Gina has been working as an educator since 2003 in a range of venues and institutions.  She began her teaching career at the North Carolina Outward Bound School leading expeditions …

Matthew Leggat comes to The Franklin School of Innovation with over 20 years of experience in the classroom. He’s worked with multiple age ranges from students in the middle school …

Forest Britt is an educator coming to us from New York City. With a Masters of Science in Adolescent Special Education from Pace University, he began his time as an …

An Asheville local, Autumn grew up in Madison county. She was the first class of Madison Early College High School. Autumn graduated from Mars Hill University in 2016. She then …

Starting life as a struggling student, Jeffrey worked his way through grade school with undiagnosed Dyslexia and ADHD, and with the help of some very wonderful teachers he found his …

Kyle Guzinski has taught math and career and technical education for over 11 years in North Carolina and Arizona. Kyle grew up in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area and graduated from …

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 …

Mr. Grace Nyanga joins our staff as a 7th grade Social Studies teacher. A graduate of UNC Asheville, Grace is also a father to three wonderful children; one boy and …

Chris grew up in NW Indiana just outside of Chicago. He went on to study elementary education at Vincennes University and University of Southern Indiana, where he graduated in 2005 …

Ashley O’Dell and her two daughters moved to Asheville, drawn to the area by its beauty, community, and creative culture. She is thrilled to be a part of the FSI …