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Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff (we lovingly call them “staffulty”) make us who we are: the community where children with language-based learning differences thrive. 

“I can’t remember anyone saying ‘no’ here. Again and again, I am blown away by the knowledge of the staff, and the flexibility I am afforded around my own ideas. We feed off each other’s ideas and build on our own, which makes collaborating with colleagues and the administration absolutely energizing. I mean who doesn’t want to rock it in the classroom with that kind of support and excitement around education?”
—    Upper School English teacher

At The Lab School, faculty and staff teach from each child’s strengths. Eighty percent of Lab’s student-facing faculty hold advanced degrees in addition to their teaching certifications. What’s more, Lab staffulty are trained in multiple methods, including Orton-Gillingham, a multi-sensory approach where teachers use sight, hearing, touch and movement to help students connect language with letters and words.

Lab staffulty also have more than training: they have years, often decades, of experience working with students with language-based learning differences. Because of this expertise, Lab staffulty tailor their teaching methods and approach to individual students, ensuring that students are met where they are and given what they need to grow.

We encourage you to get to know our outstanding faculty and staff below.

Find a Person

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Faculty
Lower School

Leah Marcus

she/her
  • Reading Teacher
  • (202) 580-7055
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Leah Marcus
she/her
  • Reading Teacher

Contact Information

  • (202) 580-7055

Education

  • Vanderbilt University - B.S. Elementary Education
  • Vanderbilt University - M.P.P. K-12 Education Policy
Lower School
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Middle School

Lauren McAuliffe

she/her
  • Language Arts Teacher
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Lauren McAuliffe
she/her
  • Language Arts Teacher

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Education

  • The College of William and Mary - B.A. Sociology & Hispanic Studies
  • The University of Pennsylvania - M.Ed. Intercultural Communication
Middle School
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Alicia McNeill

  • Physical Education Coordinator
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Alicia McNeill
  • Physical Education Coordinator

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Education

  • Trinity Washington University - B.A. Criminal Justice
  • American University - M.A. Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Physical Education
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Leadership

Diana Meltzer

she/her/hers/ella
  • Associate Head of School
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Diana Meltzer
she/her/hers/ella
  • Associate Head of School

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Education

  • Pennsylvania State University - B.A.
  • American University - M.Ed.
  • Executive Office
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Student Support

Allison Miller

she/her
  • Speech-Language Pathologist
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Allison Miller
she/her
  • Speech-Language Pathologist

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Education

  • University of Virginia - M.Ed. Speech-Language Pathology
  • James Madison University - B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Speech, Language & Literacy
Student Support
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Staff

Kelly Mills

  • Finance and Operations Manager of The Reservoir Group
  • (202) 349-8660
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Kelly Mills
  • Finance and Operations Manager of The Reservoir Group

Contact Information

  • (202) 349-8660

Education

  • Trinity Washington University - B.A.
  • Speech, Language & Literacy
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