DEPARTMENTS
 
Administration
Career & Technical Education
English
English as a Second Language
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Mathematics
Media Center
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
Special Programs
Student Services
 
Administration
 

Mr. Scott Lyons, Principal

Joined Leesville: 2009

       
 

Mr. Orlando Dobbin, Assistant Principal

Joined Leesville: 2009

       
 

Mr. Gary Duvall, Assistant Principal

Joined Leesville: 2009

       
  Dr. Kyle Higgins, Assistant Principal of Instruction
BA, Christian Ministries/Biblical Studies, Atlanta Christian College
BA in Classics, Georgia State University
MA in Church History, Cincinnati Bible Seminary
Masters School Administration from UNC
EdD (Educational Leadership), UNC Chapel Hill

Born: Atlanta, Georgia
Hobbies/Interests: Spend time with family, Crimson Tide Football Fan, UNC fan, Falcons fan
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
  Ms. Germaine Jackson, Assistant Principal
BA in Mathematics, Fisk University
MS in Mathematics, Atlanta University
Ohio Teaching Certification, Kent State University
Administrative Certification, Cleveland State University

Born: Mobile, Alabama
Hobbies/Interests: Family and church activities, movies, board games
Joined Leesville: 2002

       
  Ms. Jo Ellen Newhouse, Assistant Principal
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MEd, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Post graduate work, Bridgewater State College (MA) AG certification, administrative certification

Born: Raleigh, NC
Hobbies: Singing, playing the piano, reading 
Joined Leesville: 2006

       
  Ellen Barnick, Attendance
BA in Music, Minor is Art
, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Born and raised: Pittsurgh, Pennsylvania (big Steeler fan)
Hobbies/Interests: Barbershop quartet singing, photography, spending money I don't have and empty-nesting. Children: Laura (graduated LRHS 2006) attending ELON University/Voice and Music Technology, John  (graduated LRHS 2008) attending ECU/ Music Theatre
Joined Leesville: 2001
       
 

Pat Fitzgerald, Attendance
       
  Kathy Flor, School Secretary
Born: Alexandria, Louisiana
Hobbies/Interests:
Reading, shopping, cooking, spending time with family
Joined Leesville: 2004
       
 

Debbie Fluke, Clerical
BS, West Virginia University

Born: New Rochelle, NY
Hobbies/Interests: Family, beach, reading, sports
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
 

LaTonya Foster, NCWISE Data Manager
Born: Horry County, South Carolina Hobbies/Interests: Church and family activities
Joined Leesville: 2003
     
 

Louise Fussell, Receptionist
BS, University of Colorado


Born: Farmville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, reading, biking
Joined Leesville: 2006

     
  Mary Ellen Koch, Bookkeeper
AA, Suffolk Community College

Born: Flushing, New York
Hobbies/Interests:
Cooking and gardening
Joined Leesville: 1999

       
  Glenda Gooch, NovaNet
BS, North Carolina A & T State University
MA, Eastern Michigan University
Post-graduate work, University of Delaware and North Carolina State University (Capital Area Writing Program fellow)

Born: Madison, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Writing, singing, scrap-booking, interior decorating and watching classic movies
Joined Leesville: 2001
       
  David Pyper, ISS Coordinator

Joined Leesville: 2007

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Career & Technical Education
  Curt Miller, Chair
BS, Oswego State University
MEd, Curriculum & Instruction, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification in Business & Marketing

Born: Utica, New York
Hobbies/Interests:
Running marathons, competing in triathlons, and spending time with my three children
Joined Leesville: 1997
       
  Roderic Brewington
BS (Business Education), NC A&T State University
National Board Certification

Born: Washington, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Coaching, fishing, serving others
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Kelly Caudill
BS, James Madison University

Born: Falls Church, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Sports (especially soccer), animals, and traveling
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
 

Jeremy Fullbright
BS, North Carolina State University

Born: Weaverville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Sports—especially Wolfpack Athletics, Bluegrass Music
Joined Leesville: 2005

       
  Smitty Harvell
BS, North Carolina State University (High Honors)
Naval Officer Candidate School, Surface Warfare School, Naval Justice School, Surface Warfare Qualified

