Janet graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. She came to FCDS after seven years at home with her children. Prior to that she was manager of accounting at Long Haymes Carr-Mullen in Winston-Salem. She has also worked for Piedmont Airlines, Society National Bank, and British Petroleum. Janet and her husband Sid (FCDS '79) have three daughters: Catherine (FCDS 2010), Sydney (FCDS 2012), and Josie (FCDS 2014).

A native of North Carolina, Tamara graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's degree in literature and education. She earned her master's degree in English education from Wake Forest University. Tamara, a North Carolina Teaching Fellow and a National Board Certified Teacher, began her career at North Forsyth High School, where she taught English (including honors and regular freshman English and two levels of junior English) for seven years, advised the student newspaper, and coached cheerleading. She transferred to Reagan High School in 2005, where she taught freshman English, junior English, Introduction to Journalism, and AP English. She was Teacher of the Year at Reagan High School and a finalist for Teacher of the Year for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. Tamara advised the Reagan Girls' Service Club, worked with the student newspaper, and served on the Scholarship Committee.

Nancy grew up in the Northeast and lived in San Diego before settling down in North Carolina. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing and has a passion for working with the pediatric population. Nancy spent seven years working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. She also served as the nurse educator/manager for a large triage call center servicing many of the pediatric and adult physician practices in and around the Piedmont Triad area. Nancy has two daughters, Anna and Sophia.

• Certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) 
• Registered strength and conditioning coach with distinction (NSCA)
• Certified through USA Weightlifting,
• Reflexive Performance Reset level one specialist,  
• Certified specialist for speed and explosion for sports competition
• Certified for sports nutrition by the American Sports Fitness Association.

Terry earned his bachelor’s degree in music and his master’s degree in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has taught choral music for almost 30 years. Prior to his 2016 return to FCDS (Terry was originally hired by Headmaster Gordon Bingham), he taught choral music at R.J. Reynolds Arts Magnet High School since 1990. He developed an extracurricular show choir, a gospel choir, and a capella ensembles and served as stage and music director for the school’s musicals. Terry chaired the Performing Arts Department from 1993-1997 and from 2001-2007 and was a certified mentor teacher from 2005-2013. Terry is extremely active on the Winston-Salem music scene. He has been the church music director at Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church since 2014. He is a volunteer rehearsal accompanist for the Winston-Salem Mozart Club’s annual production of Handel’s Messiah and he has produced the A Capella Jam for Hope from 2005-2015 to raise funds for charities through music. During his career, Terry has received numerous accolades. He won the 2015 ECHO Award for community building from the Winston-Salem Foundation; the Yale University Distinguished Music Educator Award in 2009; and twice earned Teacher of the Year at Reynolds. He was also a finalist for the WSFCS Teacher of the Year Award.

Leah earned her bachelor’s degree in public and urban affairs from Virginia Tech and her master’s degree in school counseling from UNC-Charlotte. Most recently, Leah served as Associate Director of College Counseling at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. There, she managed a caseload of 32 juniors and 32 seniors whom she advised, educated, and mentored throughout the college search and application process. This mentorship included self-reflection, values identification, application writing and strategies, organization, financial aid, and final college selection. Prior to Woodberry Forest, Leah worked at Davidson College for seven years, serving as Associate Dean of Admission and Director of the July Experience.

Originally from Burlington, Vermont, Drew attended the North Carolina School of the Arts. He taught at Summit School as a fifth grade lead teacher and sixth and seventh grade math teacher for nine years.

Michelle worked for more than three years in the Guilford County Schools before coming to FCDS. She has two children: Sydney Hopkin FCDS ’21 and Mitchel Hopkin FCDS ’23.

Tom is a graduate of Elon University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in history with a minor in religious studies. After graduation, Tom ran an office supply business in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which he sold in 1997 to pursue his career in education. He earned his master's degree in education at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has worked at FCDS since January 2000. Starting in the fall of 2020 Tom transitioned from two decades of teaching Social Studies to Director of Alumni Engagement, but still maintains his role as Forsyth Country Day School’s special events photographer. Tom’s wife, Andrea, has two daughters: Mirielle Burke (FCDS Class of 2012) and Emma Burke (FCDS Class of 2016).

Originally from upstate New York, Kaitlin received her bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Fredonia State University, where she was an All-American soccer player. She has four years of teaching experience.