Leadership
Ms. Akmenkalns, Credo’s Executive Director, joined Credo as an Assistant Director is 2015 and became the Executive Director in 2019. She is a founder of Live Oak Charter School and became a Waldorf teacher in 2004. She came to Credo from Woodland Star, where she taught first through fifth grades and also served as a board member, finance committee member and mentor. She earned her Waldorf teaching certificate from Rudolf Steiner College, her MA. Ed in Waldorf Education and teaching credential from Touro University, and her Administrative Services credential from Sonoma State. Prior to her career in education, Ms. Akmenkalns worked as a manager in the software industry. She is the mother of two K – 12 Waldorf graduates.
Jodi Boyle is Credo’s Enrollment Director. She earned her BA in Sociology from University of California, San Diego and her teaching credential from San Francisco State University. Jodi began her career in education as an instructional assistant at Archie Williams High School and went on to become a teacher at Davidson Middle School in San Rafael. As a young mother, Jodi was introduced to Waldorf education and was inspired to join in the founding of Live Oak Charter School, a Public Waldorf school in Petaluma, where she served on the Board for many years. She is now the mother of two young adults, both Credo graduates. Jodi has been working at Credo since 2012 and continues to find deep joy in welcoming students and families to Waldorf education at Credo High School.
Support Staff
Heather Topham, Testing and Accountability Coordinator, is a Waldorf parent and early childhood educator who has taught at Live Oak Charter School and at Sagewood Waldorf School in Bend, Oregon. She earned her BA at Sonoma State University. Email: Heather.Topham@Credohigh.org.
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Kim Anderson became involved with Waldorf Education when her older daughter attended high school at Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm. When her younger daughter was ready for kindergarten she was thrilled to find Live Oak, a local public Waldorf Charter school in Petaluma. Kim served as Live Oak’s office manager for the past 17 years. She earned her BS at SUNY Buffalo State. She is a mom of a Credo graduate and looks forward to being part of the Credo team. email: kim.anderson@credohigh.org