Brighten Academy Charter School Faculty

ADMINISTRATION 
Lisa McDonald - Director
Connie Arnold - Assistant Director
Kelly Bemus - Assistant Director
Angi Andrews - Business/Student Services Manager
Mendi Wittwer - Administrative Assistant

OFFICE STAFF 
Pam Scherer - Receptionist
Toni Aybar - Administrative Assistant
Katie Smith - Administrative Student Services Coordinator
Donald Cooner - Information Technology
Chris Womack ​- Resource Officer

MEDIA CENTER 
Kriston Peterson - Media Specialist
Kimberly Richison - Media Clerk


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KINDERGARTEN 
Kellie Chaves
Rachel Garner
Kristen Jenks 
​Natalie Jones

1st  GRADE 
Tori Andrade
Marie Civil
Nikki Jones
Brittney Mabe

2nd  GRADE 
 Uxivyon Pearce
​Terry Pino 
​Jessica Rudisill
Jennifer Thomas

3rd  GRADE 
Kimberly Cuyler 
Jennifer Gillespie 
Jennifer Jones 
Tammy Marr

4th  GRADE 
Rose Estime 
Amanda Holmes
Jessica Knight 
​Timothy Savidge

5th  GRADE 
Jacob Holloway
​Candice Markel
​Becky Sparling
Erin Ziegler

MIDDLE SCHOOL 
Chanel Brown
​Shawn Brown
​Bailey Cochran
Mike Daly
​Janette Newsome
​Heather Pardue
​Kyra Rivera
Shaun Saunders
Katie Sheffield 

SPECIAL EDUCATION 
Lanisa Laughlin
​Molly Ramsay
Tammy Womack - SST Coordinator

Deidra Johnson - Psychologist
Ginny Lott - Ed. Evaluator 
Nika Gordon - SLP
Jessie Calliste - SLP
​Alisha Bronner - Teletherapy Facilitator

SPECIAL AREAS

EIP
Amy Witcher - Reading 
Kimberly Wood - Math
Kelly Cadman - Math

​PC
Leigh DeNucci
Dana Pace
Sheila Nesbitt

SPECIALS TEAM 
Josh Kiker - PE
Marianne Evans - Art
Rhonda Grizzle - STEM
Sharon Young - Music and Chorus
Sandi Gore - PE
Ansley Mundy - Spanish
Tajuan White - Band
Toni Aybar - Theatre Arts
​Cassie Cobb - Adventure PE

K PARAPROS 
​Alicia Southerland
Jennifer Freeman
Rachel Cooner
Katie Baucom ​

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL
Gurjit Jackson
Jennifer Vanderweit
Maggie Gillespie
​Edwine Estime

FLOOR PARAPROFESSIONALS
Helen Pace 
Michelle McDonald 
Tonya Ledbetter

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF
​Shelia Brown - Counselor
Gracie Davis - ​Custodian