Columbus Academy welcomes 20 new faculty and staff members who either recently began new roles on campus or are joining our community to start the 2024-25 school year! The group of new hires includes five lower school faculty members, two middle school employees including a long-term substitute and administrative assistant, one upper school learning specialist, two leaders in the admissions office, a pair of technology integration specialists, four leads for CASE, our after-school program, as well as four facilities team members.
Lower School New Faculty
Amelia Compton '16 • Fifth Grade Teacher
Amanda Dennison • Learning Specialist
Gabrielle Ellerbee • Kindergarten Teacher
Alison Hammond • Fifth Grade Teacher; SEED Co-Leader
Hannah Pinney • Pre-Kindergarten Associate Teacher
Middle School New Faculty & Staff
Lyrin McKibben • Spanish Long-Term Substitute Teacher
Lori Robison-Embry • Assistant to Middle School Head
Upper School New Faculty
Erika Feigles • Learning Specialist
Admissions Office New Staff
Adriana Matzke • Director of Enrollment Management
Patrick Skahan • Director of Admissions
Technology Office New Staff
Alice Cherry • Technology Integration Specialist (part-time)
Kevin Fish • Technology Integration Specialist
Facilities Team New Technicians
Austin Fancelli
Greg Fodor
Marcos Martinez Gomez
Jerry Pence
New CASE Leads
Allison Burkhart
Sierra Hamilton
Lyn Meyerhoff
Michael Oettinger
The 2024-25 school year will begin on Monday, August 19 for Academy's Upper and Middle Schools, while our Lower School will open the following day.