Samuel Cagle Juhan, Chair

Cagle is a Charlottesville-area attorney who practices federal law in both trial and appeals courts.  He graduated from UVA and UVA Law.   Cagle has been involved with the ISC and its French program since 2021, and he enjoys organizing and assisting with outdoor projects around the ISC campus.

Taylor Odom, Member at Large

Taylor is an attorney based in Charlottesville. He is originally from Louisiana where he received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University and law degree from Loyola University New Orleans. Before attending law school, Taylor spent a year in Metz, France, teaching English through the Teaching Assistants Program in France (TAPIF). While in France, Taylor developed a strong appreciation for education, travel, and the French language and culture, which has brought him back to Europe and other francophone countries over the years. Taylor met his wife, Christina, while in law school. Taylor relocated to Virginia in 2013 and lives in Charlottesville with his wife and son, Theo, who is a student at the ISC.

Cliff Stains, Member at Large

Cliff is a Professor of Chemistry at UVA. Cliff obtained his BS in Biochemistry from Millersville University and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Arizona. He pursued postdoctoral studies at MIT and started his independent career at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, prior to relocating to UVA. Cliff met his wife Marilyne (born and raised in France) during graduate school and their son currently attends ISC.

Gretchen Martinet, Member at Large

Bio forthcoming

Aran Shetterly, Member at Large

Aran grew up in rural Maine on a 60-acre homestead, studied literature at Harvard and earned an MA in American Studies from the University of Southern Maine. After working in book publishing and on internet startups, he and Margot, his partner, founded Inside Mexico, which became the most widely distributed English-language periodical in Mexico. Since 2003, he’s been on the staff or board of his father’s art and education project, Americans Who Tell the Truth. Now, Aran spends most of his working hours writing books and as an independent editor helping others write books. Aran’s first book, THE AMERICANO, was described by the National Book Award winner Carlos Eire as "history at its best…based on solid research that reads like a great epic novel." His new book, MORNINGSIDE: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul has been called "essential" by Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow, and “a welcome glimmer of hope for our divided nation” by The Woman's Hour author Elaine Weiss. He and Margot have lived in Charlottesville, Virginia, since 2016, and have one child who attends the ISC in the Spanish program.

Nell Weber, Member at Large

Nell Weber is an education professional who consults on international and domestic projects related to parenting, child development, and early childhood education. She is originally from Houston, Texas, where she attended the French program at Awty International School. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a B.A. in International Studies and French, and from Harvard University with an EdM and EdD in International Education Policy and Cultures, Communities, and Education, respectively. She currently has a child who is an ISC alumna and two children currently in the French program at ISC (toddler and 1st grade).

Isabel Zermani, Member at Large

Bio forthcoming!

Robert Ginsberg, Member at Large

Rob is a retired hospital-based physician with a son, Theo, in Spanish second grade.  He has an undergraduate degree in English literature from Princeton and his medical degree from the University of Maryland. He has a love of languages and travel and has worked in Paris, France and Santiago Chile.  Rob has founded and organizes our ISC skiing club.

Lauren Miller, Member at Large

Lauren is an Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia, where she studies how ice sheets and coastal environments change over time using the geological record. She earned her undergraduate degrees in geology and Spanish from Oklahoma State University and her PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara, studying Antarctic sea-level change. Before joining UVA in 2018, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University. Lauren serves on the National Academies' Polar Research Board and is active in faculty mentoring and Native & Indigenous relations initiatives at UVA. Her son has attended the ISC since second grade, and she looks forward to enrolling her younger children in the future.

Julia Browne, Parent Representative

Julia ("Julie") and family moved from Miami Beach to Charlottesville in the summer of 2025. In Miami, Julie served as a partner in the corporate group of a large law firm, but she now works part time for a family office focused on commercial real estate (and doesn't take any more work calls on vacation). She and her husband Chris are parents to Adelia (Spanish 2nd) and Milo (Spanish JK), and you can usually find them at Rives Park after school when the weather is nice!