Jane Alspaugh is the Pre-K teacher at Calvary. This is Mrs. Alspaugh’s third year as a teacher at Calvary. She has, however, taught in public schools for twenty-six years. She has a Master’s in Early Childhood and a certification in ESL (English As A Second Language). Mrs. Alspaugh is a native Houstonian. She has two grown sons. She has three dogs and four parrots. She loves all kinds of animals! Mrs. Alspaugh’s teaching experience includes teaching Pre-K and Kindergarten in Houston ISD, Spring Branch ISD, Alief ISD, and Lamar ISD. She also worked with Lamar’s Project Learn, an evening language-based program for parents and children who are not fluent in English. She loves teaching at Calvary most of all!

Mary Lou Baughman is the first grade language arts teacher at Calvary. This is Mrs. Baughman’s fifth year as a teacher at Calvary; however, she has been associated with the school for many years as a Calvary parent. Ms. Baughman’s family moved from Shreveport, Louisiana to Richmond in 1992. She and her husband, Chris, have four children…one of whom attends Calvary. Their third son graduated from Calvary this past year and now attends Austin High School. Their two oldest sons are both in college. The Baughman family also has two beautiful poodles named Ellie and Sophie. Ms. Baughman’s teaching experience includes thirteen years in public schools, where she taught pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade. Additionally, she taught two years in a lab school which included teaching a program planning course to Elementary Education majors.

Debbie Buettner is a kindergarten teacher at CES. She is a native Texan and joined the Calvary family in 2002.This year marks her 32nd year of teaching. She has a B.S. in elementary education from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Science degree in Guidance and Counseling from East Texas State University. Her teaching and counseling experience includes both public and private schools.

Mrs. Bye is our third grade Math, Science and Social Studies teachers. She joined our staff in November, 2005 as our Third Grade Language Arts teacher. Mrs. Bye has been in education for over 30 years and has taught second and third grades. Before retiring from public education, Mrs. Bye supported mathematics instruction at elementary campuses in the Katy Independent School District as a Curriculum Specialist. She has presented workshops for The Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics and also taught the Texas Math Initiative Math Academy, TEXTEAMS Workshops, grades 3-5 and conducted workshops for district staff development. Mrs. Bye facilitated the formation and work of the Mathematics Vertical Teams for the Katy District and provided direction for the writing and aligning of the elementary math curriculum.

Mrs. Bye holds a BS Degree from Indiana University and a Masters Degree from the University of Houston. She began her teaching career in Chicago and continued teaching after moving to Texas in 1979.

Mrs. Bye is a life member of the Texas PTA and was the Elementary Teacher of the Year, 1994 at Nottingham Country Elementary, KISD. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, Association of Texas Professional Educators, the Professional Tour Group Association of Houston and Katy Area Retired Educators.

Mrs. Bye and her husband, Jerry, are the parents of two grown children, Mario and Tasha. Also, they are the proud grandparents of four wonderful grandchildren, Karlie, Konnor, Kennedy and Karson.

Lisa Childress is a part time Dance and CECP teacher at Calvary. This is her 20th year in education. She spent 12 years in the classroom at Kempner HS as a Speech, Dance, Student Council, Cheerleading teacher. After teaching, Lisa worked as a Safe School facilitator for 5 years in FBISD. In 2004 she decided to spend time at home with her daughter Elyssa. While taking the time off she started a company, Parents for Healthy Students. Her company consults with school districts, churches and parent groups. She teaches all types of prevention in alcohol, drugs, bullying, violence and abstinence. Her mission in life is for every child to go through adolescence healthy and happy so they can focus on learning. She lives in Greatwood with her husband Matthew and daughter Elyssa.

Dr. Jerry Daniels is the career and college counselor at Calvary Episcopal College Preparatory. He graduated from East Texas State (Texas A&M Commerce) with a Bachelors of Science Degree in 1983. He completed a Masters of Science Degree from East Texas State the following year. He completed his PhD at Texas A&M University in 1994.

Dr. Daniels has taught agriculture science in Fort Bend ISD, where in 1996 he was selected as secondary teacher of the year. He has also taught at Houston Community College Northwest campus.

Dr. Daniels has also served as Director of Technology for Buffalo ISD and as Advisor and Lecturer at Texas A&M University. This position combined with years of working with high school and college youth allowed him to develop a detailed understanding of what is expected of the student at the secondary level of education as well as at the institutions of higher learning. He looks forward to serve as college and career counselor with CECP students and bridging the gap between knowledge of high school and understanding of higher education.

