Marla Witcher

Marla Witcher was raised among the rolling hills and deep caves of south central Kentucky. Her journey of lifelong learning began at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee where she studied dietetics and nutrition. Three years later she transferred to UC Santa Barbara where she earned a B.A. in Women’s Studies.

After completing her undergraduate degree in 1996, Ms. Marla began her studies of therapeutic massage, maintaining a practice in Santa Barbara for the next 20 years. During this time Ms. Marla also worked at The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens in Goleta, California. After discovering the work of Rudolf Steiner, Ms. Marla enrolled in the teacher training program at the Waldorf Institute of Southern California in Northridge. She completed her Waldorf teaching certificate in the grade school curriculum in 2012.

Ms. Marla began working at The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara in 2010 as a kindergarten assistant. After serving as an assistant teacher for two years, she co-taught in the kindergarten for another two. In 2014, she accepted an invitation to teach in our grades program, where she worked for many years. Currently Ms. Marla teaches first grade.