Staff

Westminster Weekday School Staff
Susan Key

Director

Susan has been the Director of WWS since 2008. She has been in education for fifteen years and is a trainer for the International Baccalaureate Organization. Susan has a BS in Early Childhood Education from Florida State University and a masters degree in School Leadership from Furman University. Susan is married and has two children. Susan and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys cruising, wakeboarding, and spending time with family and friends.
Annette Wilson & Kari Lankford

Office Assistants

Annette has worked in the office for thirteen years. She is a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She has three grown children and one granddaughter. Annette enjoys reading, cooking, and fishing.

Kari is in her third year at WWS. She is a Greenville native. Kari has degrees in English and Politics from Mount Holyoke College. She loves her dogs, Babe and Willie! Kari enjoys golf, gardening, and reading.
Mary Jackson

Music Teacher

Mary has 32 years of teaching experience. She has been teaching music at WWS for 24 years! Mary has a Bachelor of Music in Education from Furman University. She is married and has two grown sons. Mary and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys music, tennis, and snow and water skiing.
Kari Lankford

PE Teacher

Kari is in her third year at WWS. She is a Greenville native. Kari has degrees in English and Politics from Mount Holyoke College. She loves her dogs, Babe and Willie! Kari enjoys golf, gardening, and reading.
Jeannie Melton & Effie Simpson

Crib Room

Jeanne has 34 years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for ten years. Jeanne has two grown children and three grandchildren. She enjoys reading.

Effie has been at WWS for seven years. She has two grown children. Effie enjoys singing, traveling, and working in her yard.
Beth Lark & Megan Rush

Crawler Room

Beth has over ten years of experience in child care. She is married and has two children. Her daughter attends Westminster. Beth enjoys baking, Clemson football, and spending time with family and friends.

Megan has three years of teaching experience. She has a BA in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Carolina. Megan enjoys going to the beach, baking and going to USC football games.
Becky Fowler & Greta Stinnett

Toddler Room

Becky has twenty years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for fifteen years. Becky has a certificate in Phlebotomy. She is married and enjoys indoor plants, sewing, baking, reading, and couponing.

Greta has 24 years of teaching experience. She taught at Westminster for five years a few years ago and is back with us. She has a degree in Early Childhood from Greenville Technical College. Greta is married and has four children. She enjoys gardening, hiking, camping, and quilting.
Renee Cavallo

Older Toddler Room

Renee has been at WWS for ten years. She is married with two girls. Both girls attended WWS. Renee and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Renee enjoys camping, biking, and spending time with her family.
Mary Payne & Ivy Riley

2 Year Old Teachers

Mary has been teaching two year olds at WWS for twenty years. She is married and has two grown children and three grandchildren. She has worked with her teaching partner, Ivy, for ten years. Mary enjoys family beach vacations with her grandchildren.

Ivy has been at WWS for 26 years! She attended Florida Junior College. Ivy is engaged to get married. She has two grown children. Ivy enjoys working in her yard, spending time with family, and the beach.
Laurie Ethridge & Mari Pat Cely

2 Year Old Teachers

Laurie has taught at WWS for sixteen years. She attended Clemson University. She is married and has two children in college. Laurie enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with friends, especially her teaching partner, Mrs. Cely.

Mari Pat has been teaching at WWS for 25 years! She has a degree in dental assistance from Greenville Tech. She is married and has two children in college. Mari Pat enjoys boating, walking, and spending time on her family’s farm.
Lisa Bryant & Lark Waldrep

2 Year Old Teachers

Lisa has taught at WWS for fourteen years. She has a degree in travel and tourism. She is married with two teenage boys. Both of her boys attended WWS. Lisa and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Lisa enjoys watching her sons play baseball and basketball, reading, and working out at the YMCA.

Lark has taught at WWS for ten years. She attended the Art Institute of Atlanta. Lark is married and has two boys. Her youngest son attended WWS. Lark loves art and incorporates many creative art projects into her classroom. Lark enjoys drawing, gardening, camping, and hiking.
Jenna Howard & Kim Johnson

3 Year Old Teachers

Jenna has nine years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for six years. Jenna has a degree in Early Childhood Education from Clemson University. Jenna is married and has three children. Her two older daughters attended WWS, and her youngest daughter is current students. Jenna and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys reading, running, and spending time with her family.

Kim has been at WWS for nine years. She is married and loves to spoil her cat. Kim enjoys tailgating at Auburn football games, running, and traveling.
Amy Phillips & Jennifer Crittenden

3 Year Old Teachers

Amy has sixteen years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for thirteen years. Amy is married and has three children. Her two older children attended WWS, and her younger child is a current student. Amy and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys watching sports, traveling, and photography.

Jennifer has been at WWS for six years. She has a degree in business from USC. Jennifer is married and has three children. All three of her children attended WWS. Jennifer and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys exercising, swimming, and working in her yard.
Jennifer Turner & Annie Mills

3 Year Old Teachers

Jennifer has taught at WWS for ten years. She is married and has three children. All three of her children attended WWS. Jennifer enjoys grilling out and photography.

