Meet Our Faculty

CrossWalk Faculty

All CrossWalk teachers have completed, at a minimum, associate level training and have earned membership in the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators or are working toward this designation.

Kit Prillaman
Director of the CrossWalk Program, CrossWalk Instructor
Roanoke College—B.A.
Virginia Tech—M.Ed.
Appointed 2014

Allison Anderson
Middle School CrossWalk Instructor
Radford University—B.S., M.Ed.
Appointed 2015

Dawn Hollandsworth '75
Lower School CrossWalk Teacher
Radford University—B.A., M.A.
Appointed 1979

Kate Parker
CrossWalk Instructor
University of Illinois—B.A.
Appointed 2018

Lori Rakes
CrossWalk Instructor
Randolph-Macon College—B.A.
Hollins University—Teacher Certification
Appointed 2017

Cathy Albright
CrossWalk Project Design for Learning Volunteer
Arizona State University—B.S.
Appointed 2014

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North Cross School is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day school founded in 1944 and governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.

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Accreditation
North Cross is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. North Cross School's Junior Kindergarten is accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools who is recognized by the Board of Education pursuant to §22.1-19 of the Code of Virginia authorizes the Virginia Council for Private Education to accredit private nursery, preschool, elementary and secondary schools in Virginia.

Memberships
North Cross is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, National Association for College Admission Counseling, and Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling, The Cum Laude Society and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.