Meet the FIS team
Our faculty is made up of over 60 passionate teachers and staff members who embody and embrace our Guiding Statement.
Leadership Team
Robin Schneider
Head of School
Yoshikazu Hagihara
Business Manager
Christian Chiarenza
High School Assistant Principal, DP Coordinator, DP Psychology
Washiela Casper
Middle School Assistant Principal, MYP Coordinator, MYP English
Brian Freeman
Principal of Student Life
Timothy Muzik
Elementary School Assistant Principal, PYP Coordinator
Nazia Savrimootoo
Wellbeing Assistant Principal
Elementary School
Rafael Ablong
PYP Physical and Health Education
Maki Adachi
PYP Japanese, PYP Assistant
Brendan Allen
Academic Coach
Bruno Antunes
PYP Art Teacher
Billy Applebaum
Grade 3 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Paola Arreola
Early Years PYP Homeroom Teacher
Kate Arseneault
Grade 4 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Corina Badea
Grade 2 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Karina Baque Garcia
Academic Coach
Alan Barbee
Librarian
Duane Black
EY-G8 Counselor
Henry Cammell
Grade 4 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Justin Gambino
Literature Coach
Marianne Green
EdTech Coach
Trevor Grimm
Grade 3 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Takayuki Hirashima
MYP Japanese, DP Japanese
Ako Horner
Library Assistant
Atsuko Ishibashi
PYP Assistant
Hiromi Ito
PYP Assistant
Etsuko Kanegae
PYP Assistant
Erika Kifuku
Kindergarten PYP Homeroom Teacher
Lukasz Kornas
Grade 1 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Rachel Lake
PYP Learning Support
John Lim
MYP Physical and Health Education, PYP Physical and Health Education
Donna Lowery
PYP Assistant
Chizuko Matsui
PYP Language Development
Natalie Miller
PYP Music
Timothy Muzik
Elementary School Assistant Principal, PYP Coordinator
Cathy Onizawa
Academic Coach
Emily Orillon
MYP Japanese, PYP Japanese
Craig Sharratt
Grade 5 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Aki Shiokawa
PYP Music
Andrei Teodorescu
Academic Coach
Paula Twynham
Grade 2 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Mari Uchida
PYP Japanese, PYP Assistant
Shawnte Wilson
PYP Assistant
Miho Yoshida
PYP Japanese
Blair Zachary
Grade 1 PYP Homeroom Teacher
Secondary School
Brendan Allen
Academic Coach
Alan Barbee
Librarian
Duane Black
EY-G8 Counselor
Washiela Casper
Middle School Assistant Principal, MYP Coordinator, MYP English
Christian Chiarenza
High School Assistant Principal, DP Coordinator, DP Psychology
Jordan Finch
MYP Individuals and Societies, DP Global Politics
Marianne Green
EdTech Coach
Takayuki Hirashima
MYP Japanese, DP Japanese
Zach Holz
MYP Film, MYP English, DP English
Noriko Ikaga
MYP Art, MYP Japanese
Matt Jasinski
DP Biology, DP Environmental Systems & Societies
Judith Karanja
MYP English
Baishan Li
DP Visual Arts, MYP Visual Arts, SaA & Projects Coordinator
John Lim
MYP Physical and Health Education, PYP Physical and Health Education
Mervin Low
MYP English
Sarah Marley
MYP Mathematics, MYP Science
Ravi Mathapati
MYP Mathematics, DP Mathematics
Usha Mathapati
MYP Physical and Health Education
Dan Moredo
MYP Theater, MYP English
Kat Moredo
MYP Individuals and Societies
Jonathan Morell
MYP Mathematics, MYP Science
Timothy Morgan-Richardson
MYP Science, DP Chemistry
Junko Nishimoto
MYP Japanese, DP Japanese
Cathy Onizawa
Academic Coach
Alexis Partee
DP Economics, Theory of Knowledge
Allison Pook
MYP English, DP English
Santiago Rey
MYP Mathematics, DP Mathematics
Luke Russell
Activities Coordinator, MYP Physical and Health Education
Hasan Salhiu
MYP Spanish, DP Spanish
Brett Scott
MYP English, DP English
Nicole Scott
MYP Design
Boram Shin
MYP Music, DP Music
Michael Stirling
MYP Science, DP Physics
Hisako Ueda
PYP Japanese, MYP Japanese, DP Japanese
Danyi Wu
High School Counselor
Mariano Zuk
MYP Design
Business Office
Yoshikazu Hagihara
Business Manager
George Badea
Facilities Manager, Photographer
Yukari Eda
Head of Accounting
Tomoko Iohara
School Nurse
Kaoru (Kei) Kitahara
Head of Admissions
Nono Barcelo (Kiyosue)
Operations Officer
Ikumi MacDonald
Head of General Affairs
Kaori Amano
Operations Officer
Toshitaka Higashi
Head of Facilities
Shinya Iwami
Facilities Support
Chikako Kakoi
Office Assistant
Hanna Poeschl
Head of Marketing & Communications
David Tam
Head of IT
Janet Yam
Operations Officer
Tomoko Yano
Office Assistant
Mio Yoshida
Admissions & Student Support Officer
Georgina (Gina) You
Deputy Business Manager
Faculty
