Stories from the Journey
The strength of our school community is built on the continued commitment of faculty, students, and families to support each other as they learn and grow. Here are stories of the people, places, and experiences that make up the Aspen Country Day School journey.
Emmy Gilliam
September 23, 2022
Emmy brings 17 years of experience working in schools as a middle school teacher, faculty leader, and director of admissions and enrollment. She has a BA in English from USC
Zeke Tiernan
August 5, 2021
What is something you want to do that you have not done yet? One thing that I have not done that I would like to do is visit India. Having
Vanessa Abrahams
August 5, 2021
Vanessa, born in France and raised in a French-speaking family, studied human development and family science at the University of Rhode Island, with a minor in French and psychology. She
Mark Sumera
August 5, 2021
A Middle School faculty member since 1999, Mark has taught two decades of Aspen Country Day School students the beauty of the quadratic equation. He also enchants Lower School students
Megan Talarico
August 4, 2021
Megan, who has taught at Aspen Country Day School since 2008, grew up in Utica, New York. She has a BA from Providence College and a masters in science education
Stacy Reed
August 2, 2021
Stay tuned, Stacy’s bio and profile are coming soon. Prior to joining Aspen Country Day School in 2021, Stacy was on the faculty at the Bush School, a K-12 independent
Renee Wheeler
March 30, 2021
Stay tuned, Renee’s bio and background info coming soon! Three essential items? My dog, my daughter, and my husband. Oh, wait, in this order: husband, daughter, dog. Something that was
Alex Tiernan
March 24, 2021
A born and raised Carbondalian, Alex Tiernan has worked at Aspen Country Day School for over a decade in Physical Education and as Global Program Coordinator. He studied marketing and
Tyler Valtin
March 24, 2021
Tyler grew up in Virginia; he has a BS in business from Virginia Tech and a master’s in educational psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, a degree he completed