Faculty and Staff Directory

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Faculty & Staff Directory

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    Ms. Judy Oberlander
    10th Grade Liaison, College Counseling
    Bio
     
    Judy Oberlander left retirement to join Thacher's College Office in the fall of 2021.  Having served as the Director of College Counseling at Ojai Valley School for over 30 years, she has brought tremendous expertise to her work with our students.  With a life long passion for college counseling, Judy has also volunteered with underserved students through organizations like College Summit, Oxnard Student Success, and O-Higher Ed; while at OVS she was a member of the National Association of College Admission Counselors. Post retirement Judy worked as an educational consultant in the US and abroad in China, and most recently she was an application reader and editor for UC Santa Barbara.  Judy is also a talented English teacher. She earned a BA and MA at UC Riverside, an MA in Educational Administration and Policy Studies at UC Santa Barbara and has studied Creative Writing at the University of Iowa and San Francisco State.  She has taught at UC Riverside, Ventura College, UC Santa Barbara and OVS. With deep roots in the Ojai Valley, she is broadly engaged in the community as President of the Board of the Ojai Valley Library Friends and Foundation and as Board Secretary for the Ojai Valley Family Shelter.  A steward of the outdoors, she is an active volunteer naturalist with Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary, loves hiking, and rowing in our own Lake Casitas. 
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    Mr. Tyler Ortiz
    Mathematics Teacher
    Bio
     
    Originally from New Mexico, Tyler arrived at Thacher in 2021 after working for the previous eight years at Asheville School in Asheville, North Carolina. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona, and his MBA from San Diego State University. Prior to working in education, Tyler worked as the Director of Media and Community Relations for a (since relocated) NBA Development League team, and spent three years working as a financial planner. During his time in North Carolina Tyler served as a math teacher, grade level dean, dorm dean, assistant athletic director, advisor, varsity girls basketball coach, varsity boys golf coach, and assistant varsity football coach. He is a passionate sports fan, an avid hiker/traveler, and an occasional golfer. He lives on campus with his wife and son. 
     
A college preparatory boarding school for grades 9-12
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, California, 93023
Tel: 805-646-4377 Fax: 805-646-9490 Email: info@thacher.org 
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