Ambar Cordova



Ambar Cordova currently serves as an Academic Coach for Seaside Charter North. She was previously a classroom teacher at Seaside and has been in the field of education for 12 years. Ambar holds a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership. She is currently working towards her Waldorf certificate through Kentahten Teacher Training.

Ambar is passionate about reading instruction through best practices merged with Waldorf Education in the public sector.

Laura Embrey



Laura Embrey has been deeply interested in form drawing since the beginning of her career as a Waldorf teacher. Laura's fascination with the beauty, power, and efficacy of the forms has only increased over time. She has been a teacher for forty years, in both public and private Waldorf schools. She has recently retired from her position as Pedagogical Chair at Camellia Waldorf School in Sacramento, California. Partly in order to bring her new discoveries regarding the meaning of and ways of working with the forms to others.

Breonna Greer

A little bit about me, I have been working in the public Waldorf school arena going on twelve years. I discovered Waldorf education through my family and was drawn to the warmth, the curriculum, and the passion that I saw living within the educators. I have taught in grades 1-5 as my focus and training has primarily been to serve the lower school. I received my training through Rudolf Steiner College and have had the opportunity to teach at Waldorf schools in California, Alaska and Oregon. I currently reside in Oregon where I am about to journey with my class into second grade. I am excited to delve into all things first grade with you!  

Adam Kilcollins

Adam grew up in Windsor Nova Scotia Canada. His first teaching job was as a downhill ski instructor. After graduating from Acadia University with a degree in Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Education, Adam moved to Vermont and spent two years working as a Park Ranger. He then fled the snow and moved to Santa Cruz California and taught 5th and 6th grade Environmental Science for five years at Walden West Outdoor School. During this period of his life he found and fell in love with Waldorf Education. He completed a year and a half of his Waldorf Teaching Certificate at the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Education and then moved to Sydney Australia and completed his certificate there. He then moved back to California  and worked as a class teacher at the Waldorf School of San Diego for 11 years where he completed a class grades 1-8 cycle, taught upper grades science main lesson blocks, and more. Adam then  gained his California Public School Multiple Subject Teaching Credential while spending three years at Willow Tree as a main lesson teacher. Finally, during the height of the Covid Pandemic, Adam found his 1st grade class at Journey Charter School. Currently finishing up his 23rd year of teaching, and 18th year as a Main Class Teacher.  Adam is one of the 4th Main Class Teachers at Journey and also serves on the Pedagogical Committee.

Miyoung Schoen

Miyoung has been teaching pedagogical eurythmy since 2008 in private and public Waldorf schools. She offers therapeutic eurythmy and works with a wide range of population, both children and adults with diverse needs.

Eliabeth Seward

A little about me: I have been teaching handwork for 40+ years in private, public, and homeschool settings, and teaching teachers. In 2018 I published a book "Teaching Through Stories: Jane and Jeremy Learn to Knit", which gathers as much as I could from my experiences teaching knitting in the early grades. It's been very well received by teachers and homeschoolers. I am now working with Shellie Smith and offering international online conferences, professional development, skills classes, and handwork teacher education, among other resources.

Rick Tan



Rick Tan is an artist, musician, and woodworker. He taught in Waldorf, and is co-owner and educator at Syrendell, where he and his wife offer inspiration and instruction through workshops, retreats, and summer camps. He has earned a BA in Bio Sci from UC Davis, an MD from the University of the East, Philippines, and a Waldorf Teacher Certificate from Rudolf Steiner College. He lives in Davis, CA. They have four children; the youngest is currently a homeschooling sixth grader.

Dale Thurber

Coming from a background as a summer naturalist in the Sierra Nevada, a ropes course director, and movement teacher for over 20 years, Dale also studied Political Science, Philosophy and History at Sonoma State University, with CA teaching credentials in Social Sciences and Physical Education. Additionally, Dale studied Spacial Dynamics and other movement teacher workshops, as part of a lifelong quest to become a "Renaissance man". Growing up, Dale was involved in many sports, and also works as SunRidge school's athletic director and coach. Dale also hosts the Mayacamas Medieval Tournament for 6th grade, a 5th grade Pentathlon, and other school events. A lifelong learner, Dale is happy to share his experiences with fellow Waldorf-minded educators at the coming conference, to "pay it forward" in gratitude to his own Waldorf movement mentors, Jaimen McMillan, Justin Ganz, Katie Moran, Edmund Knighton and Valerie Baadh-Garrett. Dale enjoys disc golf as a discipline and hobby.

Anna Tosick

Anna raised her son on the Big Island of Hawai'i where she was one of the founding teachers at Kona Pacific Public Charter school, the first Title 1 Waldorf Charter school in the country. She looped with her first class from grade 2- 8, taught a 3-4 loop, served as the Teacher Support Specialist as well as taught kindergarten for one year.She worked closely with the local community to create a place-based, culturally relevant framework for teaching main lesson blocks. Before moving to Hawaii, Anna earned a masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University. She received her Waldorf certification through Kula Makua Waldorf training in Honolulu. She first came to Waldorf Education in 1999 when she started working as a nature teacher at the Greenwood School in Mill Valley, CA. She returned to the Greenwood School in 2018 to teach fourth grade before the school closed permanently. She currently teaches fourth grade at the Bolinas School in beautiful West Marin and enjoys teaching adults in the summer when she is not racing outrigger canoes. .