Robert W. Brewitt, Superintendent/ Secondary School Principal

Dr. Brewitt has been associated with the school since ISE was founded.  He has his doctorate degree from Washington State University.  Rob has been in international education since 1973 and has worked in Norway, Belgium and Holland.  He was principal and then superintendent at ISB (Bangkok) from

1983-1994.  Rob was also head of the Vienna International School before returning to Thailand to build new schools and housing estates in Cambodia and Vietnam. 

Blog:http://iserbrewitt.wordpress.com
Email:rbrewitt@ise.ac.th

Heather Naro, Elementary School Principal

Ms. Naro is originally from Ontario, Canada. This is her fifth year as the elementary  principal  at ISE.  Heather has a Bachelor of Education degree from McGill University, a Master degree of Administration from University of Ottawa and a second Master degree from the University of San Franscico in Organization and Leadship.

Her overseas education career began in 1992 and has taken her to Egypt,  China, Saudi Arabia and Thailand. The Naros  have two children who attend ISE, Justin, grade 8 and Sydney, grade 6.

Blog: http://isehnaro.wordpress.com
Email:hnaro@ise.ac.th

Andrew McDermid, Secondary School Coordinator, English and French teacher

Mr. McDermid graduated  with a teaching  degree  from the University Of Durham, England.  Andrew taught high school for more than twenty years   in  London before moving to Thailand. He is currently teaching English and is the Secondary School Coordinator. 

Andrew also deals with student admissions. He enjoys watching, playing and coaching a range of sports. Andrew is in his eleventh year at ISE.

Ruth Ann Rochanaroon, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

Blog:http://iserrochanaroon.wordpress.com
Email: rarochanaroon@ise.ac.th

Margaret Grainger, Kindergarten  Teacher

Blog: http://isemgrainger.wordpress.com
Email: margaret@ise.ac.th

Nichola Van Gestel, Elementary Teacher

Ms. Van Gestel is originally from Canada but has spent her life overseas. She grew up in the International School System and has decided to continue this in  her career. Nichola went to Canada to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree in History and her Bachelor of Education degree from Acadia University. For the past three years she has been teaching kindergarten in Bahrain. This is her first year in Thailand and she is looking forward to all that Thailand and ISE has to offer. Nichola’s interests include traveling, reading, and swimming.

Blog: http://isenvangestel.wordpress.com
Email:nvangestel@ise.ac.th

Lydia Giannakopoulou, Grade 2 Elementary Teacher

Ms. Giannakopoulou was born and raised in Athens, Greece. Along with elementary and ESL certification, she holds a Master of Arts in Education  from the UK, and a degree in drama. She has worked in government and  private schools in Greece, Nepal, Germany, and Thailand. This is her third year at ISE.  Lydia enjoys reading, learning languages and baking.

Blog: http://iselgiannakopoulou.wordpress.com
Email: lydiag@ise.ac.th

Alan Walmsley, Grade 3 Elementary Teacher

Benjamin Reiber, Grade 4 Elementary Teacher

Bill Hartz, Grade 5 Elementary Teacher

Watchara Lertsuwanwong, 1-5 Thai and Art Teacher

Jintana Ong-On, K-5 Thai Teacher

Kelley Potisit, ESL and PE Teacher

Maria Pannakan, ESL Teacher

Kanokwan Sridabundit (Khun Gade), Elementary Computer

Kanokwan Sridabundit (Khun Gade) has been working at ISE for 8 years. Born and raised in Sriracha, Khun Gade comes from a family of 7 children she has graduated from Rajabhat Institute in Bangkok and Masters degree from King Mongkut University, Thailand. Gade enjoys traveling, swimming and golfing.

Blogs: http://iseksridabundit.wordpress.com/
Email: kanokwan@ise.ac.th

John Pahls, K-12 Librarian

Mr. Pahls holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Cincinnati and the a Master of Library Science degree from Kent State University. In his library career, John has worked for two organizations, the Rocky River Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. He has served as a reference librarian, technology trainer, and most recently in the IT department as a computer services specialist. During his time with Maryknoll he worked for two years in Phnom Penh, Cambodia developing a Learning Resource Center. This is John’s third year at ISE. He is excited to be working at ISE to develop its libraries, and views the library and effective information searching as a crucial dimension for providing quality education. John’s interests include traveling, reading, writing, watching movies and playing various sports.

Amanda Garrett, Reading/ESL teacher

Mrs. Garrett is excited to be joining the ISE team starting with the 2010-2011 school year. She will be the new reading Specialist as well as teaching ESL. Mrs. Garrett was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado USA where she attended the University of Southern Colorado and received her Bachelor of Science degree and Elementary Certification. For three years, Mrs. Garrett taught grade 1 in Pueblo, Colorado. In 2004, Mr. and Mrs. Garretts careers took them to Shanghai, China where they taught at an international school for five years. In 2009, Mrs. Garrett received her Masters of Education degree with an emphasis in Reading from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Mrs. Garrett enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, scuba diving, reading and going for walks.

