Administration & Staff

Stephen Hammond, Principal

Year Appointed: 2004

Education:
M.A., Administration, University of Tennessee, 1975.
B.S., Biology, University of Tennessee, 1973.

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."

~ Abraham Lincoln

Jan White, Director of Studies

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
Ed.S., Educational Leadership and Higher Instruction, Old Dominion University, 2002.
M.S., Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Old Dominion University, 1993.
B.S., Elementary Education, Old Dominion University, 1985.

“Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now. The most important one is always the one you are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side. For these, my dear boy, are the answers to what is most important in the world. This is why we are here."

~ Jon J. Muth's The Three Questions, Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy

Shana Baird, Guidance Counselor

Charlotte Chandler, Development Associate

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
Ph.D., Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech, 1997.
B.A., Art History, College of William and Mary, 1989.

"You can be anything you resolve to be."

~ Andrew Jackson

Missy Clark, Minister of Spiritual Formation

Year Appointed: 2004

Education:
M.A., Pastoral Studies, Loyola University, 1996.
B.A., History and Art History, Sweet Briar College, 1977.
Clinical Pastoral Education C.P.E. 5 Units, Maryview Hospital Center, 2003 and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 2004.

“Shine through me and be so in me
that every soul I come in contact with
may feel your presence in my soul.”

~ John Henry Newman

Mary Crepeau, Business Office Assistant

Year Appointed: 2005

“In a controversy, the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."

~ Buddha

Robyn Dudas, Registrar & Admissions Coordinator

Year Appointed: 2005

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Dan Holmes, Assistant to Director of Facilities

Brooke Hummel, Development & Admissions Coordinator/Director of Summer Programs

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
M.Ed., Early Childhood Education, Towson University, 2003.
B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies concentration in Early Childhood Education, Old Dominion University, 2002.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Sheila Jessen, Extended Care Director

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
B.S., Business Management, University of Maryland, 1991.

"La vita e' migliori quando tu sorridi."
("Life is better when you smile.")

~ Author Unknown

Debora Kinney, Food Service Director

Year Appointed: 2006

Education:
A.S., Dietetic Technician, Chattahoochee Valley Community College, 1975.
Career Diploma, Hotel/Restaurant Management, International Correspondence School, 1978.

"If you don't like something, change it.  If you can't change it, change your attitude."

~ Maya Angelou

Yvette Konstanzer, Director of Finance

Jeanne Marie Liggio,
Audio-Visual Technology Specialist

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
B.A., American Studies, Barnard College, 1993.

"Seize this very minute. What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

David Main, Director of Information Systems

Year Appointed: 2007

Education:
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), 2003.
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), 1999.

"A good photograph is knowing where to stand."

~ Ansel Adams

Andrew Lloyd, Receptionist

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
B.A., Spanish Education, Old Dominion University, 2010.

" It's a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up."

~ J.K. Rowling

Robert Mayer, Athletic Director

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
M.Ed., Public School Administration K-12, Old Dominion University, 1974.
B.S., Health & Physical Education, Old Dominion University, 1974.

"Physical Fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."

~ John F. Kennedy

Gail Phipps, Administrative Assistant

Year Appointed: 2008

"It's not having what you want.  It's wanting what you've got."

~ Sheryl Crow

 

George Raiss, Consultant to Advancement

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
M.A., American History, Old Dominion University, 1978.
B.A., American History, Old Dominion University, 1967.

Sir Thomas More to Richard Rich in "A Man For All Seasons:"
More---"Be a teacher."
Rich---"And if I am a great teacher, who will know?"
More---You. Your students. God. That is not a bad audience."

Karen Roy, Learning Resource Center Coordinator

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
M.A.Ed, Reading PK-12, University of Nebraska, 2007.
B.A., English Secondary Education, University of Nebraska, 1996.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Laura Scott, Development Assistant

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
B.A., English and Journalism, Old Dominion University, 2000.

"You must do the things you think you cannot do."

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Kathleen Sharp, Coordinator of Student Affairs
& Technology Integration

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
Ed.S., Administration & Supervision, University of Virginia, 2002.
M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Virginia, 2002.
B.A., English, Virginia Tech, 1995.

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

~ Dr. Seuss

Tim Smith, Director of Facilities

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Florida, 1992.
B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 1982.

"The ideal engineer is a composite... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems."

~ N.W. Dougherty

Cathy Thaden, Director of Advancement

Year Appointed: 2004

Education:
B.A., Secondary Teacher Certification (Speech, Drama and Education), Gonzaga University, 1974.

"I am still learning."

~ Michaelangelo

Steve Twombly, Safety & Security Coordinator

Year Appointed: 2007

Education:
U.S. Navy - Air Traffic Control School, 1978.
U.S. Navy - Photographic Intelligence School, 1968.

"I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, nor are you in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we meet, it's beautiful."

~ N.W. Dougherty

Karen Wohner, R.N., Health and Wellness Nurse

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
A.D.N., Nursing, Mesa College.
ACLS & CPR Trained

"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."

~ Mother Teresa