Born: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Woodworking, house boating and Schnauzers
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Mike Kelley
BA, Transylvania University
Flight Training--
Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Born: Orrville, Ohio
Hobbies/Interests:
Flying, Alpine skiing, camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, and astronomy

Joined Leesville: 2000
       
  Holly Laird
BS (Economics), Texas Tech University
MBA (Corporate Finance), University of Dallas


Born: Albuquerque , New Mexico
Hobbies/Interests: Music, boating, and travel
Joined Leesville: 2009
       
  Joanne LeSieur
BS, East Carolina University
ServSafe Certified

Born: Washington, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Snow skiing and water skiing
Joined Leesville: 2005

       
  Malona Maxwell
BSHE, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Born: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Interests:
Sewing, and my plants
Joined Leesville: 1995
       
  Jason McGeorge
BS, North Carolina State University
MBA, Elon University

Born: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Hobbies/Interests:
Played football for NC State 1992-1996, currently coach both football and baseball
Joined Leesville: 2001-2002; returned in 2004
       
  Glenn Miura
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, West Palm Beach, Florida
National Board Certification

Born: Honolulu, Hawaii
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
  Julie Pennington
BS, North Carolina State University
MBA, Campbell University

Born: Thomasville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Cake decorating, scrap booking, reading, spending time with my family
Joined Leesville: 2005

       
  Frankie Petty
BA, Meredith College

Born: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Activities with family

Joined Leesville: 1993 (worked in Attendance Office); began teaching again 1996
       
  Teia Robinson
BS (Business and Marketing Education), North Carolina State University

Born: Portsmouth, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, music, art, and football
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Gwen Shaw-Deberry
BS (Marketing Education), North Carolina State University
BS Business Management, North Carolina State University
North Carolina Teaching Fellow
National Board Certification Business and Marketing Education
NC DECA Director of Judges

Born: Pinehurst, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Shopping, travel and interior decorating
Joined Leesville: 1996
       
  Cassie Spurrier
BA (Communication; Journalism minor), North Carolina State University
ECU, Teaching certificate FACS; ServSafe Certified

Born: Lexington, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Billiards, cake decorating, reading, going to concerts and sporting events--Go Pack :)
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Sharon Underwood
BS, Appalachian State University
MS, Western Carolina University

Born: Lenoir, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Playing music with friends, cooking, sewing/crafts, reading, walking
Joined Leesville: 2005


 
       
  Tiffany Weaver
BS East Carolina University

Born: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Traveling, Spending time with family and friends
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
  Nadja Young
BS Marketing Management and Communications, Virginia Tech
MA Secondary Education, University of Phoenix


Born: Oslo, Norway
Hobbies/Interests: Dancing, Cooking, Playing outdoors with my Rhodesian Ridgeback
Joined Leesville: 2006

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English
  Yvonne Anderson, Chair
BA & BS, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
MEd, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification

Born:
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Interests:
Reading, running, theater, and music
Joined Leesville: 1994
       
  Joni Amerson
BA, North Carolina State University 
MEd, Curriculum & Instruction, North Carolina State University
AG Certification

Born: Albany, New York
Interests:
Quilting, reading
Joined Leesville: 2000 (as AG Coordinator)
       
  Sheba Lowe Beverly
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MAT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National Board Certification

Born: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Scrapbooking, reading, cross stitch, travel
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Carlie Bowman

Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Eric Broer
BS, Iowa State University
National Board Certification

Born: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, reading, exercising, family
Joined Leesville: 1997
       
  Heather Dinkenor
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National Board Certification

Born: Mt. Airy, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
F
amily, crossword puzzles, cooking and reading
Joined Leesville: 1995
       
  Kay Floyd
BS, Appalachian State University
MEd, North Carolina State University
AG Certification

Born: Boone, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, gardening, fishing and exploring the outdoors, attending daughter's sporting events
Joined Leesville: 1994
       
  Carol Harris
Master of Arts Degree
Academically Gifted, Mentor, and National Board Certifications

Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Valerie Hendricks
BA, Wofford College
MEd, Converse College
National Board Certification

