Alexandria Friends School

Faculty & Staff

	Will Stewart Head of School, History will@afriends.org A historian and linguist, Will has been an educator since 1973. He has taught in colleges, universities, middle, and high schools in Ohio, New York, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and Germany. Will also spent some time in adult education, test preparation, and business management. He holds degrees from Baldwin-Wallace College and Case-Western Reserve University in Ohio, and has studied at Georgetown University; the University of Maryland, College Park; and in Germany and Austria. He has served as a trustee on the boards of religious and educational institutions. Most recently he spent eight years teaching history and English at the Thornton Friends School, Alexandria Campus. He enjoys singing, hiking, biking, swimming, gardening, and reading.

	Bryan Adams Science, Computers, Math, Art badams@afriends.org Bryan earned his bachelor's degree from fellow Quaker institution Guilford College (NC). There he majored in biology with a minor in computers and information technology, and was a teacher's assistant in both zoology and chemistry. After working a couple years in the retail world, Bryan wanted to pursue further studies and enrolled in the Digital Media Arts program at Mercer County Community College (NJ). It was from this program that he got the inspiration to become an educator. Bryan has a passion for both the sciences and the arts, and hopes to inspire that same enthusiasm in his students.

	Silvia Maza Spanish, Math smaza@afriends.org Because I have done a lot of remediation work with college students, I have a good idea of where high school math is missing the boat. So saying, Silvia is prepared to correct the situation, accepting the challenge of working with teenagers. A mother of three grown children, Silvia brings a parent's perspective to the teaching staff. As a native of Cuba who has had many interesting language teaching (and learning) opportunities, Silvia is also prepared to teach our Spanish courses. I think both subjects can be a lot of fun, and will bring some fun into my classroom.

	Philip Bansal English pbansal@afriends.org Philip earned his M.A. from the University of Virginia where he focused on medieval and Renaissance literature. Prior to his graduate studies, he was a news reporter covering environmental policy. He has been a high school tutor for many years, a graduate instructor at the Pennsylvania State University, and an English teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is committed to helping his students become insightful and compassionate thinkers.

	Marty Sullivan Economics; Advanced Math and Spanish Substitute Martin A. Sullivan studied economics at both Harvard (B.A., magna cum laude) and Northwestern (Ph.D). He has worked as an economist for the Treasury Department, for the Joint Committee on Taxation of U.S. Congress, and in the private sector. He has written over 250 articles for Tax Notes magazine where he is now a contibuting editor. He lives in Alexandria with his wife Mary Fitzpatrick and their two children, Laura and Joseph.

	David C. Livingston Studio Art David received his B.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi in Art and German, followed by an M.A.T. degree from Mississippi State University. He has served as instructor in painting, print, and design as well as computer graphics and programming. He is a juried member of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, has shown his work nationally, and has his work in many private collections. He currently serves as a commissioner on the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.