North Cross Lower School Faculty
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Administration
![]() Victor Lamas
Director of Lower School, Upper School History Washington and Lee University—B.A. University of Virginia—M.A. Appointed 1998 Morris Award 2014 ![]() Allie Kier
Dean of Students for Eaton Hall, Lower and Upper School English, Spelling Bee Club University of Virginia—B.A., M.Ed. Appointed 2017 |
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Early Childhood Program
![]() Emily Brown
Kindergarten, Director of the ECP Program, Director of Opening Doors, Director of Summer Programs Roanoke College—B.A. Appointed 2010 |
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![]() Betsy Cook
Junior Kindergarten-4, Director of Outdoor Education University of Virginia—B.A. Hollins University—M.A. Appointed 1995 Morris Award 2006 |
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![]() Linda Schueler
Junior Kindergarten-3 University of Mary Washington - B.S. Georgetown University - B.S. Appointed 2020 |

Grades 1-5
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![]() Wendy Lawrence
Fourth Grade, Ellis Hall SCA Duke University—B.A. University of Virginia—M.A. Appointed 2000 |
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![]() Bethany Stepniak
Fifth Grade Virginia Western Community College—A.A.S. University of Virginia—B.I.S. Hollins University—M.A.T. Appointed 2020 |
Grades 6-7
![]() Shelly Basile
Lower School Science Trinity College—B.S. Johns Hopkins University—M.S. Appointed 2017 |
![]() Allie Kier
Dean of Students for Eaton Hall, Lower and Upper School English, Spelling Bee Club University of Virginia—B.A., M.Ed. Appointed 2017 |
![]() Ed Dickenson
Lower and Upper School French, Upper School English, Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach Hampden-Sydney College—B.A. Appointed 1989 |
![]() Sandy Patterson
Lower School Science Longwood College—B.S. University of Virginia—M.Ed. Appointed 1986 Morris Award 2005 |
![]() Carrie Greer
Lower School Spanish, Eaton Hall SCA Wofford College—B.A. Minnesota State University, Mankato—M.A.T. Appointed 2013 |
![]() Heather Slaughter
Lower School History, Eaton Hall Intramurals Roanoke College—B.A. Appointed 2001 Morris Award 2009 |

Jared Hanson
Lower School Math
University of California, San Diego—B.A.
Arizona State University College of Law—J.D.
Appointed 2011
Lower School Math
University of California, San Diego—B.A.
Arizona State University College of Law—J.D.
Appointed 2011
Lower School Specials
![]() ![]() James Brown
Lower School P.E., Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Head Coach, Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Roanoke College—B.S. Appointed 2005 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mariana Hermosilla de Casco
Lower School Spanish, Director of Lower School Global Studies University of Mary Washington—M.Ed Appointed 2012 Morris Award 2018 |
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Physical Education Department Chair, Lower School P.E., Head Coach JV Field Hockey, Assistant Coach Varsity Field Hockey Randolph-Macon Woman’s College—B.A. Appointed 2013 ![]() Kelsey Yardley
Lower School Counseling, Lower School Admissions Virginia Tech—B.S. University of Georgia—M.Ed. Old Dominion University—M.S.Ed. Appointed 2018 |
School Nurse
Lower School Extended Day
Distance Learning
