New Hires and Job Transitions 2025-2026

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• ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF

  Sarah Morgan Bonham, who has guided Trinity families through the outplacement process since 2011, has expanded her role to include supporting and facilitating re-enrollment for current families. She now serves as Director of Outplacement and Re-Enrollment and is a member of the School’s administrative Leadership Team. Before joining Trinity, she worked as a licensed therapist at Ridgeview Institute, the Shepherd Center, and in private practice. Sarah Morgan holds a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Art History from Vanderbilt University. She also completed post-graduate work at Christie’s in Paris as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.

  
  
  

  Brad Brown, who has been Trinity’s Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management since 2016, has assumed the role of Upper Elementary Division Head. Prior to joining Team Trinity, Brad worked at The Walker School in Marietta, Georgia, where he’s also an alumnus, for 16 years. There he served as the Director of Admissions, a Spanish teacher, the Girls Varsity Soccer Coach, and the Director of Multicultural Affairs. Brad earned a Certificate in School Leadership and Management (CSML) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Business School, a Master of Arts in Teaching a Second Language from Bennington College in Vermont, and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Culture and Civilization from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He is currently working toward his Master of Arts in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary. Brad serves on the board of trustees for Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center and has been a faculty advisor with the Admission Directors Institute (ADI) for the last nine years.

  
  
  

  Lauren Darden, who most recently served as Trinity’s Assistant Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management, has stepped into the role of Director of Admissions. Lauren, a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, has been a valued member of the Trinity community for nine years, first as a Third Grade Lead Teacher and Grade-Level Team Leader and then as an essential part of the admissions team for the past five years. In 2020, Lauren was awarded one of Trinity's esteemed Rollins Quest for Excellence grants in recognition of her excellent performance and loyalty of service. Prior to Trinity, Lauren taught Third Grade at High Point Elementary in Atlanta, where she was a grade-level team lead, a two-time Teacher of the Year finalist, and a Fulton County Central Learning Community You Rock award recipient.

  
  
  Mary Mac Stukes will join Team Trinity as our new Assistant Director of Admissions. She comes to us from The Lovett School, where she most recently served as Assistant Director of Admission. During her decade-long career at Lovett, Mary Mac guided hundreds of prospective families through the admission process, led major events like open houses and interview days, and coordinated more than 100 parent volunteers. She also worked closely with faculty, feeder schools, and the communications team to support enrollment efforts and strengthen community connections. Prior to joining Lovett as a staff member, Mary Mac volunteered for five years with their admission office, deepening her understanding of school communities and the admission experience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from The University of Alabama.
  
  

• EARLY ELEMENTARY DIVISION

  Allison Clarke will join Team Trinity as an Early Learners Lead Teacher and work alongside Lead Teacher Sarah Campbell, Senior Associate Teacher Jasmine Mitchell, and Associate Teacher Patricia Keaten. Allison most recently served as the Director of Preschool at Kingswood Church for two years and a Pre-K Lead Teacher at The Preschool at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church for eight years. She began her teaching career at The Westminster Schools, where she spent 16 years as a Pre-First Lead Teacher and two years as an Associate Teacher. Additionally, she also served as Director of Westminster’s Arts and Science Camp for nearly two decades. Allison holds a Master of Education in Elementary Education from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education and Human and Organizational Development from Vanderbilt University.
  
  
  

  Melissa Johnson will join Team Trinity as a Kindergarten Lead Teacher, working alongside Lead Teacher Abbey Moore and Associate Teacher Samara Meshad. She brings 25 years of experience as an educator, with a strong background in teaching, curriculum development, and program leadership. Since 2003, Melissa has held a variety of roles at Northside Methodist Preschool, including Pre-K Teacher in a dual language immersion classroom, Specials Teacher with a focus on science and STEAM, School Chapel Leader, and Curriculum Coach supporting a staff of 50 teachers. She has also taught in two- and three-year-old classrooms and led creative movement classes for more than 250 students. Earlier in her career, Melissa directed programming at Camp Shine On for three years and Camp Whistle Stop for five years. She also spent seven years as a Curriculum Writer and Trainer for Primrose Schools, developing educational programs for children ages 12 months through Kindergarten and presenting at regional conferences. Melissa began her teaching career as a Third Grade Early Intervention Program teacher in Cobb County Schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State University.
  
  

• EXTENDED PROGRAMS

  Grayle Kendall will join Team Trinity as our new Extended Programs Curriculum Associate. Grayle brings a wide range of experience working with children in classroom, after-school, outdoor education, and camp settings. Most recently, he interned and later substituted in a Third Grade classroom at Principia School in St. Louis, teaching math and character lessons and supporting enrichment activities. In Georgia, he worked as an after-school staff member at St. Benedict’s Episcopal School, where he supervised programming for students ages three through nine. Over seven summers, Grayle served as Head Counselor at Camps Leelanau and Kohahna in Michigan, leading a team of counselors and overseeing overnight summer camp operations. He also spent a fall semester as an outdoor educator at the Leelanau Outdoor Center in Maple City. Grayle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies from Principia College.
  