Cindy Kohoutek, Elementary teacher/ Social Studies teacher

Mrs. Kohoutek was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education with a Masters degree in Curriculum and Development. She joined ISE in October 2010 as a substitute working throughout the various grade levels. In her free time she enjoys running and  golfing with her husband.

Anna Packham, Learning Needs

Ms. Packham is from Chesterton, Indiana. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary education from Manchester College. In the last seven years, Anna resided in San Diego, California where she earned her Master in Special Education non- severe at Azusa Pacific University. She was a special day class teacher and resource teacher at her last job. Anna is excited to work at ISE as a learning needs teacher and is ready to enjoy all that Thailand has to offer.

Barbara Alexander, 6-10 ESL Teacher

Originally from the U.S., Ms. Alexander grew up attending international schools in Brazil, Taiwan, and Afghanistan. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular Biology from Wellesley College, a degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Science degree in Community Health Education from Old Dominion University, and a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University. After working for 20 years as a physical therapist, Ms. Alexander moved to Thailand with her family and in 1999 became a teacher at ISE. She is married to Somkid and they have two daughters who are both graduates of ISE.

Jeremy Lees, 6-10 ESL Teacher

Mr. Lees is from Lancashire, England. He graduated from Salford University, England with an Honors Degree in Economics. He also holds a University of Cambridge Royal Society of Arts teaching diploma. Jeremy has worked in England, Australia, Japan and Thailand. He joined ISE in April 2006. In his free time, Jeremy enjoys most outdoor sports particularly soccer, golf, swimming, hiking and cricket.

Trevor Jones, English/Social Studies Teacher

Mr. Jones obtained an Honors degree in Biblical Studies from the University of Cardiff in 1968 and his Post Graduate Certificate of Education from Birmingham University in 1970. After twenty-nine years teaching in the UK., he moved to Thailand in 1999. He came to ISE after three years of teaching at another local international school. His hobbies are tennis, squash, chess, and badminton.

Kristen Knudsen, English/Social Studies Teacher

Ms. Knudsen is from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She graduated from Queen’s University and received a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree and a Bachelor of Education in Intermediate/Senior Education. She began teaching overseas in Cairo, Egypt where she spent four years and met her American husband, Daniel. Together they taught in Switzerland and are happy joining the staff at ISE. Kristen enjoys many activities including swimming, writing, scuba diving, basketball, cooking, traveling and reading. Her newest challenge is trying to learn how to play golf with her husband.

Timothy Garrett, Mathematics/ Science and PE teacher

Mr. Garrett started his teaching career as a video game design instructor in his hometown of Pueblo, Colorado in the United States before heading overseaswith his wife, Amanda Garrett, and spending five years at the Shanghai Community International School in China. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Southern Colorado and is currently working on a Masters of Education through Jones International University with an emphasis on secondary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. The Garretts have two children, Quince age 3 who attends ISE and Trace, age 1. When Mr. Garrett is not teaching, he enjoys running, snowboarding, GPS hobbies, photography, and mountain biking and traveling!

Daniel Knudsen, MS/HS Math Teacher

Mr. Knudsen  is  from  Minnesota  and  graduated  from  the  University  of Minnesota  in  Minneapolis  with  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Secondary Mathematics Education in 1991. His international career includes: Honduras (two years), Brazil (five years), Egypt (8 years), Switzerland (one year) and now  three  years  here  in  Thailand.  He  enjoys  a  multitude  of  sports and activities, most notably golf, scuba diving, strategy games, and swimming.
He and Kristen have been married for four years, and recently added baby Aiden to their family.

Kenneth Flynn, Mathematics / IB Mathematics/Physics teacher

Mr. Flynn was born in the UK. He is a Physics and Math specialist who has been teaching in international education for 20 years, working in Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, China, and Singapore. Mr. Kenny is a language enthusiast and speaks reads and writes Spanish, Thai, and Mandarin. He also has strong interests in drama, music, running and martial arts.

Robert Constable, MS/HS Science/IB Biology Teacher

Mr. Constable a Canadian, received his Bachelor of Science degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Manitoba. He holds a Master of Education degree from Michigan State University. Bob has teaching experience from Canada, Turkey and China. His interests are yoga, scuba diving, travel and science.

Heather Murray, MS/HS Science & IB Biology Teacher

Ms. Murray was born in Niagara Falls, Canada. She received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters in Education from; Youville College in New York State. Heathers first international teaching experience was in South Korea where she taught ESL. Her most recent teaching experience was in England teaching High School Science and Biology. Heather is extremely excited to be in Thailand where she will enjoy all the outdoor activities and travel experiences the country has to offer.

Timothy Overacker, Social Studies teacher/IB Coordinator

Originally from Oregon, Mr. Overacker attended University of California, Berkeley, majoring in geography. After teaching for several years and obtaining a Master of Education degree, he began teaching overseas. At ISE he has taught a range of grades and subjects and is currently the IB coordinator and teaches Theory of Knowledge and Information Technology in a Global Society. He has two school age children Bala and Neel.

