Rainier Scholars faculty members are passionate and committed educators.

 "I am always impressed by our students. People who challenge themselves on purpose and understand how valuable it is are rare. I have the great honor to work with scholars who understand how profound this is at 11 and 12 years old. Rainier Scholars is a place where talented people ensure that students have access to the best of themselves. I can think of no better statement about the future. There was a time when I never thought I’d be a teacher. Now, I can’t see why anyone who cares about the future would do anything else."  -Drego Little, Literature and Writing

Rainier Scholars'  2011-2012 Faculty:

Dr. Siddiq Abdul-Alim, Science
Ph.D., Genetics, University of Rochester, SMD
Masters, Genetics, University of Rochester, SMD
B.S. in Microbiology, UC Santa Barbara

Tamara Bunnell, History/Research
Masters in School Leadership and Organization, Columbia University
B.A. Evergreen State College

Jeff Case, Mathematics
M.A. Educational Administration, Western Washington University
B.A. Education, University of Michigan

Dr. Heather Clark, Invictus
Ph.D. Social Cultural Anthropology, University of Washington
B.A. Evergreen College

Dr. Ronnie Cunningham, Conclave
Licensed Psychologist
Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Washington
M.Ed. Psychology, University of Washington
A.B. Psychology, Occidental College

Danica Hendrickson, Science and Mathematics
M.Ed. in Mind, Brain and Education, Harvard University
B.S. Science, Seattle University

Jon Howland, Mathematics
M.S. Education, City College of New York
B.A. Politics, Government and International Relations, University of Puget Sound

Hilary Kaltenbach, Literature/Writing
Master in Teaching, Seattle University
B.A. Literature and Writing, University of California, San Diego

Bona Lee, Mathematics
Master in Teaching, Seattle University
B.A. Humanities, University of Washington

Drego Little, Literature/Writing
M.A. Literacy at University of Washington
B.A. University of Washington

Mahtab Mahmoodzadeh, History/Research
M.Ed. Creative Arts and Learning, Leslie University
B.S. History, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mallie Mayfield, Science
M.A. Teaching, University of Washington
B.S. Biology, University of Washington

Jason Medeiros, Science
M.S. Soil Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley
M.S. Landscape Architecture, University of Washington
B.S. Biology, Yale University

Liz Sadler, Mathematics
Master in Teaching, Seattle University
B.A. Math and Classical Languages, Seattle University

Ben Wheeler, History
M.A. Education, University of California
B.A. Political Philosophy, Yale University

Dr. Stephanie Wright, History/Research
Ph.D. History, Rutgers University
M.A. Teaching, Tufts University
M.A. History, University of Urbana-Champaign
B.A. History, Spelman College