JP’s wandering career path led her to FSI through her passion for mentoring others and her experience running programs in the mental health and addiction fields. She studied Spanish and …
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Deeana Bennett
Deeana has a Master’s in Management with a concentration in Human Resources Management and has spent the last 22+ years working in management in the non-profit arena. She brings experience …
JaneAnne Tager
JaneAnne has always loved working with kids. She has spent many hours volunteering in Asheville City Schools, as well as years as a children’s yoga instructor. She believes that every …
Bryan Clendenin
Bryan Clendenin is a founding teacher at the Franklin School of Innovation. He is an experienced public educator of ten years and is excited about bringing his experiential ideas to FSI. …
Katie Lapinski
Katie is honored and excited to be a member of Franklin’s founding faculty! She has worn many hats during her time at Franklin. She’s taught on every middle school teaching …
Matt Mikulski
Mr. Mikulski joined the faculty of the Franklin School as technology coordinator beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. Prior to this, he taught Math and Science coursework in grade levels …
Erinn Otten
Erinn is excited about another year as the Director of Student Services. Prior to working at FSI, she worked at a local commercial real estate firm in Asheville and Enron …
Tony Freeman
A member of FSI’s founding faculty, Tony Freeman brings passion, experience, and vision to the FSI Community. In his twenty-six years as an educator, he has taught in a variety …
Michelle Vruwink
Prior to joining The Franklin School of Innovation, Michelle Vruwink was the co-founder and Director of Arroyo Research Services, Inc., a national education research and evaluation firm focused on helping …
