Meet Our Summer Programs Directors

Alix Baldwin
Harp Camp (Beginning and Intermediate)
Beginners Sewing 

Mrs. Baldwin is an accomplished musician, composer, and arranger, as well as an experienced instructor. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Music Composition from George Mason University and was named GMU’s Most Outstanding Musician of 1997. While studying at GMU, she sat as Principal Chair flute and Principal Chair harp in both Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band. She was awarded the Brannen-Cooper Commission in 1999, the National Flute Association Commission of 2009, and the Blessing Foundation Commission for the NFA in 2012. Alix has been a harpist, flutist, composer and arranger for the First Light Ensemble since 2009 and for the Columbia Flute Choir since 1995. She was named the 2019 Scottish Harp Society of America's US National Champion. Before joining the Oakcrest faculty in 2014, Mrs. Baldwin worked as both a private lesson instructor and a sectional coach in the Fairfax County Public Schools for over 20 years. When asked what she enjoys about teaching at Oakcrest, she responded, “I love the ability to teach not just the notes, but the history and meaning behind the music; and I love the atmosphere of joy and kindness that prevails at Oakcrest!”

Bridget Crnkovich
Sacred Music Intensive

Ms. Crnkovich attended Christendom College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in history with a double minor in classics and philosophy. She was awarded the Warren Carroll History Thesis Award given to the best senior thesis in the history department for her thesis titled, "Give Me That Old Time Religion: The Movements Behind Evangelical Religion in the Antebellum and Postbellum South."

Christina Friddle
STEM 

Mrs. Friddle (Maura '19, Jacqueline '22 and Suzie '25) has over fifteen years of teaching experience in the classroom. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics, a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, and a Professional Teaching Certificate in Education from the National University of Ireland, Galway. She holds a National Certificate for STEM Teaching from the National Institute for STEM Education. She has completed an intensive course in "Science Inquiry in the Classroom," from the Maryland State Department of Education. Mrs. Friddle is very active in professional development related to teaching strategies that enable teachers to have a much larger impact on student learning with more meaningful results and setting up students for success as lifelong learners. She is a member of the National Science Teachers Association.

Kat Hussmann, Ph.D.
STEM 
Dance Camp

Dr. Hussmann holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. She has done postdoctoral research and has had a number of experiences teaching both college and younger students. She has completed an NIH intensive course called “Scientists Teaching Science,” and has coauthored many peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Hussmann is dedicated to helping high school students understand and analyze scientific literature. She joined Oakcrest as a full-time faculty member in 2015. Dr. Hussmann received the Virginia Science Olympiad (VASO) Committee's 2019 Coach of the Year Award.

Leslie Kanuch
Spycraft: Science and Secrets

Mrs. Kanuch spent eight years on active duty in the United States Marine Corps before joining the Oakcrest faculty in 2018. She received her Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University and studied Latin through a summer program at The Catholic University of America. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Physics, a Bachelor of Science in English, and a minor in Russian language and literature. She has extensive overseas experience, including deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bahrain and a study abroad program in Russia, and has worked directly with multiple federal agencies and senior-level Department of Defense and Department of State officials throughout her military career. Mrs. Kanuch is supremely grateful to be a part of the Oakcrest family and loves sharing her passion for learning and service with her students. Physics, she always tells her classes, is a pathway to God because it enables us to enter more deeply into the wonder of His creation.

Christina Kilmer '16
Summer Adventures Await

Ms. Kilmer graduated from Oakcrest in 2016, where she played soccer and ran cross country and track. She has a Bachelor's degree in History and a minor in Spanish from the University of Dallas. Ms. Kilmer served as a seventh and eighth grade mentor and character education teacher at Metro Achievement Center in Chicago during the summer of 2019. From 2020 to 2022, she worked at a conference center in New York City as part of a Hospitality Management program where she took classes in philosophy as well and helped with the Avenue Leadership Program in her free time. Ms. Kilmer also was the director of the hospitality internship programs at Arnold Hall Conference Center. She then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to help develop high school leadership programs for girls at a new Opus Dei center, Petawa, that opened in March of 2023, while working full time in finance and administrative work. Ms. Kilmer teaches theology to Middle School and Upper School students and also coaches Middle School Cross Country and Soccer.

Dawn Kuker
Sacred Music Intensive

Coach Rita McPheeters
Volleyball with Coach McPheeters

Coach Rita McPheeters is passionate about volleyball and has been playing volleyball for over 30 years and is in her 12th year of coaching. She is currently in her 9th season coaching a club team and just finished her fourth season coaching at Oakcrest School. Her club teams have won several medals over the years at various AAU and USAV tournaments. This will be her third year leading a volleyball camp at Oakcrest School. In addition to coaching club teams, she coached recreational volleyball for three years. Before coaching, she played on USAV club teams and in numerous outdoor doubles tournaments. She was also a certified referee and scorekeeper. She is CAP 1, IMPACT, Positive Coaching and SafeSport certified; and attends and/or assists with in-person volleyball clinics to stay up to date on the latest techniques/strategies. In addition to her passion for volleyball, she also enjoys cycling, hiking, kayaking, traveling, and staying active with her family.

Maggie Musacchio
Summer Adventures Await

Ms. Musacchio has six years of experience in establishing special education programs in Catholic parochial schools for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  She holds a Master of Science summa cum laude in Modified and Comprehensive Special Education from the University of Tennessee.  Ms. Musacchio has continued her professional development through the Institute of Catholic Liberal Education and Aquinas College Center for Catholic Education in Nashville, Tennessee, and she was a 2021 Leonine Fellow.

Elisa Torres
Sculpting Camp
Summer Painting

Ms. Torres earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Temple University with a major in Art Education and minor in Art History. She has a certification in K-12 Art Education and a certificate in Professional Campus Ministry from the University of Mary. Ms. Torres manages a professional art practice of oil paintings, journals, prints and stickers. Prior to joining Oakcrest Ms. Torres was a missionary with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) at Stony Brook University.