DAVIDSON DAY SCHOOL - Key Persons

Andrew Griffith

Job Titles:
  • Head of Middle School / Duke University

Dr. Julie Williams

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Spanish Teacher / University of Illinois

Dr. Kallie Abreu Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Spanish Teacher / University of Wisconsin - Madison

Dr. Mahdi Ajjan

Dr. Mahdi Ajjan is the father of Alex '27 and Julian Ajjan '34. Dr. Ajjan is married to Haya Ajjan. He is Internal Medicine Board certified from the Medical College of Georgia, and he earned his M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He is a Physician and CEO at OptiMed Hospitalists PLLC.

Mr Nicholas Francis

Other Info: Married to Brittany Francis. Father of Walker '35 and Baydum (almost 2 years old). Moved to North Carolina from Canada in June 2022. Nick is a lifelong entrepreneur with a focus on the fundraising space for large nonprofit organizations across North America.

Mr. Alex Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Upper School English Teacher

Mr. Brad Laatsch

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Science Dept., Upper School Science Teacher / Michigan State University

Mr. Chris Sturm

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Humanities Teacher / the State University of New York

Mr. Chris Turner

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  • Director of Athletics / Temple University

Mr. Crispin McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Science Teacher / College of the Holy Cross

Mr. Jeffrey Smith

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  • Middle School Social Studies Teacher / Park University

Mr. Jeremy Randazza

Job Titles:
  • Director of Facilities / Kent State University

Mr. Kyle Hayes

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  • Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications / Lewis University

Mr. Mark Palmer

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  • Director of Philanthropy / Lehigh University

Mr. Mat Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Upper School History Teacher / University of Kentucky

Mr. Michael Kee

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Facilities

Mr. Michael Smith

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  • Interim Head of School / University of North Carolina

Mr. Michael Thomas

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  • Chairman of Fine Arts Dept., Upper School Art Teacher / Florida Atlantic University

Mr. Mike Sass

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Board

Mr. Peter Blake

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Math Teacher / Georgia Institute of Technology

Mr. Rob Simpson

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  • Chairman of History Dept., Upper School History Teacher / Appalachian State University

Mr. Robert Hallman

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair of the Board

Mr. Steve McGill

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of English Department, Upper School English Teacher / Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Mr. Tim Conniff

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Science Teacher / Bloomsburg University of PA

Mr. Trent Brown

Job Titles:
  • Director of Enrollment Management / Nazareth College

Mr. Wil Rasmussen

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Social Studies Teacher / Gettysburg College

Mrs. Amy Kivett

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  • Upper School History Teacher / Alliant University

Mrs. Angela Spraberry

Job Titles:
  • School Nurse / William Carey College

Mrs. Ann-Marie Harp

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  • Preschool Teacher / Winthrop University

Mrs. Caitlin Barndt

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  • Interim Director of College Counseling / Queens University of Charlotte

Mrs. Catherine Glass

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  • Asst. Director of Athletics, Lower School P.E. Teacher / Lenoir - Rhyne University

Mrs. Charmaine Comerford

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  • Assistant Director of Philanthropy / University of Illinois

Mrs. Christa Eccher

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Language Arts Teacher / Pace University

Mrs. Cindy Gaunt

Job Titles:
  • Teacher Assistant / Radford University

Mrs. Debbie Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Dean of Students
  • Upper School Dean of Students / Gardner Webb University

Mrs. Emily Griswold

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Math Teacher / State University of New York

Mrs. Gabriela Castellano

Job Titles:
  • Kindergarten Teacher / Rider University

Mrs. Gretchen Leffew

Job Titles:
  • Kindergarten Teacher / University of North Carolina

Mrs. Heather Austin

Job Titles:
  • Upper School French Teacher / Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Jeanine Calcagno

Job Titles:
  • Teacher Assistant / Fordham University

Mrs. Jill Cope

Job Titles:
  • Upper School AP Psychology Teacher / Columbia University

Mrs. Julie Brown

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Science Teacher / North Carolina State University

Mrs. Karen Gouge

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Science Teacher / Gardner Webb University

Mrs. Kim Guffey

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Math Teacher / Appalachian State University

Mrs. Laura Wansley

Job Titles:
  • Upper School AP Environmental Science Teacher / Wake Forest University

Mrs. Laura Woods

Job Titles:
  • Upper School Photography Teacher / University of Canberra

Mrs. Lauren Rutter

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  • Admission Associate / University of Tennessee

Mrs. Laurissa Ecker-Berkman

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  • Director of Learning Services / Long Island University

Mrs. Liz McAlister

Job Titles:
  • Head of Lower School / University of North Carolina

Mrs. Lori Cerullo

Job Titles:
  • Cafeteria Coordinator / Registrar

Mrs. Lynne McClellan

Job Titles:
  • Lower School Reading Specialist / Clemson University

Mrs. Melissa Cook

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  • Early Childhood & Lower School Spanish Teacher / University of Richmond

Mrs. Michelle Mullineaux

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  • Middle School STEM Teacher / Cornell University

Mrs. Priscilla Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Lower School STEM Teacher / University of Central Florida

Mrs. Rachel Lennox

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer / Geneva College

Mrs. Ritah Patterson

Job Titles:
  • Early Preschool Teacher Assistant / St. Gabriel 's Nursery Training College

Mrs. Suzette Watson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant / Loyola University New Orleans

Mrs. Takila Williams Naylor - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Mrs. Tia Hill

Job Titles:
  • Interim Head of Upper School
  • Interim Head of Upper School / Clemson University

Mrs. Tiffani Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Art Teacher / Upper School Yearbook Advisor / Florida Atlantic University

Mrs. Typhaine Soulet-Marks

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of World Language Dept., Middle School French Teacher

Mrs. Vanessa Noe

Job Titles:
  • Registrar / Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Vickie Howard

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Ms Brianne Lute

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  • Lower School Music Teacher / Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Ms Meggan Bushee

Job Titles:
  • Governance Chair

Ms. Carla Rabb

Job Titles:
  • Junior Kindergarten Teacher / Appalachian State University

Ms. Jennifer Shiley

Job Titles:
  • Director of Community Engagement / Upper School English Teacher / Bloomsburg University

Ms. Jessica Thompson

Job Titles:
  • School Counselor / Liberty University

Ms. Karen Russell

Job Titles:
  • Security Officer / University of Akron

Ms. Laura DiBlasio

Job Titles:
  • Middle School Math Teacher / Clemson University

Ms. Lisa Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Clerk

Ms. Megan Benfield

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Ms. Megan Gray

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing and Communications

Ms. Mikayla Boykin

Job Titles:
  • Middle School PE Teacher / Duke University / University of North Carolina

Ms. Monica Marsilio

Job Titles:
  • Junior Kindergarten Teacher / Elon University

Ms. Olga Cadilla-Sayres

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of Math Dept., Upper School Math Teacher

Ms. Tara Condon

Job Titles:
  • Junior Kindergarten Teacher Assistant / St. John 's University