Marcie RobertsMarcie Roberts

School Coordinator
Marcie began her duties as School Coordinator for Richmond Friends School in 2004. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Her varied experiences since then include management positions within the hospitality industry as well as a small Internet start-up company. She is a trained facilitator of both high and low ropes courses and has led outdoor education courses for such institutions as Greensboro Day School in North Carolina, the University of Virginia’s Outdoor Recreation Program, and Southwest Field Studies at Earlham College. In her most recent position, Marcie was the Coordinator for the Bonner Scholar Program at Earlham College, a need-based service learning scholarship, where she worked with 60 students and many local nonprofit agencies. Marcie’s family includes her husband Jay, who works in both the Wilderness and Education programs at Earlham, and her daughters Ellie and Arden.

John SheetsJohn Sheets

Third to Sixth Grade Teacher
John graduated from Earlham College in 1992 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Deciding his future would be best spent in education, he graduated from Indiana University East in 1997 with a BS Degree and Certification in elementary education. That same year he received the Student Teacher of the Year award while completing his student teaching at the multi-aged, portfolio-based Discovery School, a choice school in the Richmond Public School System. He has been teaching at Richmond Friends School since the fall of 1997.

Marianne CopeMarianne Cope

Kindergarten Teacher
Marianne graduated from Earlham College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Her 20 years of teaching in New England include teaching kindergarten and first grade in a Quaker School; working as a teacher/naturalist at a wildlife refuge; directing a parent cooperative nursery school; and teaching kindergarten in an independent elementary school. She received her teaching certificate from the State of Rhode Island. Upon her return to Indiana, Marianne worked for the Cope Environmental Center managing the facility and grounds. She joined the Richmond Friends School in the fall of 2001.

Jennifer RamseyJennifer Ramsey

First and Second Grade Teacher
Jennifer graduated cum laude from Ball State University in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education. As Jennifer was finishing her education she took care of the Basford children. Jennifer worked as a teacher at First Friends Child Care Center from 1999 until 2002. Jennifer graduated from Ivy Tech State College in 1998 with an Associate’s Degree in Child Development. She likes to collect children's books, and her favorite children's author is Eric Carle; she has almost every book he has written. Jennifer joined RFS in the fall of 2005.

Kay MaurerKay Maurer

Extended Care Provider and Lunch Support
Kay has been with Richmond Friends School since 1987. She provides morning care, lunch care, and after-school care. Kay worked in the dental field and did bookkeeping before joining Richmond Friends School. She and her husband Jeff live next door to the school and have three children. They are both active in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.

Sarah NorthropSarah Northrop

Bookkeeper
Sarah is the Secretary/ Bookkeeper for West Richmond Friends Meeting as well as the Bookkeeper for Richmond Friends School. She has worked for West Richmond Friends since 1989 and Richmond Friends School since 1999. Her office is at the Meetinghouse next door to the school. Sarah’s son Chad graduated from Richmond Friends School in the spring of 2004.