What Does Challenge Look Like at Park?

Carlos teaches Upper School music and is the Choral Director. Some of his classes include music theory, Parksingers (our Upper School chorus), and a Global Music and Cultures elective. He directs Eightnotes (our Upper School auditioned soprano and alto a cappella group) and Middle School Chorus, and he is also the music director for our fall musical production.

Carlos came to Park from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., where he served as the Pre-K-12 Performing Arts Department Chair, and the Director of Choirs, teaching 4th through 12th Grade choirs. In his role as the Pre-K-12 Department Chair, Carlos worked closely with the Upper School administration on student sectioning, faculty evaluations, and scope and sequence of the Performing Arts curriculum. Carlos is also the Artistic Director and Senior Honors Choir Conductor for the York County Honors Choirs in York, Pa., supporting and leading singers in the York county district.

In 2022, Carlos received the Outstanding Young Conductor Award by the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Choral Directors Association. He holds a Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Piano and Vocal Performance from William Carey University and Master of Music with a concentration in Choral Conducting from Louisiana State University.

“I was born and grew up in the Dominican Republic, and it was there that I fell in love with conducting. I worked as rehearsal conductor for a few productions that were presented at the National Theater in Santo Domingo, DR. In my undergrad, I became the first undergraduate student to conduct the orchestra for an opera production (The Magic Flute.)”

Before coming to Park, Maggie was the Assistant Head of School for a small progressive school in Chicago for four years, serving both as an administrator and part-time teacher for Grades K-5. She worked in non-traditional forms of education, including for theaters, science centers, and museums, for many years before returning to school and pursuing her master’s in elementary education from DePaul University. She has a B.A. in anthropology with a minor in Spanish and GIS, also from DePaul University.

“I love sewing and crafting. I have a pet cat named Ophelia. I recently moved to Baltimore (in 2022) and am enjoying exploring the city!”

After college, Sam worked as a staff writer for a small Ohio newspaper. He then returned to Maryland and began his teaching career at the Queen Anne School in Prince George’s County. He taught English and math to middle and high school students, and coached basketball and baseball. Sam then moved to Jemicy’s Upper School and was there for 11 years, teaching English and involving himself in many opportunities. “I served as the English department chair for more than eight years; I coached varsity men’s basketball (earning the school its first MIAA wins), and served as an assistant coach for the men’s soccer team; I directed and supervised student-written theater productions; I inaugurated a school literary magazine, a school newspaper, and an independent study program for the humanities.”

Sam holds a B.A. from Kenyon College with a concentration in Creative Writing and an emphasis in the Integrated Program for Humane Studies. In addition to his newspaper publications, he has been published in the Chesapeake Music Guide and the Bay Journal.

Before coming to Park, Tyler was a Middle School Science teacher, DEI Coordinator, and athletic coach at Tuxedo Park School in New York. With the help of the faculty, families, and students, Tyler founded the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program at the school. He has experience working with constituent groups to create spaces that support individual members, while confronting issues that impede building a more inclusive community. In all of his teaching and coaching positions, Tyler makes it his top priority to ensure his students and families feel seen and empowered. 

In the summers, Tyler runs a week-long summer camp that is centered around getting kids outside and growing their confidence and interpersonal relationship skills. 

Tyler holds a B.S. in Natural Resource Conservation from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Massachusetts Initial Licensure in Middle School Science from Shady Hill Teacher Training Center (TTC), where he was a Grade K-VIII apprentice. 

“My goal is to develop lifelong learners who achieve success in a classroom that encourages hands-on exploration through co-authorship, and mutual respect between teacher and student, while upholding the pursuit of excellence.”

Some of the many electives she has offered include: Downtown Scene: Literature and Art in New York in the 70s and 80s; Art of the Essay; Writing about Food, and Bob Dylan and His Influences. She is faculty advisor to the Asian Pacific Islander Affinity Group.

In addition to publishing a book, Moonface: A True Romance (Harper Perennial), Angela contributes essays to The New York Times, The Wilson Quarterly, The Utne Reader, The Iowa Review, and The Florida Review, among other publications. Two essays have appeared in book anthologies:

• “Raising the Mango,” Waking Up American: Coming of Age Biculturally. Edited by Angela J. Fountas (Seal Press)
• “Dumpling,” Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers of/on Creative Nonfiction 3rd Edition. Edited by Robert L. Root, Jr. and Michael Steinberg (Pearson Longman)

Angela has a B.A. in English and Writing from Loyola University Maryland, and an M.F.A. in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Iowa. She is the parent of a Park student in the Class of 2026. 

Robin began her tenure at Park as a full-time Physical Education teacher and three-season coach. In the fall of 2007, she moved into administration assuming her current role. During her tenure, she has coached field hockey, soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. She serves on Park’s Admission Committee and oversees the Bruins Athletic Council with Dia Clark ’06, Director of Boys’ Athletics. 

She is the 2014 recipient of Athletic Director of the Year.

Prior to Park, Robin taught Health and PE at Friends Central School near Philadelphia, and was a three-season coach. She was an Athletic Trainer at Princeton University. 

Robin earned a B.A. in Sociology and Physical Education from Oberlin College, and an M.S. in Physical Education, Health and Recreation for Athletic Training from Indiana University. She is a 1984 graduate of Park, and the parent of two alumni in the Classes of 2017 and 2019.