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Administration and Faculty
| Position | Name | Tel No. | email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Dr. Gregory Hedger | +974 44541999 | ghedger@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Senior School (TOK Teacher) | Michael Hitchman | +974 44541888 | mhitchman@qf.org.qa |
| Asst. Head of Senior School & IB Coordinator | Sarah McGinley | +974 44541889 | cbarrett@qf.org.qa |
| Asst. Head of Senior School | Christine Blackburn | +974 44541890 | ablackburn@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Primary School | Sandra Sheppard | +974 44541800 | ssheppard@qf.org.qa |
| Asst. Head of Primary School | Kirsten Holland | +974 44541801 | kholland@qf.org.qa |
| Asst. Head of Primary School | Derek Nelson | +974 44541801 | dnelson@qf.org.qa |
| Curriculum Coordinator | Diana Rosberg | +974 44542005 | drosberg@qf.org.qa |
| MYP Coordinator/English Teacher | Chad Schwaberow | +974 44541959 | cschwaberow@qf.org.qa |
| Experiential Learning/PYP Coordinator | Paul Rimmer | +974 44541873 | primmer@qf.org.qa |
| PYP Coordinator | Lyn White | +974 44541873 | lwhite@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Libraries/Media Centers | Beverley Stubbs | +974 44542030 | bstubbs@qf.org.qa |
| ICT E-Learning Coordinator | Sam Liberto | +974 44541966 | sliberto@qf.org.qa |
| System Software Specialist | Rami Samha | +974 44541973 | rsamha@qf.org.qa |
| Public Relations Officer | Ann Rogers | +974 44542014 | arogers@qf.org.qa |
| Admissions Officer | Ayat Abdoun | +974 44542020 | aabdoun@qf.org.qa |
| Personnel Officer | Hamad Al Hussain | +974 44542012 | halhussain@qf.org.qa |
| Special Projects Coordinator | Tammy MacNeil | +974 44541883 | tmacneil@qf.org.qa |
Learning Support Staff
| Position | Name | Tel No. | email address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Counseling and Support Services/ Grade 9 Counselor | Steve Parenteau | +974 44541980 | sparenteau@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor - Grades 11 & 12 | Paula Brunning | +974 44541983 | pbrunning@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor - Grades 11 & 12 | Michelle Barini | +974 44541980 | mbarini@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor - Grade 10 | Kathy Swords | +974 44541980 | kswords@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor - Grade 8 | Sozan Zaghmout | +974 44541982 | szaghmout@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor- Grades 6 & 7 | Eliza Pomiecinska | +974 44541981 | epomiecinska@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor - Primary School | Margaret Dick | +974 44541842 |
mdick@qf.org.qa |
| Counselor - Primary School | Kristina Douglas | +974 44541874 |
kdouglas@qf.org.qa |
| Curriculum Adviser | Dr. Hussain Abumelha | +974 44541984 | habumelha@qf.org.qa |
| Learning Support - Senior School | Kay Mitchell | +974 44542207 | kmitchell@qf.org.qa |
| PSE Teacher | Lorelei Loveridge | +974 44541891 | lloveridge@qf.org.qa |
| EAL Teacher | Mariam Hundsdoerfer | +974 44541957 | mhundsdoerfer@qf.org.qa |
For general enquiries email: qataracademy@qf.org.qa
Tel: +974 44542000
Fax: +974 44542026
Teaching Staff
PRIMARY SCHOOL |
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| Position | Name | email address |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Psychologist/CST Team Leader | Tom Hazel | thazel@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 3B Teacher | Shelagh Stafford | sstafford@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 3C Teacher | Johanna Hagglund | jhagglund@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 3D Teacher | Shameena Simjee | ssimjee@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 3E Teacher/Team Leader | Jodi Kruger | jkruger@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 4A Teacher | SusanneWolstenholme | swolstenholme@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 4B Teacher | Jennie Bonnalie | jbonnalie@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 4C Teacher | Tammy Mowrey | tmowrey@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 4D Teacher/Team Leader | Trudy Balsom | tbalsom@qf.org.qa |
| Pre 4E Teacher | Rima Najjar | rnajjar@qf.org.qa |
| KG A Teacher | Karyn Paterson | kpaterson@qf.org.qa |
| KG B Teacher | Jennifer Onder | jonder@qf.org.qa |
| KG C Teacher | Andre Jay | ajay@qf.org.qa |
| KG D Teacher | Kerri Swain | kswain@qf.org.qa |
| KG E Teacher/Team Leader | Ghulum Bhatti | gbhatti@qf.org.qa |
| KG E Transition Class Teacher | Bernadette Grayson | bgrayson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 1A Teacher | Stacey Simpson | ssimpson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 1B Teacher | Debra Anderson | deanderson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 1C Teacher | Sharon Lofton | slofton@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 1D Teacher/Team Leader | Liz Hurford | lhurford@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 1E Teacher | Gail Nelmes | gnelmes@qf.org.qa |
| Music Teacher | Sveta Rhodes | srhodes@qf.org.qa |
