INTRODUCING LINCOLN'S NEW FACULTY 2021 / 2022 - Lincoln School
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JULLIE ALLISON
ES Counselor
Hello from Vietnam! My name is
My husband will be an interim
Julie Allison and I am currently a
HS principal at ASB in Mumbai
grade 3-5 counselor at UNIS Hanoi.
and we are hoping to be united
I have a BA in Journalism from UW-
again soon. In my free time I
Madison, an M.Ed in Social Studies
love to read, cook, golf, garden,
Education from UM-Twin Cities,
and I am attempting to get back
and an MA in International
into running.
Counseling from Lehigh. In August,
I will graduate from The College of
New Jersey with a certificate in
Educational Leadership in the first
cohort to study exclusively online
instead of summers in Mallorca.
My husband, Rob, and I raised our I am looking forward to
family overseas and now our
children are settled (somewhat) in green spaces, fresh air,
the US, with my son, John, in
Wisconsin, where I am from, and
exploring more of South
my daughter, Hannah, in California, America, resuming Spanish
where my husband is from. Both
kids were born in Thailand and we
classes, and meeting the
have also lived in Japan, Egypt, amazing Lincoln
Australia, India, Venezuela, and
Lebanon. community!"
TRACY ARNOLD
MS Principal
I am excited to be joining a
community of dedicated
Hello AEL Community!
educators who have taken
Over the last 24 years I have been on the challenge of
fortunate to have served in
international schools in Venezuela, personalizing learning and
Romania, Italy, Turkey and making learning relevant
Colombia. I began my teaching
career as a Wellness teacher, but for young people in
soon transitioned into the area of
IT, working as a tech coordinator
contemporary times."
and coach, design teacher and IB DP
teacher. I have also been a
curriculum coordinator, vice
principal and principal at the
secondary school level, with a total
of 9 years in upper administration.
My masters degree is from the
College of New Jersey and my Ed.D
in educational leadership is from
Lamar University.
I am excited to be joining a
community of dedicated educators
who have taken on the challenge of
personalizing learning and making
I have a 24 year old son who grew up
learning relevant for young people
as a third culture kid in
in contemporary times. As a former
international schools and currently
design teacher I value hands-on
lives in the city of Seattle. He was
learning and the development of
born in Argentina and is looking
design cycle thinking which I feel
forward to visiting his mum in his
fits well with Lincoln’s goals for
country of birth. I will be travelling
teaching and learning. I also enjoy
with my microdog Elektra, a rescue
the magic of working with families
chihuahua from Turkey who has
and co-workers from all over the
never experienced winter and is
globe and recognize that this has
looking forward to showing off her
greatly enriched my life.
new sweaters.
In my personal life, I love to travel
and visit museums. I enjoy being
outdoors, hiking, animal rescue,
gardening, reading and spending
time with friends and family. I love
sci-fi, just about every genre of
music, and spicy food. I am
currently working in a bilingual
school in Cali, Colombia and look
forward to my arrival in Buenos
Aires. I am eager to have asados,
empanadas and alfajores...three of
my favorite foods!
Exploring caves along the Black Sea
DOUGLAS DWORAK
HS Counselor
Besides meeting the
community at AEL, I’m most
excited to learn more about
Argentina’s political and
cultural history, get used to
“voseo” and Rioplatense
generally, and hopefully
explore the various
landscapes Argentina has to
offer!"
My name is Douglas Dworak and
I am thrilled to be joining AEL
this coming year as the new high
school counselor!
Originally from Omaha,
Nebraska, I did my undergrad
degree down in New Orleans and
received my Master’s degree in
counseling psychology from the
University of San Francisco. I’ve
lived and worked as a counselor
in San Francisco and the Bay
Area, my hometown of Omaha, at
a boarding school in Turkey,
Khartoum, Sudan, and am
coming to Buenos Aires after
three years here in Lagos,
Nigeria at the American
International School of Lagos. In
my freetime I like to get on a
bike and go for day-long rides
anywhere the roads are good and
the traffic isn’t a deathsport.
