Faculty Directory

KITTY DAVIS was appointed Head of Lower School in 2016 following 10 years of employment at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore, Maryland.  During her tenure at RPCS, Kitty taught Kindergarten, developed and implemented the Preschool program, served as Assistant Lower School Head and most recently held the position of Director of Early Childhood Education, overseeing infants through first graders. A model life-long learner, Kitty is currently pursuing training at the Orton-Gillingham Academy, where she is working on her certification and fellowship.

 

 

ANN HANSEN has been an educator for over 15 years and holds a BA in psychology from Roanoke College and an M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Lesley University in Massachusetts. She has taught at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, California and at Friends School in Baltimore. After her daughter Kate began kindergarten at The Country School, Ann worked part time at The Academy Art Museum in Easton teaching school groups as well as conducting art lessons to populations with special needs. Ann then took on the role as the Director and Lead Teacher of the Mini Masters Early Enrichment Program at the Museum. When Covid temporarily closed this program, she began substituting at The Country School and then joined the faculty full time in 2021.

 

Ann loves traveling, hiking and spending time bird watching with her family. Ann has lived most of her life between Philadelphia and the Eastern Shore with time spent in California and Boston. She lives in Easton with her husband Lars, daughter Kate, dog Blu and cat Maya. "I feel so fortunate to part of The Country School community as a teacher as well as a parent!"

ANNE MCCAULEY is a graduate of Salisbury University where she completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work with a minor in Psychology in 2005. Anne then went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Salisbury University as an advanced standing student in an accelerated program in 2006. While at Salisbury University, Anne discovered her passion for working in the mental health and human services fields. 

Anne began her career serving children and families at the Caroline County Department of Social Services. Anne then went on to work as a school-based mental health clinician at Eastern Shore Psychological Services and as a behavior specialist with Talbot County Public Schools. Anne obtained her licensure as a clinical social worker in 2012. In addition to her role at The Country School, Anne maintains a private therapy practice in Easton. 

Anne loves spending time with her husband and three children. She enjoys taking spin classes, running, and spending as much time in the Outer Banks of North Carolina as possible during the summer months.

 

 

 

LINDA SCHUERHOLZ  grew up in Baltimore County and moved to the Eastern Shore with her husband and son in the late 1990s.  She obtained a Master of Arts in School Psychology from Towson State University and a Doctorate in Education from The Johns Hopkins University.

 

Linda started her career teaching part-time in the Johns Hopkins University School of Education while working in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Neuropsychology as part of a research team focusing on children with neurological disorders and learning problems.

 

Upon moving to the Eastern Shore, Linda worked part-time with a private practice in based in Severna Park. She also worked as a School Psychologist for Caroline and Queen Anne’s Counties. After retiring from public education, Linda involved herself in a number of volunteer endeavors, sang with the Queen Anne’s Chorale, and expanded upon a long-time interest in photography.  She loves being outdoors and likes to dabble with drawing and writing.   

 

Linda is pleased to be part of the Country School team. She welcomes the opportunity to use her skills in identifying cognitive patterns and learning styles in students, and helping teachers facilitate students’ learning success. 

Originally from Cornwall on Hudson, NY, SCOTT VALENS played a variety of sports. Basketball became his main sport as he got older. Scott attended SUNY Cortland, and played on the club basketball team, and he still enjoys playing a variety of recreational sports. Scott and his wife, Nina, enjoy cooking together, and traveling around the US and to other countries.