| Music Teacher | Vic Vermaak | avermaak@qf.org.qa |
| ESL Teacher/Literacy Support Teacher | Misti Savage | msavage@qf.org.qa |
| ESL Teacher | Cushla Hounsel | chounsel@qf.org.qa |
| Librarian | Vivien Sewell | vsewell@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Integration Facilitator | Robyn Hardy | rhardy@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher - Team Leader | Reem Salem | rsalem@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Abeer Sami | asami@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Noura Al Hajiri | nalhajiri@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Fathia Sadik | fsadik@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Alia Oweinat | aoweinat@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Inass Jehama | ijehama@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Fadwa Abdu Saleebi | fibrahim@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 2A Teacher | Charlotte Cannell | ccannell@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 2B Teacher | Janet Jorch | jjorch@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 2C Teacher/Team Leader | Ana Santos | asantos@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 2D Teacher | Janice Jones | jajones@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 2E Teacher | Crista Everett | ceverett@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 3A Teacher | Joseph Lewezuk | jlewezuk@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 3B Teacher | Karin Garamszegi | kgaramszegi@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 3D Teacher/Team Leader | Gareth King | gking@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 3E Teacher | Michael Simpson | msimpson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 4A Teacher | Don Douglas | ddouglas@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 4B Teacher | Mary Hazel | mhazel@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 4C Teacher | Alison Johnson | ajohnson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 4D Teacher/Team Leader | Ben Robinson | brobinson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 4E Teacher | Steve Kurtzweg | skurtzweg@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 5A Teacher/Team Leader | Johannes Kruger | jokruger@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 5B Teacher | Harish Kanabar | hkanabar@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 5C Teacher | Jill Duncan | jduncan@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 5D Teacher | Scott Johnson | sjohnson@qf.org.qa |
| Grade 5E | Avril Bray | abray@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher/Team Leader | Marleen Awadalla | mawadalla@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Maha Abdul Monem | mmonem@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Maysoon Al Qawasami | mqawasami@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Fathia Azam | fazam@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Ahlam Abdul Nour | anour@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Doa'a Abu Joudeh | dahmed@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Integration Coordinator | Steven Shepherd | sshepherd@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Integration Coordinator | Craig Paterson | cpaterson@qf.org.qa |
| ESL Teacher | Jennifer Guilday | jguilday@qf.org.qa |
| ESL Teacher | Karen Lynn | klynn@qf.org.qa |
| Learning Support Teacher | Rebecca Pierce | rpierce@qf.org.qa |
| Learning Support Teacher | Tom Kennedy | tkennedy@qf.org.qa |
| Art Teacher | Joyce Liberto | jliberto@qf.org.qa |
| Art Teacher/Team Leader | Huda Al-Dosari | haldosari@qf.org.qa |
| Literacy Support Coordinator | Alison Lindstrom | alindstrom@qf.org.qa |
| Librarian | Nerine Chalmers | nshalmers@qf.org.qa |
| PE Teacher | Elvira Bowe | ebowe@qf.org.qa |
| PE Teacher | Samar As-Samhouri | ssamhouri@qf.org.qa |
| Primary Math Coordinator | Colette McWilliams | cwilliams@qf.org.qa |
| G & T Coordinator | Barbara Reynolds | breynolds@qf.org.qa |
| G & T Coordinator | Hugh MacLean | hlean@qf.org.qa |
| Primary School Nurse | Aileen Balcalso | abalcalso@qf.org.qa |
| Primary School Nurse | Jennie Jay | jjay@qf.org.qa |
SENIOR SCHOOL |
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| Librarian | Sudha Konnanath | skonnanath@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Materials Specialist | Amal Hamam | ahamam@qf.org.qa |
| Library Media Specialist | Suzanne Fletcher | sfletcher@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Arabic Dept/Arabic Teacher | Rula Atawneh | ratawneh@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Rola Abou Ramadan | rabouramadan@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Othman Al Omar | oalomar@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Naela Jabor | njabor@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Mahmoud Taher Fahmi | mtaher@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Fadwa Sakr | fsagr@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic Teacher | Rami Abu Shehab | rashehab@qf.org.qa |
| Islamic Studies Teacher | Muna Masadeh | mmasadeh@qf.org.qa |
