Stevenson PACT's teaching staff have each contributed a picture and short bio for this page. A complete staff roster (PDF) is also available:
Meet Our Principal
Ms. Angela Lyon
Angela Lyon is the principal of Mountain View Whisman School District’s Stevenson School, home of the PACT program. Angela is uniquely qualified to be the principal of the PACT program. She has a Masters degree from the University of Minnesota in Parent, Family, and Community Education. In addition, she was one of the ...
Meet Ms. Ross
Bernadette Ross - 3rd Grade
Which classroom 'moment' exemplifies the PACT experience? There are so many 'moments' that make me feel very fortunate to be a teacher in this program. But if I have to choose, I guess I would say the moments when we work in small groups, and the children have a greater opportunity to have an
Meet Ms. Bean
Amanda Bean, 3rd/4th Grade
Amanda was born and raised in San Diego. She attended UC, Irvine for her undergraduate work in Dance and Education and danced professionally for Sea World to help pay her college expenses. At UCI she participated in a scholarship program called ArtsBridge in which
Meet Ms. Katrina
Katrina Van Der Linden, 2nd/3rd Grade
Mrs. Katrina, the K/1 teacher in Room 5, has a multinational background. “I grew up moving back and forth from Palo Alto to the Netherlands every few years,” says Mrs. Katrina of her childhood. “I grew up bilingual and skipped sixth grade. I actually never was in the eighth grade either
Meet Ms. Reva
Revathy Shiv - 2nd Grade
Meet Mr. A
Stan Aderman - 4th/5th Grade
For Stan Adermann, the experience of multi-grade classrooms, thematic instruction, and parent participation in class began with his own schooling. His elementary school combined kindergarten through sixth grade. “It was a philosophical choice at the school to teach multiple ages together, not because
Meet Ms. Kelyn
Kelyn Dewar, 2nd Grade
Kelyn Dewar is native to California and grew up in Los Altos. She attended Homestead High School and earned a B.A. in English Literature from San Diego State University. After college, she went into procurement in the high tech industry. Kelyn thrived in her role as program manager leading teams to
Meet Ms. Bonnie
Bonnie Malouf, Kindergarten
Think back to your elementary school days. Do you remember any of your teachers hanging from a bosun’s chair on a tall sailing ship? Bonnie Malouf, one of our kindergarten teachers, does! This picture was taken in February 2006 when Bonnie was teaching 5th grade. Bonnie doesn’t plan on taking our
Meet Ms. Engelhardt
Maja Engelhardt, 1st Grade
I worked at a parent participation preschool in Palo Alto for eight years. During that time, I came to understand and believe in the value of parent involvement. Parent education topics that were covered in my class included discipline, limit-setting, conflict resolution, and the importance of play.
Meet Ms. Hygate
Terri Hygate - Kindergarten
Terri Hygate believes teaching is a vocation, a calling. And she’s been called to it twice. The first time was in New Zealand where she taught kindergarten, first, and second grade. Then she became a children’s librarian and spent ten years developing collections and programs to promote and advance literacy.
Meet Ms. Abby
Abby Goodman, Kindergarten/First Grade
Hello! I am Abby Goodman, and here is my bio:
My father fondly remembers picking me up from kindergarten and getting an earful of all the things I learned in the day. When I got home, I would play teacher to anyone who would be my pupil, including stuffed animals.
Meet Ms. Sarah
Sarah Loyola - 5th Grade
Sarah Loyola says her parents prepared her for teaching. “They gave me the tools to succeed: parent involvement and their own love of learning,” says the teacher. Parent participation and involvement in children’s education is a key inspiration for student success. “In junior high, my dad sat with
