WEDJ Founders

Julie Doar Sinkfield

Ms. Doar-Sinkfield has worked in independent and charter schools as both a teacher and administrator, with students from nursery school to college. With a background in African-American History and Sociology, she specialized in education and social inequality while in graduate school and has applied her academic background to heading education programs for students at all levels. She has also worked as a Program Director for a volunteer center coordinating community service events to benefit DCPS and DCPCSB schools. Ms. Doar-Sinkfield is an online professor of Sociology for Strayer University. [B.A. African-American History, Wesleyan University; M.A. Sociology, Northeastern University; Ed.D. (in progress), University of Southern California] 

Nadia Casseus Tourney

Ms. Casseus, a former teacher and school director, has worked with students of all ages and has provided supervision to large numbers of adults. In addition to working as the Director of a DCPCSB charter school, Ms. Casseus also worked as a supervisor for the DCPS Office of Special Education. She has many years of experience in both the legal and academic needs of special learners and is currently completing and Ed.D. with a focus on Special Education. Ms. Casseus is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. [B.A. Psychology and Early Childhood Education; M.S.W.; US Department of Education Fellow ; Ed.D. Educational Administration and Policy (in progress), Howard University]

Mary Robbins

Ms. Robbins brings more than a decade of arts education experience with her to WEDJ PCS focusing on curriculum and arts integration. In addition to being a performer herself, Ms. Robbins directs, produces and stage manages children’s theatre throughout the DC area. A trained singer and actor, she has taught Theater, Music, English/Language Arts and worked as a Professional Developer in Literacy in Washington, DC and Baltimore. Ms. Robbins has continued her own education with studies at The Kennedy Center, Folger Shakespeare Library and Yale School of Drama. [B.A. English Literature & Music, Clark University; M.Ed. Worcester State College; Who’s Who Among American High School Teachers]