Mitch Naro, Social Studies/IB Psychology Teacher

Mr. Naro is from Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from New Mexico State University and a Master of Education from the University of New Mexico. He has taught in Saudi Arabia, China and Egypt. He introduced and taught IB psychology in each of these three international schools. Mitch has also taught IB history and middle school social studies. His interests include golfing, jogging and water sports.

John Murray, Spanish / Social Studies Teacher

Mr. Murray has been teaching in Thailand for the past nine years. John comes from San Diego, California where he graduated with honors from the University of San Diego. He holds a Bachelor of Diversified Liberal Arts (Spanish) degree and a bilingual (Spanish-English) multiple-subject teaching credential (K-6), and a Spanish language teaching credential. He enjoys free diving, surfing, foreign languages, travel, cooking, painting, and playing music.

Dr. Min Ae Yang IB Korean / Korean For Koreans Teacher

Dr. Yang was born and grew up in Masan, Gyeonsangnamdo Province; she received her Master of Education degree (Korean) at Yousei University and completed her Ph.D in Korean Studies, emphasizing Korean Education & Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul. Prior to coming to ISE, she taught university-level non-Koreans the Korean language at home and abroad for 12 years, including 5 years at Criova University in Romania and Burapha University in Thailand. Dr. Yang loves exploring other cultures and customs and relaxes while painting, reading and traveling.

Takashi Kakizaki, Japanese Teacher

Mr. Kakizaki comes from Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japan in 2001. He has taught at the Weekend School for Japanese in Sriracha, as a Japanese teacher since 2004. His hobbies are skiing, badminton, computer, acting and traveling

Kristina Solheim, Spanish/ PE/Health Teacher

Ms. Solheim has been teaching overseas for 25 years. She has a Master in Arts (Spanish) degree and she is certified from the University of Arizona to teach PE, ESL and Spanish. She has a daughter, Krysia, attending the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has taught in the US, Greece, Nicaragua, Thailand (ISB), Cyprus, Venezuela and Qatar. During her free time she loves traveling, reading, swimming, windsurfing and hiking. 

Megan Eastlake, 6-12  IT Coordinator/Computer Teacher

Ms. Eastlake comes from Melbourne, Australia and was a university teacher                              for Melbourne  University  Creative Media program, and Deakin Universities IT  Unit. She has over  seven  years  experience  in  the  Multimedia  and  IT industry and has worked for television, and the ABC Broadcasting corporations  New Media Asia Pacific Unit, where she was producing online news, arts, and political  content  for  the  Asia  Pacific  regions. Megan earned her degree at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia in the Media Studies/Digital Media department. She most recently completed her Masters in Education degree from Assumption University, Thailand.

She is continuing her education and beginning her Masters in Special Needs with Deakin University in Australia, beginning in October 2011.

Joseph Marchione, 4-12 Music Teacher

Joseph Marchione comes to ISE after teaching music for two years in Taiwan. He holds a Masters degree in Music Education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, Illinois, and a Masters in Music Composition from Texas State University. Mr. Marchione brings a wealth of educational experience to ISE, having taught at the elementary, secondary, and college levels for a number of years. The unique approach that he takes toward music pedagogy allows students to gain hands-on musical experience and produce original compositions that incorporate various facets of their individual creativity.

Sheila Murthy, 6-12 Art Teacher

Sheilah Murthy received her Bachelors from the University of Texas and Masters from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has created arts integrated curricular experiences from pre-school to college. At her last assignment in Taiwan, Ms. Murthy developed the Art program and humanities citizenship courses. At ISE, Ms. Murthy is excited to be working with a great group of students, faculty and parents in such a beautiful and fascinating place. When not engaged in sharing her passion for producing inter disciplinary art and events for educational and philanthropic purposes she simply loves being with her family (especially her 7th grade daughter!) who has roots in India, Italy, The Philippines, Korea, and Lebanon.

M.L. Parat Charuchinda, Thai Teacher

M.L. Parat Charuchinda began teaching Thai for Thai students at ISE in January 2001. She obtained her Bachelor of Law degree from Ramkamhang University. After graduation, she joined a law firm and became a barrister-at-law. Subsequently, she earned an Honors degree in Education majoring in teaching Thai. She started her teaching career at Rajini School, in, a private girls’ school where she taught for eleven years. Her last position at that school was as head of the Thai section. Before teaching at ISE, she spent 10 years as the managing director of the Foundation for the Welfare of the Disabled under the Royal patronage of H.R.H. the Princess Mother.

Prae Charuchinda, Thai Teacher 

Khun Prae received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Durakij Bundit University. She also holds a Bachelor degree in Education from Sukothaithummathiraj University. She worked for several years at ISE as a teacher assistant in Pre-K. She is a Thai teacher for Middle School this year.