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FACULTY & STAFF
With over 60 faculty and staff on a beautiful and growing campus, L.E.A.D. Academy has been blessed with some of the best.
Administration

H. Frank Lay
Head of School

Kace Browning
7th-12th Grade
Administrator

Beth Summerlin
4th-6th Grade Administrator,
Guidance Counselor

Shari Maupin
2nd-3rd Grade Administrator

Nancy Lay
K4-1st Grade
Administrator

Kara Lay-Clark
Scholarship
Coordinator
Lower School Faculty

Tracy Caraway
K4 Teacher

Kathy Collins
K4 Teacher

Kendall Cook
Kindergarten Teacher

Autumn Filipek
Kindergarten Teacher

Kristy Miller
Kindergarten Teacher

April Nelson
Kindergarten Teacher

Marissa Bohner
First Grade Teacher

Tia Korbe
First Grade Teacher

Rebecca Smith
First Grade Teacher

Chelsea Vincent
First Grade Teacher

Cathy Fair
Second Grade Teacher

Rachel Floyd
Second Grade Teacher

Mary Frame
Second Grade Teacher

Sara Carlisle
Third Grade Teacher

Jordan Davis
Third Grade Teacher

Destiny Graham
Third Grade Teacher

Jenna Morgan
Fourth Grade Teacher

Tom Oglesby
Fourth Grade Teacher

Mackenzie Wintrick
Fourth Grade Teacher

Mallory James
Fifth Grade Teacher

Teri Wildebrandt
Fifth Grade Teacher

Norma Bomske
Sixth Grade Teacher

Joshua Rivero
Sixth Grade Teacher

April Enfinger
Physical
Education

Wynton Holmes
Physical Education

A.J. Ward
Physical Education

Brianna Jones-Day
Music
Upper School Faculty

Matt Brennan
Upper School
Bible

Martha Clark
Upper School
English

Joseph Cook
Upper School
Teacher/Technology

Hunter Dillashaw
Upper School
Civics, Geography, History

Karen Harold
Upper School
Spanish

Iris Harper
Upper School
Fine Arts

Shanika Montoya
Upper School
Math and P.E.

Matthew Promise
Upper School
Bible, Science

Emily Stimer
Upper School
English, History

Marc Vallianos
Upper School
Math

Holly Woods
Upper School
Ag Science
Staff

Janet Branch
Tutor

Mike Dosen
Head of Operations

Maria English
Aide

Sophia Freeman
Office Manager

Sophia Freeman
Office Manager

Lea Howard
Bookkeeper

Katie Johnson
Curriculum Coordinator

Traci Peaden
Office Manager

Martha Pipkin
Janitor

Tonya Pitts
Records

Teresita Promise
Tutor

Linda Ruffner
Tutor

Debbie Stickle
Accreditation Specialist, Tutor
Employment at L.E.A.D. Academy
If you are interested in applying for a position, please fill out the following application and we will keep it on file for when we need to fill a position.
Please submit your application at 7121 Chumuckla Hwy or email it to sophia.freeman@leadacademylions.com and contact@leadacademylions.com.
Annual Training Requirement
All instructional personnel and administrators are required as a condition of employment to complete annual training on these standards of ethical conduct.
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