Annie has been at WWS for 21 years! Annie has a degree in men and women’s tailoring from Greenville Tech. She has three children and enjoys cooking and baking. Annie has been a nanny for many Westminster families over the years.
Pat Sutherland & Parks Leonard

3 Year Old Teachers

Pat has 25 years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for ten years. Pat is married and has two grown children and two grandchildren. Pat is a cancer survivor and is a member of Uplift. She enjoys gardening, playing hand bells, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Parks has been at WWS for five years. She has a degree in Child and Family Development with a minor in Psychology from Georgia Southern University. Parks and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Her son attended WWS, and her daughter is a current student. Parks enjoys spending time with family and friends and going to the beach.
Marie Hembree & Leslie Moore

4 Year Old Teachers

Marie has 23 years of teaching experience. Thirteen of those years have been at WWS. Marie has taken many classes in behavioral issues. Marie is married and has one son and is raising her great nephew. Marie enjoys water sports, the beach, and NASCAR.

Leslie has been at WWS for ten years. She holds a BS in Psychology from the College of Charleston. Leslie is married and has 3 children. She enjoys traveling and reading.
Maria Sellers & Susan Hawley

4 Year Old Teachers

Maria has eight years of teaching experience and has been at WWS for six years. She has a degree from Converse College in teaching the hearing impaired. Maria is married and has two girls. She loves to incorporate sign language into her classroom activities.

Susan has 28 years of teaching experiences. She has been at WWS for 26 of those years. Susan has a BA in Education. She is married with two grown daughters and one granddaughter. Susan enjoys reading, cooking, and sports.
Christine Edmondson & Candi Lay

4 & 5 Year Old Teachers - Looping Class

Christine has fourteen years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for seven years. Christine has a BA in Elementary Education with a minor in Psychology from Presbyterian College and a master’s in Early Childhood from Mercer University. Christine is married and has two children. Both of her children attended WWS. Christine and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys hiking, reading, and cooking.

Candi has been at WWS for fourteen years. She is married and has a son who attends Trident College. Candi is a Greenville native. She enjoys spending time with family and reading.
Niki Burger & Amy Meredith

4 & 5 Year Old Teachers - Looping Class

Niki has twelve years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for two years. Niki has a BA in Elementary Education from USC and a master's degree in Divergent Learning from Columbia College. Niki is married and has two girls. Her youngest daughter is a current student at WWS. Niki enjoys attending USC football games, boating, and scrapbooking. She loves the beach and spending time with family and friends.


Amy has ten years of teaching experience. She has been at WWS for three years. Amy has a degree in English with a minor in Elementary Education from USC. She is married and has a son who attends WWS. Amy enjoys spending time with family and friends, cooking, and traveling.
Allison Stevenson & Amy Garland

Floaters

Allison has been at WWS for six years. She has a BS in Exercise Science from USC. Allison is married and has three children. All three of her children attended WWS. Allison and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Allison stays busy keeping up with her children’s activities.

Amy has thirteen years of teaching experience and has been at WWS for nine years. She has a degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in Teaching from Jacksonville University. Amy is married and has two children. Both of her children attended WWS. Amy enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading.
Angie Coneybeer, Kathy Holladay, Mary Ann Mitchell, Jena Wittner, Ta Barton, Libby Evans, Kayla Grove & Randee Lindahl

Late Stay Teachers

Angie has worked at WWS for six years. She has a degree from Erskine College. Angie is married and has two sons who attended WWS. Angie and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Angie enjoys riding a tandem bike with her husband.

Kathy has been teaching for close to 32 years. She has been at WWS for 24 years! Kathy is married and has two children. She enjoys reading and loves history.

Mary Ann has been at WWS for four years. Her daughter, Lisa, teaches the twos. Mary Ann has two grandsons who she loves to spoil. She enjoys reading, traveling, and music.

Jena has been at WWS for four years. She previously was a Reading Recovery assistant teacher for Greenville County Schools for five years. Jena is married and has one daughter in college. She enjoys painting and boating.

Ta has nine years of teaching experience and has been with WWS for five years. She is currently working on a degree in business at Greenville Tech. Ta enjoys shopping, sports, exercise, fashion, and spending time with family and friends.

Libby has five years of teaching experience. She subbed for us last year and is now a Late Stay teacher. Libby has an Associates degree in art. She is married and has four children. Libby and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys cycling, painting, and home improvement projects.

Kayla subbed or us last year and is now a Late Stay teacher. She is married and her daughter, Nariah, attends Westminster. Kayla enjoys swimming, taking her daughter to the park, and watching movies.

Randee is in her first year at Westminster. She is married and has three children and two grandchildren. Randee and her family are members of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoys scrapbooking and spending time with her children and grandchildren.