Faculty and Staff
Summer Adams
Receptionist
Mimi Bailey
K5 Teacher
Megan Bell
Third Grade Teacher
Julie Benson
Second Grade Teacher
Mary Marie Bernadini
K5 Teacher
Shannon Blakely
K4 Teacher
Nicole Booker
Fourth Grade Teacher
Dea Bowling
Third Grade Teacher
Mindy Boyd, CALT, LDT, IDA Cert.
Director of Student Services
Sara Brantley
P.E. Teacher
Carol Brister
Technology Instructor
Elizabeth Brown
First Grade Teacher
Hasina Brown
K3 Teacher
Leslie Buckley, L.D.T.
1st and 2nd Grade Word Works Instructor, 4th Grade Learning Lab Instructor, 5th Grade Academic Coach, Dyslexia Therapist
Abigail Burrow
Fifth Grade Teacher
Connie Cade
Fifth Grade Teacher
Ellen Champagne
3rd Grade Dyslexia Immersion Teacher
Ann Claridge Chestnut
Crusader Circle Director
Laney Cox
First Grade Teacher
Rebekah Dawson
Sixth Grade Teacher
Kathryn Day
Third and Fourth Grade Bible Teacher
Jennifer Dryden
Counselor
Victoria Earnhart
Second Grade Teacher
Kim Duhs
K5 Teacher
Ashley Dukes
K4 Assistant
Anne Duncan
Fifth Grade Teacher
Cherry Dean Fyke
Faculty Support
Brittany Gecina
Second Grade Teacher
Cheryl Gibbs
Bookkeeper
Catherine Glover
Fifth Grade Teacher
Susan Graves
Receptionist
Jessica Gunn
K3 Assistant
Molly Haire
K5 Teacher
Camille Hassell
K5 Assistant
Abby Heavener
Second Grade Teacher
Jana Heimer
Librarian
Abram Hernandez
Technology Support Specialist
Ashley Herrington
K3 Assistant
Jennifer Higginbotham
First Grade Teacher
Julie Hoeniges
Fifth Grade Teacher
Leigh Humphries
First Grade Teacher
Torsheta Jackson
Elevate Instructor
Jean Hurst
K4 Assistant
Meredith Johnson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Jalysa Jones
Music Teacher
Kelly Kennedy
Special Education Teacher
Meghan Kersgaard
Student Services
Kristina Laird
Fourth Grade Teacher
Patti Lewis
Science Instructor
Molly Lowry
First Grade Bible Teacher
Melinda Lytton
Fourth Grade Teacher
Chrissy Maggio
K3 Teacher
Janet Marble
Fourth Grade Teacher
Meredith Matlock, LDT
2nd Dyslexia Immersion Program Teacher
Sally Beth Maxwell
Third Grade Teacher
Shardae McAfee
Music Teacher
Karen McBride
Librarian Assistant
Barbara McCollum
Nursery Teacher
Laura McEuen
Faculty Support
Ann Louise McNamara
K4 Teacher
Jennifer Morgan
K5 Teacher
Tina Oates
K3 Teacher
Gigi O'Neal
Lower School Principal
(Grades 1st - 3rd)
Emily Oswalt
Upper School Principal
(Grades 4th - 6th)
Debbie Parker
K5 Teacher
Molly Parks
Sixth Grade Teacher
Ella Payne
K4 Teacher
Shelby Pinnix
K5 Assistant
Swayze Pentecost
Director of Recruitment & Admissions/Administrative Assistant
Barbara Porter
Second Grade Bible Teacher
Monica Ratcliffe
K4 Assistant
Sara Riles
Art Teacher
Ceci Rutledge
K5 Assistant
Brenda Scott
First Grade Teacher
Christine Selman
Sixth Grade Teacher
Kasey Shackelford
Kindergarten Principal
(Grades K3-K5)
Rev. Gary Sinclair
Chaplain
Brian Smith
Head of School
Lesley Smith
P.E. Teacher
Susan Thompson
P.E. Teacher
Angie Thigpen
K5 Assistant
Sarah Thomas
K4 Assistant
Carrie Stafford
K5 Assistant
Trey Tracy
Director of Technology
Lauren Vance
Office Manager / Administrative Staff Support
Jennie Vandevere
Faculty Support & Director of The Crusader Clothing Co.
Hilary Vosen
Second Grade Teacher
Mary-Margaret Walley
Faculty Support
Linda Waterloo
Fifth Grade Teacher
Kendal Waters
Third Grade Teacher
Carolyn White
Sixth Grade Teacher
Cindy Wilks
K4 Teacher
Tori Williams, LDT
3rd Dyslexia Immersion Program Teacher
Rachel Wise
K5 Assistant and Company Director