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
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Daryan Horner
Kindergarten Assistant, Director of Extended Day Radford University—B.S. Appointed 2008 |
Emily Brown
Kindergarten, Director of the ECP Program, Director of Opening Doors, Summer Programs Roanoke College—B.A. Appointed 2010 |
Mitzi Keeley
Junior Kindergarten-3 Assistant, staff substitute teacher Roanoke College—B.A. Appointed 2019 |
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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Grades 1-5
Lisa Cone
Fifth Grade, Lower School ERB Coordinator SUNY Cortland—B.S. Old Dominion University—M.S. University of Virginia—Ed.S. Appointed 2014 
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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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Alison Vagts ’03
Second Grade North Carolina State University—B.A. Hollins University—M.A.T. Appointed 2014 |
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
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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Josh O'Dell
Choral Director, Spring Musical Radford University Messiah College Virginia Wesleyan University Shenandoah Conservatory Eastern Kentucky University Appointed 2020 
Mary Semler
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
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Lower School Extended Day
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