Our People

Our dedicated teachers engage our students as active learners and inspire them to reach their full potential in and out the classroom.
We know from research that the teacher is the most important in-school factor that affects student learning. Many other factors matter as well – supportive parents, future-minded leadership, a world-renowned curriculum, and state-of-the-art facilities – but every day it is our experienced teachers that engage students in the rich and diverse learning that is at the core of the Kaohsiung American School experience.
In addition to our classroom teachers, our faculty and staff includes four administrators, counselors, inclusion Coordinators/Literacy Specialists, a robust IT department, teaching assistants, facilities team, and library department, among numerous others that help create a collaborative and caring culture of excellence at KAS.
132
faculty and staff
78%
of teachers and professional faculty hold advanced degrees
15
countries represented

Amber Lin
Teaching Assistant

Amos Ruffer
Middle School ELL

Angela Hsu
Aquatics Director

Angela Kuo
Grade 5

Angeling Chang
Spanish

Anny Chuan
Kindergarten

Ansel Wang
Facilities Director

Audrey Sifunganyambe
Teaching Assistant

Avi Megiddo
MYP Design

Brian Borgi
Humanities

Brian Meehan
Director Of Learning Technology

Carina Corey
Pre-K

Carly Santos
HS/College Counseling

Catherine Lin
Laboratory Technician

Celine Fournier
MYP Art/Design

Charlene Lin
Teacher Assistant

Charlotte Wu
Teaching Assistant

Chelsea Armstrong
Principal, Middle School

Cheng-Wei Hsieh
MS Music

Chikako Fukuyo
Japanese

Christine Sung
Receptionist

Claudia Fidalgo
DP Coordinator

Clint Munkholm
MYP Math

Colleen Johnson
MYP Math

Conor Gannon
Science

Daisy Chang
Executive Administrative Assistant

Daniel McMahon
MYP Language & Literature

Danielle Meehan
Science

Deanna McNeil
G5

Debbie Tsai
Teaching Assistant

Denise Wu
ES Receptionist/Secretary

Diana Garcia
MYP Individuals & Societies

Dorothy Hung
Grade 1

Doug Pishkur
Humanities

Dr. David Brackett
DP Chemistry

Dr. Molly Fitzgerald
Principal, Elementary School

Eileen Chang
Teaching Assistant

Elizabeth Marvel
MYP Humanities

Ellen Chiang
Ellen Chiang

Ellen Liu
Library Assistant

Emma Chen
Teaching Assistant

Erica Jheng
Library Assistant

Erin Wang
Teaching Assistant

Gabe Sortino
DP Mathmatics

Gloria Kao
Chinese

Godwin Amedume
DP Economics

Grace Lee
Teaching Assistant

Gulian Fang
MYP non-Native Chinese Language

Hanna Shin
DP Biology

Hannah McIntosh
Special Education

Harold Hernández
MYP/DP Spanish

Hillary Storey
Pre-K

Hsin-Yi Hsu
Music

Ian Baverstock
MYP Design

Irene Lee
Chinese

Iyeshia Haynes
ES Art

Jacob Fiedler
Health & PE Department Chair, Assistant AD

James Gerber
Physical Education

James Laney, Jr.
Head of School

Jamie Hughes
G3

Jasmine Lee
Lifeguard

Jean Tsai
School Counselor

Jeannie Huang
Accountant

Jeff Ko
Facilities Officer

Jennifer Etherton
Inclusion Coordinator & Literacy Specialist

Jenny Tsai
Chinese

Jessica Acholonu
MYP Humanities

Jitesh Pattni
MYP Science

John Lin
Chinese

Joyce Lin
Chinese

Joyce Yang
Teaching Assistant

Judy Chen
Teaching Assitant

Justin Pilon
Science

Kali Knudson
Grade 4

Kate Meade
Elementary ELL

Katy Tseng
Teaching Assistant

Kendrah Walker

Kimberly Clark
High School Principal

Kolas
Humanities

Kristi Bell
Librarian

Kristin Partridge
G1

Kyle Blaikie
G4

Laura Rollison
Learning Support Coordinator

Lawrence Yuan
Director of Operations

Leah McGinnis
Grade 5

Lena Wang
Systems Analyst

Lisa Fang
Director of Admissions

MacKenzie Daniels
Math

Maggie Yen
Teaching Assistant

Malcolm Lamprecht
Humanities

Margo Carnahan
Grade 3

Mark Quirsfeld
DP Business Management

Matt Bailey
MYP Humanities

Melody Chen
Kindergarten

Monica Cho
MYP Humanities

Nana Su
Cashier

Nancy Huang
Middle School Secretary

Naomi Huang
Teaching Assistant

Natalie Souchon
Art

Niocie Browne
HS Faculty

Noah Dvorak
Director of College Counseling

Paloma Corella
MYP/DP Spanish

Peter Brodhead
Humanities

Pinky Chung
Teaching Assistant

Pon Peng
Teaching Assistant

Rachel Chen
HS Secretary/Registrar

Rebecca Chao
Accountant

Robert Chuang
Senior Technology Specialist

Sara Brodhead
Director of Teaching & Learning

Sean Butler
G5 ELL

Shari Dixon
ES Counselor

Shu-Ping Liu
Nurse

Stella Chen
Athletics Director

Stephanie Kuo
Teaching Assistant

Stephanie Sherlock
Grade 2

Stephen Meade
Science

Steven Hill
STEM & ES Tech Integrationist

Tina Wu
MYP Math/Service Learning Coordinator

Todd Fu
MYP Japanese

Tracy Lee
Purchasing Agent

Vanessa Hsu
Lifeguard

Vincent Pan
MYP Health & PE

Vivi Sun
Teaching Assistant

Vivien Huang
Athletic/IB MYP DP Assistant

Wendy Weng
ELL

Winnie Shen
MS Counselor

YJ Choi

Yu-Min Cheng
Chinese

Zahra Khalifeh
MYP/DP Music