Born:
Cleveland, Tennessee (grew up in South Carolina)
Hobbies/Interests:
Spending time with my family, traveling
Joined Leesville: 1996
       
  Amy McGarry
BA, North Carolina State University 

Born: Greenville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Coaching LRHS Tennis, NC State football, kickboxing, running, reading, going to the beach
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
 

Ryan McLeod
BS (Education), Central Michigan University

Born: Lake Orion, Michigan
Hobbies/Interests:Hockey, playing guitar, reading and writing, watching movies, and listening to music
Joined Leesville: 2008

       
  Elizabeth Pedersen
BA, The Ohio State University
Master's of Education

Born: Columbus, Ohio
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, scrap booking, college football
Joined Leesville: 2004
       
  Robert Phillips
BA, University of North Carolina at Pembroke
MA, North Carolina State University


Born: Sanford, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, Watching Movies, and Playing Sports
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
  Cliff Sherman
BS, East Carolina University

Born: Roxboro, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, mountain biking, tennis, travel
Joined Leesville: 2005
       
  Angie Stephenson
BA, University of Maryland
MA, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification

Born: Wilson, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Time permitting--reading, cooking, and s
pending time with family and friends; attending SWIM meets
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Amy Wedge
BS, Eastern Michigan University
MA, Eastern Michigan University
National Board Certification

Born: Port Huron, Michigan
Hobbies/Interests:
Healthy living, reading, movies
Joined Leesville: 1996
       
  Monica Wilkerson
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MEd, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification

Born: Bennettsville, South Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Reading, watching television, playing with my daughters, music
Joined Leesville: 1995
       
 

Kristi Wooldridge
BA (English Education), University of Mobile
MA (English), National University in San Diego, California

Born: Atmore, Alabama
Hobbies/Interests: Bike riding for pleasure and for charity, Tae Kwon Do, going to the gym, and spending quality time with my family
Joined Leesville: 2008

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English as a Second Language
  Anastasia George, Chair
BA, New College of Florida
MA, University of Pittsburgh

Born: Durham, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Scrapbooking, pilates, reading mysteries
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Frances Auld
BA (Spanish), BA (Psychology), University of California Santa Barbara
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain)
NC State, ESL certification San Jose State Secondary Education  

Born: Cupertino, California

Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy travelling, reading, and dining out...where the cooks know what they're doing :)
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Sandrine Powell
Joined Leesville: 2009
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Fine Arts
  David Albert, Chair
Bachelor of Music, East Carolina University
Berklee College of Music

Born: Noblesville, Indiana
Hobbies/Interests: Antique stuff, wood-working, taking walks
Joined Leesville: 1993

       
  Lou Whitmire Catania
       
  Diane Covington
BM, Mars Hill College
National Board Certification

Born: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Music, reading, working out
Joined Leesville: 1994
       
  Jose Espinal
BFA (FineArts/Education), UNC Charlotte

Born: Central America (Nicaragua)
Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy making my own art, dogs, running and love to travel
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Cynthia Hoban
BFA in Dance, Ohio State University
K-12 Dance Certification, UNC-Greensboro
MED Educational Leadership and Administration, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification 2004, Adolescent Physical Education, National Dance Educator of the Year 2004

Hobbies/Interests: Reading contemporary literature, movies, attending music and dance concerts, travel, the beach
Joined Leesvile: 2006
       
 

Lin Cooper Stevens
BFA  in Art Education, Philadelphia College of Art Concentration in Art Therapy, Hahneman Medical College
MAEd, Tyler School of Art/Temple University Certificate Critical and Creative Thinking, University of MA/Boston
Course work: Savannah College of Art, Chicago Art Institute, MA College of Art.


Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests: Visual Art, hiking, social dancing, music, traveling
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
  Mark Stiles
BMus, Ithaca College
MMus, Syracuse University

Born: Rochester, New York
Hobbies/Interests: Scuba diving
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
  Jeannine Wrayno
BA, Elon University

Born: San Jose, California
Hobbies/Interests:
M
aking/building things, reading, shopping, martial arts, white water rafting, and traveling around the world (especially to London, England)
Joined Leesville: 2003

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Foreign Language
  Karen Vertreese, Chair (French/Spanish)
BS, University of Kansas
MAT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National Board Certification in French, AP Teacher Certification in French; Summer study at University of Avignon, France, University of Barcelona, Spain; Davidson College, University of Louisville; NC State University

Born: Kansas City, Kansas
Interests:
Travel, walking; attending plays, musicals, symphony; reading
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Caitlin Howell (Spanish)
BSE, Clarion University of Pennsylvania
University of Murcia, Spain

Born: Cleveland, Ohio
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, singing, swimming
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
 

Carrie Mash (Latin)
BA, University of Texas at Austin
MA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ABD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Born: El Paso, Texas
Joined Leesville: 2006

       
 

Mark Mash (Latin), LRHS Webmaster
BA, University of Texas at Austin
MA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ABD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
American Academy in Rome, Italy
American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Greece


Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (grew up in Round Rock, Texas)
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with family, fly fishing, reading, cooking
Joined Leesville: 2002

       
  Kristy Moss (Spanish)
BA, Meredith College
MA, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification in Spanish
University of Seville, Spain

Born: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, reading, spending time with family & friends    

Joined Leesville: 2003 
       
  Kathryn Mundell (Spanish)
BA
(Spanish and Afro-American Studies), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Masters in Education, Spanish K-12, Wake Forest University

Born: West Lafayette, Indiana
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, art, crafts, music, traveling
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Sandrine Powell (French/ESL)

Joined Leesville: 2009
       
  Craig Ross (Spanish)
BA, Davidson College
National Board Certifica
tion in Spanish

Born: Richmond, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests:
Spending time with the family, JV Girls’ basketball coach, reading, exercise
Joined Leesville: 1996
       
  Catherine (Cammy) Sollie (Spanish)
BA (Sec. Ed./Spanish), Western Michigan University

Born: Highland Park, IL
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, reading, spending time with family/friends and my dog Titan, watching the Cubs and Da Bears!
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Vicki Weber (Spanish)
BA (Spanish), Old Dominion University
Forester Instituto Internacional, San Jose, Costa Rica; Instituto de Comunicacion y Cultura de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico; Excell Language Center, Cuzco, Peru; Academia Falcon, Guanajuato, Mexico

Born: Angola, Indiana
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, walking, shopping, spending time with family and friends
Joined Leesville: 2007

       
  Carol Zimmerman (French/Spanish)
BA, Rollins College
National Board Certification in French

Born:
Amityville, New York
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, tennis, cooking

Joined Leesville: 1998

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Mathematics
  Julie Kolb, Chair
BS, North Carolina State University
MEd, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification AYA Mathematics

Born: Marinette, Wisconsin
Hobbies/Interests: Sewing, knitting, gardening, reading, traveling
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Beth Adkins
BS, North Carolina State University

Born: Enfield, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Shopping, going to concerts, reading
Joined Leesville: 2005
       
  Kimberly Arwood
BA (Math Education), UNC Chapel Hill

Born: Agawam, Massachusetts
Hobbies/Interests: Photography, playing with my kids, spending time with friends and family
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Wendell Barnwell II
BS, Duke University
National Board Certification AYA Mathematics

Born: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Football coach, video games, movie watcher, bible study, mathematics and science, card collecting

Joined Leesville: 2004
       
  Beth Duckett
BA, Meredith College
MSA, North Carolina State University

Born: Greensboro, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Reading, spending time with my family
Joined Leesville: 2003
       
  Keri Harmon
BA, Clemson University
MEd, Converse College

Born: Sumter, South Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Family, scrapbooking, reading, Clemson football
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  JoAnn Harrington
BA, State University of New York at Oneonta
MaEd, East Carolina University

Born: Little Falls, New York
Hobbies/Interests:
Jogging, reading, dancing
Joined Leesville: 2001
       
  Stacy Laughton Harris
BS, North Carolina State University

Born: Morehead City, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with friends and family, music, movies, colorguard/dance
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
 

Sandra Hunt
BA in Mathematics, Meredith College
National Board Certification, AYA Mathematics

Born: Edenton, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Playing piano, needlework, reading, and spending time with family & friends
Joined Leesville: 2006

       
  Melissa Kindler
BA, State University of New York at Albany
MS, New York Institute of Technology

