Amadi Hemphill | Grade 5
Ms. Hemphill joined Maury as a 5th grade teacher in 2023. She is a DC native who received her schooling from DC Public Schools. She graduated from UPitt with an English degree and went on to get her Masters in Teaching. Her mother taught at Maury and was an important influence to her teaching career. ... Read More
Derek Tyler | 5th Grade
Derek Tyler joined the Maury community as a fifth-grade math/science teacher in 2026. He has dedicated 21 years to education, including the last 10 years with DC Public Schools, where he taught fifth grade mathematics, science and computer science. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with Prince George’s County Public Schools, where he served ... Read More
Anna Peterson | 5th Grade
Anna Peterson joined the Maury community in 2022. She grew up in Los Angeles California, and received her B.A in Communications from University of Utah. She decided after graduation to follow in both her parents’ footsteps and become a teacher. Prior to arriving in D.C., Ms. Peterson taught for 8 years in Salt Lake City; ... Read More
Kaitlin Cunningham-Gonzalez | Special Education
Kaitlin Cunningham Gonzalez teaches special education across fourth and fifth grade. She began teaching at Maury in 2021, starting her sixth year in the educational field. She inspires her students to find joy in learning through taking risks and problem-solving in project-based learning. Mrs. Cunningham Gonzalez is originally from New York. She earned her bachelor’s ... Read More
Stefanie Gordon | Special Education
ELA Stefanie Gordon joined Maury in 2015, teaching Special Education ELA. Before joining the Maury staff, she taught Grade 2 at a charter school in D.C. as well as special education in other DCPS schools. Ms. Gordon comes from a family of educators—both grandmothers, mother, and two younger sisters—so it was natural she would become ... Read More