Team

Ben Wallerstein

Ben Wallerstein, member of the Board of Directors of Blyth-Templeton Academy, is deeply committed to issues of equity and access in education, and currently advises leading education philanthropists, nonprofits and investors. He also serves on the Board of the American Institute for Foreign Study Foundation. Ben attended the University of Richmond and received his J.D. …

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Dennis Keller

Dennis Keller, Chair of the Blyth-Templeton Academy Board of Directors, is a lifelong education entrepreneur. Educated at Princeton and the University of Chicago, he is a trustee of the University of Chicago, a former trustee of Princeton University, and a National Board member of The Smithsonian Institution.

Patrick Shaw

Pat Shaw is the President and Managing Director of Blyth Academy. Previously he served as Manager of Canada’s first European-based university program in Nice, France. Pat has a B.A. from the University of Toronto, a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and an M.B.A. from Western University.

Temp Keller

John Templeton (Temp) Keller is the Co-founder and President of Templeton Learning and Co-founder and Director of Blyth-Templeton Academy. Temp also serves on the boards of the Loomis Chaffee School, Austin Achieve Public Schools and the African Leadership Foundation. He received his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from The University of Chicago.

Sam Blyth

Sam Blyth, CEO of Blyth-Templeton Academy, was educated at Cambridge University (B.A. Hons. and M.A)., the University of Paris and holds an honorary fellowship at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is the CEO and founder of Blyth Academy, Canada’s leading private school by enrollment with more than 5,000 students, and Canada’s leading provider of international education. …

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Sarah Norman

Sarah Norman teaches Visual Arts. Sarah has a B.A. from The University of Southern Mississippi, an M.F.A. from American University, and has been Artist-in-Residence at Chautauqua Institution (NY) and GlougauAir (Berlin, Germany) as well as an art educator for both children and adults.

Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey Nelson teaches Mathematics and Physics. Lindsey has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, an M.A. in Poverty and Development from University of Sussex (UK), and an M.S. in Engineering Education. As the founder of Opportunity Unlocked, a teacher at the Center for Talented Youth (Johns Hopkins University), and former Director of Maker …

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Clover Afokpa

Clover Afokpa teaches Humanities and French. Clover has a B.A. in Theater from Reed College and a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was Director of the American International School of Lome, Togo and of the English Language Program at the U.S. Cultural Center in Togo. Last year, she …

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Yinzú Nairouz

Yinzú Nairouz teaches Mathematics and Spanish at Blyth-Templeton Academy. An experienced educator, she has taught a wide range of students and subjects from prekindergarten to physics. With a B. Ed in Mathematics from Universidad de los Andes (Venezuela), an M.S. in Education, Cognitive Development, Creativity and Thinking in Educative Systems from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia), …

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Timothy Guy

Timothy Guy teaches Mathematics. An experienced high school math teacher and administrator, Tim has a B.S. in Mathematics from Mt. St. Mary’s College, a M.Ed. from theUniversity of Virginia, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (where he is also an adjunct instructor).