Jamie Estes
Jamie attended St. Anne's-Belfield School here in Charlottesville. After graduating from Washington & Lee University, Jamie worked at a boarding school in Virginia until 2001, when STA placed him as an English teacher at Rocky Mount Academy in North Carolina. His hard work and talent soon resulted in his promotion to upper-school head at Rocky Mount, but his desire to return home to Charlottesville was a potent force. Jamie serves as the Director of Administrative Placement for STA.

Caroline Pieters Fleming
Caroline has been teaching high school Spanish for almost 10 years, most recently teaching the advanced placement Spanish course at Carolina Day School (although as of October, 2007, she is on maternity leave).  She learned Spanish working and living in the Mission District in San Francisco, and has traveled extensively in Mexico and Central America as well as Spain. She has an MA in secondary education and has been speaking Spanish for more than 15 years.  Caroline conducts language assessments for our Spanish candidates.

Lorri Freitas
Lorri worked as a Latin teacher and administrator for 18 years at Broadwater Academy on Virginia's Eastern Shore.  In both 2006 and 2007, the College Board recognized her AP Latin program as the best in the world among small schools.  Having designed and led many student tours throughout Europe, she has spoken to teacher organizations in the U.S., Italy, France, and England on the development of educational travel programs. An alumna of the University of Virginia, she has returned to Charlottesville with her family and serves as STA's Director of Teacher Placement.

Carey Goodman
Carey became the director of the Agency in 1998 after fifteen years of affiliation with STA. After graduating from Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia, he earned a B.A. from Davidson College, an M.A. from the University of Richmond, and a Ph.D. in European history from the University of Virginia. Along the way, he studied at two universities in Germany and received a Fulbright for research and teaching in Vienna, Austria. He taught in independent schools and at the college level, and is a past-president of the National Association of Teachers' Agencies.

Margaret MacDonald
Margaret's distinguished career as an educator culminated with a nineteen-year-stint as headmistress of venerable Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. She now serves as STA's primary consultant in the Palmetto state.

George McVey
George is best known for his work over many decades as a teacher, administrator, and, ultimately, headmaster at St. Christopher's School in Richmond. As one of Virginia's most distinguished independent-school educators, he served as the Treasurer of the NAIS Board. After retiring from St. Christopher's, George became president of the Virginia Council for Private Education, a post that he still occupies. In addition he also served as the Southern Representative for Educational Resource Group before joining STA as a consultant and college recruiter in 2007.

Adam Peichert
Adam is a graduate of St. Paul's School for Boys in Brooklandville, MD.  After completing his undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University, Adam went on to pursue an MFA in fiction at American University.  In addition to his work as a placement counselor at STA, he continues to write fiction and also teaches composition and creative writing at Piedmont Virginia Community College here in Charlottesville.

Dick Snyder
Dick has served independent schools for over forty years, as a teacher, coach and mainly as an administrator. With degrees from Johns Hopkins University, Dick has worked at Calvert School and Gilman School in Baltimore and recently retired from Cannon School in North Carolina after 18 years as Headmaster. He has consulted on various school projects including the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, NC.  He now serves as Head Search Consultant for STA.

Dan Teitelbaum
Dan has been teaching French for 20 years and currently serves as chair of the foreign-language department at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, NC. After earning his MA from American University in Washington, DC, Dan took his first teaching position at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg VA. He then moved to Asheville, NC, where he taught French for 12 years at Carolina Day School before taking his wife, Kate and 5 year old son, Davis, from the mountains to the flatlands of Wake County. Dan conducts language assessments for our French candidates.

Jay Varner
After graduating with a B.A. in creative writing from Susquehanna University, He earned his M.F.A. in creative nonfiction from the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he taught creative writing and English. His writing has appeared in Black Warrior Review, QuickSilver, and The Rectangle,  His first book, Nothing Left to Burn, a memoir, is scheduled for release in fall 2010 by Algonquin Books.  Jay's keen insight into the human condition enables him to serve candidates extraordinarily well as a placement counselor for STA.

David Wachter
David is our primary college recruiter for North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. He graduated from Dickinson College and received an M.A. from Columbia University. His 44 years in education include teaching and coaching in both public and private schools. In addition, he served as the head of three different independent schools for a total of 17 years. These experiences make him a valuable resource for the many graduating students he interviews on southern college campuses each year.