Originally from Oklahoma, Paige earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Northeastern State University and has worked in education for nine years. 

Paige taught preschool in Oklahoma for five years before moving to North Carolina. She taught third grade at North Hills Elementary and was promoted to grade chair after a year. Prior to coming to FCDS, Paige earned many R.O.A.R. awards for going above and beyond for her team and her colleagues.

Born and raised in Clemmons, Brendan earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Appalachian State University. Most recently, he worked at NC Fusion Soccer.

Brendan and his wife Brittany Garcia have three children: Brooklyn, Dax, and Lou.

Originally from Winston-Salem, Pam earned her bachelor’s degree from NC State University. 

 

She has taught preschool for 18 years, most recently working in the FCDS After School Program.

 

Pam has two adult children.

Lisa and her family recently relocated to the Winston-Salem area from Louisiana. Lisa graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. 

Lisa has twelve years of experience teaching elementary school. For nine years before coming to FCDS, Lisa worked at St. Joseph Catholic School in Ponchatoula, Louisiana as a Pre-K 4 teacher assistant and Pre-K 4 lead teacher.

Lisa and her husband Timmy have a son, Connor.

Chelsea earned her bachelor's and master's degree in elementary education from Appalachian State University and is National Board certified in Early Childhood Education. She taught second grade for 10 years in the Ashe County School System before moving to Lewisville in 2016 and working for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system for one year before coming to FCDS. At FCDS, she taught in the three year old and transitional four year old programs before moving into her current position as Assistant Director of Preschool. She and her husband, Nick, live in Lewisville with their son, Pierce (FCDS class of 2036) and dog, Chance.  

Born and raised in Florida, Michelle has lived in the Winston-Salem area for 22 years. 

 

She started at FCDS in the After School Program, and she has worked in the preschool Turtles class since April 2022.

 

Michelle and her husband have four children and two grandchildren.

Originally from Garner, N.C., Bruce earned two bachelor’s degrees in music from Appalachian State University (music education and music composition/theory). He also earned a master’s degree in music from UNC School of the Arts. 

An NC Teaching Fellow Recipient, Bruce is a trained classical pianist, vocalist, and percussionist as well as a professional composer with more than 60 publications geared toward the world of K-12 educational music. A former high school chorus/band director, for the past nine years Bruce has taught pre-school, elementary, and middle school students in youth choirs at a downtown church and led several handbell choirs (children, middle/high school, and adults). 

Bruce and his wife Elizabeth have a son, Liam, and a daughter, Madeline.