Born: Newark, New Jersey
Hobbies/Interests:
Music, tennis
Joined Leesville: 2003
       
  Pegi Maguire

Joined Leesville: 2009
       
  Keysha Mayfield
BS, North Carolina State University

Born: Morganton, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading
Joined Leesville: 2004
       
 

Connie Meeks
BA (Mathematics), UNC Chapel Hill
BA (English), UNC Chapel Hill
MAT (Secondary Mathematics), UNC Chapel Hill

Born: Williamston, North Carolina
Hobbies/interests: Music (especially The Beatles), reading, spending time with friends and family
Joined Leesville: 2008

       
  Chaska Mendoza
BS, Elon University
MA, The George Washington University

Born: New York, New York
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, soccer, shopping

Joined Leesville: 2005
       
  Carol Nata
BA, University of New Orleans
MEd, North Carolina State University

Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, crossword puzzles, playing with my grandchildren

Joined Leesville: 1993-2003; 2004-2009
       
 

Lauren Paro
BS (Secondary Math Ed) East Carolina University MAEd (Secondary Math Ed) East Carolina University  

Born: Danbury, CT
Hobbies: Spending time with family, cooking, traveling, watching movies and Duke basketball, and doing math! 



Joined Leesville: 2009

       
 

Christina Riley
BA (Mathematics Education), NC State University

Born: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hobbies/interests: Going to the beach, hanging out with friends & family & playing with my dogs!
Joined Leesville: 2008

       
  Lynda Roszko
BSc, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario,
Canada

Born: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling around the world, singing, dancing, sewing, cooking, working with computers

Joined Leesville: 1999
       
 

Julie Schilawski

Joined Leesville: 2008

       
  Elizabeth Tibbetts
BS, St. Lawrence University
MS, State University of New York at Potsdam

Born: Buffalo, New York
Hobbies/Interests: Being a mom, shopping, reading, grading papers
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
 

Jennifer Wade
BS (Secondary Mathematics Education), NC State University

Born: Mount Olive, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy sewing and monogramming, gardening and spending time with family and friends
Joined Leesville: 1996-2003; 2008

       
  Linda Woodard

Joined Leesville: 2009

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Media Center
  Meg Hardison, Chair
BS, East Carolina University
MLS, East Carolina University

Born: Kinston, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Travel, interior design, reading, grandkids
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Ann Arrowood
BAE, University of Florida
MEd, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MSLS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Born: Lincolnton, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, traveling, reading, hiking

Joined Leesville: 1994
       
  Lynne Carroll
BA, University of Minnesota, Duluth
BS, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Born: Hibbing, Minnesota
Hobbies/Interests: Quilting, needlepoint, knitting, reading
Joined Leesville: 2002
       
 

Genie Haley
BA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MLS, North Carolina Central University

Born: Midland, Texas
Hobbies/Interests:
Family, church, travelling, swimming and playing viola in The Really Terrible Orchestra Of the Triangle (RTOOT)
Joined Leesville: 1993

       
  Angie Puryear
Born: Newport News, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Grandchildren and all the fun that goes with them, reading
Joined Leesville: 1997

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Physical Education
  Suzanne Tadlock, Chair
BA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Born: Alexandria, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Golf, beach, coaching, visiting with friends and family

Joined Leesville: 1997
       
  Joseph Kilby
BS, University of Waterloo
BEd, Queen's University
MS, Fort Hays State University

Born: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Hobbies/Interests:  College football, strength training, country music
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Mark McLamb
BA, Methodist College
USA Track & Field Level 1 Coach

Born: Smithfield, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Coaching, sports
Joined Leesville: 2004

 

       
  Susan Pridgen
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MEd, East Carolina University

Born: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Golf, fishing

Joined Leesville: 2001
       
  Ashley Riggs
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS, Illinois State University

Born: Abilene, Texas

Hobbies/Interests: Travelling, going to concerts, watching/playing sports, spending time with friends and family
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
  Jack Rogers, Athletic Director
BS, Campbell University

Born:
Glassboro, New Jersey
Hobbies: Golfing and skiing
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Chad Smothers
AS, Chowan College
BS, Appalachian State University
MS, North Carolina A & T University

