Faculty Directory

  • Megan Jenkins

    Third Grade Teacher

    B.S. Psychology – University of Tennessee

    M.S. Elementary Education (K-6) – University of Tennessee

    I believe that every child is a unique individual with endless potential — it is our job as a community to work together to unlock that potential through the means that work best for each student. 

    • (865) 218-4463
    • jenkins@esknoxville.org

  • Kevin Kerchner

    Middle School Spanish Teacher

    • kkerchner@esknoxville.org

  • Marlene Kinney

    First Grade Assistant

    • mkinney@esknoxville.org

  • Susan Lancaster

    Middle School Language Arts/Literature

    B.A. English–Rhodes College

    M.A. English–Vanderbilt University

    I teach because I love to see the “aha” moment on my students’ faces.  I know that our students will shape the future and as teachers, we “plant trees under whose shade we will never sit.”

    • (865) 218-4464
    • lancaster@esknoxville.org

  • Cayla Lockhart

    MS Science and MS Literature

    B.A. in English/Literature – University of Tennessee

    M.E. Education (K-6)/6-12 English – Tusculum College

    Certification – Middle School (6-8) Science

    I teach because I want to make a difference. 

    • (865) 218-4458
    • lockhart@esknoxville.org

  • Mary Lovely

    Middle School Director

    B.S. Education – University of Tennessee

     

    I believe education is a dynamic, engaging process that should inspire us to be lifelong learners and that reading is the key to understanding our true self and others.

    • (865) 218-4466
    • lovely@esknoxville.org

  • Natalie Massey

    JK4 Assistant

    B.A. Child Development, Concordia University

    • nmassey@esknoxville.org

  • Avery Massey

    Marketing and Communications Coordinator & Summer Programs Coordinator

    B.S.S.W. – University of Tennessee

    “Storytelling is among the oldest forms of communication. Storytelling is the commonality of all human beings, in all places, in all times.”
    ― Rives Collins

    • amassey@esknoxville.org

  • Corinne Mattern

    Director of Advancement and Admissions

    B.A. French and European Studies – Vanderbilt University
    M.B.A. — George Washington University

     

     

     

    • 865-777-4212
    • cmattern@esknoxville.org

  • Tabitha McElrath

    Fourth Grade Assistant

    “One kind word can change someone’s entire day.”  -Anonymous
    “The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoying every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better [player] than before.”
    – Rafael Nadal
    • tnmcelrath@gmail.com

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