Cindy Avendano
Spanish
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6491
Joined Bright faculty in 2016
B.A., Universidad de las Americas Puebla
Sarah Baker
PK Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.A., Duke University
M.P.T., New York Medical College
B.A., Duke University
M.P.T., New York Medical College
Rachel Berger
Junior Pre-Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6483
Joined Bright faculty in 2018
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Rachel Blanton
Director of Student Services
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6468
Joined Bright faculty in 2018
B.S., Auburn University
M.Ed., University of Virginia
Amy Boyanton
Second Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6470
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., Samford University
M.Ed., Alabama A&M University
Kim Brown
Director of Advancement, CFRE
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8593
Joined Bright staff in 2001
B.A., University of Georgia
Elizabeth Davis
Director of Marketing and Communications and Director of Alumni Relations
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6460
Bright alumna '86
Joined Bright staff in 2015
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Thankful Davis
Art
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8931
Joined Bright faculty in 2014
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.Ed., Middle Tennessee State University
Amanda Dickson
Fourth Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6477
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.S., University of South Florida
Jana Evans
First Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6467
Joined Bright faculty in 2016
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Olivia Fine
Kindergarten Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Bright alumna 2005
Joined Bright faculty in 2021
B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Janet Geerlings
Spanish
Chattanooga School of Language
Bobby Gendimenico
P.E.
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8930
Joined Bright faculty in 2019
B.A., Ithaca College
M.S., State University of New York at Cortland
Kayla Greco
PK Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8546 ext. 304
Joined Bright faculty in 2017
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bill Greene
Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6489
Joined Bright faculty in 2015
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Kristy Greene
Nurse/Secretary
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8547
Joined Bright staff in 2023
B.S.N., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Alyssia Harper
Auxiliary Programs Coordinator
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8546 ext. 116
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., Bryan College
M.Ed., Carson Newman University
Ed.S., Arkansas State University
Stacie Helton
After School Sports Coordinator
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-718-6616
Joined Bright staff in 2007
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Emily Henn
Library Media Specialist
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6465
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.A., University of Central Florida
B.S., University of Central Florida
B.A., University of Central Florida
B.S., University of Central Florida
Emily Hon
Pre-Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6484
Bright alumna '86
Joined Bright faculty in 1998
B.S., Vanderbilt University
D'Arcy Hughes
Science
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8933
Joined Bright faculty in 2021
B.A., Covenant College
B.A., Covenant College
Denise Hurlbut
Second Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6471
Joined Bright faculty in 2007
B.S., Tennessee Temple University
M.Ed., Trevecca Nazarene University
Amy Hutcherson
Development Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8950
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.S., Vanderbilt University
M.Ed., Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Allie Hyer
Fifth Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6478
Joined Bright faculty in 2016
B.A., Union College
M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Jackson
Receptionist
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8546 ext. 101
Joined Bright staff in 2019
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Jill Johnson
Pre-Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6486
Joined Bright faculty in 2018
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Renee' Kropff
Assistant Head of School, Operations, and Director of Technology
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6466
Joined Bright faculty in 1999
B.S., East Tennessee State University
Jenna Leckenby
Junior Pre-Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6481
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ed.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ashley Linehart
P.E.
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8929
Joined Bright faculty in 2019
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.Ed., Carson Newman University
Kristin Lyman
Speech-Language Pathologist
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8936
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.A., Indiana University
M.A., University of Memphis
B.A., Indiana University
M.A., University of Memphis
Sue Lyman
Kilbride Enrichment Center
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8939
Joined Bright faculty in 2010
B.S., University of Alabama
Julia Mayo
Music
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6490
Joined Bright faculty in 2021
B.A., Carson-Newman University
M.ME., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
B.A., Carson-Newman University
M.ME., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Sabrina McAllister
Business Manager
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8548
Joined Bright staff in 1985
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Accounting Certification, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Maggie McGuire
Third Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6473
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.Ed., Carson Newman University
Jessica McNeel
First Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8902
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.A., Southeast Missouri State University
M.S., Southeast Missouri State University
Brooke Moore
Director of Admissions
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8549
Bright alumna '92
Joined Bright staff in 2010
B.A., Furman University
Ann O'Brien
Fifth Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6479
Joined Bright faculty in 2017
B.S., State University of New York, College at Geneseo
M.Ed., Fordham University
Richard Parks
Shop
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8932
Joined Bright faculty in 2014
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Susan Pesterfield
Kilbride Enrichment Center
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8937
Joined Bright faculty in 2009
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.Ed., Lincoln Memorial University
Ed.S., Tennessee Technological University
Kendra Reasor
Assistant Head of School, Curriculum and Instruction, and Director of Bright Afternoons
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6463
Joined Bright faculty in 2017
B.S., University of West Georgia
Chasity Robinson
JPK Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8546
Joined Bright faculty in 2017
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Wendy Rogers
Fifth Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6480
Joined Bright faculty in 2021
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
M.Ed., Lincoln Memorial University
Allison Sakich
Third Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6474
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., Middle Tennessee State University
M.S., St. Thomas Aquinas College
LeAnne Sharpe
Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6487
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Lynn Shelton
Eco-literacy Specialist
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8935
Bright alumna '87
Joined Bright faculty in 2019
Master Gardener, University of Tennessee Insitute of Agriculture
Leisl Slaughter
Business Office Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8592
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Karen Smith
Leveled Literacy Intervention Instructor
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8938
Joined Bright faculty in 2012
B.S., Tennessee Temple University
M.Ed., Walden University
Stacie Steel
PK Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Laura Streets
Kindergarten Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.A., Western Governors University
B.A., Western Governors University
Lynne Stutts
JPK Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Joined Bright faculty in 2019
B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Emily Taylor
Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6488
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.S., University of West Georgia
Karen Thompson
Junior Pre-Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6482
Joined Bright faculty in 2000
Kristen Von Glahn
Fourth Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6476
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.F.A., University of Miami
M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
B.F.A., University of Miami
M.Ed., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Libby Waddell
Fourth Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6475
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., Oklahoma State University
M.Ed., Grand Canyon University
Wynne Ware
First Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6464
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
B.S., Auburn University
M.S., University of West Alabama
B.S., Auburn University
M.S., University of West Alabama
Friederike Watkins
German
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-501-8934
Joined Bright faculty in 2014
ABW Mannheim, Germany
EVT Heidelberg, Germany
Kristin Watts
Head of School
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8546
Joined Bright faculty in 2021
B.A., The Catholic University of America
M.A., Siena Heights University
Mary Katherine Wheeler
JPK Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-267-8546 ext. 129
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
Student, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Jasmine White
Pre-Kindergarten
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6485
Joined Bright faculty in 2017
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Margaret White
Second Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6469
Joined Bright faculty in 2020
B.S., University of Georgia
M.Ed., The Citadel
Corri Whitmire
Kindergarten Assistant
E-mail: E-mail
Joined Bright faculty in 2022
A.S., Chattanooga State
A.S., Chattanooga State
Cindy Womack
Third Grade
E-mail: E-mail
Phone: 423-305-6472
Joined Bright faculty in 2016
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