Once upon a time I competed in
triathlons and it would be great
after a year locked away in
quarantine to get back into some
races! As a former baker, I also
like to spend time in the kitchen
cooking for others and hosting
small get-togethers.
PETER FINKEL
ES Music Teacher
Hello! My name is Peter Finkel and I
am coming to Lincoln from Chicago,
Illinois. Chicago has been my home
since 2005 and I completed my
undergraduate degree at a small
school on the northwest side of the
city, Northeastern Illinois
University. I currently teach I am excited to be part of the
elementary band and general music Lincoln community and contribute
in the suburbs of Chicago, and my skills to help the students
before that I was the general music become self-sufficient and
teacher at an inner city k-8 public inquisitive musicians. This is my
school in La villita, a neighborhood first international job, so the
on the southwest side of the city. opportunity to teach a subject I love
The school did not have the at an esteemed school, in Buenos
resources to start an instrumental Aires, is a dream come true. I am
program, but through fundraising excited to be part of a forward
and donations I was able to start thinking and inclusive educational
both a concert band and a rock band community. Some of my hobbies
program. include cooking, drawing, hiking,
solo travel, creating all types of
music, and my cat Lola (who is
coming along). Ask me about the
children’s book, with accompanying
songs, I wrote about her!
REBEKAH MADRID
Director of Teaching and Learning
Hello! I am Rebekah Madrid, the
new Director of Teaching and
Learning. I’m currently the Middle
School Vice Principal and
Curriculum Coordinator at
Yokohama International School.
Before that, I have been a high
school and middle school social
studies and Theory of Knowledge
teacher. I am absolutely thrilled to
be joining Lincoln, as I have heard
so much about the warm community
and the deep commitment to
learning.
Some things to know about me:
Traveling - growing up a military
brat overseas, travel has always
been an important part of my life. I
went to 7 different schools before I
graduated high school. After
graduating, I moved to Texas,
Washington D.C and Munich. I
I am absolutely thrilled to currently live in Yokohama, Japan,
which has been my base for
be joining Lincoln, as I have exploring Asia for the past eleven
heard so much about the years. My most prized possession is
my passport and I am looking
warm community and the forward to exploring a new part of
the world in Argentina.
deep commitment to
learning." Third Culture Kid - I am lucky
enough to call both Albuquerque,
New Mexico and London, England
home. I split my vacations between
the two, depending on where my
parents happen to be that time of
year. I can happily eat green chile
enchiladas or fish and chips to feel
like I’m at home.
Notre Dame Football - graduating
with my BA in History and MEd from
the University Notre Dame, I’ve
spent years cheering the Fighting
Irish. It hasn’t always been easy to
be a fan, but Notre Dame is one of
my favorite places in the world and
there is something special about
finding other Fighting Irish fans
throughout the world.
JESSICA O'NEILL
Grade 1 Teacher
I’m looking forward to
meeting you and continuing
my journey here in
Argentina!
Hello Lincoln Community!
My name is Jessica O’Neill and I am
excited to be transitioning to a
Grade 1 homeroom teacher for the
upcoming 2021 - 2022 school year!
This will be my 12th year of
teaching, and throughout that time,
I have held positions as a classroom
teacher, Learning Support teacher,
and Literacy Coach. I also have a
Master’s Degree in Curriculum and
Instruction. Most recently, I worked
at Academia Cotopaxi in Quito,
Ecuador, where my love of the
Andes Mountains began. I was lucky
enough to join the Lincoln
Community last year as part of the
Learning Support Department, and
am excited to continue supporting
the growth of our Inclusive
Education program!
I am originally from the Midwest of
the United States (Michigan and
Wisconsin), so I have a strong
relationship with beautiful lakes
and cheese :). In my freetime, I
enjoy traveling, cooking, hiking,
kayaking, crafts, game nights, and
spending time with family and
friends. With me in Buenos Aires
are my husband, Patrick, and our
two Ecuadorian cats, Bandido and
Stella.
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