Our Team
We recruit culturally diverse staff that reflect our student population and the community.
Staff & Teachers
Administrative Staff

Kyle Reese
Executive Director/COO

Jan Baker
Sr. Director, Education Strategies & Initiatives

Courtney Dozier
Director of Finance
School Leadership Team

Charles Skeeter
Director of Special Education

Korinn Alexander
Director of School Operations
Classroom Teaching Staff

Rosa Velez
Koalas | Lead Teacher (ITFS)

Diamond Lucas
Koalas | Co-Teacher

Dymone (Starr) Mickell
Bears | Co-Teacher

Hope Gamblin
Bears | Co-Teacher

Jeaneria Rainey
Bears | Co-Teacher

Jackie Cooper
Giraffe | Co-Teacher

Celeste Mardenborough
Giraffe | Co-Teacher

Ashleigh Revels
Bees | B-K Licensed Teacher

Jill Mitchell
Bees | Co-Teacher

Syreeta Sutton
Kangaroo | B-K Licensed Teacher

Tanisha Murray
Kangaroo | Co-Teacher

Todd Ireland
Owls | B-K Licensed Teacher

Anderson Rish
Owls | Co-Teacher

Kiera Turner
Owls | Co-Teacher

Natasha Vega
Substitute Teacher

Feraha Beata
Substitute Teacher

Felecia Dawson
Floater

John Baker
Food Service
Board of Directors

Randi Ligon
President
Director, Product & Channel Marketing, Apex Tool Group

Joe Howison
Treasurer
Senior Channel Marketing Manager, Apex Tool Group

Amanda Clayton
Secretary
Director, Digital Content & Instruction, Wake County Public Schools
Honoring Decades of Dedication
Thirty Years or More
Nell Barnes
1983 - 2016
Debra Halley
1986 - 2016
Cleo Barnes
1984 - 2021
Twenty Years or More
Felecia Dawson
1998 - Present
Tanisha Murray
2002 - Present
Rosa Velez
2001 - Present
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