Born: Eden, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Coaching, deep sea fishing, college/professional athletics, working out

Joined Leesville: 2005
       
  Katherine Tortorella
BS, Virginia Tech
MEd, George Mason University

Born: Orlando, Florida
Hobbies: Photography, Music, Cooking, Gardening, Sewing, Outdoors, Spending time with my husband, family and my pets.
Joined Leesville: 2009
       
  Nicholas Wheeler
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Jason Wyss
BS, Campbell University

Born: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Working out, sports in general
Joined Leesville: 2000

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Science
  Christina Dotson, Chair
BSST, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National Board Certification

Born: Opelika, Alabama

Joined Leesvil
le: 1993
       
  Gabriel Argao
BS, University of Illinois Champaign Urbana

Born:
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Hobbies/Interests: Inline skating, computers

Joined Leesvil
le: 2005
       
  Kelly Collins
BS (Science Education), East Carolina University

Born:  Beaufort, South Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:  Watching ECU football and playing with my two dogs, Katy and Koz
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Christie Dobbin
BS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Born: Garner, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy spending time with my family
Joined Leesville: 1997
       
  Denis DuBay, PhD
BS (Biology), University of Notre Dame
MS (Biology), Emory University
PhD (Biology), Emory University

Born: Baltimore, Maryland
Hobbies/Interests: Private pilot, reading (history, science, and technology), computers, woodworking, bird watching, hiking and camping
Joined Leesville: 1999

       
  Susan Duncan
BS, North Carolina State University

Born: Shelby, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Wolfpack games, watching sons play baseball
Joined Leesville: 2001

       
 

Jill Farmer
BS (Biology), UNC Chapel Hill    
MAT, UNC Chapel Hill

Born: Concord, North Carolina
Joined Leesville: 2007

       
 

Sarah Gruttemeyer
BS (Science Education), NC State University
BA (Chemistry), NC State (expected 2009)

Born: Roanoke, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests:
Pools, swimming, running, biking, Tour de France, and rock concerts
Joined Leesville: 200
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  Todd Gunsher
BS, Buffalo State University
MA, Binghamton University

Born: Buffalo, New York
Hobbies/Interests: Music, playing guitar, Buffalo Sabres Hockey
Joined Leesville: 2001 
       
  Amy Jones
BS Ed. Chemistry, West Chester State University,
West Chester, PA
MS Ed. Science, North Carolina State University

Born: Ridgway, PA
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my family, quilting, scrapbooking, gardening
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Christina McCray
BS
(Biology), East Carolina University

Born
: Greensboro, North Carolina (home town is Williamston, North Carolina)
Hobbies/Inter
ests: Spending time with my family and
going to the movies
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Lori Nowicki
BS, Clarkson University
BA, State University of New York at Geneseo
MAT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Born: Long Island, New York
Hobbies/Interests: Beach, amusement parks, trips to NYC
Joined Leesville: 2003
       
  Charles Stephenson
BA, Mississippi State University
MA, Mississippi State University

Born: Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Hobbies/Interests: Cycling, reading, and gardening
Joined Leesville: 1995

       
  Raymond "Chip" Stone, Jr., PhD
AB, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MAT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Asst. Professor at Davidson College and UNC-W
Science Teacher and soccer coach at New Hanover High School past 7 years

Born: Lumberton, NC
Married to Susan Midgette Stone from Chapel Hill with 3 children
Hobbies/Interests: All sports and fitness, and I like to travel to big cities with my wife and while she works, I play
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
  Naomi Vining

Joined Leesville: 2009

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Social Studies
  Tonya Eastman, Chair
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National Board Certification

Born: Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, camping, hiking, chasing waterfalls, old mills and lighthouses
Joined Leesville: 1995
       
  Cathleen Batten
BA, Indiana University
MAT, Union College

Born: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Joined Leesville: 2003
       
  Chris Bradford
BA (
Political Science), UNC Wilmington
Secondary Social Studies Teaching License, UNC Wilmington

Born: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Watching and playing sports, coaching football and baseball, spending time outdoors, beach
Joined Leesville: 2007

 
       
