Chamomile Nusz

Circle Education LLC

Chamomile Nusz is a co-owner of Circle Education LLC, a consulting service that supports innovative education. She also works with the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools (WRCCS), which supports the development of high-performing charter schools throughout Wisconsin. She is deeply committed to supporting educational options for all students, especially those in rural communities of central Wisconsin.

Chamomile has served as the Secretary and Treasurer for the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education and the membership director, supporting schools throughout the United States in member support services and the membership process of self-study. Chamomile is a founder and charter school consultant of Red Granite Charter School, which is opening to students in fall 2024. She is a founder and Board Chair for Central Sands Community High School, which opened to students in fall 2022. She supported the founding of the Fremont STEM Academy, which opened in 2022, and is now supporting the founding of the Weyauwega STEM Academy, which will open in 2025. Chamomile founded the Tomorrow River Community Charter Schools (TRCCS) in 2012 and served as the Executive Director of the TRCCS Elementary, Middle, and Virtual Schools until 2021. Under her direction, the schools received multiple certifications and grants, including the US Department of Education’s National Green Ribbon Schools Award in 2014. She has taught for the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point in Sustainable Communities. Before becoming involved in Education, she was the Executive Director of a Renewable Energy Cooperative and owner of a Dance Studio.

Chamomile is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Educational Sustainability from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, where she received her Master's in Education. She attended Evergreen University in Olympia, Washington, and then the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Women's Studies with a minor in Dance. Chamomile is also the 2021 recipient of the Oscar W. Neale Fellowship.