Governance
Dragonfly is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. An advisory board helps with fundraising and policy, and the Faculty run everyday operations.
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Our Board of Directors
Caroline Manning:
Board President
More info coming soon!
Emily Palmer: School Director and Treasurer
Emily was born and raised in Mancos. She grew up adventuring in mountains, rivers, desert, and snow. She went on to get a degree in Southwest Studies and Botany from Colorado College. Emily spent most summers leading teenagers on wilderness expeditions through local Deer Hill Expeditions. These summers taught her the value of nature in children’s lives, and the power of education. She went on to school for Massage Therapy in Denver, and used to do massage at the Beehive in Mancos. Now, motherhood has become Emily’s passion and life’s work, mothering Hazel (in Grade One at Dragonfly) and Olivia (in preschool at Dragonfly). Emily loves to be in the mountains, raft down rivers, go on dates with her husband John, and show her girls the wonders of the natural world.
Emily is still very involved and committed to the governance and creation of Dragonfly, wearing many hats at school. Seeing Dragonfly School through to success continues to be a part time job and a passion.
Krista Palmer:
Education
Krista Palmer arrived on the Waldorf scene in 1963 as a nursery student! She has been a Waldorf teacher for 40 years working at the Kimberton Waldorf school, Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School, and then for the last 32 years at the Berkshire Waldorf School in Great Barrington, MA. She has served on the board of trustees for over 15 years at Berkshire Waldorf.
Krista has held the position of college chair for over 15 years overseeing the pedagogy at Berkshire Waldorf. She and her husband have three grown sons who all attended Waldorf schools. When not working, she can be found on her bike, in the lake, or hiking in the mountains. She is an avid handworker and is currently the handwork teacher at the grade school. She is delighted to be able to serve and give her experience to Dragonfly School from afar, where her granddaughters are attending.
Claire Broughton: Secretary, Faculty Chair
Beloved lead teacher of Dragonfly Preschool in 2020-21, lead teacher of the Meadowlark Kindergarten 2021-22, lead teacher of the new First Grade in 2022-23, and now back to Kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year. Claire joins the board as our faculty representative. She brings her wisdom and sound reason to the governance of this School. She has been a Waldorf teacher for many years and has been instrumental in the growth of Dragonfly. See more about Claire on our meet our faculty page.
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More info coming soon!