Sacramento Country Day School

B.A., Principia College; California Multiple Subject Clear Teaching Credential, SFSU, Bay Area Teacher Training College; Early Childhood Education Credential, Montessori Training College

Emily Ellis comes to Country Day having spent the past eight years teaching at the California Montessori Project. She began her teaching career at Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California. She also has served as an Americorps volunteer in a public middle school, coordinating the community service program for 7th and 8th grade students, and has taught at San Francisco Day School and San Francisco Friends School.

In 2006, she and her husband relocated to Sacramento to put down roots, as they adopted their daughter from India.

B.A. California State University, Sacramento; Certificate, UC Davis

Rachelle Doyle comes to Country Day from the Sacramento Waldorf School, where she served as director of development. Prior to that, she worked in marketing and advertising for 10 years.

She has a bachelor of science in Mass Communications from California State University, Sacramento and a certification in Fundraising and Development from UC Davis.

B.S., Baptist Bible College

B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., Georgetown University

B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

B.A., University of Colorado; B.S., Montana State University

B.A., Rutgers University

Kelly Bornmann will teach sixth grade physical science and team with Dr. Kellie Whited in the Lower School science program. Kelly hails from the Collegiate School in New York City, where she was the Science Curriculum Coordinator.  At the Collegiate School, Kelly taught Lower School Science, and previously taught 6th-8th grade physics and chemistry at Somerville. Kelly has a bachelor of arts degree in biological sciences from Rutgers University.

B.S., State University of New York

B.A., University of California, Berkeley

B.A., Assumption College, Phillipines

Mitzi has a degree in Elementary Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education from Assumption College and comes to Country Day after 20 years experience at international and American schools. She most recently served at the Alt School in San Francisco where she was Head of School.

She is trained in Reggio Emilia practices and has been a trainer for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program. A professional percussionist and photographer, Mitzi has taught other educators how to promote diversity in the classroom through art, music, and photography.

B.A., M.A., California State University, Chico

Before joining our Country Day faculty, Bill was at Stratford School in Santa Clara teaching history and serving as the head of the history department. Bill earned a bachelor of arts in Historical Archaeology and a master’s degree in Experiential and Outdoor Education from Chico State.

A renaissance man, Bill is also an Emergency First Responder, a dive-master, an archaeological field technician, English teacher, cook, and social media marketer. 

B.A., University of Maryland, College Park; M.A., University of California, Berkeley

B.A., New York University; M.A., Notre Dame of Maryland

B.A., Oregon State University; M.A., University of Oregon; M.S. School for International Training

B.A., California State University,Sonoma; M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles; Teaching Certificate, University of California, San Diego

B.A., Millikin University

B.A., St. John’s College; MFA, University of Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop

B.A., Providence College

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Hadley earned her B.A. in English from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. An experienced admissions professional, Hadley has worked in admissions at day and boarding schools, secondary and primary schools, single-sex and coeducational programs and has coached, taught, advised and spent a year working for an independent school web design and software company.  Before joining Country Day, she also enjoyed a year in the Admissions Office at an international school in the Bay Area.

Hadley is thrilled to lead Country Day’s efforts to bring our unparalleled program to more bright, deserving students and help Country Day reach it’s full potential as she welcomes a diverse array of families to our community.

Hadley lives in the Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento with her husband James and two daughters Millie (‘30) and Claire (2 y/o.)

B.A., Amherst College; M.Ed., Harvard University

B.A., St. Lawrence University; M.Ed., Harvard University

B.A., Humboldt State University

Rashida Lang earned a bachelor of arts in Elementary Education at Humboldt State and her master’s in Elementary Education at the renowned Teachers College of Columbia University in New York. With several years teaching at private and independent schools, Rashida has trained other teachers to implement Readers Workshop, which we will be expanding into second grade next year.

She has a noted ability to connect with students and create a classroom culture of respect and kindness. We look forward to the contributions she will make with her interest in the garden, her experience developing curriculum in math and science, and her expertise in multicultural education. 

B.S., University of Georgia

B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; California Teaching Credential

B.A., La Salle University

B.A., University of Missouri; M.A., University of California, Davis

B.S., California State University, Sacramento

B.A., Whittier College; Teaching Credential, University of California, Davis

B.A., University of California, Davis; Teaching Credential, Chapman University

B.A., Albion College; MBA, San Jose State University

B.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., University of California, Riverside; PhD, Temple University

B.M., University of North Texas; M.A., Washington State University

B.S., California State University, Sacramento

B.A., California State University, Chico; M.A., University of Phoenix

B.A., California State University, Sacramento

B.A., Haverford College; M.Ed Michigan State University