Faculty and Staff Directory

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Faculty & Staff Directory

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    Ms. May Adams
    Accounts Payable Clerk—Bookkeeper
    Extension 217
  • Heidi Anton
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    Mr. Edgar Arceo
    Psychology Teacher; Los Padres Dorm Head
    Kenyon College - Bachelors of Arts (B.A)
    University of Pennsylvania - Masters of Science in Education (M.S.Ed)
    Middlebury College - Masters of Arts (M.A.)
    Bio
     
    Originally from the pea-sized town of Bishop, California, Edgar is a 2015 graduate of Kenyon College. While at Kenyon, Edgar studied psychology and philosophy and played for the Kenyon Lords, captaining the team during his senior year. Since graduating, Edgar has worked primarily in education as a tutor, coach, summer trip leader, substitute teacher, lead teacher, and college teaching assistant—both abroad and in the States. Currently, he is pursuing a master’s degree at Middlebury College during his summers. 

    At Thacher, Edgar lives in Upper School and advises freshman boys in Lower School dormitory. When Edgar is not on a horse or coaching soccer and track, he can be found teaching AP Psychology and Spanish III, hosting philosophy club or cheese table, assisting the Winters with the Christian Fellowship Club, and organizing campus weekend events with the Indoor Heads. 
     
    Thrilled beyond measure to serve as the School’s first Fisher Fellow, what Edgar loves most about Thacher is “being part of such a vibrant and unique community, dedicated to the cultivation of intentionally resilient, mindful, and genuinely kind individuals.”
     
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    Mr. Justin Arnold
    805-640-3201 x242
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    Mr. Evan Avery
    Director of the Chamber Ensemble and the Jazz Ensemble
    University of North Texas - BA
    University of Southern California - MA
    Bio
     
    Born and raised in Southern California, Evan developed a passion for music at an early age. Although trumpet is his primary instrument, he has developed his piano and percussion skills as well. After earning his bachelor's degree in music from the University of North Texas, Evan spent several years as a professional trumpet player, music arranger, and orchestrator in Los Angeles. He continued his education at USC, where he earned his Master’s degree in Jazz Studies. Evan spent three years as the director of bands at the Buckley School, and then twenty-three years at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, serving as chair of the Music Department and working with jazz and strings students. Evan is thrilled to be living in Ojai with his family, working with amazing young musicians, and advising sophomore boys.
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
Tel: 805-646-4377 Fax: 805-646-9490 Email: info@thacher.org 
Notice of nondiscriminatory policy as to students: The Thacher School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other School-administered programs.