Teachers & Staff

During the school year, Ms. Brown is the principal at Markham Elementary.

Eleanor is the full-time Visual & Performing Arts Coordinator for Portland Public Schools. 

Jessica has been a PPS Visual Arts Teacher for 6 years and a teacher or studio technician for 20 in public art and college settings. She has traveled to learn and teach textiles, ceramics, printing and more. In her spare time, she loves cooking, making things, and her dog Edie. 

Sonia Kellermann is proud to be a former Jefferson Dancer. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts and a Masters of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Illinois.

Dave is a performing artist and clinician with nearly two decades of professional music experience, teaching all grade levels from elementary through college-aged learners.

Doug is currently teaching K-5 music in the David Douglas School District.  In his free time, he plays saxophone and dives deep into esoteric jazz records.

Evan Williams Choral Music Teacher

Orion is a licensed Substitute Teacher for PPS, an EDI Facilitator with Matthew Reynolds Consulting, and a Resident Teaching Artist with Portland Center Stage and Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Josh Forsythe Technical Theatre Teacher

Jay Longfellow Visual Arts Teacher

Dawson has taught visual art at the secondary level for six years and is also a comic book artist.