  Beth (Wiley) Breeden
BA, Washington and Lee University
MAT, Duke University
National Board Certification

Born: Norrisville, Maryland
Hobbies/Interests: Photography, reading, travel
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
 

Emily Bunch
BA (History and Geography), UNC Chapel Hill           MAT, UNC Chapel Hill

Born: Edenton, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Swimming, volleyball, spending time with family
Joined Leesville: 2008

       
  Matthew Caggia
BA, State University of New York at Buffalo
MS, City University of New York, Queens College
National Board Certification AYA/Social Studies-History

Born: Freeport, New York
Hobbies/Interests:
Reading, computers, playing with my son, sports enthusiast
Joined Leesville: 1996
       
  Britt Davis
BA North Carolina State University

Born: Elon, NC
Hobbies: Sports, music, boardgames, reading, painting
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Paul Dinkenor
BA, Cambridge University
MA, Cambridge University
Honors Diploma Education, Cambridge University

Born: Manchester, England
Hobbies/Interests: Sports and family
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Michelle Engdahl
BA, University of Pittsburgh
BAEd, University of Pittsburgh
National Board Certification AYA Social Studies/History

Born: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests: Listening to music, reading, traveling
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
  Zora Felton
BA, North Carolina State University
AG Certification

Born: Greenville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Gardening, cooking, outdoor exercise, reading
Joined Leesville: 1998
       
  David Green
BA, University of South Carolina
National Board Certification

Born: Sumter, South Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
High school and college sports
Joined Leesville: 2005
       
  Andrew Hunt
BS, Appalachian State University
MEd, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification, AYA Social Studies

Born: Warrenton, North Carolina (spent early years in Mocksville, NC, and would call that my hometown)
Hobbies/Interests: Football, Golf, Bicycling, Photography
Joined Leesville: 1997-2003; 2006
       
  Mark Kautzman
BS in Education, Integrated Social Studies, 7-12 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio  (Go Falcons!)

Born: Cleveland, Ohio (Raised in Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
Hobbies/Interests: I enjoy hiking with my wife, Nancy, and dog, Beamer, travelling (hoping to visit all 55 national parks at some point...52 to go), following high school and college sports, and coaching football
Joined Leesville: 2001
       
 

Nancy Mosley
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MAEd, Wake Forest University

Born: Wilmington, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Graphic design, photojournalism, North Carolina Master Chorale
Joined Leesville: 2004
       
  Kelley Nusbaum
BA, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification

Born: Raleigh, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: R
eading, shopping, beach bumming
Joined Leesville: 1999
       
  Angie Scioli
BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MAT, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
National Board Certification

Born: Charlotte, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Running, camping, art and architecture
Joined Leesville: 1993

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Special Programs
  Ann Hamilton, Chair
BS, East Carolina University

Born: Camp LeJeune, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests:
Reading, Cross Stitching, spending time with family and friends
Joined Leesville: 1993
       
  Bettie Allen
       
  Julie Bardin, PhD, COMS
BS Florida State University
MS Florida State University
PhD Florida State University

Born: Columbus, Ohio
Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Melissa Bowman
       
  Jennifer Brammer
BS, Appalachian State University

Born: Richmond, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, reading, crafts, college football
Joined Leesville: 2003
       
  Nathan Cannady
       
  Archimedes Dinglasan
BA, Criminal Justice, California State University of Sacramento
MS, Special Education,  National University,  Sacramento, California

Born: Olongapo City, Philippines  (Batangeno)
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with my children, cooking (mainly asian and Filipino foods), running, Tae Kwon Do, woodworking, photography
Joined Leesville: 2005
       
 

Trudy Harris
       
  Tabitha Hinnant
Joined Leesville: 2009
       
  Jennifer Hubbard
BS, James Madison University
MEd, James Madison University

Born: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, running, shopping, and spending time with friends and family
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Christine Humphrey
Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Jermaine Jones

Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Dean Locke

Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Suzanne Morris
BS, Western Carolina University

Born: Henderson, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Fabrics/Textiles in Interior Design; Sewing/Decorative Upholstery
Joined Leesville: 1999