Jan Dennison is the lower and middle school art teacher at CES. She was born and raised in Ohio earning Artist of the Year two years in high school. She attended on full scholarship and graduated from The Ohio State University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. While at O.S.U. Ms. Dennison also studied art history, drawing, and sculpture. After college Ms. Dennison worked as an engineer for a major electronics company manufacturing fixed resistors for the computer industry. She left to raise a family and enjoyed doing free-lance art work for the church, school and community and has taken post graduate courses at the University of Houston in art education. Ms. Dennison has resided in Pecan Grove for 24 years and lives with Mike, her husband of 30 years, and daughter Jacqueline, a sophomore at Denison University in Ohio studying creative writing. Her son Matthew is a first year surgical resident at the Michael DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and her daughter Jennifer is a graduate student at Moores School of Music, University of Houston. This is her ninth year at Calvary.

Kathy Digoy is our middle school librarian. She was born and raised in California but has called Houston her home for the past five years after living six years in Ecuador. She has taught 4th and 5th grades here at Calvary. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and received her teaching certification from ACT Houston. Mrs. Digoy brings to Calvary fifteen years of IT experience in various industries such as oil, health management, and video retail. Mrs. Digoy has a son, Matthew, who is a middle school student at Calvary and a daughter, Meagan, who lives in California.

Mrs. Digoy is currently attending Sam Houston State University where she is working on a Library Science Masters Degree. She is extremely excited to be working in a field where she can pass on her passion for books and technology to the students of Calvary.

Faith Duckworth is the elementary and middle school music teacher. She was born in Pennsylvania but never stayed in one place very long because her family traveled with the Marine Corps for most of her elementary/middle school years. Her high school years were spent in Monroeville, Pennsylvania and after graduating from Gateway High School she attended and graduated from Ambassador University in Big Sandy, Texas. There she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology and a minor in Music and Elementary Education. Mrs. Duckworth has performed extensively across the United States and Canada. Her background is in vocal performance, dance and drama. Her experience also includes professional recordings, television appearances and dramatic performances in many classic plays and musicals. Her life is happiest when involved in music and teaching children to enjoy and appreciate the many wonderful facets of this art form. Mrs. Duckworth resides in Richmond with her husband, Noel, two daughters Lauren and MeriAnn, and two dogs. This is her ninth year at Calvary.

Ms. Pat Haley teaches sixth grade Language Arts and World Geography at CES. She graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1969 with a B.S. degree in elementary education with a minor in English and Social Studies. She earned an M.S. from Prairie View A.& M. University in 1974. She has thirty-seven years of experience. This is her seventh year of teaching at Calvary Episcopal School. Ms. Haley is the advisor for the Calvary Episcopal School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society, the coordinator of the National Geographic Bee and the facilitator of the World Bazaar. She and her husband, Robert, moved to Rosenberg in 1969 to teach in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. They raised five children and are proud grandparents of four grandsons.

Melissa Hamon is the second grade math, science and social studies teacher. She is a native Virginian, but grew up in North Carolina and Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a BS in elementary education with a specialty is early childhood education and is certified K-8. Ms. Hamon and her husband, Rob, have lived all over the United States due to Rob's naval career, but finally settled down in Sugar Land in 1998. Ms. Hamon was employed by American Airlines in Washington, DC, Providence, RI and Colorado Springs, CO. She left the airlines shortly before her son, Christopher, was born and stayed home until he was three. She returned to her first career choice of teaching when Christopher started preschool and taught Pre-K and Bridge Kindergarten. When Christopher became a Calvary Crusader, she followed by becoming a room mother, an active volunteer and a substitute teacher. Ms. Hamon has a love for singing and is in the praise band at Holy Cross Episcopal.

Angela Harris is a native of Wharton, Texas. She currently lives there with her husband Robert, of 14 years, and their three sons, Cryston, 13, JaCorey 8, and Sterling 4. Angela is a dog lover and has recently acquired Cinnamon, a new born boxer/pit bull mix. Angela and her family belong to Shiloh Baptist Church in Boling Tx, where she is a member of the church choir and helps out in the youth department. Angela is an avid reader and enjoys riding her bike, shopping and being her children's biggest fan and loudest cheerleader! Angela's love for educating young children begin when she worked one summer as a math tutor for Wharton ISD during summer school. The following school year she was hired as an instructional aide in the special education department. After traveling the country for two years with her family, Angela returned to the education field as an inclusion specialist for Lamar Consolidated ISD. Where she was employed until the inclusion department closed. After which she was employed as the Pre-K teacher at Children Discovering Child care center. While employed there Angela received her Child Development Associate from Wharton County Junior College. Before coming to CES, Angela was employed at the Behavior Treatment and Training Center in Rosenberg, Texas. Within a year of her employment there she was promoted to classroom trainer. Angela is currently in college working toward a degree in education. This is her first year at Calvary.

