BOBBY ALLISON – SCIENCE
TEACHER SINCE: 2010
EDUCATION: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (B.S. NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – CONCENTRATION IN FOREST RESOURCES) UNC – ASHEVILLE (LICENSURE IN COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION)
FUN FACT: HE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF JUMPS WITH JUMP ROPE IN ADVANCED PE
AS A KID, HE WANTED TO BE: A WILDLIFE OFFICER
ON HIS iPOD: OLD COUNTRY AND MODERN POP
FIRST JOB: HIS FIRST TAXABLE JOB WAS A DISHWASHER AT A LOCAL STEAKHOUSE IN MURPHY, NC. HE STARTED AT $5.25 PER HOUR.
BEST PART OF THE JOB: THE STUDENTS!
ADVICE FOR NEW STUDENTS: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE HERE AT HEC AND HAVE FUN DOING IT!
ANGIE BALLANCE – DATA MANAGER
DATA MANAGER SINCE: 2016
EDUCATION: RANDOLPH COLLEGE/WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
FIRST JOB: BURGER KING
DOG OR CAT: DOG
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: ON A CRUISE TO THE BAHAMAS
ON HER BOOKSHELF: “TWO BY TWO” BY NICHOLAS SPARKS
FAVORITE FOOD: ANYTHING ITALIAN
CAROLINE BETHEA BROWN – HISTORY
TEACHER SINCE: 1995 ( 19TH YEAR IN HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS – MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRIOR TO HCS)
CREDENTIALS: NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED, GLOBAL EDUCATOR’S DIGITAL BADGE
EDUCATION: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (BACHELORS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES)
ON HER BOOKSHELF: “THE PROPHET” BY KAHLIL GIBRAN
ADVICE TO STUDENTS: TRY YOUR HARDEST AND BE WILLING TO MAKE A MISTAKE.
PETS: TWO STANDARD POODLES – TOBY AND SHASHA
BEST PART OF HER JOB: HELPING YOUNG ADULT LEARNERS INVESTIGATE THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD AND TO RECOGNIZE THE PERSPECTIVES OF OTHERS.
RYAN BRUMFIELD – MATH
TEACHER SINCE: 2011
EDUCATION: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (B.S. IN SECONDARY MATH EDUCATION)
FUN FACT: I USED TO BE A MODEL
AS A KID, HE WANTED TO BE: A PROFESSIONAL GOLFER
ON HIS BOOKSHELF: “PENPAL” BY DATHAN AUERBACH
TO ESCAPE THE JOB: YOU CAN FIND ME ON THE GOLF COURSE
ON HIS iPOD: THE MALLETT BROTHERS BAND
LORI FOX – PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL SINCE: 2017 (MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER/HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR SINCE 2004)
EDUCATION: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (B.S.Ed., M.S.A)
AS A KID, SHE WANTED TO BE: A VETERINARIAN
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: WILD DUNES/CHARLESTON
BEST PART OF THE JOB: OUR FACULTY AND STUDENTS
ON HER iPOD: THE LUMINEERS, BLUEGRASS, 70s
ON HER BOOKSHELF: “START WITH WHY” BY SIMON SINEK AND “THE INNOVATOR’S MINDSET” BY GEORGE COUROS
FIRST JOB: SPRINGDALE COUNTRY CLUB
ADVICE FOR NEW STUDENTS: TAKE EVERY CLASS SERIOUSLY – THE GRADES YOU EARN AS A FRESHMAN ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE GRADES YOU EARN AS A SENIOR
DOUG HANSON – ENGLISH
TEACHER SINCE: 1998
EDUCATION: UNC-ASHEVILLE (LITERATURE/POLITICAL SCIENCE)
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: CLYDE, NC
BEST PART OF HIS JOB: THE STUDENTS
FIRST JOB: PAPERBOY, THE WASHINGTON POST, AGE 9-14
DOG OR CAT: CAT
BETH HOOPER – ENGLISH
TEACHER SINCE: 2002 (BETHEL MIDDLE AND TUSCOLA BEFORE COMING TO HEC)
EDUCATION: UNC-CHAPEL HILL (BACHELORS IN ENGLISH WITH A MINOR IN CHEMISTRY)
CREDENTIALS: NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED
FAVORITE FOOD: CHUNKY PEANUT BUTTER…ALL DAY LONG!
ON HER iPOD: AJR
FIRST JOB: CREATURE COMFORT KENNEL
FUN FACT: SHE HAS RAN ONE MARATHON, ONE SPARTAN RACE, AND SHE CAN DO ONE PULL-UP
DOG OR CAT: CATS, BUT SHE DOES HAVE A GREAT DANE PUPPY NAMED CHUCK
JOAN KENNEDY – SOCIAL WORKER
SOCIAL WORKER SINCE: 1988 (HUMAN SERVICES SINCE 1980)
EDUCATION: CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (AAS), MERCY COLLEGE (BA), TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (MSW), AND HAYWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (AS IN PROFESSIONAL CRAFTS)
TO ESCAPE WORK: PART TIME POTTER WITH A STUDIO AT HOME
FIRST JOB: MCDONALDS (SHE HAS BEEN A VEGETARIAN FOR 35 YEARS)
BEST PART OF THE JOB: MAKING CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
PET: 2 DOGS – GABE AND ROSIE
DJ KERBY – HISTORY
TEACHER SINCE: 2011 (FIRST TEACHING JOB WAS HEC!)
EDUCATION: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (B.S. IN HISTORY, B.S. IN SECONDARY SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION)
CREDENTIALS: GLOBAL EDUCATOR’S DIGITAL BADGE
ON HER BOOKSHELF: LOTS OF BIOGRAPHIES…TEDDY ROOSEVELT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, JOHN F. KENNEDY, ROBERT E. LEE, LBJ
FIRST JOB: AFTER SCHOOL ASSISTANT AT THE STECOAH VALLEY CENTER
DOG OR CAT: DOG – BISCUIT, A DACHSHUND
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: OLIVE GARDEN OR ANYWHERE MEXICAN
BEST PART OF THE JOB: SEEING HOW EXCITED STUDENTS ARE TO LEARN
ADVICE FOR NEW STUDENTS: WORK HARD AND ALWAYS TRY YOUR BEST!
ANDI LAWING – HEC LIAISON
LIAISON SINCE: 2018 (ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER/HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR SINCE 2003)
EDUCATION: LENOIR RHYNE UNIVERSITY (B.A. IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, M.A IN SCHOOL COUNSELING)
FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: ANYWHERE OUTSIDE!
FAVORITE FOOD: I LIKE IT ALL!
AS A KID, SHE WANTED TO BE: A SPORTS COMMENTATOR
ON HER iPOD: 10TH AVENUE NORTH
TO ESCAPE THE JOB: DEFINITELY SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY
ADVICE FOR NEW STUDENTS: UTILIZE EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE AT HEC/HCC
MARGRET STILES – MATH
TEACHER SINCE: 1994
EDUCATION: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (BACHELORS) AND WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (MASTERS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS)
CREDENTIALS: NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED
FUN FACT: SHE GETS UP EVERY MORNING AT 4:20 TO RUN AND WORKOUT
TO ESCAPE THE JOB: SHE RIDES HER HORSE EVERYDAY. SHE CALLS IT CLIP CLOP THERAPY AND SAYS IT WORKS!
PETS: SHE HAS TEN HORSES, THREE DOGS, AND TWO CATS AT HER FARM. AT ANY GIVEN TIME THERE COULD BE UP TO SIX DOGS RUNNING AROUND.