Elementary School Faculty

Kindergarten Teachers Vanessa Addis    vaddis@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2006; Years in Education: 10 Education: B.S., Western Carolina University Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Kristi Borden     kborden@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2004; Years in Education: 14 Education: B.S., University of Tennessee Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Head Start Teacher, Grade Level Chair. Alysia Haluska ahaluska@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2007; Years in Education: 11 Education: B.A., University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Professional Membership: State of TX and TN Teacher Certifications and ACSI Teacher Certification. Professional Experience: 6th grade Physical Education teacher, 2nd & 4th grade classroom teacher. Lanna Windham lwindham@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2010; Years in Education: 9 Education: B.S. East Tennessee State University Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification First Grade Teachers Candace Hatmaker chatmaker@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2008; Years in Education: 8 Education:  B.S.; University of Alabama, Birmingham Professional Membership:  State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teaching Certification Professional Experience: K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade teacher Jennifer Sluss jsluss@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: January 2008; Years in Education: 9 Education: B.S., Virginia Tech Professional Membership: State of TN Teaching Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Pre K Teacher, 1st and 2nd grade Teacher Julie West jwest@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2001; Years in Education: 15 Education: B.S., Carson Newman Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and  ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Yearbook Advisor Lea Ann Wright     lwright@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2000; Years in Education: 22 Education: B.S., East Tennessee State University Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification, State of TN Teacher Certification and Special Education K-12 Professional Experience: Career Ladder Teacher, Spelling Bee Coordinator, Grade Level Chair Second Grade Teachers Amanda Ballard  aballard@gracebc.org  Began teaching at GCA: August 2010; Years in Education: 9 Education: B.A., University of Tennessee; M.S. University of Tennessee Professional Memberships: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Taught 1st Grade Rose Scott rscott@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: 2011; Years in Education: 9 Education: B.A., University of South Florida Professional Memberships: ACSI Teacher Certification Melody Stooksbury mstooksbury@gracebc.org  Began teaching at GCA: August 2010; Years on Education: 6 Education: B.S., University of Tennessee Professional Memberships: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Third Grade Teachers Shea Condry scondry@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2009; Years in Education: 3 Education: B.A., Tusculum College Professional Memberships: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Mary Beth Crawford    mcrawford@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2003; Years in Education: 11 Education: B.S., Youngstown State University Professional Membership: State of TX Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Third Grade Teacher for 2 years in West Columbia, Texas Sarah Thacker     sthacker@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2001; Years in Education: 12 Education: B.S., Tennessee Technological University Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification Fourth Grade Teachers Candy Hamilton chamilton@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: 2009; Years in Education: 3 Education: B.S., M.S. University of Tennessee Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Teresa Johnson    tjohnson@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2001; Years in Education: 19 Education: B.S., Judson College; M.A., Tusculum University Professional Membership: State of TN and AL Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Teacher for grades 1-4, High School History Teacher, Softball coach, Cheerleader Sponsor, Volleyball coach, PE Teacher Karen Owen kowen@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2005; Years in Education: 7 Education: M.A., Trevecca Nazarene University; B.S., Tusculum College Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Fifth Grade Teachers Julie Bass jbass@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2008; Years in Education: 11 Education: M.S., University of Tennessee; B.S., University of Tennessee Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Adjunct Instructor at ITT Technical Institute-2 years Christine Criss ccriss@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2006; Years in Education: 31 Education: B.A. Cedarville University Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Pre-School teacher, Kindergarten teacher, Fourth grade teacher, ACSI Speech Meet Judge Jeanna Scealf jscealf@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: January 2005; Years in Education: 8 Education: B.S., Carson Newman College Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification Special Area Teachers Larry Adams, Band & Strings ladams@gracebc.org  Began teaching at GCA: August 2010; Years in Education: 34 Education: M.A. Vandercook College of Music; B.A., University of Tennessee Professional Membership: State of TX Teaching Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Lora Bell, Learning Support Center lbell@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2007;     Years in Education: 14 Education: B.S., Tennessee Temple University Professional Membership: State of TN Teaching Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Taught 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades Melissa McCallen, Librarian mmccallen@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: 2009; Years in Education: 23 Education: M.Ed., George Mason University; B.S., University of TN Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Special Education Teacher, Technology Trainer, Elementary Administrative Assistant, Member of International Reading Association, Tennessee Reading Association, Tennessee Association of School Librarians Teresa McNelly, Art tmcnelly@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2005; Years in Education: 7 Education: B.F.A., University of Tennessee; Additional classes, University of Phoenix Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Graphic Design Melisa O'Connor moconnor@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2011; Years in Education: 1 Education: B.S., Johnson Bible College Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification Gina Prieto, Spanish gprieto@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 1999; Years in Education: 14 Education: M.A.C.E., Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary; B.A., Carson-Newman College Professional Membership:  ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Missions to Mexico, Studied in Spain & Venezuela, Home Missionary to California, Spanish Instruction for Foreign Missionaries, Teaching Evangecube in Spanish to equip churches to reach out to the Hispanic community Tracy Rodgers, Music  trodgers@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2002; Years in Education: 25 Education: B.M., Carson-Newman College Professional Memberships: ACSI Teacher Certification, Knoxville Music Teachers Association, Tennessee Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, American College of Musicians, National Guild of Piano Teachers, National Federation of Music Clubs Professional Experience: Speaker for TMTA Convention, Adjudicator for ACM, Hall of Fame for ACM. Tanna Storie, Physical Education tstorie@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2010; Years in Education: 6 Education: B.S., Clearwater Christian College Professional Membership: ACSI Teacher Certification Darla Tauscher, Learning Center  dtauscher@gracebc.org Began teaching at GCA: August 2002; Years in Education: 27 Education: B.S., University of Tennessee Professional Membership: State of TN Teacher Certification and ACSI Teacher Certification Professional Experience: Who’s Who Among Teachers (2002, 2005), Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year (2000)