Faculty & Staff Directory

Erin Powers-Stockl is passionate about teaching. She has taught all levels of education in the private and public sectors. In the past 20 years, she has taught 1:1, small group, and classes with a concentration in phonics, phonological awareness, morphology, vocabulary acquisition, test taking strategies, reading comprehension, fluency, and writing. She has administered and interpreted standardized and criterion referenced academic evaluations and utilized this data to create individualized curriculum.

Erin holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Occupational Therapy from Boston University; a Master’s degree in Special Education from Simmons College; and an Associate level certification in Orton-Gillingham. She also holds a teaching endorsement in Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) and has worked with many ESL students over her career. At Marvelwood, she will be working as a 1:1 Orton-Gillingham Language practitioner.

Originally from Massachusetts, Erin now resides with her family in the Hudson Valley. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, swimming, kayaking, and spending time with her family and friends.

Glenn Sanchez has held many positions in his tenure at Marvelwood, including Athletic Director and Academic Dean. He is currently Director of Leadership Giving and Alumni Relations, and is enjoying re-connecting with the alumni he's gotten to know over his many years with the School. Glenn also teaches history and electives such as Astronomy and Philosophy and Harry Potter. Each year, Glenn’s top students put their diplomatic skills to the test, participating in the Model United Nations at Yale University.

Glenn met his wife Sarah Marshall on Marvelwood's Cornwall campus. During her time with the school she worked as a Spanish teacher, Assistant Academic Dean, and Summer School Director. She is now the Director of the Kent Memorial Library. The Sanchez family lives on campus with their two children, Victoria '18 and Alexander ‘19, who are proud alumni of the School. Victoria is a senior at Dickinson University and Alex is in his junior year at Gettysburg College.

"I love teaching, mentoring, coaching, and the camaraderie that develops at boarding school. My interests outside the school- sports, hiking, learning new languages, astronomy, and most recently, Comic Con, help me connect with my students. I'm very excited and proud that both of my children attend Marvelwood, and that they helped me develop my Harry Potter and Philosophy elective class.”

Carola Schmidt is The Marvelwood School Controller in our Business Office on campus. Carola earned her BBA and MBA from Pace University and grew up in New York City. After college, Carola worked in an assortment of accounting and IT positions, before joining the Marvelwood staff in 2010.

Carola is the proud parent of Loren Schmidt, who works for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Arlington, VA and the late Kendall Schmidt. Carola currently lives in New Fairfield, CT with her Meyers Parrot, Kiwi, Desert Iguana, Larry Lazarus, and two boxers, Chloe and Zeus. She also enjoys art media, quilting, crochet, gardening and cooking.

Sandy joined the faculty as a part-time strategies teacher and became full-time in 2015, and was recently named the Learning Support Department Chair. Sandy has 12 years experience in New Milford public school special education classrooms and five years as a Social Coach in New Milford High School. Prior to that, she did group and individual counseling as a Social Worker. Sandy holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work, as well as state certification in early childhood education; “I wanted to come to Marvelwood after meeting one of the current students. He spoke honestly and earnestly of the good aspects of the school, and even the ones he sees as difficult. My experience thus far has been totally positive. The level of communication among the staff is incredible and can only lead to success for the students. The support I’ve received as a new strategies teacher is fantastic.”

Natalie joins the Marvelwood Advancement team after spending the past 13 years working at the Salisbury Preparatory Boys School in Salisbury, CT where she has held roles in the Art Department, as well as Director of the Salisbury Fund and Assistant Director of Development.

Prior to her work at Salisbury, Natalie has worked in fundraising at MoMA, USGA, Upper Canada College, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Toronto Film Festival. Natalie lives at Salisbury School with her husband Andrew and their two daughters.

Maureen joined the Admission team in 2009. As an experienced admission professional, she has traveled domestically and internationally and has made many valuable professional relationships with families, schools, and consultants. Maureen has been a presenter at numerous conferences including Independent Educational Consultants Association and Small Boarding Schools Association. She is an active member of the Western Connecticut Boarding Schools Association and currently serves as President of the organization. When not meeting families Maureen enjoys trying new recipes and entertaining with her husband Ira.

Joanna graduated from Emerson College with a B.F.A. in creative writing. Before coming to Marvelwood, she worked at Kent Center School, the local elementary and middle school, in the Reading Intervention department where she taught students in kindergarten through eighth grade. A former competitive figure skater, Joanna has taught skating for many years in Kent and New York City. Coming from a theatrical family, Joanna enjoys performing and working behind the scenes in numerous plays at The Sherman Playhouse and other local theater companies. She currently lives in Star Dorm with her two daughters, Irine '25 and Bella ‘19.

Marie is at Marvelwood because she remembers her own struggles throughout high school and early college. She knows that each of our children has strengths and talents that are worthy of developing and celebrating, and she is keen to nurture those in each Marvelwood student.

Her personal and professional background is varied. She is a Kent School graduate and excited to return to the Housatonic Valley. After completing an Army deployment in Iraq, she graduated from American University and had her first foray into private secondary school education at Emma Willard School. From there, she spent time in government, healthcare, education, and not-for-profit work. Having children reminded her of the importance of education, prompting her to return to school to study education law.

But always, her goal has been to make the world a little better. For that reason, she is looking forward to supporting the school’s vibrant community service program, as well as working in our Strategies department. Although the last 14 years have been mostly about her own kids, Marie is excited to settle into a career working with other people’s children.

Marie lives with her partner, Math and Science teacher Timothy Kernan, their kids, a dog and 2 kitties in Summit Dorm.

Pam came to Marvelwood in 1992 with a background in Studio Art, Drama and English. Over her time here she has held administrative positions, directed the Theatre program, has been a dorm dean or boys dorms as well as girls. As Chair of the Visual Arts at Marvelwood, she has taught a myriad of courses in the arts before landing full time in Ceramics.

Pam got interested in Ceramics late in the game but has delighted in the exploration and the sheer zen of working with clay. She studied animal sculpture with well-known sculptor Alison Palmer as well as hand building and wheel work. Her work with Alison brings a whimsy to her art to which students can relate.