Staff and Board
When the forms of an old culture are dying, the new culture is created by a few people who are not afraid to be insecure.
Rudolf Bahro
Springhouse staff are committed adults who are willing to find their strength in insecurity and love the world more strongly and creatively from that vulnerable place. Each day, they are willing to join together and move toward an audacious vision of creating a culture that takes care of Life.
Meet our Dedicated Staff



Carolyn brings an enthusiasm and passion for communion, inspiring people and communities to deepen in their wholeness and connection - with the earth, themselves, each other, and the divine.

Roxanne started volunteering one afternoon in 2015. Later that year, she found herself immersed herself in Springhouse’s second-ever experience week trip. Since then, she has been a chameleon experimenting with different roles and responsibilities within the organization. Now you will often find her leading all-school mindfulness, teaching various classes, holding a restorative justice meeting, mentoring, or working on envisioning a curriculum that weaves holistic development while exploring the world’s emerging needs. Roxanne cares about the curriculum by noticing how we cultivate resiliency to thrive, learn from differences, and work to restore what needs repair.

H has worked with diverse populations of young learners both in the public school system and alternative educational settings. They have experienced the learning environments of “failing” schools - where three-quarters of the learner population receive free or reduced lunches - and schools in which learners speak over 50 different languages and have relocated from countries all over the globe. A queer, gender-noncomforming educator, H is committed to creating educational designs that are truly responsive. If you happen to catch H outside of Springhouse, they may be experimenting with film photography, taking classes for their masters degree in yoga studies, or gleefully tasting a sweet treat.
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H first started volunteering at Springhouse in 2015 while they were still in college, and they have been involved in various capacities ever since. Currently, they design, implement, and revise Springhouse's Day School vitality-centered curriculum and assessment methods; support course facilitators; mentor teens; facilitate courses; co-lead the Sourced Design Lab with Jenny; and teach a yoga series through Springhouse's adult programming. H also typically offers a film photography apprenticeship and yoga classes - two of their passions - for the teens at the Day School.



Ian has a deep appreciation for the natural world and humanity’s place within it and uses his art as an access point through which to delve deeper into our environment and himself. He loves farming, homesteading, and traveling. Ian believes that art in education can be as expansive as the learners who participate in it and believes in the potential for art to teach us depth within ourselves and the world.
Ian is an artist, builder, and explorer. He found his way to Springhouse in 2018 and somehow ended up walking to Roanoke with 30 teenagers on an Experience Week Trip.
This momentous beginning has led to more and more engagement with what it means to build regenerative culture now, and a love for the vitality that springs from the ground through the Springhouse community. You may find him teaching courses, helping students design and build shelves for the school's shoes, organizing the school's art supplies, coordinating artistic installations, or weeding the garden beds.
Ian loves old things that carry the marks of hundreds of hands, student watercolors of dragons, the satisfaction of hard work and a well built stair.

A life-long lover of learning, there has always been a passion and longing for growing in community in Cheryl’s heart. Beginning in childhood, she spent much time helping, volunteering, and working in schools and educational settings in various capacities. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Language Studies, studying in California, Spain, Cuba, and Mexico.
Cheryl felt a deep disconnect between current schooling systems and experiences that actually support life. She and her husband decided to “unschool” along with their children, studying and building compassionate community and traveling. Always appreciating new, enriching ways of learning and growing together, Cheryl was intrigued when she happened upon Springhouse in 2017.
Cheryl was invited to join the Springhouse staff part-time in 2018 and helped facilitate Springhouse’s accreditation process through 2019-20. After moving away from Floyd and then returning, she has again joined the Springhouse team. She’s thrilled to be able to help serve Springhouse’s mission of sharing this model of vitality-centered development with folks and organizations around the world.
Cheryl still loves to sing and dance and travel, and longs to paint and learn to quilt someday. You may find her enjoying the outdoors, games with her family, and captivating conversations about love, community, and vitality. The invitation is open!
Meet our Board of Trustees

While also active in leadership positions in many community organizations such as United Way, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and Junior Achievement Chuck has focused on education with 10 years as chair of Foundations in Learning, 27 years on the Coe College Board of Trustees (3 as Chair), 26 years on the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Board of Advisors, several years on the board of the Belin-Blank Center at the University of Iowa, and three years as the Chair of the Board of Advisors for the University of Iowa College of Education.