Carol has a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master in Religions Education. Carol and her husband Jimmy retired after 31 years of teaching. She taught first grade for 17 years, second grade for 3 years and third grade for 3 years. The last 8 years she was a Title One teacher for first grade, a Reading specialist for grade 1-3, and an ESL specialist for pre k – 4th grade. After retiring she became a tutor for third and fifth grade and spent one semester as a first grade reading intervention teacher. Carol worked in the office at Calvary during the spring semester of 2007.S he comes from a family of teachers. Her father was a teacher, her husband Jim is a teacher, and their daughter is a teacher. Her son is a marine engineer and the father of their three grandsons.

Janet Indemaio will serve as the Program Assistant and future Academic Mentor for the Calvary Episcopal College Prep Program. She holds a BA in English and Sociology with teacher certification for grades 6-12 in both areas. She has taken graduate courses at the the University of London in English Literature, participated in the New Jersey Writing Project, and trained at the Rice Institute in topics related to teaching Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition. Ms. Indemaio comes to Calvary after 28 years in public education. Most recently, she spent 18 years at Clements High School where she taught English, Sociology, B/W Photography and yearbook. Married for over thirty years, Ms.Indemaio and her husband Tony have two grown sons. They are members of All Saints Episcopal Church and enjoy the Astros, UT football games and visiting family in Long Island and Brooklyn.

Terrie Joiner is the 5th grade math, science, and spelling teacher. This is her twelfth year to teach at Calvary. She has also taught 3rd grade math, science and social studies at Calvary.

Ms. Joiner graduated from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana with a double major in Home Economics in Business and Home Economics Education. It was in Louisiana she began her teaching career at South Beauregard High School where she taught middle and high school home economics for six years. She also served on the team responsible for writing the Louisiana State Minimum Standards for Vocational Education.

She and her husband, Don, moved to Houston in 1982 and she worked for her father in the natural gas measurement business for eight years. After relocating to Houston, she received her elementary certification and taught 4th grade (self contained) at Holy Ghost Catholic School for six years. She has twenty-three years of teaching experience.

They are blessed with two children. Their son, Brian, graduated from Texas A & M in 2007. He is married and living in Richmond. He is the youth minister here at Calvary Episcopal Church and their daughter, Shannon, is a sophomore at Texas A & M University.

Rachelle Kanak joined the Calvary staff this year as the middle school computer teacher, yearbook advisor, and network manager. Ms. Kanak was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Rosenberg, before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Ms. Kanak worked in Houston and later in Austin as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for a Texas pharmacy cooperative of 600 pharmacies before partnering with a colleague to develop an online professional pharmaceutical compounding service and wellness business.

Ms. Kanak sold the business in 2003 to begin teaching full time. Ms. Kanak taught for three years at Faith Lutheran School where she was the yearbook and student council advisor and taught middle school science, history, and computer applications. She worked as a Real Estate agent private tutor with middle and high school students before returning to teaching this year at Calvary.

Ms. Kanak lives in Waterside Estates in Richmond with her family and attends St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Sugar Land, Texas.

Lynn Kidda joins the Calvary team this year as a kindergarten teacher. She is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana where she taught pre-k for eight years before moving to Houston. In HISD, she taught kindergarten for two years at an Environmental Science Magnet school. After moving into the area, she taught kindergarten right across the street at Jane Long for fifteen years.

Lynn, her husband, Jim and son, Andrew are active members of Calvary Episcopal Church. When not teaching, she enjoys camping, fishing, and family activities.

Robin Krig is the librarian here at Calvary. She has been in teaching for 33 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s in special education, reading, and library science. She has taught 2nd, 3rd, 4th, special education, remedial math and reading, high school remedial reading, and is currently an adjunct at Sam Houston State University where she teaches Children’s Literature on Saturdays.

Mrs. Krig and her husband Paul, have two daughters Candice, who currently works at Shell Oil Company and Kelly who is busy preparing for her upcoming wedding on November 12th. Their most recent addition is their granddaughter Madeline who is 9 months old and was born with a book in her hands.

