adjunct lecturer in the University Writing Program and post-doctoral teaching associ- ate after earning his PhD in history with an emphasis in colonial Latin America. Dr. Scholl also served as an adjunct lec- turer in Santa Fe College’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and was a volunteer instructor and coordinator at the Latina Women’s League of Gainesville, where he taught Citizenship Preparation and Conversational English for Speakers of Other Languages. He received his MA in history from the University of Florida and BA from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis., where he was a Richard A. Burke Scholar and spent two semesters abroad (Madrid, Spain, and Santiago, Chile). In 2016, he re- ceived the Richard J. Milbauer Dissertation Research Award for best dissertation in the history department. Samantha Shapiro assumes responsibility for directing RE’s major productions, supervising and coaching the Upper School’s thespians, and teaching acting classes on the Upper School cam- pus. Miss Shapiro arrives from the highly re- garded Miami Children’s Theater, where she managed all aspects of production – from casting to choreography to directing to stage management – for 17 mainstage perfor- mances, including Sister Act, The Producers and Ragtime . Miss Shapiro also brings a rich background as an acting teacher and dance and voice instructor. At MCT, she instructed children, teens and adults in acting tech- nique, improvisation, stage presence, voice, dance, diction and audition preparation. She previously served as a theater director and acting teacher at Broadway Musical Theatre on Key Biscayne. She was also a production summer day camp at Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio, and in 2015, she assisted with environment conservation as part of International Student Volunteers in New Zealand. Desiree Masucci, an accomplished dancer and actress with expertise in costume design, joins the Middle School faculty to teach dance and drama, and will lend her skills to productions on both campuses. A Miami native who attended Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School STAR Magnet Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, Miss Masucci graduated with a BA in theatre (with a minor in dance) from Rollins College, where she was a recipient of the Priscilla Parker Theatre Scholarship for Excellence in Design. She went on to the California Institute of the Arts, where she earned her MFA in theatre with an emphasis in costume design. Her design work has been showcased throughout the nation, including in the film “Holy Land,” produced by Rabbit Bandini Productions. Miss Masucci has taught dance for Miami Theatre Center’s Summer Intensive Youth Program and The Gordon School of Beth David Congregation, and also has been an adjudicator for the District 13 Thespians/ Individual Events competition. Timothy S. McAllister arrives to RE as the Director of the Crew Program, bringing more than 20 years of experi- ence from a rowing career that spans the competitive gamut from rower to coxswain to coach. He has coached at every level but found his niche in scholas- tic rowing, where he has contributed to sev- eral nationally competitive programs. Coach McAllister previously served as head coach at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Cambridge School, Greenhill School and most recently, The Hockaday School. During his tenure at Hockaday, he helped revitalize and trans- form the school’s program into one of the top girls’ programs in the country. His row- ers garnered multiple state championships in key events; gold medals at the Stotesbury Cup; a silver in their first trip to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America championships; and two top-10 finishes at the USRowing Youth Nationals. He earned earned her the school-wide Dean’s Prize for Outstanding Master’s Thesis and she also earned the Frank J. Millero Prize for Best Student Publication. In 2007, she was named the Marine Geology and Geophysics Outstanding Student of the Year. Dr. Jackson is an avid scuba diver who has earned her PADI Divemaster certification. She also enjoys boating. Doreen Johnson joins the Middle School History and Social Sciences Department from Durham Academy in Durham, N.C., where she taught middle school history and led the department in curriculum development and implementation. Ms. Johnson previ- ously taught history and English at the Lindop School in Broadview, Ill.; Evanston Township High in Evanston, Ill.; The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Mo.; and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. She served on the Board of Examiners for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and presented at the 2014 North Carolina Association of Independent Schools Conference on “Developing the Middle School Scholar.” In 2006, she was a Fred Hampton Image Award honoree for demonstrating generos- ity and leadership in a community of learn- ers. While at Lindop, she served as head cheerleader coach for 10 years. She earned her BA from DePaul University, where she was a scholar-athlete in track and field and cheerleading, and earned her MEd from Harvard University. Ms. Johnson will help coach track and field at RE. Meghan Kramer, arrives as Middle School Library Assistant from Cleveland State University, where she graduated in December 2016 with a BA in communications and minor in English. She is currently en- rolled in the Kent State University Online Program, working toward a master’s degree in Library and Information Science. She previously served as an administrative assistant at the Incentis Group, LLC., in Mentor, Ohio, conducting research for data, location analysis and tax programs and opportunities for clients. This past sum- mer, she worked as a senior counselor at Story continues, page 82