Leadership
Jamie Loper
Head Coach & Science Support Team Leader/Distance Learning Specialist
People Pleaser, Sweet Tooth, Avid Traveler
"I love getting to share my passion for learning and help improve the lives of teachers, students and schools."
Meet Jamie
Vicki Davis
Leadership Support Team Member
Tenacious, encourager, nature nerd, songbird, lover of people, fun, and Jesus
“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold out for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.“ - George Bernard Shaw
Meet VickiAnn Moore
Leadership Support Team Member
Dedicated and Accountable, Dog lover, Music fan, Fanatic of International Soccer and Horror Films
“The success of all children is dependent upon the quality of both general and special education and how well schools integrate services ...” National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Meet AnnCheryl Capps
Leadership Support Team Member
Caring, Helpful, Encouraging, Reliable, Young-at-heart, Loyal; Loves the Lord, Family, Friends, & Rolling with the TIDE!
“Act as if what you do makes a difference, IT DOES.” – William James
Meet CherylJan Bailey
Leadership Support Team Member
Super Planner, Believes in Rigor, Enjoys Hosting, is a Trustworthy Friend, and a Lover of all water Activities
“It’s not so much what we have in this life that matters, it’s what we do with what we have.” Fred Rogers
Meet JanDr. JoNetta Terry
Leadership Support Team Member
Transformational Leader, Life-long Learner, Analytical Thinker, Mother of 2, Wife, and Lover of Life and Music
“You are powerful. Stand up in your power! Embrace your power! Serve the world by bringing your power into your life.” - Iyanla Vanzant
Meet JoNettaMary Ruth Wright
Leadership & Special Education Support Team Member
Honest Advocate for ALL students, Family Oriented, MSU loving dog and horse fanatic
“I not only impact my students today, but I am an impact on their children’s children.” --unknown
Meet Mary RuthStephanie Gilder
Leadership & ELA Support Team Member
Organization Enthusiast, Lover of Interior Design, Positively Positive
"Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children”. - Walt Disney
Meet StephanieJenny Seals
Leadership Support Team Member
Passionate Team Builder, Loyal Listener, Dog Lover
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” - John Maxwell
Meet JennyCharlotte A. Smith
Leadership Support Team Member
Visionary Leader, Student-Focused, Lover of Chocolate, Walking Jukebox
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” - Philippians 4:13
Meet CharlotteKacy Pierce
Leadership Support Team Member
Life-long learner, Avid Reader, RV Traveler, Family Obsessed
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Nelson Mandela
Meet KacyKristen Crawford, Ed.S.
Special Education & Leadership Support Team Member
Joy Seeker, Creative, Consistently Punctual, Lover of Family and all things Coastal
âDiversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is be asked to dance. Equality is being on the planning committee.â
Meet KristenPenny Zito
Leadership & Special Education Support Team Member/Leadership Support Team Member
Planner, Researcher, Dedicated List Maker, Grandmother of 5, Doxie Mama, & Genealogy Fanatic
âBe a bush if you canât be a tree. If you canât be a highway, just be a trail. If you canât be a sun, be a star. For it isnât by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.â - Martin Luther King Jr.
Meet PennyKen Byars
Leadership Support Team Leader/Head Coach
Hard Working Human, Servant Leader, Quiet Sports Junkie
“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.” -Vince Lombardi
Meet KenKaren Hammond
Leadership, ELA, & Math Support Team Member
Extremely Organized, Nature-Lover, Science Fiction Movie Buff
"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." - Proverbs 22:6
Meet KarenJeff Gilder
Leadership, Sales, & History Support Team Member
Highly Motivated, Data-Driven, Avid Hunter and Golfer, Follower of Christ & Lover of Family, Potato Chip Connoisseur
"I try to be a better version of myself each and every day." - Anonymous
Meet JeffShannon Eubanks
Math, Science, & Leadership Support Team Member
Dedicated educator, Perpetual reader, Lover of games and puzzles
"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end." - John Lennon
Meet ShannonShondra Whitaker
Head Coach, ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Creative collaborator, obsessive organizer, faithful Jesus follower, family-oriented, barre enthusiast, true crime junkie
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
Meet ShondraSharon Gaines
Leadership Support Team Member
Encouraging, talkative, passionate about student learning, lover of God, family, and the beach
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” - John Quincy Adams
Meet SharonTim Carter
Leadership, School Safety, & Social Studies Support Team Member
Passionate about helping others, Gardener, Father to three and Grandfather to six
“CULTURE IS DYNAMIC NOT STATIC. Every Person on your Team and in your organization creates your culture every day by what they think, say and do. You ELEVATE it by what you think. You IMPROVE it by what you say, and you MAKE IT GREAT by what you do.” - Jon Gordon
Meet TimDenise Woods
Leadership Support Team Member
Versatile Leader, Travel Addict, Goat Momma
"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be." - Rosalynn Carter
Meet DeniseBobby Taylor
Leadership Support Team Member
Relationship Builder, Advocate for Children, Christ Centered, Family Oriented, Sports Fanatic
“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” - Psalm 37:4
Meet BobbyLaurie Pitre
Leadership Support Team Member
A passionate and dedicated lifelong learner and Barre fitness enthusiast
"There is a fountain of youth: It is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love." - Sophia Loren
Meet LaurieBeth Long
Leadership Support Team Member
Encouraging leader; Blessed wife, mother, and Gigi; Basket weaver and lover of the beach
“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s incredible what they can accomplish.” - Sam Walton
Meet BethWanda Thrasher
Leadership Support Team Member
Enthusiastic learner, team player, Beach lover, Family oriented, Netflix binge watcher, Avid reader
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” - Albert Einstein
Meet WandaVan A. Phillips, Sr.
