Board of Trustees
Dana Atwood-Blaine
Dana has been a teacher for 12 years, 10 in public school and 2 in a private school. She has taught in Alaska, Nevada, and Missouri and for grades Pre-K through 9th. Dana received a B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. She is currently a full-time student at KU working on a PhD in Curriculum and Teaching with an Emphasis on Science Education. She is also getting a minor in Physical Geography, with emphasis on geoscience technology such as GIS, GPS, remote sensing, and the like. Some of her interests include environmental sustainability and nature-based science education. She is pleased to have the opportunity to serve Prairie Moon School in this way. Dana is a co-chair of the board, as well as chair of grants.
Kimberli Eddins
Jeff Kennedy
Jeff joined the board in 2009. He is currently Secretary. What brings Jeff to PMWS is the emphasis on imagination for the pre-school and kindergarten classes and the comprehensiveness of the curriculum for the grade school students. His professional work is in television production.
Melissa Watson, Ex-officio member
Melissa joined the board in 2008. She is currently Office Manager (ex-officio member of the board), Secretary (pro-tem), and Chair of F & E. What brings Melissa to Waldorf education and Prairie Moon is beauty, art, respect for the children, and reverence for where they are developmentally. Melissa’s background is in art– she earned an MFA degree and has experience with commercial design, layout and publishing. She assists Prairie Moon with publications (flyers, ads, etc.). Melissa is detail-oriented, a good listener, a right-brained thinker and enjoys problem solving. She “doesn’t run with scissors…much” – and has a great sense of humor. Oh…and she always welcomes finding chocolate on her desk.
Danny Veerkamp
Danny is local contractor and parent of a 2nd grader who has attended Prairie Moon since he was 3 years old has recently joined the board of directors. Danny will be one of the co-chairs facilitating board meetings, and will serve as the chair of facilities and environment, helping to oversee the various needs of the building that Prairie Moon occupies.
Câline Fonteneau Ivanoff
Câline has worked in advertising, public relations and broadcast journalism where she has managed agencies and worked on award winning campaigns for Fortune 500 companies as well as non-profits, such as the Katrina Foundation and Oceana. She studied advertising, communication, and graphic design at the University of Florida and Lynn University. She is passionate about languages and arts, and studied classical ballet, contemporary dance, jazz and hip-hop, as well as classical piano and flute with world-renown teachers in Connecticut, New York City, and Miami. She is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese, and enjoys the opportunity to practice them in professional and personal settings alike. After discovering Waldorf education at Sanderling Waldorf School in Encinitas, California, Câline feels she has finally found her “tribe”. She looks forward to working with fellow board members to serve the Prairie Moon community.
Marshall Maude
(coming soon)
Scott Trettel
(on leave)
Becoming a Board Member
Prairie Moon Waldorf School has a process in place by which new members join the Board of Trustees, as outlined in the bylaws here.