Faculty and Staff

 

Dawn Burton comes to Episcopal with a global perspective having taught in Belgium and China.  Over the course of her 23 year career she has taught a range of English courses. Dawn is passionate about educational technologies and in 2017 received first prize in The Henry Ford “Innovation Nation” Teacher Innovator of the Year awards. Most recently, Dawn was the English Department Chair and Innovation and Design Lab Facilitator at St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English Literature and Classical Studies from the University of Liverpool, UK; she later achieved a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Secondary English) and a Master of Arts degree in Education (Leadership and Management) from the Open University, UK. Dawn is fluent in French and Dutch. She is married to Zach and is the mother of Hannah and Isabel.