Christie Brown,
Middle School Teacher/Hutch School Administrator

Christie Brown is the Hutch School Administrator and Middle School teacher.  She has worked in schools for more than 25 years as a teacher and principal.  She holds a Bachelors degree from Central Washington University, a Masters degree from Seattle University, and administrative credentials from the University of Puget Sound.  Christie earned her National Board Certification in 2008.

Time outside of school is spent writing, creating art, reading, walking, gardening, and traveling.  Christie is often learning something new and is currently making handmade books and welding!  Two of her favorite books are Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and My Side of the Mountain.
clbrown@fhcrc.org | (206) 667-1441

Becky Jamieson,
High School Math & Science Teacher

Margaret Flatness,
High School Teacher

Margaret is the high school teacher at Hutch School. She grew up in Colorado and spent her summers in New Hampshire. Margaret received her bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Education from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and her master’s degree at Antioch University here in Seattle. Margaret began her teaching career in a small town in Maine and has since taught in Shoreline Washington, where she took a year leave to teach English in Costa Rica in 1997. Time away from school is spent playing soccer, knitting, running, reading, swimming, traveling and playing cards and board games. Some personal goals include learning to play the fiddle and continuing to learn and speak Spanish. “James and the Giant Peach” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” were two of my favorite books as a child.
mflatnes@fhcrc.org | 206-667-1440.

Laurie Goble-VanDiest,
Social Worker

Laurie is a school social worker at Hutch School.  She grew up in Sumas, Washington and after living on the east side of Washington, moved to Seattle in 1998.  Laurie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Washington State University and a Master of Social Work from Eastern Washington University.   Before coming to Hutch School, Laurie worked in a middle school in Seattle helping students cope with stress and loss in their lives.  Laurie enjoys helping children by getting to know their individual strengths.  When not working at Hutch School, Laurie spends time with her family, writing, doing home and craft projects, and relaxing with her cats.  Her favorite books from childhood are Ramona, the Brave and James and the Giant Peach.
lgoble-v@fhcrc.org | 206-667-1443

Melissa Walsh,
Primary Teacher

Melissa is the primary teacher at Hutch School.  She was born and raised in Seattle, and she received her bachelor's degree at Whitman College in Walla Walla Washington, where she majored in Anthropology and Japanese.  After teaching English to middle school students in Yokohoma, Japan for a year after college, she received her teaching credential at Seattle Pacific University.  Before coming to Hutch School, Melissa taught kindergarten through sixth grade in Shoreline, Washington for 17 years.  Time outside of school is spent playing with her young daughter, running, quilting, singing in a community choir with her parents, traveling, enjoying friends and family and reading.  Two of Melissa's favorite books to share with students are "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" and "The Little Brute Family".  mwalsh@fhcrc.org | (206) 667-1442

Ginger Moriarty,
Social Worker

Ginger is one of the social workers at Hutch School. Ginger grew up in the Seattle area and, aside from stints in Boston and London, has lived here ever since. Ginger received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Psychology from Tufts University and her Master in Social Work from the University of Washington. Prior to coming to Hutch School she worked as a counselor in a Seattle middle school and a counselor in a girl’s residential program. When she’s not hanging out and hanging in with kids at Hutch School she enjoys most-things-outside, reading, traveling, and watching her chickens run across the yard. Ginger still loves to read children’s books, one of her favorites is Ooh La-La (Max in Love).
gmoriart@fhcrc.org | (206) 667-1443

Leah Knopf,
Primary Classroom Assistant

Stephanie VanderVelden,
Program Coordinator