June 13, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
Director of Schools Patrick Cripps has employed the 178 support staff members for the 2025-26 school year.
The personnel report was submitted to the Board of Education during Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting.
Those employed are as follows:
DeKalb County High School:
Abby Bates, Dean Broadhead, Kathy Chapman, Jamie Cripps, Rochelle Davis, Tena Edwards, Lori Gallagher, Yvonne Hale, Brooke Hutchings, Mary King, Tracy Kyle, Susan Farris, Cheryl Mach, Marsha Martin, Mike Merriman, Tera Mooneyham, Holly Moore, Sara Parker, Santos Sosa, Tim Stribling, Cynthia Taylor, Tina Templeton, and Vicky Walker.
DeKalb Middle School:
Fay Baker, Deanna Brooks, Martha Cantrell, Katie Denton, Trena Ferrell, Brittany Gard, Kecia Harden, Ester Holder, Patricia Linder, Tammy Maynard, Lacey McMillen, Lisa Norton, Brandi Patterson, Tina Pedigo, Nina Poole, and Miranda Waggoner
Smithville Elementary School:
Jennifer Adcock, Charlotte Bertsh, Jamie Bloise, Brenda Beth Cantrell, Brenda G. Cantrell, Kellen Curtis, Darlene Evans, Betty Griffith, Margie Hale, Tanya Howard, Amanda Johnson, Malia Laird, Isla Ledbetter, Talitha Looney, Rita Matthews, Chelsie May, Rebecca Parker, Lori Poss, Brenda Rigney, Jennifer Roller, Talitha Shirah, Jackie Stockling, Marie Storie, Allison Taylor, Mary-Margaret Tripp, Tammy Tyler, Harper Wallace, and Celia Whaley.
Northside Elementary School:
Kortny Blaylock, Chelsie Bryant, Doris Cantrell, Rosalinda Cervantas, Amber Cripps. Terrie Ford, Glenda Gassaway, Mary Hancock, Tamara Judkins, LaTonya Kleparek, Ivory Knauer, Ann Knisley, Crystal Moore, Angela O’Connell, Deanna Page, David Parker, Dennis Patz, Carla Pelham, Joy Troncoso, Rita Umstead, Harper Wallace, and Deneene Willingham.
DeKalb West School:
Emily Davis, Donna Driver, Makenzie Dunaway, Alex Hancock, Korin Harrod, Jessica Lieser, Nancy Mulloy, Riley Overstreet, Courtney Reynolds, Tonya Roberts, Christine Roehner, Kristi Sullivan, Danyelle Troyer, Brandi Turney, and Brandi Womack.
County Wide Positions:
Chandra Adcock, Ally Atnip, Amanda Carter, Cindy Childers, James Culberson, Debra Culver, Bettye June Dodd, Kathy Dodd, Christie Driver, Susan Farris, Wade Ferrell, Lacey Foutch, Greg Frasier, Jordon Funk, Donna Hale, Lisa Hale, Judy Hafifield, Rebecca Hawkins, Bernice Hendrixson, Dillon Hicks, Karen Kidd, Ginda Kilgore, Terrie Kilgore, Lindsey Knight, Ashley Lawson, Maggie Lawson, Jenean Lawson, Debra London, Shirley Mathis, Greg Matthews, Kirby Morton, Melissa Pirtle, Danny Pirtle, Jr., Cindy Rhody, Frederick Sanders, Kathy Stanley, Beverly Starnes, Barbara Thweatt, Kimberly Turner, Jamie Vickers, Penny Walker, Jeff Whitefield, Joannie Williams, Mary Williams, and Aaron Young.
Transportation:
Zack Adams, Debra Bernal, Danny Bond, Dwayne Cantrell, Todd Cantrell, Debbie Eaton, Marshall Ferrell, Lori Gallagher, David Gash, Judith Hale, Melissa Hicks, Danny Jenkins, Daniel Lawson, Josh Lawson, Cheryl Mach, Scott McBroom, Mike Merriman, Ronald Merriman, Brandi O’Conner, Linda Gail Pack, Tony Poss, Kelly Pyburn, Ashley Redmon, Myron Rhody, Carol Swope, Mark Violet, Danny Washer, Angela Wilkerson, and Linda Williams.