Mrs. Krig and her puppets Penelope and Peter are looking forward to a great year in the library at Calvary.

Jerry Krogel is the fourth grade literature, science and social studies teacher at Calvary. A native Houstonian, Jerry was born in St. Joseph’s Hospital. This is Jerry’s third year teaching at Calvary. He has previously served as home room parent, CPTO member and School Board member. Jerry has been associated with the school as a parent for eight years.

The Krogel family moved back to Texas from southern Germany in 1998 when Jerry retired from the U. S. Army. While in the military, Jerry served as a Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner in helicopters for 17 years teaching and evaluating. His last assignment was an eighteen month deployment to Bosnia to enforce the Dayton Peace Accord, ending the civil war in the Balkans region.

Mr. Krogel graduated from the University of Houston, Suma Cum Laud, with a B.S. in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in history. He then attended ACT Houston alternative certification program in EC – 4. Jerry has one Crusader, Nate in seventh grade and former Crusader Alex in tenth grade.

Rebecca Lazarou is the Program Coordinator for Calvary Episcopal College Prep, Calvary’s high school program. She was born outside of Buffalo, NY, but considers Houston, Texas her hometown. Mrs. Lazarou holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Houston as well as a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Math Education with a grade 6-12 teaching certification. Rebecca Lazarou and her husband Jacob are proud parents of two infants and reside in Richmond, Texas. This is her first year at Calvary, but has served in public education for 7years in Lamar Consolidated and Alief ISD as math educator and specialist.

Missy McClellan joins us as the 3rd grade Language Arts teacher. Missy has been involved with Calvary as a parent since 2001.

Ms. McClellan was born in San Diego, CA. to a career Navy family. She spent most of her adolescent to teenage years in Fulton, NY and moved to West Columbia, TX in 1986.

Ms. McClellan received her BBA degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and took post baccalaureate courses in education at the University of Houston. Ms. McClellan is currently completing her certification through the Region IV Alternative Certification Program.

Ms. McClellan has been working at KnowledgeBase Marketing for the last 14 ½ years as a manager in the Processing Services department where she managed project teams as well as developed and implemented employee training programs. The McClellan family is active members of both Calvary Episcopal Church and Calvary Episcopal School, where many of our students will know her as a LOGOS Bible teacher. They are the proud parents of 3 Crusaders: Will - 5th grade, Chris - 3rd grade, and Katie - 1st grade.

Coach Mac has come to Calvary after nineteen years of teaching in the Katy, and the Lamar Consolidated I.S.D.’s He graduated from the University of Houston in 1991 with a degree in History Teaching. He is also All-Level certified in Physical Education. He has coached football, basketball, track and soccer in the public school sector. Coach Mac is married to Peggy McStravick, with three children and one grand-daughter. His daughter Kaylyn, a seventh grade Crusader, enjoys sports and loves the teachers here at Calvary.

Lisa Mann is a native of Richmond and a graduate of Lamar Consolidated High School. She first became interested in teaching during high school and college experiences volunteering in residential services for the developmentally disabled. Ms. Mann graduated from the University of Houston in 1983, and spent eight years working in community relations for Richmond State School. From 1991 to 1999, Ms. Mann was an at-home mom and served in several volunteer positions including the Calvary Episcopal School Board, the Calvary Parent Teacher Organization, and the Richmond State School Volunteer Services Council. Ms. Mann re-entered the workforce as a substitute teacher at Calvary in 1999, and joined the middle school faculty in August 2000. Ms. Mann is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction through the University of Houston. She currently teaches seventh grade language arts, and eighth grade history. She also serves as the Team Leader for Middle School faculty.

Mrs. Holladay is originally from Panama City in the Republic of Panamá. She attended Colegio María Inmaculada, a catholic private school from K through 12th grade. After High School and with limited English she traveled to the US to
attend San Francisco State University where she graduated with a Business Degree in International Marketing in June 1984.

As a professional, she worked for Hewlett Packard Company in the Latin America Division based in Palo Alto, California and Miami, Florida for nine years as a Software and Customer Support Manager for HP affiliates in Latin America.

Language and technical skills were required, with the ability to converse and understand Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Working with HP national distributors and visiting their facilities allowed for numerous opportunities to become familiar with the business and social cultures of the people in nations of Latin America, including Mexico, Venezuela, Perú, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and others.

