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List of 12 members.
Mr.
Collins
Aki
English Teacher
At MBA since
2024
Mr.
Mike
Anderson
93
Director of Athletics, English Teacher
302
University of Tennessee-Knoxville - BA
At MBA since
2003
Mrs.
Gracie
(Killman)
Bassett
English Department Chair; JS English Teacher; Theater Program Teacher
615-369-5350
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - BA
Yale Divinity School - MDiv
At MBA since
2015
Mr.
Win
Bassett
HS English, V Cross-Country, V Track & Field, JV Golf, HS Newspaper, Honor Council
Yale University - M.A.
University of North Carolina - J.D.
North Carolina State University - B.S., B.S.
At MBA since
2015
Mr.
Joseph
Bromfield
English Teacher, Theater Teacher
University of Virginia - MFA
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - Post-Graduate Diploma
Rollins College - BA
At MBA since
2020
Ms.
Libby
Byrnes
Academic Support Coordinator, English Teacher
Vanderbilt University - BS
Vanderbilt University - MEd
Lipscomb University - EdS
At MBA since
2023
Mrs.
Lakresha
(Belcher)
Easley
JS English Teacher
Grand Canyon University - M.Ed.
Bowling Green State University - BA
At MBA since
2021
Dr.
Jian
Farhoumand
English Teacher, JS Tennis Coach, Top of the Hill Adviser
University of Edinburgh - MA (Hons)
University of Sussex - MPhil
University of Brighton - PhD
At MBA since
2022
Mr.
Tim
Jenkins
Colorado College - BA
At MBA since
2021
Mr.
Michael
Kelly
English Teacher, JS Golf Coach, MLK Society, Tearing Down Walls Sponsor
University College Cork, Ireland - BA
University College Cork - Higher Diploma in Education
At MBA since
1998
Dr.
Sean
Kinch
322
Stanford University - BA
University of Texas - MA/PhD
At MBA since
2002
Ms.
Jules
LeFort-Cleary
Head Librarian, English Teacher
Florida College - BA
Louisiana State University - MLIS
Northwestern State University of Louisiana - MA
At MBA since
2024
List of 12 members.
Mr.
Tom
Markham
11
Associate Dean of the High School, English Teacher
Princeton University - B.A.
Bowling Green State University - M.F.A.
At MBA since
2018
Mr.
Russell
McWhirter
02
Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach
Sewanee: The University of the South - BA
At MBA since
2014
Mr.
Haywood
Moxley
615-298-5514
University of South Carolina - MA
University of Georgia - BA
At MBA since
1987
Dr.
Wil
Onstott
Middle Tennessee State University - PhD
East Tennessee State University - MA
Furman University - BA
At MBA since
2016
Mrs.
Libby
(Greenberg)
Overton
Academic Support Coordinator, JS English, JS Tennis
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - BA
Lipscomb University - MEd
At MBA since
2014
Mr.
Elijah
Reynolds
99
Tech Integration Specialist, Director of Social Media, English Teacher, XC & Track Coach
615-942-0738
Vanderbilt University - BA
University of California-Santa Barbara - MA
At MBA since
2008
Mr.
Roderick
Russ
English/History Teacher, Cross Country Head Coach, Track Coach
University of Mississippi - BA
Mississippi College - MEd
At MBA since
1998
Mr.
Emmett
Russell
88
615-298-5514
Rhodes College - BA
Middlebury College - MA
At MBA since
1996
Mr.
Robert
Sawyer
98
615-298-5514
University of Tennessee - BA
Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English - MA
At MBA since
2002
Dr.
Charles
Sligh
University of Virginia - PhD
Baylor University - MA
Belmont University - BA
At MBA since
2018
Dr.
Ed
Tarkington
English Teacher, Literary Magazine Advisor, Wrestling, Freshman Class Sponsor
615-981-5453
University of Virginia - MA
Furman University - BA
Florida State University - Ph.D.
At MBA since
2007
Mr.
Ben
Thompson
00
English Teacher, JS Bowling Coach, Senior Class Sponsor
Vanderbilt University - BA
University of Wisconsin - MFA
University of North Carolina - MAT
At MBA since
2018
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