Academic Concentrations

List of 4 members.

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  Katie Hergenreder 

  STEM Department Chair, Animal Science Concentration Coordinator, Dorm Parent

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  Katie Hergenreder worked as a private tutor, teaching assistant, and radiation oncology research assistant at the University of Maryland Medical Center before joining the Foxcroft faculty in 2016 to teach physics and math and run the Learning Center’s STEM Lab. She also teaches Animal Science and Equine Science as part of the Animal Science Concentration program which Katie developed and coordinates.

  
  Katie’s STEM skills and interests include computer programming and robotics along with math and physics. She is also a Tae Kwon Do black belt and was a member of the University of Maryland's Equestrian Club, serving as the Director of Lessons. She earned her M.Ed. from Vanderbilt Peabody College in the summer of 2021.
  
  

  Katie lives on campus, is a member of the Orchard Dorm team, and has a lovable yellow-lab mix dog named Khaki. She enjoys riding off campus and is a member of the Middleburg Hunt.
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  Julie Fisher 

  Department Chair, Fine Arts

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  Julie Fisher joined Foxcroft's Fine Arts Department in 2017 as our Digital Arts Instructor. She supervises and teaches in The Innovation Lab @Foxcroft School. She leads classes in photography, digital design, and engineering, and also sponsors the yearbook.
  
  

  From 2005-17, Julie taught all levels of photography, art, and graphic design at Atlee High School (Hanover County, VA), where she also served as Fine Arts Department Chair and National Art Honor Society Sponsor. One of her accomplishments was implementing an International Baccalaureate program in Visual Arts and Photography at the school.
  
  

  Julie completed a B.F.A. in Studio Art with a concentration in photography at James Madison University and earned an M.F.A. in Photography from New Hampshire Institute of Art. She continues to pursue art at a professional level, showing her work at a variety of galleries and art centers on the East Coast. Her art combines her interests in photography technique and family genealogies, an interdisciplinary approach combining art and history that no doubt benefits our students. 
  
  

  Julie, her husband, Rick, and their two children, Rick and Allie, reside on campus.
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  Lindsay Anderson 

  STEM, STEM Concentration Coordinator

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  Lindsay Anderson grew up in a small coastal town in Rhode Island, where she developed a passion for the ocean. After receiving a B.S. in marine science and biology at The University of Tampa, she returned to Rhode Island to continue her studies of the ocean. Here she investigated human impacts on coastal environments, receiving M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Following graduate school, Lindsay completed a postdoctoral fellowship at San Francisco State University and eventually became a grant-funded scientist.
  
  

  Throughout her undergraduate and graduate education, post-doctoral fellowship, and science career, Lindsay spent much of her free time involved in outreach and education. Through local universities and non-profit organizations, she helped to spread the word about human impacts on coastal environments and encouraged people of all ages to build an appreciation of and a love for the ocean.
  
  

  While the ocean is still Lindsay’s passion, this work helped Lindsay discover her true calling as a teacher.  In 2014 Lindsay switched to teaching full-time, and prior to coming to Foxcroft, she taught biology and physics at all girl’s Catholic schools in California and Houston.
  
  

  Lindsay lives on campus with her husband Eric, son Everett, and dog Konza. The Anderson family loves to spend time outside and make their way to the ocean as often as possible.
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  Maria-Esther Sánchez 

  Spanish

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  During my early years in Spain, my homeland, I never thought that I would be living in another country. After 27 years in Massachusetts, I never imagined that I would be moving to Virginia. Five years later, I am still teaching at Foxcroft. Life is full of surprises!
  
  

  Although my passion was law, teaching was a very close second. I have been involved in education for more than three decades. At the coed boarding school where I worked for 26 years in Massachusetts, I taught all levels of Spanish, including AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature, and developed courses on the Pre-Columbian Civilizations, the Spanish Civil War, Spanish Art, and the Abrahamic Religions as different alternatives to the AP Spanish courses. My passion for teaching extends as well to educating adults, which led me to run workshops and seminars for several years for the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association, where I eventually served on the Board of Directors.

  
  

  At Foxcroft I have had the opportunity to teach all levels as well, except for Level 1. I have also been advising a variety of students-led clubs: We the People (diversity and inclusion), Global Cultures (international awareness), and Hand in Hand (LGBTQ). And besides being involved in various faculty committees, I have had the pleasure of coaching volleyball, speed walking, and soccer. And just in case you wonder, yes, I am a big fan of Barça.
  
  

  Besides my work at Foxcroft, my life is fulfilled by my husband, John, and my son, Alex, who lives in the D.C. area with his wife, Christine. My big hobbies are reading, photography, gardening, and cooking.

  
  
  
  During my early years in Spain, my homeland, I never thought that I would be living in another country. After 27 years in Massachusetts, I never imagined that I would be moving to Virginia. Life is full of surprises!
  
  

  Although my passion was Law, teaching was a very close second. I have been involved in education for more than three decades. I taught at a coed boarding school in Massachusetts for 26 years and now I am very happy to have moved to Foxcroft in 2013. I have taught all levels of Spanish, including AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature, and developed courses on the Pre-Columbian Civilizations, the Spanish Civil War, Spanish Art, and the Abrahamic Religions as different alternatives to the AP Spanish courses.
  
  My passion for teaching extends as well to educating adults, which led me to run workshops and seminars for several years for the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association, where I eventually served on the Board of Directors.
  
  Besides teaching, my life is fulfilled by my husband John and my son Alex, who lives in the D.C. area with his wife, Christine. I enjoy reading, cooking, volleyball, and soccer. Yes, I am a fan of Barça.