After a brief period at home, Mrs. Holladay decided to become a teacher. She attended the University of St. Thomas graduate program in conjunction with Region IV Alternative Certification and completed her training with certifications in Bilingual/ESL instruction in addition to Early Childhood. She taught 4th grade for five years in Fort Bend ISD in English with Spanish support when needed. She became certified to teach Secondary Spanish in 1999 and taught high school level Spanish at Garcia Middle School for another five years.

Mrs. Holladay enjoys watching her children play soccer and basketball, dance recitals with her daughter, reading, cooking, walking and dancing when time permits.

A’Dell Morris is our Athletic Director and MS Physical Education teacher. She brings to Calvary 21 years teaching/coaching experience, both in private and public schools. In addition to teaching and coordinating athletic events, she is also our volleyball and girls basketball coach. This is her 3rd year to be part of the Calvary family.

Mrs. Morris is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education and a minor in Biology. Her husband, Tommy and their two children, Lauren and Chase, who both attend Texas A&M, moved back to Richmond last year from Midland, Texas. Previously, Mrs. Morris lived in Richmond and was a teacher/coach for the Lamar School District in the early 80’s. She has enjoyed returning to old friends and familiar places as well as making Calvary her new home.

Mary Newberry was born and raised in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. There she attended and graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1970. Mary taught in Charleston, Missouri for six years. She and husband John then moved to Houston in 1976 and there they started their family being blessed with daughter Barbara and son Brian. In 1979 Mary taught fifth grade in Alief and then began her long career in the Katy school district. She taught on several levels throughout the last twenty-four years in both elementary and then middle school. Mary retired from public school teaching with 31 years experience. John and Mary have been married for 38 years and continue to make their home in Katy. Mary’s children live in Katy with their spouses and work in Houston. She is very excited to be teaching 7th grade American History and 8th grade Language Arts here at Calvary for the fourth year.

Tonia Nelson is the 5th grade Language Arts/Social Studies teacher at Calvary Episcopal. This is her 2nd year at Calvary but her 12th year teaching. She grew up in Houston and moved away in the 9th grade. Tonia graduated from the University of Houston in 1994 with a Bachelors degree in Education with an emphasis on reading. She also was married in the same year. Tonia and her husband moved back to Houston to start a family in the best city ever. They started their family last year and are proud parents of a now feisty 16 month old. Parenthood is awesome.

Mrs. Palmer was born and raised in Temple, Texas. She graduated from Mary-Hardin Baylor University in 1974 with a BS in Education. She is certified K-12 and Early Childhood Development. Mrs. Palmer has 21 years teaching experience in the Richmond-Rosenberg area.

Before beginning her teaching career Mrs. Palmer worked for the Texas Department of Health as staff training and recruitment officer, and a Professional Registered Sanitarian inspecting restaurants, schools, daycares, and foster care homes.

Mrs. Palmer and her husband, Charles, have lived in this area for 30 years. Their daughter, Lisa, has given them three wonderful grandchildren. Their son, Brandon, is attending Southwest Texas State in San Marcos. (now Texas State University)

The Palmer’s love fishing, Astros Baseball, the Houston Rockets, and Aeros Hockey. They have 3 dogs: Kenai, the chocolate lab; Emma, the giant schnauzer; and Delia, the pound puppy!

Eric Rasberry moved to the area this past December after he graduated from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Eric has a degree in Biblical Studies with a specialization in Youth Ministry. He has been performing in multiple theater groups since he was in 7th grade. Both of Eric’s parents are professors at Liberty University, and his fiancé, Jessica, is starting her student teaching this spring; they are planning to be married in June 2009. This is Eric’s first official teaching position and he is very excited that it is at Calvary.

Mrs. Rector teaches middle school math at CES. She is in her 8th year of teaching after being a stay-at-home mom for 11 years. Mrs. Rector grew up in Louisiana and holds a BS degree in Vocational Education from Louisiana State University. She obtained additional certification in multiple subjects from University of Redlands in Redlands, CA. Mrs. Rector is married to David, and they have 3 teenage children. The Rector family has traveled and/or lived in many places around the world, but were happy to return to their beloved Texas in June.

Colleen Sanders earned her Bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Texas and her Masters in Educational Administration from the University of Houston-Main Campus. She just completed her 34th year in public education, all served in Alief ISD.

