Beth grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of central Virginia.  Ever since a high school teacher encouraged Beth to audition for a play, she has been involved with theatre. …

Mackenzie is in her fifth year of teaching and is originally from Murrells Inlet, South Carolina where she grew up by the beach! She has previously taught French and Mass …

Annie is originally from Sunrise, Florida, a suburb outside of Fort Lauderdale. She moved to the Asheville area in the summer of 2022. She received her BA in History with …

Jennifer Lipsey Edwards is an artist, National Gold Medal Art Educator, and the author/illustrator of seven children’s instructional books in the My Very Favorite Art Books series, sold world wide.  …

Julie comes to FSI with lots of passion for and experience in theatre! Her 15 years of High School and Middle School Theatre teaching experience was earned in several US public …

Sandi Wilson is an internationally recognized and three-time Music Educator Grammy Award© nominee (currently in the running for the 2024 award), musician, and educator. For more than a decade, this …

Chad joined the FSI family in December 2019 as a substitute teacher and shortly thereafter became part of the Beyond the Bell team. Now in his third full year at …

Hanna is a native of WNC and graduated from UNCAsheville in 2015 with a Bachelors degree in Spanish. Throughout college, her focus was on immersion programs in WNC and researched …

Kimberly Burke joined the Franklin faculty from Asheville High School, where she served for three years as a permanent substitute in PE as well as the Head Girl’s Basketball Coach …

Kati Robbins grew up in southwestern Ohio and developed a love for the arts at a young age. It was her own high school art teacher who inspired her to …

Heather was a founding teacher here at FSI, and currently is one of two Spanish teachers. Her BA is from Centre College in Kentucky, and she has taught a total …