Faculty and Staff Directory

Mrs. Feeney rejoined Parker School in 2018 and has a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in early childhood bilingual education from City College of New York. Mrs. Feeney has worked with grade k-12 students in both public and private schools on Hawaii Island. She is a native Spanish speaker originally from Manhattan and moved to Hawaii Island in 2006. In her free time, Mrs. Feeney enjoys cooking, reading, going on walks and to the beach with her family and dogs. “I believe every day offers us opportunities to create meaningful impact in our students’ lives. Aside from teaching our respective subjects, we’re teaching our students life lessons on perseverance, empathy and enjoying the road ahead of us. School was always a safe place for me and I find providing a safe space that’s encouraging and respectful a priority.”

Born in Washington and raised in upstate New York, Ms. Note-Gressard holds bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology from Washington State University and a master’s degree in educational technology from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Well rooted into the community, Ms. Note-Gressard served as the testing coordinator and school counselor for Waimea Middle School for three years. She coaches AYSO soccer and serves as the organization’s regional manager in Waimea. She spearheaded Parker School’s iPad initiative, launched in 2013. Ms. Note-Gressard is married and has two children, her son is a Parker graduate, and her daughter is a current student.

Ms. Heuston joined the Parker ‘Ohana in 2018 after teaching for thirty years at Waterford School in Sandy, Utah. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree from the University of Utah and is a member of the Cum Laude Society. In her spare time, Ms. Heuston enjoys hiking, exploring, animals, reading, getting to know people and spending time with her daughter who attends Parker’s Lower School. “I am a deep believer in the importance of a traditional liberal arts approach to learning,” shares Ms. Heuston. “I believe learning new ideas and about the past helps all of us to think better, live better, and create better communities. I absolutely thrive when I am working with students, and teaching.”

“Ms. Christian” began teaching at Parker School in 2006. Previously, she worked for four years as an education specialist at Dolphin Quest. Raised in California and Montana, she came to Hawai‘i in 1999 after living in Seattle, Washington and Eureka, California. She holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology from Humboldt State University and a Master of Arts in education with elementary Licensure from Chaminade University. In addition to teaching first grade at Parker, Ms. Christian also is a director of Parker’s summer arts and athletics camp program. Her son Braedon is a Parker School student and was a member of the very first kindergarten class at the school. When not in her classroom, Ms. Christian enjoys traveling, shopping, the beach and being a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts Parker Ranch Troop 27, which honored her and Braedon with the 2013 Scouting Family of the Year award. She says that one of her students summed up her teaching philosophy perfectly by saying, “Ms. Christian makes the world come alive in her classroom.”