       
  Andrea McCullough

Joined Leesville: 2007
       
  Sean O'Keefe

Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Shelly Reathaford
BS, University of Evansville
MAED, University of Phoenix

Born: Galesburg, Illinois
Hobbies/Interests: Cheerleading, Big Ten Basketball, trips to the ocean, lying by the pool, travel, reading, talking on the phone to my nieces…
Joined Leesville: 2004
       
  David Robbins

Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Kate Rogers
Born: Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Hobbies/Interests:
Home and family, NASCAR (#3, #8), Harley Motorcycles, travel, sweepstakes, sports, hot weather, jewelry & anything Irish!!!!
Joined Leesville: 2002
       
  Stephanie Ross

Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Danette Kujat Swann, Testing Coordinator
BS, Central Michigan University
MAEd,
Nova Southeastern University

Born:
Michigan
Hobbies
/Interests: Watching sports, reading
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
  Will Swann
BA, Furman University
MAT, North Carolina Central University

Born: Fletcher, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, mountain biking, spending time with family
Joined Leesville: 2002
       
  Regina Wilhelmy
       
  Lisa White

Joined Leesville:
2009
       
  Roxanne Wyss
BS, Southern Illinois University
MAEd, East Carolina University

Born: Boston, Massachusetts
Hobbies/Interests: Working in the yard, spending time with family, tennis, cooking, bulldogs, movies, music
Joined Leesville: 2001
       
 

Heather Ziady
BA, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Born: Clinton, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, shopping, spending time with family and friends
Joined Leesville: 2005

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Student Services
 

Eric Greene, Dean of Counseling and Student Services
BA, North Carolina State University
MEd, North Carolina State University
National Board Certification

Born: Asheville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, NC State Sports, working in my yard, movies, reading, church, spending time with my family and friends
Joined Leesville: 1993

       
 

Philomena Karol, Counselor, A-D
BA, Villanova University
MEd, North Carolina State University
LPC, NCC, National Board Certification

Born: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, reading, walking
Joined Leesville: 2003

       
 

Carol Gartrell, Counselor, E-J
       
  Sallie Busby, Counselor K-O
       
 

Angie Tucker, Counselor, P-S
BA, Meredith College
MS, East Carolina University
LPC

Born: Kinston, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Photography, spending time with family and friends, singing and NCSU sporting events
Joined Leesville: 2005
       
 

Rachael Confer, Counselor, T-Z & ESL
BA (World Languages and Cultures), Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania
MEd (School Counseling), UNC Chapel Hill
Pennsylvania Spanish Language Teaching Certification (K-12)

Born: Warren, Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with friends and family, being outdoors, music, movies, sports, and dining out. 
Joined Leesville: 2008
       
  Danette Kujat Swann, Testing Coordinator
BS, Central Michigan University
MAEd,
Nova Southeastern University

Born:
Michigan
Hobbies
/Interests: Watching sports, reading
Joined Leesville: 2006
       
 

Brandy Lyons, Student Assistance Program Counselor
BS (Rehabilitation Services), The Pennsylvania State University
MA (Counseling), Wake Forest University

Born: Ahoskie, North Carolina (Raised in Erie, PA)
Hobbies/interests: Spending time with my family and friends, camping, hiking, reading, and watching movies Joined Leesville: 2008

       
 

Jerrie Chiles, Intervention Coordinator
BA (RecreationAdm/Therapeutic), UNC-Chapel Hill  
MS (Rehabilitation Counseling), UNC Chapel HIll
Licensure School Counseling, NCCU

Born: Garner, NC
Hobbies: Watching sports, reading, & crocheting
Joined Leesville: 200
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  Gwen Canada, Career Development Coordinator
BS (Fashion Merchandising), East Carolina University
BS (Interior Design), East Carolina University
BS (Home Economics Education), East Carolina University
MAED (Counseling), East Carolina University
Certification in Career Exploration


Born: Greenville, North Carolina
Hobbies/Interests: Reading and traveling
Joined Leesville: 2005
       
  Anita Reeves, Registrar
       
  Julie Haunsperger, Secretary
       
  Regina Stehlik, Receptionist

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8409 Leesville Road Raleigh, NC 27613-1004
Phone: (919) 870-4250 Fax: (919) 870-4287