| Cultural Studies Teacher | Lubna Samha | lsamha@qf.org.qa |
| Islamic Studies Teacher | Karima Abu Sitta | kabusitta@qf.org.qa |
| Islamic Studies Teacher | Mokhtar Badri | mbadri@qf.org.qa |
| Islamic Studies Teacher | Mahmoud Adly | madly@qf.org.qa |
| Islamic Studies Teacher | Samira El Mourbit | sbadri@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Language B Dept/French & Spanish Teacher | Imanol Echeverria | iecheverria@qf.org.qa |
| Arabic B Teacher | Leena El Atut | latut@qf.org.qa |
| French Teacher | Ann-Marie Anie | aanie@qf.org.qa |
| French Teacher | Hiam Najem | hnajem@qf.org.qa |
| Spanish & French Teacher | Dr. Freddy Chachagua | fchachagua@qf.org.qa |
| Spanish Teacher | Miguel Varela | mvarela@qf.org.qa |
| Spanish Teacher | Pillau Roca | proca@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Humanties Dept/Teacher | Todd Haines | thaines@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Patrick Sweeney | psweeney@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Thomas Swords | tswords@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Peter Bonnalie | pbonnalie@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Patrick Hounsell | phounsell@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Cameron Janzen | cjanzen@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Heather Schwaberow | hschwaberow@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Leigh Korbatits | lkorbatits@qf.org.qa |
| Humanities Teacher | Maryanne Ross | mross@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Science Dept/Teacher | Michael McKnight | mmcknight@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Susan Hitchman | shitchman@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Walter Gammon | wgammon@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Steven Barrett | sbarrett@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Tommie Hennard | thennard@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Rebecca Hennard | rhennard@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Stephen Rhodes | strhodes@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Munira Shaikh | mshaikh@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Jay Anderson | jaanderson@qf.org.qa |
| Science Teacher | Neil White | nwhite@qf.org.qa |
| Head of English Dept/Teacher | David McIlroy | dmcilroy@qf.org.qa |
| English Teacher | Michael Bowe | mbowe@qf.org.qa |
| English Teacher | Wayne Symes | Wsymes@qf.org.qa |
| English Teacher | Rachel Haddad | rhaddad@qf.org.qa |
| English Teacher | Brett Costin | bcostin@qf.org.qa |
| Engish Teacher | Allison Holsten | aholsten@qf.org.qa |
| Engish Teacher | Haley Crane | hcrane@qf.org.qa |
| Engish Teacher | Gary Holsten | gholsten@qf.org.qa |
| Engish Teacher | Aaron Alcodray | aalcodray@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Math Dept/Teacher | Nigel Smith | nsmith@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Arfaan Hanif | ahanif@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Robb Kitcher | Rkitcher@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Zeina Jawad | zjawad@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Raka Singhal | rsinghal@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Alois Korbatits | akorbatits@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Nada Rapheal | nrapheal@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Hannah Taher | htaher@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Ian Welsh | iwelsh@qf.org.qa |
| Math Teacher | Peter Reynolds | preynolds@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Visual & Performing Arts Dept/Teacher | Claire Rimmer | crimmer@qf.org.qa |
| Visual Art Teacher | John Sewell | jsewell@qf.org.qa |
| Music Teacher | Mandy Hollingshead | mhollingshead@qf.org.qa |
| Drama Teacher | Anne Louise McIlroy | alouise@qf.org.qa |
| Visual Art /Drama Teacher | Allana Beaton | Abeaton@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Integration Facilitator | John Turner | lturner@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Integration Facilitator | Kassim Zebian | kzebian@qf.org.qa |
| Head of Technology Dept/Teacher | Mark Le Surf | msurf@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Teacher | Patric McKie | pmckie@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Teacher | Ray Jones | rjones@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Teacher | Andreas Christodoulou | achristodoulou@qf.org.qa |
| Technology Teacher | Colin Mitchell | cmitchell@qf.org.qa |
| Athletics Director | Ian Johnson | ijohnson@qf.org.qa |
| Head of PE Dept/Teacher | Lisa Johnson | ljohnson@qf.org.qa |
| PE & Drama Teacher | Claire Coull | clcoull@qf.org.qa |
| PE Teacher | Steven Humphrey | shumphrey@qf.org.qa |
| PE Teacher | Jeanett Turriago | jturriago@qf.org.qa |
| PE & Music Teacher | Christopher Malabanan | cmalabanan@qf.org.qa |
| PE Teacher | Julio Salazar | jsalazar@qf.org.qa |
| PE Teacher | Jemma Dallow | jdallow@qf.org.qa |
| Senior School Nurse | Mary Jane Casipong | maryjanecasipong@qf.org.qa |
| Senior School Nurse | Maria Sanchez | msanchezg@qf.org.qa |