Faculty

Letitia is a Richmond native. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Education from Long Island University (LIU). She participated in the Friends World Program at LIU, which had 8 academic centers around the world. This program focused on developing world citizens, critical thinkers, and self-motivated learners. Her studies led her to Waldorf methodology. While in college, Letitia took on internships at Waldorf schools in London, England and Byron Bay, Australia. Letitia did her Waldorf teacher training at the Sunbridge Institute.

Letitia became a class teacher at RWS in 2002 and led her class from grade 1 through grade 6. When her children were young, she took some time off from class teaching and spent 5 years leading a Waldorf-inspired, in-home, early-childhood program. In 2013, she resumed her role as a class teacher at RWS.

In addition to teaching, Letitia enjoys camping, biking, paddling on the river, and adventuring with her 4 boys and husband. She also loves traveling, reading, and cooking.

“It is important as a teacher to show my class that I have a love of teaching and learning. This will help to develop this joy in my students. What I bring to them, no matter how academic it is, must come from my heart.”

Margaret holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Double Bass Performance from The Ithaca College School of Music. While at Ithaca, she was introduced to the Suzuki Strings method, known as the “mother tongue approach” to learning how to play an instrument. Margaret is now a long-time Suzuki Strings teacher, having taught cello and bass, among other instruments, in Providence, Philly, DC, and now Richmond. 

After becoming a parent and searching for a learning path for her active son, she discovered Waldorf education via a Music Teacher opening at a local Waldorf School. The holistic and whole-child philosophy appealed to her family, and the Waldorf forest kindergarten experience ended up being a perfect fit for their son. Since that journey began, Margaret has incorporated many principles of Waldorf Music Education into her teaching. She completed the Antioch Center for Anthroposophy’s Explorations Program in 2020, the foundational studies course for Waldorf Educators. After Waldorf homeschooling and teaching primarily at her home studio and online in recent years, she was thrilled to join the RWS community as faculty and parent in the Fall of 2022.

When she is not teaching, Margaret enjoys exploring new places with her family, writing songs, playing music with friends, and experimenting in the kitchen with gluten-free recipes.

“I am continually humbled and awed by what the children can accomplish when given a nurturing environment and a patient guiding hand. Their creativity and joy in music-making inspires me daily.”

Reid joined RWS in the 2020-2021 school year as the 8th grade woodworking teacher, adding Facilities Coordinator to his role in 2023. He built custom furniture from 1996 to 2017. Before that he was a video store clerk, a stunt driver, and a missionary.

What inspires me each day: the students’ love for meaningful work and the way that they earnestly take up the tasks given to them.

What it is about Waldorf Education that calls to me: the connections that are woven between the various academic and artistic disciplines. There is a gradual and meaningful building that occurs, concept upon concept, and experience upon experience.

Katie holds a Master of Arts in Education from Antioch New England Graduate School, a Waldorf Teaching Certificate from the Center for Anthroposophy, and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Anthropology from James Madison University. Katie has served many roles at RWS since 2001: class teacher, faculty chair, board member, visual arts teacher, and College member.

Katie and her husband have 2 boys who have attended RWS since preschool. She loves gardening, camping, walking in the woods, art, and music.

“I hope the classroom feels like a home with a predictable flow and order that is comforting, reassuring, and inspiring—a space that frees the mind to think and work, rather than cluttering it with unnecessary stimuli.”

Cathryn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with a minor in English Literature from Kean College (NJ), and also holds a Waldorf Teacher’s 2-Year Certificate from the Sunbridge Institute. She has more than 25 years of Waldorf teaching experience from Parent/Tot, Nursery/Kindergarten to 8th grade including teaching handwork classes. She trained with Greta Frolich for Handwork. In New York, she had a Waldorf-inspired, home Nursery/Kindergarten program, called Golden Circle Preschool. In addition to teaching, Cathryn has been a Waldorf administrator, board member, and parent volunteer. She also spent 5 years teaching public middle school in Newark, NJ and has 15 years of work experience in business, administration, and rehabilitation in New York City.

Cathryn has studied handwork extensively, and in her spare time runs “Cathryn’s Creations,” through which she offers handwork and Waldorf workshop training for children and adults, and sells handmade dolls. She enjoys reading, animal rescue work, handwork, gardening, spinning wool, weaving, dollmaking, crocheting, knitting, and sewing. Her son attended Waldorf Schools in New York in the early grades.

“I love how my class works to help each other learn, grow and flourish. They meet the world with great enthusiasm and interest.”

Naomi joined Richmond Waldorf School in August 2025 as assistant in the Willow class. She spent her middle and high school years in the Richmond area and received her bachelor’s degree in English Literature in 2014 from Virginia Commonwealth University. She moved to Seattle, Washington almost ten years ago where she taught in an Early Education class in a Montessori school and taught ESL for four years. She has years of experience in child care as a nanny and has worked for the last two years with a family whose child went to Richmond Waldorf School. Through her nanny position, she was able to learn more about Waldorf teaching and saw all the wonderful benefits of the education. Outside of school, she enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family and friends. Naomi has always found a calling in Early Education and she is looking forward to learning and growing in Waldorf education.