Special Programs

Debbie French – Art Specialist

‘Ms. French’ has been a part of the Undercroft community for 12 years. Originally from Kentucky, she graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and a minor in Art. After staying home to raise her 2 children, Ellie and Jesse, she returned to school to specialize in Learning Disabled and Early Childhood Education. Debbie taught L.D. classes for 3 years in the Broken Arrow school district, where she was named ‘Teacher of the Year’, and Art for an additional year. She came to Undercroft in 1996 as an assistant to Paddy Sandefur in Upper Elementary. She began developing an Art program in the afternoons and summers and became our Art Specialist in 1999. During a brief break from Undercroft, Debbie also worked in the Ceramics Department and the University of Tulsa. She calls her years at UMS ‘extraordinary’.

Jo Milligan – Music Specialist

‘Ms. Jo’ enriches the lives of our primary through sixth grade students with the power of music. She has been a part of the Undercroft family for the past five years. Prior to teaching at Undercroft, Jo was a licensed Kindermusik instructor and operated a private studio for four years. She is a member of the American Orff Schulwerk Association and serves as a Board member for the local chapter. In addition to studying piano for nine years, Jo also plays the flute, soprano and alto recorder and autoharp. She has completed Level 1 Certification for World Music Drumming and Level 1 and 2 Certifications for Orff Schulwerk. Jo has an Associate degree in Arts from Tulsa Community College and is currently seeking her degree at Rogers State College.

Justin Kasparek – Steel Drums and After School Band

Mr. Justin just completed his first year as an instructor at Undercroft, but he was also here as a Primary student years ago. A life-long musician, Justin has taught private guitar lessons and been involved in various musical projects in Tulsa for several years. He now leads our Steel Drum and After School Band programs.

Carolyn Flippo – Espanol

Ms. Flippo has been at Undercroft since 1990. After residing in South American for 9 years, she return to the U.S. and began as an Upper Elementary Assistant and Spanish Teacher. She moved abroad again, to Norway, from 1994-1996 and returned to UMS to teach Spanish to the Lower Elementary through Middle School levels. She made a change to Middle School assistant in 2005 and in 2009 transitioned back into the role of Spanish teacher. Senorita Flippo spends about one hour per day in each Primary and Lower Elementary classroom, teaching conversational Spanish. Senorita Flippo is also the Director of the Lower Elementary After Care Program.

D.J. Beck – Physical Education

Mr. Beck joined the Undercroft staff in August 2009 as our Physical Education instructor, After Care and Special Programs Coordinator. Mr. Beck earned his Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Tulsa and served as the University School’s physical education instructor prior to coming to Undercroft.

Molly Berger – Speech and Language Pathologist

Molly was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1975, she attended the University of Kansas and graduated with a B.S. in Education in 1979. In 1981, she completed her M.A. in Speech/Language Pathology She has worked as a Speech/Language Pathologist for 28 years in public and private schools. She has worked at Undercroft for 16 years. Molly and her husband, Sheldon, have been married for 30 years and have two children. Michael is 21 years old and a senior at the University of Illinois and Sarah (an Undercroft alum) is a freshman at the University of Colorado.

Jennifer Ramp – After Care and Nap Room

‘Ms. Jennifer’ began working at Undercroft in the Fall of 2008 after living in Tulsa just a few days. She has held many exciting jobs including flight attendant and flight attendant instructor for an international airline and one year with VISTA volunteers as a low-income housing community builder in St. Paul, MN. Jennifer and her husband have a three year old daughter, Amelia, who will begin Undercroft in the fall.