  

• UPPER ELEMENTARY DIVISION

  Kayla Artis will move into a Second Grade Lead Teacher role, working alongside Associate Teacher Rosalyn McLean. Kayla previously served as a Second Grade Associate Teacher at Trinity for two years and also stepped in as a long-term substitute Lead Teacher. Before coming to Trinity, she taught First Grade at Pace Academy. She began her career in education as a preschool teacher at International Preschools in Atlanta and later advanced from general education paraprofessional to First Grade Lead Teacher at Chestnut Elementary School in Dunwoody, where she was also involved in the after-school program. Kayla holds a Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education from Mercer University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Georgia State University.

  
  
  

  Kate Burton, will move back upstairs to the Upper Elementary Division as a Fifth Grade Lead Teacher position and work alongside Associate Teacher Sarah Grace Barr '13. For the last three years, Kate was a Kindergarten Lead Teacher. She previously served as the First–Fourth Grade Science Teacher in 2021 after completing her role as Trinity’s Steam Integration Specialist, a three-year position that was funded through a grant focused on strategic innovation. Kate joined the Trinity team in August 2007 as a Fourth Grade Lead Teacher and later served as the Fourth and Sixth Grade Science Teacher as well as a Sixth Grade Lead Teacher. During her 30-year teaching career, she has held various other teaching positions in grades four through seven, including six years as a Fifth Grade teacher, at independent schools in Florida. She holds a Doctor of Education in Teacher Leadership as well as an Educational Specialist Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Kennesaw State University, a master’s degree in Elementary Math and Science from the University of South, and a bachelor’s degree in English from Stetson University.

  
  
  

  Native Spanish speaker Lily Catano will join Team Trinity as an Upper Elementary Spanish Teacher for grades 2–5. Lily comes to us from The Mount Vernon School, where she has taught Spanish to preschool, Kindergarten, and First-Grade students for the past eight years and designed and delivered online Spanish courses for students in Spanish 1–3. In addition to her classroom experience, Lily has served as the Parent Engagement Coordinator for Los Niños Primero in Atlanta since 2019, where she coordinates initiatives to foster family involvement in education, manages the Early Literacy Program, oversees the Summer Educational Program for Hispanic children, and acts as a liaison between families, educators, and the community to promote academic success. Lily earned her bachelor's degree in Administrative Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Medellín in Colombia.

  
  
  

  Katherine Goldberg, who most recently served as a Second Grade Lead Teacher for six years, will transition into a Second Grade Associate Teacher role, working alongside Lead Teacher Emily Kennedy. Katherine joined Team Trinity in 2016 as a Substitute and Long-Term Substitute Teacher before taking on a Second Grade Associate Teacher role for two years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Alabama.
  
  
  

  Anne Schantz will join Team Trinity as the Upper Elementary Music Teacher. She brings more than 30 years of experience as a piano accompanist and performance coach for soloists, ensembles, and musical productions. For the past 17 years, she has worked in higher education, teaching applied voice, vocal pedagogy, vocal diction, and aural skills. Anne most recently served on the voice faculty at Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, where she taught voice classes and contributed to opera selection and casting, in addition to providing musical direction for productions. Throughout her career, she has directed music for stage productions, led children’s and youth choirs, and taught voice and music theory at the university level, including teaching positions at South Dakota State University, Oklahoma State University, and University of Oklahoma. As a professional soprano, Anne has performed with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Coro Vocati, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus, among others. Her operatic roles include Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Despina in Così fan tutte, and Yum-Yum in The Mikado. She has also appeared with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Georgia Wind Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, and recently performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra. Anne holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of North Texas, a Master of Music in Voice Performance from the University of Oklahoma, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Performance in Piano and Voice from Southern Nazarene University.

  
  
  Christopher Sipes will join Team Trinity as a Fourth Grade Associate Teacher and work alongside Lead Teacher Heather Parker. Christopher most recently served as a Third Grade STEAM Teacher at both Springdale Park Elementary and Virginia-Highland Elementary in the Atlanta Public School system, where he developed inquiry-based math and science units aligned with STEM certification standards and coached regional and state-winning Science Olympiad teams. He is also a former part-time faculty member in the geography department at Georgia Gwinnett College, where he taught undergraduate students and fostered connections between geography and current events. Christopher holds a Master of Science in Remote Sensing and Environmental Mapping from University College London, dual bachelor's degrees in Geographic Information Science and Geography from Kennesaw State University, and is currently completing his Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education at Augusta University.

  
  
  

  Rachael White will join Trinity as a Fifth Grade Associate Teacher and work alongside Lead Teachers Melissa Goodell and Sammy Rigaud. Rachael most recently served as the Microschool Director and Elementary Grades Teacher at Brooks United Methodist Church in Brooks, Georgia, where she oversaw a hybrid homeschool program while teaching a mixed-grade elementary class. Prior to that, Rachael taught Eighth and Ninth Grade English and Sixth Grade geography at The Bedford School in Fairburn, Georgia, and middle school literature and Language Arts at Saint Francis Schools in Roswell, where she also served as Head Middle School Softball Coach and led extracurricular activities. Additionally, while working at Saint Francis, she served as a freelance editor for an Emory University professor for five years. Rachael holds a Master of Theological Studies from Emory University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Lee University.