CDS offers 16 different sports, fielding 28 teams.

Lower School Faculty

Claudia J. Sherry
Associate Head of School

Lower School Principal


BS Cornell University
MA Ed Western Carolina University

Kim Broshar
Lower School Assistant Principal &
Learning Specialist


BS University of Tampa
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training
Phyllis Armstrong
Admin. Assistant for Lower School/Admissions

Patty Baer
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

BS Western Carolina University

Bess Bryan
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

BA Warren Wilson College
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training

Paige Burton
First-Grade Teacher


BA University of South Carolina
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training

Paula Carson
Spanish Grades K-4

BA Los Andes University
Bogota, Colombia

Nicole Cook
Third-Grade Teacher


BA Mt. Holyoke College
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training
Bio

Jane Corbin
Music Teacher


BM and Education Degree - St. Andrew's Presbyterian College
MA Naropa University

Karen Dempster
Kindergarten Teacher


BA University of Florida
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training

Elizabeth Douglas
Second-Grade
Teacher


BA Rhodes College
Orton-Gillingham
Basic Training

Rachel Fischer
Second-Grade Assistant


BA Syracuse University
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training

Betsey Gaddy
Pre-Kindergarten
Assistant


BA St. Andrews
Presbyterian College
Gloria Greene
Third-Grade Assistant
After-School
Assistant


BFA Parsons School of Design

Lisbeth Harrison
LS Administrative Assistant /
Third-Grade Assistant


Western Carolina University
Orton-Gillingham
Basic Training

Stephanie Howell
Lower School Librarian


BA Furman University
MLS University of 
South Carolina

Rachael Ide
Third-Grade Teacher


BA University of Vermont
Orton-Gillingham
Basic Training

Anne Imes
Pre-Kindergarten Assistant


BA University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ann Jennings
Second-Grade Assistant


BA Randolph College
MA Marymount University

Lesley Keeble
Lower School Art


BFA Nova Scotia College of Art & Design

Mollie Lammers
Fifth-Grade Math & Science

BA Miami University, Ohio
MAT Miami University, Ohio

Carol Lareau
Kindergarten Teacher


BA Clemson University
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training

Bev MacDowell
Kindergarten Assistant


Attended
University of
South Carolina

Mignon Mandon
Fifth-Grade Language Arts & Social Studies


BS Lipscomb University

Lisa Meyer-Braun
Pre-Kindergarten Assistant


BS Appalachian State University
MAT University of South Florida

Jennifer Middlemas
Second-Grade Teacher


BS Appalachian State University
Orton-Gillingham Basic & Advanced Training

Grace Nichols
Fourth-Grade Teacher

BA Queens College

Linda Nuzum
First-Grade Assistant


BA Duke University
MS University
of New Orleans
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training
Cindy Penland
After-School Director

Haywood Community Technical College

Sandra Pron
Kindergarten Assistant; Before-School Care

Libby Roland
Summer Quest Director
Lower School
Technology Coordinator


BA Georgia State University

Jake Southern
Physical Education

BS Pepperdine University
Leanne Taliaferro
First-Grade Teacher


BS University of Alabama
MA Ed University of North Alabama
Orton-Gillingham Basic Training

Cathy Walters
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

BS West Virginia University
MA West Virginia University

Kathy Willett
First-Grade Assistant

BS Meredith College
Orton-Gillingham
Basic Training

Howard Yarborough
Fourth-Grade Teacher
AV Coordinator

BA University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
MA Western Carolina University