Classroom Faculty

Marjo vanDijck , Preschool Teacher

Donna Frye, Assistant Preschool Teacher

Alice Johnson Kelly, Kindergarten Teacher

McKenzie Inigo, First Grade Teacher

Tom Trotter, First Grade Assistant Teacher

Anne DeVault , 2/3 Class Teacher

Anne has been teaching at Free Union since 2000. She previously spent many years in retail bookselling before receiving a Masters in Teaching degree from Mary Baldwin College. She lives in Charlottesville with her husband and two children. She loves to write, read and tell stories.

Claire Culver, 2/3 Class Teacher

A native of Durham, North Carolina, Claire Culver lived in Oregon, Washington D.C., and North Carolina before settling in Charlottesville in 2003. After finishing her BA and MA degrees at Duke University, Claire taught at two small, independent schools in North Carolina. She is now thrilled to be working at Free Union Country School, teaching 2nd and 3rd grades. Claire likes playing with kids and animals, being outside, camping, and laughing. She lives with her two kids (both Free Union students), two dogs, two cats, two gerbils, and one husband.

Kent Raine,

Leah Montgomery, 4/5 Class Teacher

John Fisher, 4/5 Class Teacher

John was born and raised in Washington, D.C. but spent much of his time in Milton, Delaware and Capon Bridge, West Virginia. After graduating from Guilford College with a degree in geology, John went into the field of outdoor education and then into the classroom. In 2002, after teaching fourth and fifth grade at an independent school in Alexandria for nearly six years, he relocated to southern Albemarle. Since then he has spent some of his time resurrecting a 1963 motor scooter, painting giant postage stamps, going on long walks, and fixing up an old house. John lives just outside of Schuyler with Jessica and their dog, Bird.