Meet Our Education Team
Lori Lewis, CEO
Academy Principal
Preschool Director
Lori holds a Master's of Arts in Education Psychology and a Bachelor's of Arts in Education. Her certification includes gifted administration, reading specialist, and nursery thru 12th grades education. She enjoys tables games, mystery books, and hanging out with her cats.
Cindy Byce
Daycare & Preschool Director
Cindy has 18 years of experience in the early education field and holds a master's degree in Early Childhood Education specializing in curriculum and instruction from Liberty University. Her professional journey includes roles as a teacher, childcare center director, and trainer. She enjoys spending time with her family camping and finds her peace by the water and beach.
Oscar Lewis, CFO
Tae Kwon Do Master
Master Oscar is a fourth degree black belt in Tai Kwon Do. He has been instructing students at many levels for over a decade. He focuses on safety, fun and form while building skills with his students.
Emily
2's Lead Teacher
Emily graduated from Abilene Christian University in December of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. She has a heart and passion for working with kids of all ages. In her free time, she enjoys being artistic, baking, and spending time with her fiancé and dog, Ezra.
Amanda
2's Lead Teacher
Amanda brings six years of Elementary Education experience into her new position. She loves working with children and watching them grow and learn, finding being a part of their learning is so rewarding! She has three children, two daughters and a son. In her free time, she loves to read, be at the beach, and travel.
Unique
2's Teacher Assistant
We are searching for the best fit for caring for your children.
Carma
3's Lead Teacher
Ms. Carma, and I is an
enthusiastic ABA therapist ready to start my teaching journey. She has over nine years of experience working with
children. She graduated from Albany State University with my Bachelors degree in Psychology and soon will obtain her Masters degree in Early Childhood Education.
Her hobbies are learning, arts and crafts, makeup artistry and spending time with friends and family. Her credentials include a B.A.in Psychology and she is a Registered Behavior Therapist.
Ashlyn
3's Lead Teacher
Ashlyn has taught general and special education students ages 3-11 yrs old. I attended Georgia Southern University for my undergrad and have worked as a tutor, teacher, and museum educator. I am so excited to see what the year brings. She has her paraeducator certification and is completing her bachelor's degree at this time.
Coming Soon
3's Teacher Assistant
For more than three years, Unique has worked with kids of various ages, cultures and backgrounds and those with special needs. She is passionate about assisting children in becoming extraordinary, well-educated young people and adores all things creative. She is excited to support your kids this year in every way she can while also furthering her education at Savannah Tech.
Mary Newman
4's Lead Teacher
Mary has been in education 29 1\2 years. She has worked with special needs children, Kindergarten and pre-k. Mary joined our team in 2023 by teaching Pre k.
Tanisha
4's Lead Teacher
Tanisha (Ms. T) has been in education for 24 years with 11 years in Pre-K. She holds a CDA and is currently working on her Bachelors.
Coming Soon
4's Teacher Assistant
We are searching for the best fit for caring for your children.
Tracey Valentine
Kindergarten
Tracey Valentine is a Kindergarten teacher with over 35 years of experience, She has taught in both Pennsylvania and Georgia, She has a BA in Early Childhood Education and Masters in Educational Leadership. Tracey enjoys the outdoors and spending time
Kay Spencer
1st/2nd Grade Educator
Kay is a retired educator who worked for more than 30 years with students who need support in reading skills. She uses a multi-modality approach in her teaching.
Michelle Bolton
Primary Writing & Thematics Educator
Michelle is a 6th year teacher who has certifications in both Georgia and South Carolina including working experience from infants to 8th grade. Her Master's of Education lies in Elementary Education with an endorsement in reading. Outside of school you may catch her hiking with her husband Chris, playing board games or cheering for the Atlanta Braves.
Carla McCurry
Upper Grades Writing & Thematics Educator
7th/8th English
With over 30 years of experience in education, Carla is an English teacher with gifted certification. She has worked with students at all academic levels.
Nancy Miller
Art Educator
Nancy Miller is a Korean American children's book author/illustrator and art teacher. She has taught art for the past thirteen years and enjoys watching her student learn new art skills and share their unique voice in their art. She holds an MFA in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an art education certificate from the Armstrong Atlantic State University. In her spare time she watches Kdrama, cooks Korean food, reads, and crochets.
Laura
Fitness Educator
Laura Spivey grew up playing softball. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education and a minor in Business Administration. She played a vital part of the 2015 Division II National Championship softball team and her team was inducted into the UNG Athletic Hall of Fame.
Laura worked for the City of Cumming as a youth Athletic Coordinator. She has served as a Lower School Extracurricular Coordinator and Director of an Athletic Academy. Laura implemented new programs for students from 3 years old to 5th Grade such as basketball classes, soccer classes, tumbling classes, flag football leagues and introduced many athletic opportunities. She has served as Head Softball Coach for the Middle School, Junior Varsity and Varsity levels.
Angela Surber
3rd Grade Educator
Angela Surber, Ed S. is coming to us with 31 years of experience. This Georgia Southern triple Eagle earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Middle Grades Education (emphasis Language Arts and Math), a Master of Education degree in Early Childhood Education and an Education Specialist degree in Early Childhood Education. She also earned her Reading Recovery certification and her Reading Endorsement.
Kat Austin
4/5 Educator
Kat Austin has over five years of experience teaching grades PreK - 5. She earned a Masters of Arts in Education from Western Governors University and is certified in grades K-5. In addition to education, Kat is certified in Full-Stack Web Development and SQL Development and frequently nerds out over business and data analytics. In her spare time, she loves to play piano, get lost in a good book, or hike with her family.
Dr. Kim Brantley
6th Grade Educator
7th/8th Mathematics
Kim Brantley, EdD, has over 30 years of experience in education. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at the University of Iowa, a Master's in Middle Grades at Armstrong Atlantic State University and a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. She is certified in grades K-8th grade general education, grades 6-8 in math, and
K-8th gifted education.