Celebrating 32 North Carolina Alumni Principals
October is National Principals Month and we are celebrating these 32 TFA alumni who are currently serving as school leaders in Charlotte, the Piedmont-Triad, and the eastern region of North Carolina. We hope you will join us in honoring these incredible K-12 principals for their dedication, persistence, and leadership!
Elena Ashburn (ENC '07)
Erin Coles (Metro Atlanta '07)
Paul Barnhardt (Greater Delta '01)
Anna Blessington (Houston '98)
Lauren Bloom (New Jersey '00)
Malcolm Brooks (Metro Atlanta '03)
Ari Cohen (Los Angeles '95)
Jeffrey Cook (ENC '95)
Stephanie Costa (CPT '07)
Elena Ashburn (Eastern North Carolina '07)
Broughton High School
Paul Barnhardt (Greater Delta '01)
Charlotte Lab Lower School
Anna Blessington (Houston '98)
Northwest Cabarrus STEM
Lauren Bloom (New Jersey '00)
Whitewater Academy
Malcolm Brooks (Metro Atlanta '03)
KIPP Change Academy
Ari Cohen (Los Angeles '95)
Leesville Road Elementary School
Erin Coles (Metro Atlanta '07)
Highland Renaissance Academy
Jeffrey Cook (Eastern North Carolina '95)
Wilson Middle School Academy
Stephanie Costa (Charlotte-Piedmont Triad '07)
Brassfield Road Elementary School
Ashley Johnson (ENC '11)
Melanie Forte (ENC '13)
Lauren Lampron (ENC '10)
Caroline Linker (ENC '12)
Joseph Lofstedt (ENC '13)
Timothy Mudd (ENC '06)
Kelly Anne Mudd (ENC '06)
MaryAnn Crews (ENC '04)
Lauren Fowler (CPT '08)
Gerard Falls (ENC '13)
Lauren Hinnant (ENC '09)
Michael Jerrell (CPT '08)
MaryAnn Crews (Eastern North Carolina '04)
Oxford Prep
Gerard Falls (Eastern North Carolina '13)
The Capitol Encore Academy
Melanie Forte (Eastern North Carolina '13)
Henderson Collegiate Middle School
Lauren Fowler (Charlotte-Piedmont Triad '08)
Myers Park Traditional Elementary School
Lauren Hinnant (Eastern North Carolina '09)
Manning Elementary
Michael Jerrell (Charlotte-Piedmont Triad '08)
Bain Elementary
Ashley Johnson (Eastern North Carolina '11)
Henderson Collegiate Elementary School
Lauren Lampron (Eastern North Carolina '10)
Southwest Edgecombe High School
Caroline Linker (Eastern North Carolina '12)
WG Pearson STEAM Elementary School
Joseph Lofstedt (Eastern North Carolina '13)
KIPP Halifax Elementary School
Timothy Mudd (Eastern North Carolina '06)
Red Oak Middle School
Kelly Anne Mudd (Eastern North Carolina '06)
Martin Millennium Academy
Taro Shigenobu (ENC '13)
Erica Shoulders-Royster (ENC '98)
Keith Starr (ENC '06)
Jeremy Wall (ENC '10)
Rachael Neill (CPT '05)
Shane O'Neal (GNO '91)
Nemal Patel (CPT '11)
Meg Scott (South Louisiana '05)
Alexander Quigley (Greater Delta '99)
Courtlyn Reeves (CPT '11)
Hugh Scott (ENC '06)
Rachael Neill (Charlotte-Piedmont Triad '05)
Quail Hollow Middle School
Shane O'Neal (Greater New Orleans '91)
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Nemal Patel (Charlotte-Piedmont Triad '11)
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
Alexander Quigley (Greater Delta '99)
Healthy Start Academy
Courtlyn Reeves (Charlotte-Piedmont Triad '11)
Ridge Road Middle School
Meg Scott (South Louisiana '05)
Charlotte Lab Primary School
Hugh Scott (Eastern North Carolina '06)
Southern Nash High School
Taro Shigenobu (Eastern North Carolina '13)
Henderson Collegiate High School
Erica Shoulders-Royster (Eastern North Carolina '98)
Franklin County Early College High School
Keith Starr (Eastern North Carolina '06)
KIPP Pride High School
Jeremy Wall (Eastern North Carolina '10)
Maureen Joy Charter School