Asha Appel joined OES in 2017 after 30 years in independent school education as an English teacher, department chair, and coach at schools in Hawaii, New York, and Connecticut, from where she moved to Portland with her husband and two kids, one of whom is a student and OES; the other, a recent graduate. In her free time, Asha enjoys running, gardening, reading, doing crossword puzzles, and renovating old furniture she finds on the street.

Education:

• BA Creative Writing Honors, University of Michigan

• MA English, Middlebury College