Ms. Sanders began her teaching career as a K-5 science teacher but later served as a 4th grade teacher, a K-5 GT teacher, and a K-5 Language Arts Specialist before moving into administration. Ms. Sander’s administrative experience includes 3 years as an elementary assistant principal and 6 years as an elementary school principal. For the past 8 years her leadership experience has been working with 29 campuses as assistant superintendent for elementary and intermediate schools in Alief.

Ms. Sanders has a 29 year old son, Brian, who is a sportscaster for KXAN-NBC station in Austin, TX. She currently lives in Sugar Land with her two dogs, Sadie and Callie.

Pam Smalley teaches middle school and elementary Physical Education at Calvary Episcopal School. Her goal is to promote and encourage all students to participate in physical activities for the rest of their lives. She graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in Physical Education and Health. She is currently involved as a cadette Girl Scout leader in Fort Bend County. This is her 6th year teaching at Calvary, and 3rd year to

coach the cheerleaders. Mrs. Smalley has been married 18 years to Dwayne and has two daughters. Autumn graduated from Calvary and now attends Foster High School. She is a member of the Flair dance team. Ryann is an 8th grader here at Calvary. She cheers, plays volleyball, basketball and runs track for the school. The Smalley family enjoys camping, boating, and floating the Guadalupe river.

Ms. Ashley Smith is joining the Calvary family this year after teaching 6th and 8th grade science in Lamar CISD. This is her second year of teaching. Prior to teaching, Ms. Smith worked for seven years as a Microbiologist/Medical Technologist. She has a B.S. in Biology/ Microbiology and a minor in Chemistry from Southeastern Louisiana University. She also has a degree in Medical Technology from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA and is accredited by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

Ms. Smith moved from Atlanta, GA in 2005 to Richmond, TX along with her husband Joe and son, Gabriel, who is looking forward to starting second grade in the fall. On May 31 of this year, the Smiths expanded their family to include their new son Liam. Ms. Smith has been a CES parent for the last two years.

Malcolm Smith is the Headmaster of Calvary Episcopal School and College Prep. He is a native Houstonian, graduating from Lamar High School (Houston) and the University of Houston with a BS in Education in 1973. He earned his MEd in Secondary Educational Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1976 and attended Texas A&M University where he received his superintendent’s certification and completed his doctoral coursework in Instructional Leadership. Mr. Smith served thirty years in public school education as an elementary and middle school teacher, elementary and middle school principal in the Katy school district, and Director of Curriculum and Executive Director of Elementary Education in the Lamar school district. This is his eighth year at Calvary.

Johanna Stafford is the school nurse at Calvary Episcopal School. She was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she earned an elementary education degree from Louisiana State University. After teaching 1st grade for a couple of years, Johanna returned to school and obtained her RN degree from Our Lady of the Lake/Loyola School of Nursing. She has since worked as an orthopedic operating room trauma nurse, as the Spina Bifida coordinator at Texas Children’s hospital, as a triage nurse for a group of Sugar Land pediatricians and as a school nurse substitute for LCISD.

Johanna lives in Greatwood with her husband Greg and her two children Paige and Parker. This is her first year with CES and she looks forward to caring for the health and well-being of our students.

Sharon Standifird is the first grade math, social studies and science teacher at Calvary. This is her second year at Calvary. Prior to Calvary she served in public education for Lamar Consolidated. Prior to teaching for Lamar, she can be credited for countless volunteer hours at her children’s school, teaching at her church, and serving at a local homeless shelter. Ms. Standifird is from Charleston, West Virginia and has lived in Texas for 8 years with her husband of 13 years, William, two Calvary Crusaders, Alexandria and Bradley, and her “crazy” Jack Russell Terrier “Blackjack." As a professional she has worked many years in marketing and served in the Armed Forces for nine years. In 1990-1991, Mrs. Standifird served the U.S. Army in Iraq during Desert Storm/Shield as a Military Police person. After taking time off to be with her children, Mrs. Standifird pursued her life long dream of becoming a teacher and graduated from the University of Houston, Summa Cum Laude, with a B.S. in interdisciplinary studies, completing her teacher certification through ACT Houston.

Amanda Thompson is the 4th grade Math and Language Arts teacher. This will be her first year at Calvary, but she has seven years of experience in both public and private schools. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphases in both math and music. Amanda has also been involved with the Calvary family as a Room Parent and substitute teacher. She has a son, Cameron, who is in the 2nd grade at Calvary and has been married to her husband Nathan for ten years. They also have two cats, Creal and Tiny. Amanda has a love for music and is very involved in her church’s music ministry as a member of the choir, praise team, and as the children’s choir director.