Faculty and Staff
Administration

Dr. Timothy Dernlan
Head of School

Ty Hensley
Upper School Principal

Adriel Brown
Grammar School Principal

Paige Walsh
Director of Admissions

Dr. Pam McKee
Director of Operations

Meredith Toflinski
Director of Advancement

Sarah Colbert
Accounting Manager

Jeff Hauge
Athletic Director

Meghan Wilkinson
Academic Guidance

Emily Allen-Beech
Marketing Coordinator

Cindy Messinger
Purchasing

Lisa McDonald
Receptionist
Grammar School Teachers

Kendal Blanchard
Preschool Teacher

Teresa Small
Preschool Teacher

Ann-Marie Cook
Kindergarten Teacher

Beth Haynes
Kindergarten Teacher

Carrie Odom
1st Grade Teacher

Elizabeth Seiffert
1st Grade Teacher

Cissy Barre
2nd Grade Teacher

Amanda Miller
2nd Grade Teacher

Krista Coburn
3rd Grade Teacher

Melanie Kearney
3rd Grade Teacher

LeeAnn McEwan
4th Grade Teacher

Laurel Thorpe
4th Grade Teacher

Amy Gifford
5th Grade Teacher

Lori Scarbrough
5th Grade Teacher

Amy French
6th Grade Teacher

Cheryl Smith
6th Grade Teacher

Lauren Smith
Grammar School Music Teacher

Susan Dorsey
Grammar School Art Teacher

Barbra Lockridge
Grammar School Latin, Grammar and Logic School PE Teacher, Assistant to the Athletic Director

Shelli Doremus
Grammar School Latin Teacher

Claudia Finnamore
Grammar School PE Teacher

Clarice Hall-Black
Masters Center Director

Sarah Gardner
Kindergarten Teacher’s Aide

Shelly Gibson
First Grade Teacher’s Aide

PeggyAnn Chapman
First Grade Teacher’s Aide

Cheryl Scism
Second Grade Teacher’s Aide

Kim Phillippi
Second Grade Long Term Sub

Phyliss Moore
Fifth Grade Teacher’s Aide
Upper School Teachers

Carson Baker
Upper School Art Teacher

Joanna Brooks
Upper School Math Teacher

Joanna Busby
Upper School Math and Debate Teacher

Michele Chapman
Upper School House Director

Andrew Colbert
Upper School Bible Teacher

Sarah Colbert
Upper School Science Teacher

Hannah Darrough
Upper School Humanities Teacher

Danielle Dillenschneider
Upper School Literature and Rhetoric Teacher

Dr. Thomas Easterwood
Upper School Science Teacher

Dr. Rick Pierce
Upper School History and Bible Teacher

Dr. Holly Pursley
Upper School Science and French Teacher

Kathryn Reyes
Upper School Spanish Teacher

Courtney Reynolds
Upper School Literature and Rhetoric Teacher

Lauren Smith
Upper School Music Teacher

Chelsey Taylor
Upper School Spanish Teacher

Donald Thornbury
Upper School History and Bible Teacher

Jennifer Werneth
Upper School Math Teacher

Gayle Wheeler
Upper School Latin Teacher
