North Cross Lower School Faculty
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Administration
Victor Lamas
Director of Lower School, Assistant Head of School for Academics, Upper School Philosophy Washington and Lee University—B.A. University of Virginia—M.A. Appointed 1998 Morris Award 2014 Recipient of The Roanoker's “Most Inspiring Teacher” Platinum Award (2016, 2017, 2018) and "Best Educator" Platinum Award (2019, 2020, 2021) |
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Emily Brown
Director of the ECP Program, Director of Opening Doors, Director of Summer Programs, Kindergarten Roanoke College—B.A. Appointed 2010 |
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Early Childhood Program
Danielle Banks
Junior Kindergarten-3 Shippensburg University—B.S.Ed., M.Ed. Radford University—M.Ed. Appointed 2024 
Betsy Cook
Junior Kindergarten-4, Lower School Garden and Outdoor Education University of Virginia—B.A. Hollins University—M.A. Appointed 1995 Morris Award 2006 
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Linda Schueler
Junior Kindergarten-5 University of Mary Washington—B.S. Georgetown University—B.S.N. Appointed 2020 
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Grades 1-5
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Wendy Lawrence
Fourth Grade, Ellis Hall SCA Duke University—B.A. University of Virginia—M.A. Appointed 2000 
Bethany Stepniak
Fifth Grade Virginia Western Community College—A.A.S. University of Virginia—B.I.S. Hollins University—M.A.T. Appointed 2020 |
Lower School Specials
James Brown
Lower School P.E., Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Head Coach, Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Roanoke College—B.S. Appointed 2004 
Thomas Costello
Fine Arts Department Chair, Musical Theatre and Choral Director South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University—B.F.A. Appointed 2022 
Mariana Hermosilla de Casco
Lower School Spanish, Director of Lower School Global Studies University of Mary Washington—M.Ed Appointed 2012 Morris Award 2018 |
Amy Holley
Library Director, Summer Reading Coordinator UNC-Greensboro—B.S. UNC-Greensboro--MLIS Appointed 2000 Morris Award 2022 
Amina Serir
Lower School P.E. National Institute of Higher Training in Sports Sciences and Technology (Aïn Benian, Algeria)—Degree of Sports Instruction School of Higher Business Studies (Houari-Boumediene, Algeria)—B.S Appointed 2023 
Kendra Wert
Lower School/7th, 8th grade Art teacher Bowling Green State University--B.A. Appointed 2021 
Kelsey Yardley
Lower School Counseling, Lower School Admission Virginia Tech—B.S. University of Georgia—M.Ed. Old Dominion University—M.S.Ed. Appointed 2018 
Ezra Zigarwi '14
Lower School P.E., Head Coach Boys' Middle School Basketball, Assistant Soccer Coach for Boys' and Girls' Varsity and Middle School Roanoke College- B.S. American National University- M.A. Appointed 2019 |
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Lower School Extended Day
