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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

Chris Lyle
4th-6th Grade
Administrator
Head Baseball Coach

Shari Maupin
1st-3rd Grade Administrator

Nancy Lay
K4-Kindergarten
Administrator

Kara Lay-Clark
Scholarship
Coordinator
Lower School Faculty

Ella Brown
K4 Teacher

Tracy Caraway
K4 Teacher

Kathy Collins
K4 Teacher

Kendall Cook
Kindergarten Teacher

Kristy Miller
Kindergarten Teacher

April Nelson
Kindergarten Teacher

Rachel Scott
Kindergarten Teacher

Kalei Stephens
Kindergarten
Teacher

Marissa Bohner
First Grade Teacher

Sara Carlisle
First Grade Teacher

Rebecca Smith
First Grade Teacher

Cathy Fair
Second Grade Teacher

Rachel Floyd
Second Grade Teacher

Mary Frame
Second Grade Teacher

Jordan Davis
Third Grade Teacher

Dawna Horne
Third Grade Teacher

Destiny Whittaker
Third Grade Teacher

Emma Hamilton
Fourth Grade Teacher

Tom Oglesby
Fourth Grade Teacher

Holly Woods
Fourth Grade Teacher

Mallory James
Fifth Grade Teacher

Heather McDaniel
Fifth Grade Teacher

Teri Wildebrandt
Fifth Grade Teacher

Matthew Promise
Sixth Grade Teacher

Debbie Stickle
Sixth Grade Teacher

Desiré Holcomb
Physical
Education

Jason Miller
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

Iris Harper
Upper School
Fine Arts

Mitch Lambeth
Upper School
Agricultural Science

Joey Nieves
Physical Education
Head Basketball Coach

Shanika Montoya
Upper School
Computer Lab

Aleisha Roberts
Upper School
Science

Emily Stimer
Upper School
English, History

Marc Vallianos
Upper School
Math
Staff

Janet Branch
Tutor

April Enfinger
Bookkeeper

Maria English
Aide

Sophia Freeman
Office Manager
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Scott Harold
Maintenance

Katie Johnson
Curriculum Coordinator

Traci Peaden
Office Manager

Martha Pipkin
Janitor

Sophia Freeman
Office Manager

Scott Harold
Maintenance

Wynton Holmes
Maintenance

Tonya Pitts
Records

Teresita Promise
Tutor
Employment at L.E.A.D. Academy
If you are interested in applying for a position, please fill out one of the following applications and we will keep it on file for when we need to fill a position. Please submit it at 7121 Chumuckla Hwy or to 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.

Linda Ruffner
Tutor

Beth Summerlin
Guidance Counselor
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