Faculty & Staff
Administration - Lower School - Middle School - High School - Athletics - School Within A SchoolAdministration
Head of School – Kay J. Belknap
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education - Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC
Upper School Principal – Steven Breedlove
Bachelor of Arts in Classics - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Arts in Private School Leadership - Columbia University, New York, NY
Lower School Dean of Faculty – Lynn Gilpin
Bachelor of Arts in Education and Special Education - University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA
Post-Graduate - University of Puget Sound and Lesley College Graduate School
Program Consultant, School Within a School – Caroline Minicozzi
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Master's Degree in Communication Disorders - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Business Manager - Lorraine Knapp
Admissions Director - Darla Hall
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN
Development Director - Libby Hodan
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education - Clemson University, Greenville, SC
Master of Education in Secondary Education - Clemson University, Greenville, SC
Development Coordinator - Traci Carter
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematics Education - University of South Florida, Fort Myers, FL
Master of Education in Education Leadership - Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
Administrative Secretary - Karen Benfield
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Criminal Justice - University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Athletic Director - Jason Alexander
Completing degree in Sports Marketing - University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Facilities Maintenance - Kenneth Dupee
Lower School
Lower School Principal – Kay J. Belknap
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education - Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC
Lower School Dean of Faculty – Lynn Gilpin
Bachelor of Arts in Education and Special Education - University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Post-Graduate - University of Puget Sound and Lesley College Graduate School
Pre-Kindergarten – Sandra Hankins
SonShine Preschool Director – 1992-2002
Kindergarten – Julie Rose
Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Kindergarten – Diane Herman
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education - Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
First Grade – Susan Nonneman
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communications - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education - Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
First Grade – Debbie Stansell
Attended Winthrop College - Rock Hill, SC
Second Grade – Margo Brown
Bachelor of Arts in Education - University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science - University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Third Grade – Lynne Cipro
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and English Education - Berea College, Berea, KY
Fourth Grade – Heidi Fairbanks
Bachelor of Arts in History - University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Fifth Grade – Courtney Clinton
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education - Piedmont Baptist University, Winston-Salem, NC
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education - High Point University, High Point, NC
Fifth Grade – Michelle Hill
Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education - Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK
Lower School Latin - Claudia Yepez
Bachelor of Science in Education - Universidad Anahuac, Mexico
Associates Degree in English as a Second Language - Instituto Anglo-Mexicano De Culture, A.C., Mexico
Lower School Fine Arts Department
Music (Grades K-7) - Frank Argento Bachelor of Arts in Music - University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Art (Grades K-2) – Jennifer Lipsey Edwards
Bachelor of Fine Arts - University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Master of Fine Arts - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NCArt (Grades 3-5) – Elisa Petree
Bachelor of Arts in Art - Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Lower School Athletics Department
Physical Education (K-8) – Layne Kasischke
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Upper School (Grades 6-12) Principal, High School Philosophy and Latin – Steven Breedlove
Bachelor of Arts in Classics - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Arts in Private School Leadership - Columbia University, New York, NY
Middle School Science and Math - Sheri Sullivan
Bachelor of Arts in Biology - Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, TN
Middle School History and Upper School Math - Sharon Madison
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting, Asbury College, Wilmore, KY
Master's Degree in Accounting, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Middle School Literature - John Hathaway
Bachelor of Arts in English - Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Middle School and High School Latin - Mary Pawlowski
Bachelor of Arts in Classical Philology - University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Upper School Mathematics – Mark Thompson
Bachelor of Science in Mathmatics - Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC
Upper School Theology and Apologetics – Ruth Vann
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Divinity in Higher Education - The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KYAdvanced Studies and History – Sedrick Dellinger
Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Theology, Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky
Master of Theology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
High School (Grade 9-12)
Upper School Principal, High School Philosophy and Latin – Steven Breedlove
Bachelor of Arts in Classics - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Arts in Private School Leadership - Columbia University, New York, NY
High School Mathematics - Baron Jackson
Bachelor of Science in Math Education - North Carolina State, Raleigh, NC
Master of Arts in Math Education - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NCHigh School Science - Dr. Jane Errico
Bachelor of Science in Zoology - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Doctor of Medicine from Bowman Gray University, Winston-Salem, NC
High School Science - Suzanne Willis
Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science - Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Master of Science in Health and Exercise Science - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
High School Latin and Greek - Eddie Kotynski
Bachelor of Arts in Ancient Languages - Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Master of Arts in Classical Studies - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
High School History – Nick Phillips
Bachelor of Arts in History - University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
High School Literature – Keith Pruitt
Bachelor of Arts in Education (English Concentration) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Arts in English - University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
High School History - Raquel Biesecker High School Literature – Jenny Kate Till
Bachelor of Arts in English - Kings College, Bristol, TNUpper School Theology and Apologetics – Ruth Vann
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Master of Divinity in Higher Education - The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
High School Spanish and ESL – Claudia Yepez
Bachelor of Science in Education - Universidad Anahuac, Mexico
Associates Degree in English as a Second Language - Instituto Anglo-Mexicano De Culture, A.C., Mexico
College Counselor - Cheryl Jordan
Bachelor of Science in Education - Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Upper School Fine Arts Department
Music (Grades K-7) - Frank Argento
Bachelor of Arts in Music - University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Upper School Art – Elisa Petree
Bachelor of Arts in Art - Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Upper School Music – Debbie Stansell
Attended Winthrop College - Rock Hill, SCHigh School Drama, Theater Appreciation (8th Grade) – Becky Stone
Bachelor of Arts in Drama - Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Master of Arts in Elementary Educational Counseling - Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Upper School Athletics Department
Athletic Director, Middle School Physical Education– Jason Alexander
Completing degree in Sports Marketing - University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
Physical Education (K-8) – Layne Kasischke
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
School Within A School
Program Consultant, School Within a School – Caroline Minicozzi
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Master's Degree in Communication Disorders - Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC