Jane Alspaugh is the Pre-K teacher at Calvary. This is Mrs. Alspaugh’s third year as a teacher at Calvary. She has, however, taught in public schools for twenty-six years. She has a Master’s in Early Childhood and a certification in ESL (English As A Second Language). Mrs. Alspaugh is a native Houstonian. She has two grown sons. She has three dogs and four parrots. She loves all kinds of animals! Mrs. Alspaugh’s teaching experience includes teaching Pre-K and Kindergarten in Houston ISD, Spring Branch ISD, Alief ISD, and Lamar ISD. She also worked with Lamar’s Project Learn, an evening language-based program for parents and children who are not fluent in English. She loves teaching at Calvary most of all!

Jerusha C. (Judy) Bartay, Language Arts Specialist for CECP, has spent many years in education, including 19 years as an English teacher in Fort Bend ISD and 10 years as an administrator for Lamar Consolidated ISD. She is a native Texan, having graduated from Ball High School in Galveston, and earning an undergraduate degree in English and Speech/Drama from Southwestern University (Georgetown, TX) and a Masters degree in Curriculum Supervision from Sam Houston State University. Judy lives in Missouri City.

Mary Lou Baughman is the first grade language arts teacher at Calvary. This is Mrs. Baughman’s ninth year as a teacher at Calvary; however, she has been associated with the school for many years as a Calvary parent. Ms. Baughman’s family moved from Shreveport, Louisiana to Richmond in 1992. She and her husband, Chris, have four children. Their oldest son, Christopher, graduated from Texas A&M and now works for Halliburton. Their second son, Daniel, is a senior at the University of Houston, and their third son, Tanner, is in his sophomore year at Texas A&M.  Their daughter, Sarah, is an eighth grader at CES. The Baughman family also has two beautiful poodles named Ellie and Sophie. Mrs. Baughman’s teaching experience includes thirteen years in public schools, where she taught pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade. Additionally, she taught two years in a lab school which included teaching a program planning course to Elementary Education majors.

Debbie Buettner is a kindergarten teacher at CES, with 30 plus years of teaching experience. She is a native Texan and joined the Calvary family in 2002. She has a B.S. in elementary education from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Science degree in Guidance and Counseling from East Texas State University. Her teaching and counseling experience includes both public and private schools.

Patsy Chapa is the pre-k music teacher and pre-k aid. She also teaches lower school Spanish. She has been at Calvary for ten years. She was with the Lamar District for eight years and Living Water Christian School for one year. Ms. Chapa was born in Santa Fe N.M. Her family includes her husband, who is a self-employed mechanic, her two children and two grandchildren. She says there’s no greater joy than to be a grandma! Ms. Chapa has discovered a lot of talent in her classes as she uses music to teach the concepts presented in her classes. The children love the songs and it makes it more comfortable to speak another language through music and games.

Lisa Childress is a part time CECP teacher at Calvary. At Calvary she works with the students on leadership classes, Pals, Student Council and Speech. This is her 21st year in education. She spent 12 years in the classroom at Kempner HS as a Speech, Dance, Student Council, Cheerleading teacher. After teaching, Ms. Chilress worked as a Safe School facilitator for five years in FBISD. In 2004 she decided to spend time at home with her daughter Elyssa. While working at FBISD Lisa was trained in many specialty fields and works as an consultant in the area of Safe schools. She teaches all types of prevention in alcohol, drugs, bullying, violence and abstinence. Her mission in life is for every child to go through adolescence healthy and happy so they can focus on learning. She lives in Greatwood with her husband Matthew and daughter Elyssa.

Debby Coffman is the 6th grade language arts and social studies teacher. Even though this is her first year at Calvary, she has just completed her 33rd year in education. After graduating from the University of Houston – Main Campus in December 1977 with a bachelor of science in elementary education, Mrs. Coffman began her teaching career. From January 1978 through June 2009, she was employed with Lamar Consolidated Independent School District teaching 25 years in elementary grades two - five and 7 years in the secondary setting teaching the sixth grade. During her years in public education, Mrs. Coffman was recognized as “Jane Long Elementary Teacher of the Year” as well as “Lamar CISD Elementary Teacher of the Year.” Upon her retirement from public education, she was employed by Cornerstone Christian Academy this past school year. Mrs. Coffman and her husband have two sons. Adam and his wife have blessed them with two granddaughters, Kylar and Kenzi. Ryan and his wife will be blessing them with Claire, a granddaughter, in October. Another important family member is Rascal, their Yorkshire terrier. Spending time with her family and the hobby of photography are both enjoyed in addition to working in the flowerbeds and beautifying her home. Mrs. Coffman looks forward in having her students achieve success by all putting forth time and effort to reach that goal.

Coach Jalon Debbs is a graduate of San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) as a Student/Athlete scholar in 1990 with a BS Industrial Engineering. He currently is a project controls engineer for various research and development projects for Shell Oil Company. His passion is running a mentoring program for student/athletes (boy's and girl's) that prepares them for college. He splits his time coaching and being a spokesman for Adidas grassroots basketball programs across the country. He's a parent, husband, board member and a dedicated coach.

Jan Dennison is the lower and middle school art teacher at CES. She was born and raised in Ohio earning Artist of the Year two years in high school. She attended on full scholarship and graduated from The Ohio State University, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. While at O.S.U. Ms. Dennison also studied art history, drawing, and sculpture. After college Ms. Dennison worked as an engineer for a major electronics company manufacturing fixed resistors for the computer industry. She left to raise a family and enjoyed doing free-lance art work for the church, school and community and has taken post graduate courses at the University of Houston in art education. Ms. Dennison has resided in Pecan Grove for 28 years and lives with Mike, her husband of 31 years, and daughter Jacqueline, a junior at Denison University in Ohio studying creative writing. Her son Matthew is a second year surgical resident at the Michael DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and her daughter Jennifer just completed her Music Performance Master’s degree at Moores School of Music, University of Houston. This is her tenth year at Calvary.

Kathy Digoy is our middle school librarian. She was born and raised in California but has called Houston her home for the past five years after living six years in Ecuador. She has taught 4th and 5th grades here at Calvary. She has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and received her teaching certification from ACT Houston. Mrs. Digoy brings to Calvary fifteen years of IT experience in various industries such as oil, health management, and video retail. Mrs. Digoy has a son, Matthew, who is a middle school student at Calvary and a daughter, Meagan, who lives in California.

Melissa Hamon is the third grade math, science and social studies teacher. She is a native Virginian, but grew up in North Carolina and Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a BS in elementary education with a specialty is early childhood education and is certified K-8. Ms. Hamon and her husband, Rob, have lived all over the United States due to Rob's naval career, but finally settled down in Sugar Land in 1998. Ms. Hamon was employed by American Airlines in Washington, DC, Providence, RI and Colorado Springs, CO. She left the airlines shortly before her son, Christopher, was born and stayed home until he was three. She returned to her first career choice of teaching when Christopher started preschool and taught Pre-K and Bridge Kindergarten. When Christopher became a Calvary Crusader, she followed by becoming a room mother, an active volunteer and a substitute teacher. Ms. Hamon has spent 6 years as our second grade math, science, and social studies teacher and is looking for new challenges in third grade. Ms. Hamon has a love for singing and enjoys leading CES students in praise songs in chapel. This is Ms. Hamon’s seventh year at Calvary.

Charlyn Harris is the 1st grade Math, Science, and Social Studies teacher at Calvary. This will be her second year teaching at Calvary. However, Mrs. Harris completed 13 years of teaching in Fort Bend ISD before coming to Calvary. Her experiences include teaching Kindergarten and 1st grades, Reading Recovery, district science kit trainer, and other various curriculum activities. Mrs. Harris is a native Texan and Houstonian, receiving both her Bachelors and Masters degrees from the University of Houston in Elementary Education with an emphasis in the teaching of primary aged students. She enjoys spending time with her husband, Steve, and daughter, Delaney and other family members. In addition, Mrs. Harris is an avid reader and scrapbooker. She is looking forward to many wonderful years at Calvary.

Mrs. Stacy Hodges is the school nurse for Calvary Episcopal School. This is her first year joining the Calvary family. Mrs. Hodges has been a registered nurse for 17 years. She has worked 13 years as an emergency room nurse and the last 3 1/2 years were spent as a school nurse on the elementary level for Lamar Consolidated ISD. Mrs. Hodges and her family live in Fulshear and her two children attend Calvary Episcopal School.

Ms. Ikeler assumes the role of college and career counselor for students in the CECP program.She received her BA from the University of Texas and M.Ed. from the University of Houston brings over forty years of experience to Calvary. Ms. Ikeler has worked in the Houston, Alief and Fort Bend school districts, as well as in the private setting at Houston Learning Academy, Fort Bend Baptist Academy and Houston Baptist University. Ms. Ikeler is a member of American Counselor Association, American School Counselor Association, Texas Counselor Association, Texas School Counselor Association, Fort Bend Counselor Association & Texas Association of College Admissions Counselors. She lives in Sugar Land.

Rachelle Kanak joined the Calvary staff this year as the middle school computer teacher, yearbook advisor, and network manager. Ms. Kanak was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Rosenberg, before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Ms. Kanak worked in Houston and later in Austin as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for a Texas pharmacy cooperative of 600 pharmacies before partnering with a colleague to develop an online professional pharmaceutical compounding service and wellness business. Ms. Kanak sold the business in 2003 to begin teaching full time. Ms. Kanak taught for three years at Faith Lutheran School where she was the yearbook and student council advisor and taught middle school science, history, and computer applications. She worked as a Real Estate agent private tutor with middle and high school students before returning to teaching this year at Calvary. Ms. Kanak lives in Waterside Estates in Richmond with her family and attends St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Sugar Land, Texas.

Lynn Kidda is a member of our Calvary team as the second grade math, science, and social studies teacher. She is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana where she taught pre-k for eight years before moving to Houston. In HISD, Mrs. Kidda taught kindergarten for two years at an Environmental Science Magnet school. After moving into this area, she taught kindergarten right across the street at Jane Long Elementary for fifteen years. Mrs. Kidda and her husband, Jim are the proud parents of their son, Andrew. They are active members of Calvary Episcopal Church. When not teaching, she enjoys camping, fishing, and family activities. Mrs. Kidda feels blessed to be a part of our wonderful staff.

Jerry Krogel is the fourth grade literature, science and social studies teacher at Calvary. A native Houstonian, Jerry was born in St. Joseph’s Hospital. This is Jerry’s sixth year teaching at Calvary. He has previously served as home room parent, CPTO member and School Board member. Jerry has been associated with the school as a parent for eleven years. The Krogel family moved back to Texas from southern Germany in 1998 when Jerry retired from the U. S. Army. While in the military, Jerry served as a Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner in helicopters for 17 years teaching and evaluating. His last assignment was an eighteen month deployment to Bosnia to enforce the Dayton Peace Accord, ending the civil war in the Balkans region. Mr. Krogel graduated from the University of Houston, Suma Cum Laud, with a B.S. in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in history. He then attended ACT Houston alternative certification program in EC – 4. Jerry has one Crusader, Nate in eighth grade and former Crusader Alex in eleventh grade.

Rebecca Lazarou is the Head of Upper School, Calvary’s high school program, Calvary Episcopal College Prep. She was born outside of Buffalo, NY, but considers Houston, Texas her hometown. Mrs. Lazarou holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Houston as well as a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Math Education with a grade 6-12 teaching certification. Ms Lazarou just completed her MBA from University of Houston- Victoria. Rebecca Lazarou and her husband, Jacob, are proud parents of two children; one a new Crusader in PK and another starting Kindergarten this year at Calvar. This is her fifth year at Calvary, but has served in public education for 7 years in Lamar Consolidated and Alief ISD as math educator and specialist.

Missy McClellan is the 3rd grade Language Arts teacher at Calvary. Missy has also been involved with Calvary as a parent since 2001. Ms. McClellan was born in San Diego, CA. to a career Navy family. She spent most of her adolescent to teenage years in Fulton, NY and moved to West Columbia, TX in 1986. Ms. McClellan received her BBA degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and took post baccalaureate courses in education at the University of Houston. Ms. McClellan completed her education certification through the Region IV Alternative Certification Program. In her previous life, Ms. McClellan had been working at KnowledgeBase Marketing for 14 ½ years as a manager in the Processing Services department where she managed project teams as well as developed and implemented employee training programs. Jeff and Missy are the proud parents of 3 Crusaders: Will - 7th grade, Chris – 5th grade, and Katie – 3rd grade.

Coach Mac joined Calvary after nineteen years of teaching in Katy ISD, and the Lamar C. I.S.D. He graduated from the University of Houston in 1991 with a degree in History Teaching. He is also All-Level certified in Physical Education. He has coached football, basketball, track and soccer in the public school sector. Coach Mac is married to Peggy McStravick, with whom he has three children.

Lisa Mann is a native of Richmond and a graduate of Lamar Consolidated High School. She first became interested in teaching during high school and college experiences volunteering in residential services for the developmentally disabled. Ms. Mann graduated from the University of Houston in 1983, and spent eight years working in community relations for Richmond State School. From 1991 to 1999, Ms. Mann was an at-home mom and served in several volunteer positions including the Calvary Episcopal School Board, the Calvary Parent Teacher Organization, and the Richmond State School Volunteer Services Council. Ms. Mann re-entered the workforce as a substitute teacher at Calvary in 1999, and joined the middle school faculty in August 2000. She currently teaches seventh grade language arts, and eighth grade history. She also serves as the Head of Middle School.

Mrs. Holladay is originally from Panama City, Republic of Panama. She attended Colegio María Inmaculada, a Catholic private school from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Afer High School she traveled to USA to attend San Francisco State University, where she graduated with a Business Degree in International Marketing in 1984. As a professional, she worked for Hewlett Packard Company, in the Latin America Division, based in Palo Alto, California, and Miami, Florida. At HP she held the position of Software Customer Support Manager for HP affiliates in Latin America. Language and technical skills were required, including the ability to converse and understand Spanish, Portuguese and English. Working with HP national distributors and visiting their facilities, allowed for numerous opportunities to become familiar with the business and cultures of several Latin American countries, including Mexico, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and others. After a brief period at home, Mrs.Holladay decided to become a teacher. She attended the University of St. Thomas graduate program in conjunction with Region IV Alternative Certification and completed her training with certification in Bilingual/ESL instruction in addition to Early Childhood. She taught 4th grade for five years in Fort Bend ISD in English with Spanish support when needed. She became certified to teach Secondary Spanish in 1999 and taught high school level Spanish at Garcia Middle School for another five years. Mrs. Holladay enjoys teaching her native language, Spanish. She is starting her 16th year in education this year. Her children keep her very busy with dance competitions and college functions. She also likes to cook Latin dishes and exercise to the tunes of Merengue and Salsa.

A’Dell Morris is our Athletic Director and MS Physical Education teacher. She brings to Calvary 21 years teaching/coaching experience, both in private and public schools. In addition to teaching and coordinating athletic events, she is also our volleyball and girls basketball coach. This is her 3rd year to be part of the Calvary family. Mrs. Morris is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education and a minor in Biology. Her husband, Tommy and their two children, Lauren and Chase, who both attend Texas A&M, moved back to Richmond last year from Midland, Texas. Previously, Mrs. Morris lived in Richmond and was a teacher/coach for the Lamar School District in the early 80’s. She has enjoyed returning to old friends and familiar places as well as making Calvary her new home.

Tonia Nelson is the 5th grade Language Arts/Social Studies teacher at Calvary Episcopal. This is her 2nd year at Calvary but her 12th year teaching. She grew up in Houston and moved away in the 9th grade. Tonia graduated from the University of Houston in 1994 with a Bachelors degree in Education with an emphasis on reading. She also was married in the same year. Tonia and her husband moved back to Houston to start a family in the best city ever. They started their family last year and are proud parents of a now feisty 16 month old. Parenthood is awesome.

Molly Ness received her BS in Education from Kent State University and enjoyed a 35-year career as a public school choral and handbell director in Ohio and Texas. Her last 25 years were dedicated to the students in Alief ISD where she taught two years at Alief Middle School, and then 19 years at Elsik High School as the choral and handbell director, as well as serving as Performing Arts Department Chairman. The Elsik Chorale and Good Vibrations Handbell Choir performed under her direction for the Texas Music Educators Convention in 1988. She was honored as District Teacher of the Year in 1997. After retirement in 2001, Mrs. Ness taught part time at Albright Middle School where she added the Kachina Harp Society to the music program. In 2009, under provision of an educational grant, Molly returned to Elsik High School to offer assistance to the choral director there by working with individual members of the varsity choir. She frequently judges UIL and TMEA contests and enjoys providing clinics for choral and handbell groups aspiring to refine their performance for competitions. In 2008 Molly received her Certification in Music Ministry from Perkins Theological School at Southern Methodist University. She currently serves at Christ United Methodist Church in Sugar Land, where she is active in leading the handbell ministry, the Women’s Choir and The Sacred Harp Ensemble. She also teaches piano and harp at the CUMC Fine Arts Academy. Molly is a member of Choristers Guild, Texas Choral Directors Association, the Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts, the Gulf Coast Harp Society, the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, and serves as president of The Greater Houston Handbell Association. Molly is married to Ron, a retired teacher and coach. They have a daughter, Julia, teacher and coach in Katy ISD, who is married to a Houston police officer. They have blessed the family with two beautiful grandchildren.

Mary Newberry was born and raised in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. There she attended and then graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1970. Mary taught in Charleston, Missouri for six years. She and husband John then moved to Houston in 1976 and there they started their family being blessed with daughter Barbara and son Brian. In 1979 Mary taught fifth grade in Alief and then began her long career in the Katy school district. She taught on several levels throughout the last twenty-four years in both elementary and then middle school. Mary retired from public school teaching with 31 years experience. John and Mary have been married for 40 years and continue to make their home in Katy. Mary’s children live in Katy with their spouses and work in Houston. She is very excited to be teaching 7th grade Literature and 8th grade English and Literature. This will be Mary's 6th year to teach at Calvary.

Mrs. Palmer was born and raised in Temple, Texas. She graduated from Mary-Hardin Baylor University in 1974 with a BS in Education. She is certified K-12 and Early Childhood Development. Mrs. Palmer has 25 years teaching experience in the Richmond-Rosenberg area. Before beginning her teaching career Mrs. Palmer worked for the Texas Department of Health as a training and recruitment officer and Professional Registered Sanitarian inspecting restaurants, schools, daycare facilities and foster care homes. Mrs. Palmer and her husband, Charles, have been in the Richmond-Rosenberg area for 30 years. They have a grown daughter and four grandchildren. Their son lives and works in San Marcos, Texas while attending Southwest University. The Palmers enjoy the outdoors fishing, Astros games, Houston Rockets, and the Aeros.

Kimberly Pittman is the 5th grade Math, Science, and Spelling teacher at Calvary Episcopal. This is her 1st year teaching at Calvary. She grew up in Athens, Georgia and just recently moved to Texas. Kimberly graduated from the University of Georgia in 2007 with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and worked directly with children in that field for the last 2 years. Kimberly will be the new Calvary Cheerleading Sponsor and is looking forward to an awesome year here at CES.

Mrs. Rector teaches middle school math at CES. She is in her 9th year of teaching after being a stay-at-home mom for 11 years. Mrs. Rector grew up in Louisiana and holds a BS degree in Vocational Education from Louisiana State University. She obtained additional certification in multiple subjects from University of Redlands in Redlands, CA. Mrs. Rector is married to David, and they have 3 teenage children. The Rector family has traveled and/or lived in many places around the world.

Colleen Sanders earned her Bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Texas and her Masters in Educational Administration from the University of Houston-Main Campus. She just completed her 34th year in public education, all served in Alief ISD. Ms. Sanders began her teaching career as a K-5 science teacher but later served as a 4th grade teacher, a K-5 GT teacher, and a K-5 Language Arts Specialist before moving into administration. Ms. Sander’s administrative experience includes 3 years as an elementary assistant principal and 6 years as an elementary school principal. For the past 8 years her leadership experience has been working with 29 campuses as assistant superintendent for elementary and intermediate schools in Alief. Ms. Sanders has a 29 year old son, Brian, who is a sportscaster for KXAN-NBC station in Austin, TX. She currently lives in Sugar Land with her two dogs, Sadie and Callie.

Pam Smalley teaches middle school and elementary Physical Education at Calvary Episcopal School. Her goal is to promote and encourage all students to participate in physical activities for the rest of their lives. She graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in Physical Education and Health. She is currently involved as a cadette Girl Scout leader in Fort Bend County. This is her 6th year teaching at Calvary, and 3rd year to coach the cheerleaders. Mrs. Smalley has been married 18 years to Dwayne and has two daughters. Autumn graduated from Calvary and now attends Foster High School. She is a member of the Flair dance team. Ryann is an 8th grader here at Calvary. She cheers, plays volleyball, basketball and runs track for the school. The Smalley family enjoys camping, boating, and floating the Guadalupe river.

Mrs. Ashley Smith teaches middle school science here at Calvary Episcopal School. She joined the Calvary family after teaching 6th and 8th grade science in Lamar CISD. Mrs. Smith received her teaching certification through the alternative teaching certification program from Region IV. Prior to teaching, Ms. Smith worked for seven years as a Microbiologist/Medical Technologist. She has a B.S. in Biology/ Microbiology and a minor in Chemistry from Southeastern Louisiana University. She also has a degree in Medical Technology from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA and is accredited by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Mrs. Smith and her husband Joe have been residents of Richmond, Tx. and a proud CES parents for the past six years. Mrs. Smith has a wonderful son Gabriel who is excited to begin fifth grade here at Calvary. Mrs. Smith also has a younger son Liam who will be joining the three year old program at St. John’s School for Little Children this year.

Malcolm Smith is the Headmaster of Calvary Episcopal School and College Prep. He is a native Houstonian, graduating from Lamar High School (Houston) and the University of Houston with a BS in Education in 1973. He earned his MEd in Secondary Educational Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1976 and attended Texas A&M University where he received his superintendent’s certification and completed his doctoral coursework in Instructional Leadership. Mr. Smith served thirty years in public school education as an elementary and middle school teacher, elementary and middle school principal in the Katy school district, and Director of Curriculum and Executive Director of Elementary Education in the Lamar school district. This is his tenth year at Calvary.

James Talton graduated from graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Music Education degree. While attending Baylor he participated in the Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Jazz Bands. He graduated from East Texas State University in 1996 with a Master is Music Education.

Amanda Thompson is the 4th grade Math and Language Arts teacher. This is her fourth year at Calvary, and she has many years of experience in both public and other private schools. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphases in both math and music. She has a son, Cameron, who is also a Crusader, and has been married to her husband Nathan for thirteen years. They also have two cats, Katie who is three years old and Tiny who is fourteen. Amanda has a love for music and sings in the choir and praise band at Faith United Methodist Church. She strives to put as much music and movement as she can in her math and language arts classes.

Heather Velez is the Music teacher for PreK through 4th grade. This is Mrs. Velez’s first year here at Calvary, however, she has taught music for all ages in both public school and church settings. Mrs. Velez has a Bachelors Degree in music and is Certified to teach PK-12,general, instrumental, and vocal music. Mrs. Velez has called Richmond home for 12 years. She and her husband Mike have been married 16 years and have two daughters, who are 9 and 10. Mrs. Velez is very excited to be at Calvary and is looking forward to an exciting and challenging year.