Kathy has been a teacher, Artistic Director and Music Director in the Houston Musical Theatre Community since 2009. She was also the Music Director/accompanist at the Kinkaid School from 2013-2015. She is originally from Kansas, where she taught Vocal Music for High School, and wrote and implemented a General Music Curriculum at the High School level. She joined EWS in 2015 and teaches Vocal Music, sixth-twelfth grades, and Theatre Arts, seventh-eighth grades. She is also the music director for the Middle School, Upper School and All-School musicals. Kathy also teaches a Musical Theatre Program for TUTS for kids with disabilities.

Walker teaches the upper levels of Stagecraft and designs EWS’s theatrical productions. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University. Walker has worked in professional, community, and educational theatre venues for the past 25 years. During that time, he designed more than 100 stage productions and developed productions for Kinkaid, Episcopal, Stratford, Duchesne, and several churches and other organizations. He and his wife, Jessie, are the proud parents of two awesome children. Walker is active in his church, an advocate for solar power, and enjoys tinkering with technology in his spare time.

Tammy began volunteering at EWS long before joining the staff in 2019. Her love of theatre led her to design and edit the JAGBILL for the Fine Arts department beginning in the spring of 2015. As a Development Associate, Tammy maintains the EWS fundraising database, As a Communications Associate, Tammy continues to design/edit the JAGBILL and also Emery's weekly digital newsletter, The Stella Link. Additional responsibilities include writing Kotarot articles, proofreading, video editing, and even updating the school's marquees. From the fall of 2020 through the fall of 2022, Tammy also served as Emery's COVID Response team Coordinator. . .a role for which there was no blueprint! In a former life, Tammy worked as a television news anchor/reporter/producer, including weekend weather forecasting in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Career highlights include covering hurricanes, interviewing presidential candidates, Texas Governors, and activities on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border. Tammy produced television specials and special projects for FOX 26 in Houston, hosted the FOX Kids Club, and served as a media liaison for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. Prior to joining EWS, Tammy was a news writer for NewsFix on CW39, Houston’s only anchorless newscast. She continues to enjoy her status as Jack-of-all-trades at Dessert Gallery Bakery & Café, producing special event videos, and freelance reporting for the Jewish Herald-Voice. A native Houstonian, Tammy is married, has two sons, loves board games, crossword puzzles, chocolate, and miniature Schnauzers.

Kim Hart joined the Upper School Art Department at Emery/Weiner during the Spring Semester 2015-16 school year. She currently teaches all middle school art classes and upper school Digital Imaging I and II. Before working at Emery/Weiner, Kim worked in graphic and web design and taught art and design classes at a public high school in Texas. Kim spent a few summers at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) teacher program, where she won The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education award for her digital curriculum. After growing up mostly overseas, Kim graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. When not at Emery, Kim loves traveling with her husband and two children, creating anything with her hands, and volunteering as a photographer for children at a local foster care agency.