I am thrilled to join the Lincoln High School team for the 2023/2024 school year. Over fifteen years, I have had the privilege of first teaching and later serving as an administrator in both private and public schools, with students ranging from preschool to graduate school. Away from school, you can find me baking, playing ukulele, painting, and cherishing quality moments with my husband and our demanding cat. I’m an avid baseball and hockey fan but love to cheer for all of our Seattle teams. I am excited for the year ahead and the opportunity to support and serve our students, staff, and school community.
My name is Mara Oblak and I am thrilled to join the Queen Anne Staff as the Developmental Preschool Teacher!
I have spent the past 18 years working in schools and clinical settings in New York, Louisiana and Washington. I completed my undergraduate degree in 2005 at Gonzaga University (GO ZAGS!!!), where I studied Special Education and got dually certified as a Special Education and Elementary Education Teacher. Following graduation, I moved to New York City to pursue my graduate degree at Teachers College, Columbia University in the Teaching as Applied Behavior Analysis Program. I completed my MA in 2007 and PhD in 2010. I then moved to Louisiana where I worked as a teacher in a full inclusion public school, serving as both the Special Education and General Education teacher of the classroom. I also had the opportunity to work with teachers in training from the local university. As a native Seattleite, my heart pulled me back to the PNW in 2012. For the past decade, I worked as a Behavior Analyst in a clinical setting here in Seattle. This is my second year working in SPS and I couldn't be more excited to be back in a school setting!
Outside of work, I enjoy skiing, hiking, traveling, photography and spending time with friends and family. I'm also a proud member of the Croatian community here in Seattle and play music (Tambura) in a local Croatian orchestra!
