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
Administration
Head of School
Kristin Watts became the 13th Head of Bright School on July 1, 2021. Mrs. Watts has been an administrator in independent schools and colleges for more than 20 years.
She came to The Bright School from St. Anne’s Day School and Enrichment Programs in Atlanta, where she was director for five years. Prior to that, Mrs. Watts served as director of admissions at Trinity School in Atlanta for 11 years and also held posts at University Lake School in Hartland, Wisconsin, and Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
A Michigan native, Mrs. Watts earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and her master’s degree in human resource management at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan.
Mrs. Watts currently is serving on the Creative Discovery Museum's Board of Trustees.
Her husband, Jay, is the athletic director at GPS. Their daughter, Colby, is a student at Bright School, and her stepson, Campbell, is in college.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Board of Trustees 2022-2023
Mrs. Betsey Kates, Chair
Mr. Henry Aldridge '55
Mr. Henry Aldridge '55
Mr. Robert Batson '85
Mr. Chase Bullard
Mr. Jonathon Bullard
Mrs. Kamri Busby '01
Mr. Philip Byrum '85
Mr. Will Conroy
Mr. Ryan Dillard
Mr. William Howard
Mr. Scotty Jones
Mr. Barry Large
Mrs. Amy Mahone '86
Mrs. Maria Kain Matthews '69
Mr. Philip Byrum '85
Mr. Will Conroy
Mr. Ryan Dillard
Mr. William Howard
Mr. Scotty Jones
Mr. Barry Large
Mrs. Amy Mahone '86
Mrs. Maria Kain Matthews '69
Ms. Bethany Patten '84
Mr. Todd Phillips
Mrs. Betsy Ranalli
Ms. Caroline Walker
Mrs. Betsy Ranalli
Ms. Caroline Walker
Former Heads of School
Mary G. Bright: 1913-1961
Dr. Mary D. Davis: 1961-1969
Martha Becton (K-3) and Gaylor Raley (4-6): 1969-1970
Sib Evans: 1970-1974
Dr. Mary D. Davis (acting): 1974-1976
Mary Ann Neale: 1976-1982
Dr. Kirk Walker: 1982-1990
Harold F. Witman (interim): 1990-1991
J. Roberton MacColl IV: 1991-1992
Harold F. Witman (interim): 1993-1994
Michael G. Murphy: 1994-2004
O.J. Morgan: 2004-2021
