Staff Biographies

Position: Mixed age Kindergarten Teacher (2008-09 school year)

Terry Anne Paquette was born and raised in Bremerton, Washington on Puget Sound. Prominent in her childhood, music continues to be a source of enjoyment. She loves to sing, walk, take care of home and garden, visit with friends and family and spend time near or in rivers and mountains.

Terry Anne received a B.A. in Sociology/Psychology from Linfield College, McMinville, Oregon in 1969. Never dreaming she would one day be a kindergarten teacher, Terry Anne had a long career as a newspaper computer typesetter, production manager, graphic artist and vocational education teacher in Reno/Lake Tahoe area. Terry Anne was introduced to Waldorf education in 1988 when her son Joshua entered third grade at Mariposa Waldorf School. After serving one year as the Aftercare Director at the school, she entered the evening training course at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California. During her training, Terry Anne cared for children in her home Waldorf-inspired pre-kindergarten and summer camp (called Heavenly Days). She then taught kindergarten classes at Portland Waldorf School and Mariposa Waldorf School before helping to found the Yerba River Charter School (YRCS) in the summer of 1994. In July 2002, Terry Anne was selected to serve as Administrator.

Ashley Keehn, (ashley@

Position: Kindergarten Assistant

Laura Elmore, lelmore@bendwaldorf.com

Position: 2nd Grade Teacher

Born in Battle Creek, Michigan and raised in Cadillac, Michigan where the temperatures plummeted to subzero, Laura has been in the warmer climate at the Waldorf School of Bend since 2003. Laura has been involved in Waldorf education for about eight years, but in 2004 she began her training at the Micha-el Institute in Portland. She plans to continue at the Institute to complete her Waldorf Teacher certification. Laura has experience teaching Waldorf preschool, kindergarten and grades. Says Laura, “Waldorf Education is unique and that in itself brings us here”.

Laura is also a licensed Massage Therapist. She specializes in baby massage and partner massage for pregnancy and labor. Dancing and music is another passion. In addition, she loves to hike, camp, bike and sit on her porch to watch the world. When she has the time, she loves to cook. When not working, most of the time is spent with her three beautiful and active daughters and her loving husband.

Favorite Quote: “Live to Love – Love to Live”

Yvonne Babb, ybabb@bendwaldorf.com

Position: 3rd/4th Grade Teacher

As one of seven children, Yvonne grew up on a farm near Chicago, Illinois. She lives in Bend with her twin teenage boys, Cory and Emory, and husband Geoff of 21 years. Yvonne attended college in Illinois, Nevada, Oregon, and Florida where she studied education, science, natural history, and outdoor recreation. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Parks and Recreation Management and has a teaching certification from Florida for grades 5-9 in General Science, and grades 7-12 Biology. She has passed the National Teacher’s exam, and the California Basic Education Skills Test.

Yvonne has spent over 20 years leading, teaching, and working with youth in camps, recreation programs, nature centers, public schools, and finally at the Waldorf School of Bend in 2002. She is currently completing her Waldorf training through Rudolf Steiner College and the Micha-el Institute in Portland, Oregon.

Yvonne’s hobbies include hiking, biking, swimming, painting, drawing, crafts, and violin. And, in case you were wondering, Yvonne claims that “grasshoppers sautéed in butter taste quite good”! She actually learned the art of cooking on a 5-week backpacking trip in the Tetons.

“Nature is my model for living and my avenue for learning.”

Loren Trux, @bendwaldorf.com

Position: 1st Grade Teacher

Loren completed his undergraduate work at California State University, Chico in 2007 and received his California teaching credential the following year in 2008. Upon Moving to Bend in 2008, Loren became a substitute teacher for the ‘08/’09 school year. Loren started his Waldorf teacher training at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, CA in the summer of 2009 and will finish the summer of 2013. Loren discovered Waldorf Education through his loving wife Ashley. Loren likes to do anything out doors. He likes to mountain bike, cross country ski, telemark ski, fish, skateboard, kayak hike and much more.

Loren says, “Waldorf education is the most beautiful form of educating I have encountered.”

Marcya Rosecrans, mrosecrans@bendwaldorf.com                              

Position: Preschool Teacher

Moe Anderson

Position: Grades Teacher (2008-09: 5th/6th Grade)

Martina Muller, mmuller@bendwaldorf.com                                           

Position: Specialty Teacher for German     

Paul Carlson, pcarlson@bendwaldorf.com

Position: Administrator

Judy Powers, jpowers@bendwaldorf.com

Position: Office Manager

Judy started as a volunteer in her son’s class at the Waldorf School of Bend in 2002. Both of her children still attend the school. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of Oahu, Judy moved to the mainland in 1974. She has lived in Oregon, first in the Portland Metro area and then in Corvallis (for college) and finally to Central Oregon. She graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Media/Speech and a minor in English. Judy worked for two local Portland stations for 10 years before leaving to be with her new baby.

Though Judy has no formal Waldorf training, she feels that she feels that “through osmosis” she has been educating in Waldorf ways. Her years at the Waldorf School of Bend have given her “a better perspective of and a greater appreciation for this philosophy and method of learning”.

Judy loves to sing. She used to do backup singing for her husband’s band while in Portland. She is a self-proclaimed “massage junkie” and plans to go back to school to get her license so she can practice what she preaches. Currently, she loves “hanging with her family” and tries to “be present” with her kids because they are growing up so fast. She and her husband Jeff put a priority on “making memories” and do so by spending time together camping at the coast and riding quads in the dunes, and exploring the tide pools.

Judy attended a private Catholic school for 13 years, and her husband went through the public school system, so Waldorf education was new to both of them. When she enrolled her children in the Waldorf School of Bend they found a holistic approach to education “which keeps us coming back each year”. Judy shares, “It is the development of the whole child, not just their minds but their intuition, their curiosity, their joy of discovery, their respect for themselves and others”.

Favorite Quote: “Don’t forget to breath!”