Leadership Support Team Member
Believer in the common good of all people; Growth mindset; Love preaching and playing golf
“It is always right to do right.” - Johnnie and Juanita Phillips
Meet VanJacqueline Kelley
Math & Leadership Support Team Member
Motivator, Analytical thinker, Easygoing, Family-centered, Ice cream lover & kayak enthusiast!
"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man: true nobility is being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway
Meet JacquelineDonald A. Turner, Jr.
Leadership Support Team Member
Uplifting, Encouraging, Lover of Music, Exhibitor of Walking Horses
“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or work hours. It’s about relationships.” - Jen Kouzes
Meet DonaldStacey Turvin
Leadership Support Team Member
Relationship Developer, Family First, Lover of Golf, DIY Enthusiast
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin
Meet StaceyAlfreda Hoskins, Ed.S.
Leadership, ELA, SPED, & Federal Programs Support Team Member
Optimistic, Detail Oriented, Avid Traveler, Family Focused, Addicted to Thrift Stores
"Success isn't about how much money you make, it's about the difference you make in people's lives." - Michelle Obama
Meet AlfredaLisa Love
Leadership Support Team Member
Passionate Motivator, Servant’s Heart Executor, Avid Collector of Shoes, Books, and Netflix Hours
“To leave the world a bit better…to know that even one life has breathed easier because you lived-that is to have succeeded.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Meet LisaBecky Faulkner
ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Team player, Servant leader, Loving Grandmother, Loyal friend
"It is amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit." - Harry Truman
Meet BeckyDr. Rachael McDaniel
ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Passionate, Innovative, Adventurous, Cool Nerd
"There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela
Meet Dr. RachaelJames Patterson
Leadership Support Team Member
Task oriented, Lover of high school sports, Sports card collector
“You cannot teach what you do not know. You cannot lead where you will not go.”
Meet JamesBrian Jernigan
Leadership Support Team Member
Perseverant and Service-minded, Lover of God and Family, Certified Law Enforcement Officer
“What is now proved was once only imagined” - William Blake
Meet BrianDr. Gayle Gober
Leadership Support Team Member
Insightful educator
Enthusiastic traveler
Reality show junkie
“You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” - Maya Angelou
Meet Dr. GayleAaron Hightower
Math & Leadership Support Team Member
Personable, Motivator, Believer in Servanthood, Very Family Oriented, Avid Pickleball Player
“Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others." - Danny Thomas
Meet AaronLenora Patterson
Leadership & Math Support Team Member
Curious and reflective leader, Proud mom, Avid reader
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small.” - Richard Branson
Meet LenoraDonny Bynum
Leadership Support Team Member
Passionate about making a positive difference!
Christ centered, thankful, family, jogger!
Love to get up early and start the day!
“And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28
Meet DonnyMark Head
ELA, Leadership & SPED Support Team Member
Fiercely Dedicated, Family first; extremely loyal; Pop Culture Expert, Obsessive Prince fan
"Whatever we accomplish belongs to our entire group, a tribute to our combined effort." - Walt Disney
Meet MarkJeff Malone
Leadership Support Team Member
Collaborator, Problem Solver, Family-Focused, Traveler, Mountain bike rider
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” ― Ronald Reagan
Meet JeffDr. Angela Lang
Leadership Support Team Member
Detailed oriented, Attentive listener, Football obsessed, Boy Mom X4 but we live to spoil our granddaughter!
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela
Meet Dr. AngelaJohn C. Johnson
ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Relationship Builder, Critical Thinker, Proud father, Lover of Music, Horror Movie Fan, Coffee Enthusiast, Baseball junkie
"The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain
Meet JohnDr. Anjell H. Edwards
ELA & Leadership Support Team Member
Enthusiastic collaborator, passionate leader, experimental cook, devoted mom, Netflix junkie
"So what do you do with a chance? You take it, because it just might be the start of something incredible!" - Kobi Yamada
Meet Dr. AnjellDanelle Peterman
Leadership and SPED Support Team Member
Optimistic, organized, enthusiastic, A believer of excellence; Fitness enthusiast, dedicated wife and mother; follower of Christ; Lover of all music and dancing
"Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise." - Michelle Obama
Meet DanelleKelvin James
Leadership Support Team Member
Insightful and pragmatic problem-solver, Obsessive yard-man, Alabama football fanatic and season ticket holder
“As disciples of Jesus, we are called to love how He loved; to be willing to cross whatever socioeconomic, religious, and cultural lines necessary to bring people into the Kingdom we are a part of.”
Meet KelvinKaren DeLano
Leadership Support Team Member
Eternally a teacher, Travel junkie without enough funds, Love swimming with manta rays
“Sugar is only sweet in coffee if you stir it up.”
Meet KarenJames McLeod
Science & Leadership Support Team Member
Data Driven, Student Centered, Father & Husband, Avid Reader, Lover of salty snacks
“Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning” - unknown
Meet JamesCarol Davis Smith
Leadership Team Lead & Head Coach
Intentional, purposeful educator, Faith, family, friends, Love traditions, mysteries, and MSU Bulldogs
“Remember Who you belong to…”
Meet CarolShayne Wasden
Social Sciences & Leadership Support Team Member
Meticulously Organized, Girl Dad, Beach Lover
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
Meet Shayne