Our team makes Odyssey happen

At Odyssey, our faculty and staff are the bedrock of our learning community. Teachers work in a collaborative culture where colleagues share expertise and learn from one another. Administrative staff create the systems that allow this work to flourish. And true to our position as a community school, families strengthen what happens in the classroom through guest lessons, IRP mentoring, and field trip support.

Odyssey thrives because everyone who contributes—teachers, the admin team, families, and students—brings dignity and curiosity to the work we share.

Meet Our Heads of School

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Anne Tomlanovich

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Peter Tromba

  • Peter Tromba has over 20 years of experience as a middle and high school principal and district administrator. He also served for 5 years as the Interagency Policy Research Director for the State of Oregon, where he oversaw program initiation and evaluation for Early Learning, K-12, Post-Secondary, and Youth Re-Engagement. Before becoming an administrator, Peter taught reading classes to all ages and high school science and computer programming. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in education leadership from the University of Oregon.

  • Anne Tomlanovich grew up in Michigan, earned a BS in Sociology from the University of Michigan, then moved to Oregon. An intended short stint there turned into 20 years, during which time Anne earned her Masters in School Counseling and worked as a middle school counselor.

    As Co-Head of School, Anne brings her deep belief that love and belonging are the bedrock of learning. She centers student strengths and helps students access those strengths to work through hard times, whether that's regulating emotions, relating to peers, or gaining independence in their academic lives. Anne's leadership is rooted in the conviction that students, staff, and families do their best work together when they feel a sense of safety and community.

    Her vision for Odyssey is one where every student, family member, and colleague feels seen, supported, and inspired—a place where compassion and high expectations work hand in hand.

    In her spare time, Anne is a voracious reader, a music nerd, an avid vintage clothing shopper, and loves hanging out with her family.

Our faculty

Integral Education doesn't just mean educating the whole child—it means honoring the whole human in every teacher.

Teachers design their own curricula, guided by the Six Strands and supported by colleagues. This combination—individual agency and collective support—allows them to bring both their professional depth and their full selves into the classroom.

Our faculty brings an average of 11 years of classroom experience and a maximum teacher-to-student ratio of 1:11, with two co-teachers in each elementary classroom. Many of our teachers are practicing artists and experts in their fields: a touring musician who's been a sound engineer for Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, a Master Award-Winning Cosplayer and professional fire performer, a death doula and hospital chaplain, a farmer, a symbolic logic expert. Their passions shape their teaching, deepen classroom culture, and show students what it looks like to live with purpose and curiosity.

In our elementary and middle school mixed-grade classrooms, teachers stay with their students for two years. Kindergarten teachers build this foundation in one intensive year, while high school students work with subject-specific teachers across four years. This continuity creates the conditions for teachers to know each student deeply—not just their academic needs, but their personality, strengths, and inner life. This deep knowing makes personalized teaching possible.

Learn more about each of our teachers within their program pages:

Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
1/2 Classroom
3/4 Classroom
5/6 Classroom
7/8 Classroom
High School
Specials: Music, Arts, and P.E.
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Our Admin Team

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Liz Lesley

Operations Manager

Karen Gladhart

Front Office Coordinator
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Clayton Hufford

Jen Stradling

Director of Finance
Manager of Facilities and Building

Leila Amiri

Lindsey Driscoll

Marketing Co-Director
Marketing Co-Director

Curious? Come on a tour and see what sets us apart.

We would love to answer all of your questions and help you learn if Odyssey is right for your family. Fill out our tour inquiry form and we’ll find the time that’s right for you.

Our Board

The Odyssey School Board of Trustees is the holder of the vision of our school. From the school’s inception, the Board has created agendas and decision-making processes that encourage synthesis and consensus. Similar to how our students begin the day, the meetings start with a Centering, and during meetings the board encourages hearing from all voices, including those parents, students and staff who are attending.

With each new challenge and opportunity that arises, the Board of Trustees provide:

  • Provide strategic oversight and leadership

  • Ensure financial health and sustainability

  • Support and evaluate school leadership

  • Engage and strengthen the school community

  • Uphold legal and ethical responsibilities

Unlike some boards that follow rules of order that lead to voting on topics, the Odyssey Board of Trustees follows our moral strand to a different operating conclusion. Our board operates under a decision-making model called Circle Forward. The goal of that model is to have 100% consent. In practice, this means that when a decision is to be made, a proposal is offered and members all have the authority to give feedback and offer amendments. Proposals can move forward when no members have principled objections. The key features of this model are equity and inclusion, consent not consensus, encouraging objections, and forward momentum. Circle Forward sometimes leads to longer meetings; better decisions take time and the combined wisdom and values of each individual member.

Serving on a non-profit board is a thankless task. It is a volunteer position and, unless there is controversy, the work of the board is largely invisible. However, Odyssey could not operate without an effective board and it will not thrive into the future without their thoughtful leadership. Specifically, the Board is responsible for high level management of our goals and strategic plans and for the hiring and evaluation of the Co-heads of School.

We have four schoolwide goals, in the areas of financial stability, academic programs, school culture and climate, and our physical site. The Board meets monthly to review progress, make policy decisions, and to discuss emerging topics that come from the school community. In addition, Board Committees (like the crucial Finance Committee) meet more frequently to engage in topics in more depth.

Our monthly meetings are open to the public and community members can attend in person or on-line. If anyone has a question for or about the board, please contact either Co-Head of School, or our Executive Committee (Chair Lauren Milling, Vice-Chair Rush Battle, and Secretary Erin Bowman) at boardofdirectors@odysseycommunity.org.

Board updates and minutes

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Board Meeting Minutes 11/19
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Board Meeting Minutes 10/22
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Head of school update, 9/1
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Odyssey School Board Meeting Minutes - December 11, 2025
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Career inquiry form

Does our school seem like a fit for your skill set? You can find our current openings on LinkedIn, but we are always happy to connect about careers and connections regardless of position availability. Drop us a note and we will get in touch.

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