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.
Danielle Sarns
June 28, 2022
Danielle recently taught at the Cottage Preschool and Ajax Adventure Camp. She attended the University of Michigan and earned a BA in Communication & Media Studies and a master’s degree
Melanie Doyle ’13
June 28, 2022
A 2013 graduate of Aspen Country Day School, Melanie attended Aspen High School and continued on to Colorado State University, where she completed a double major in Human Development and
Cecelia Martin
January 28, 2022
Joining Aspen Country Day School midway through the 2021-22 school year was a natural for Cecelia, also known as Cec. She quickly became a warm and welcoming presence at the
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
Fred Stover
August 4, 2021
Fred began working as a teaching assistant for the Third Grade at Aspen Country Day School in 2017. He grew up in Pennsylvania and studied park and resource management at
Shelley Gill-Meisler
August 4, 2021
Shelley has taught generations of Aspen Country Day School children to read — and more importantly, to love reading. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she has a BA in elementary