Voices of Dalton - Faculty

Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez received her doctorate in Curriculum and Teaching from Columbia University. Teaching first in public schools on Long Island, she quickly rose to the Chair of World Languages and the ESL Program. At Dalton Dr. Langer de Ramirez is the Director of World and Classical Languages and Global Language Initiatives. She created Dalton’s K-12 Spanish program and teaches both Middle and High School students.

Mr. Will Fisher graduated from Columbia University, and continued there for his graduate school (M.A. and M.Phil.). After working as a guidance counselor in New York City, he discovered that he loved teaching in the classroom. As a faculty member in the High School English department, his courses include Literature and Composition, American Literature, African American Literature, and Gender and Sexuality. He also serves as a House Advisor and as a mentor to new faculty members.

Mr. Kevin Slick has taught at Dalton for over a decade.  With a double major in History and Fine Arts from Bard College and a Master’s Degree in Modern History from Binghamton University, Mr. Slick teaches courses such as World History, You Are What You Eat: Critical Investigation into Food Production, Consumption and Justice, and Art History: Past, Present and Future. He also serves as a House Advisor.

Ms. Amanda Hemenway is a Dalton alumna who attended Dalton from kindergarten through twelfth grade.  She double-majored in History and Political Science at Barnard College.  Ms. Hemenway worked for a number of years in television news and after volunteering in Dalton’s first grade classrooms, decided to change careers.  She attended Bank Street College of Education for graduate school and returned to her alma mater.  Ms. Hemenway has been teaching at Dalton’s First Program for four years and currently teaches second grade.

Dr. Sloan Warren assisted in founding Dalton’s Engineering and Robotics programs and helps to run the Dalton Makerspace. Dr. Warren pursued his passions in college as a double major in Physics and Biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania before going on to receive his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Yale University. In addition to teaching, Dr. Warren now serves as the Middle School Assistant Director for Operations.