Our Team

  • Kathryn Jordan - Founder + Director

    Kathryn has been working with children and families for the past 17 years. She received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, her master’s degree from Western Kentucky University, and most recently received her doctorate from Rocky Mountain University.

  • Amy Rexrode - Assistant Director for Upper School

    Amy graduated from Winthrop University and later attended Virginia Tech, where she received her MBA. After spending five years working with HR, Amy served in ministry for over 15 years and has taught students of all ages for over 10 years.

  • Ragan McDerment - Assistant Director for Lower School

    Ragan graduated from the University of South Alabama. After five years in youth ministry and eight years in the medical field, Ragan has spent the past six years in homeschool education.

  • Amy Bagwell - Media and Communications

    Amy graduated from Anderson University in 2010. With fifteen years of work experience in church and school environments, she has worked in Communications for the past nine years.

  • Keleigh Frazier - Kindergarten + PE

    Kelieigh received her elementary education degree from Clemson University and attended Anderson University for graduate school. She has been teaching kindergarten for five years and has worked with children for 10 years.

  • Layne Ezell - 1st Grade

    Layne graduated from Anderson University. This is her tenth year teaching.

  • Joy Harrison - 2nd Grade

    Joy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Clemson University and an Early Childhood certification from Anderson University. She has taught K4-2nd grade, as well as reading and math intervention, for many years.

  • Tara Nickles - 3rd Grade + Life Skills

    Tara graduated from North Greenville University. This is her third year teaching in elementary education.

  • Devri Coney - 4th Grade

    Devri graduated from Southern Wesleyan University. This is her tenth year teaching.

  • Cullen Jennings - 4th Grade ELA

    Cullen graduated from Anderson University. She has spent time as a stay-at-home mom and seven years as a teacher in elementary education.

  • Tosha Brooks - Office Aide

    Coming Soon

  • Becky Hollis - Lower + Upper School

    Becky has recently completed a 21 year journey of homeschooling her children. She has a BS in Special Education/Elementary Education and an MS in Counseling, both from Bob Jones University.

  • Laura Nelsen - Lower and Upper School History

    Laura has experience homeschooling her own children. She also has a General Studies degree with a History emphasis.

  • Railey Banasky - Upper ELA, Gov and Econ

    Railey completed her undergraduate degree at Anderson University. She also graduated from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Railey has spent seven years teaching and ten years working with children in some professional capacity.

  • Cassi Henry - Upper School Personal Finance + Public Speaking

    Cassi graduated from Anderson University. Cassi has worked with students for years, and this is her second year in the classroom.

  • Ashley Mattison - Upper + Lower School Math

    Ashley attended Winthrop University for her undergraduate degree and received her Master’s from Clemson University. This is her eighth year teaching math.

  • Lauren Anderson - Upper School History + Geography

    Lauren received her undergraduate degree from Clemson University. She went on to receive her master’s from the University of Georgia. Lauren has been teaching for over twenty years.

  • Krista Huff - Upper School Spanish

    Krista graduated from Trident Technical College but learned Spanish through family, travel, and life experience. This is her second year teaching.

  • Allison Jones - Upper School ELA

    Allison recently graduated from Anderson University and is working towards her master’s. This is her second year teaching.

  • Katherine Crowe

    Katherine received her undergraduate degree from Clemson University in Mathematics Teaching, and her Master’s degree is from Anderson University. She has been teaching for 12 years.

  • Stephen Davis - Upper School Computer Science

    Stephen is a current Cyber Security major at Anderson University. He is the Student Government Senatory and member of the Cybersecurity Club.

  • Mark Hyndman - Upper School Physics

    Mark graduated from the University of South Carolina. He is a retired public school teacher of 33 years, with 25 years in Physics.

  • Tessie Kaufman - Upper School Digital Photography

    Tessie has worked with children at church for 17 years and has previously taught at a co-op. Additionally, she is a professional photographer.

  • Katie McElrath - Upper School Bible + Office Aide

    Coming soon

  • Lindsey Norris - Upper School Science

    Lindsey graduated from Georgia Southern University. She started teaching in 2002 and has taught in and out of the classroom for over 13 years.

  • Carmen Oberstar - Upper School Math

    Carmen received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New Mexico State University. She has taught in a classroom for 13 years and 20 years homeschooling and teaching co-op classes.

  • Amy Scaletta - Upper School Math

    Amy graduated from South Dakota State University, as well as Luther Seminary. She has been teaching for 14 years.

  • Susie Spainhour - Upper School Sign Language

    Susie received her from M.ED Columbia College, a BA from University of Cincinnati, and an from Associates Spartanburg Technical College. Susie has been an interpreter for 26 years.

  • Kerri Stone - Upper School ELA

    Kerri has a degree in Secondary Education and briefly taught in public schools. The majority of her teaching experience is from homeschooling her own children.

  • Christine Treash - Upper School ELA

    While Christine has a general business undergraduate degree from Bob Jones University, her teaching experience comes from schooling her children at home for the last eleven years.

  • Caryn Bishop - Art Enrichment

    Caryn earned her Art Education degree from Anderson University. She previously taught art for eight years in public education.

  • Jordan Evans - Enrichment Music

    Jordan graduated from Anderson University. He has been teaching music for seven years.

  • Ashley Nolette - Teacher Cadet

    Ashley is an English Education professor at Anderson University and has been teaching for 14 years.

  • Minnie Jones - Preschool + Enrichment

    Minnie attended Radford University in Radford, Virginia. She has worked with an array of students. From college to alternative students, special education, and kindergarten. She currently cares for our teacher’s preschool-age children.

Calling All Teachers

Interested in employment?

We are now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. If Carolina Hybrid Academy sounds like the type of place where you’d like to work, we want to hear from you!