Lead Teacher | Shiras Stamps-White
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Shiras comes to Fire Mountain School with years of teaching experience in the Tillamook School District. She graduated from Brown University with an undergraduate teaching degree, and continued her graduate education in Science, Art and Education at Oregon State University and University of Oregon In addition to her experience as a teacher, Shiras brings a deep knowledge of place-based and project-based learning to our FMS community. She co-leads our elementary class and coordinates projects and activities in rhythm with the seasons on the North Oregon Coast. |
Lead Teacher | Courtney Holton
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Growing up in Michigan and visiting her fathers in San Francisco, Courtney was drawn to the West Coast after graduating from Western Michigan University with her teaching degree. She spent over 10 years teaching preschool-aged children at various Bay Area schools specializing in Reggio-Emilia, Social-Emotional, and Outdoor Forest School concepts.
Throughout her years in the Bay Area, Courtney held many roles, including lead co-teacher, director of a non-profit organization, and founder of her own outdoor adventure camps. In 2021, she completed a master's degree from San Francisco State University with an emphasis on Autism and Neurodiversity. Courtney brings a strong sense of leadership, warmth, empathy, inclusion, and creative thinking to our community. She now resides in Wheeler with her fiancé and her cat, Ziggy, and hopes to build a long-standing relationship with the Northern Oregon Coast. |
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Pre-K Teacher | Riley Hawksford
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Riley Hawksford is a coastal local from Cannon Beach, who returned to the North Oregon Coast after working as an international au pair and building friendships around the world.
As a teenager, Riley began coaching with the Tsunami Skippers jump rope team that she had been a member of since elementary school. She recognized how fulfilling it is for her to work with kids, guide them as they build skills, and model collaboration through teamwork with a shared goal. After college and global travels she began coaching for her childhood soccer league, and has coached for the past six years. Riley joined the FMS community in 2022 as an assistant teacher and stepped into the role of co-teacher for the Eagles cohort. Starting with the 2026/27 school year, she is the FMS Pre-K teacher as we welcome a new cohort of students. Growing up on the coast and participating in the local community has allowed Riley to cultivate abundant friendships with people of all ages. Riley enjoys forest-frolicking, bike riding, spending time with her four siblings, time spent at the river, traveling, and lounging with her cats, Mikey and George, Riley brings a warm presence, creative ideas, and nurturing practices to our growing Pre-K cohort. |
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Executive Director | Adria Badagnani
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Adria and her husband moved to the North Oregon Coast in 2019. In the Spring of 2020, they welcomed their daughter, who is now enrolled as a student at FMS. Adria's educational background is in performing arts, public speaking, and production direction with an undergraduate degree from Butler University in Indianapolis and a graduate degree from Justus-Liebig Universität in Giessen, Germany.
She brings professional experience in higher education and nonprofit administration, as well as creative interactive experiences. She has served on the FMS Board and is involved with arts and cultural events on the North Oregon Coast. |