Faculty and Staff

Administration

Get to know our passionate educators, driven by faith and expertise, dedicated to guiding students on their journey.

Vayle Carruthers grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada. He attended BJU where he met his wife Donna and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music. Vayle and Donna were married, moved to Charleston, and started teaching at Northside in the summer of 1987.

Vayle Carruthers

Administrator, vcarruthers@northsideministries.com

Greg graduated in 1989 from Bob Jones University with a Bachelors of Arts, where he majored in Bible education and minored in history. A few years later in 1992, he graduated from Bob Jones University with a Masters of Education. Greg also is a licensed tour guide from the city of Charleston.

Greg Rysta

High School Supervisor, grysta@northsideministries.com

Candi Brittain is a graduate of University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education with a minor in science. She spent three years teaching in Sydney, Australia and three years as an army officer. This is Mrs. Brittain’s 26th year teaching at Northside Christian School.

Candi Brittain

Elementary Supervisor, cbrittain@northsideministries.com

Angie Smith

Day Care & Preschool Supervisor, asmith@northsideministries.com

Staff

From our friendly office team to our diligent maintenance staff, each member plays a crucial role in creating a welcoming and supportive environment for our students and their families.

Jeanine Porter

School Secretary, jporter@northsideministries.com

Emily Upshur

School Secretary, eupshur@northsideministries.com

Luana Hock

Kitchen Staff, lhock@northsideministries.com

Tommy Thomas

Housekeeping, tthomas@northsideministries.com

David Cresswell

Facilities Administrator, dcresswell@northsideministries.com

Pre-K and Kindergarten

Angie Smith

Child Care Director, asmith@northsideministries.com

Shelly Clark

K3, sclark@northsideministries.com

Kristen Smeltzer

K3, ksmeltzer@northsideministries.com

Kaleigh Hoff

K3, khoff@northsideministries.com

Jodi Colpitt

K4, jcolpitt@northsideministries.com

Becca Price

K4, bprice@northsideministries.com

Victoria Kettula

K4, vkettula@northsideministries.com

Tiffany Haun

K5, thaun@northsideministries.com

Alyssa Vollnogle

K5, avollnogle@northsideministries.com

Elementary

Christina Guerra

1st Grade, cguerra@northsideministries.com

Kim Haymaker

2nd Grade, khaymaker@northsideministries.com

Jaclyn Boyer

2nd Grade, jboyer@northsideministries.com

Christine Upshur

Third Grade, cupshur@northsideministries.com

Cindy Lynch

4th Grade, clynch@northsideministries.com

Jamie Barnes

5th Grade, jbarnes@northsideministries.com

Rachel Thomas

6th Grade, rthomas@northsideministries.com

Bethany Jewett

Elementary PE & Computer, bjewett@northsideministries.com

Jodi Shaleen

Choirs, Handbells, Private Lessons, bprice@northsideministries.com

Junior High and High School

Colleen Wilson

Middle School, cwilson@northsideministries.com

Meghan Boutwell

Middle School, mboutwell@northsideministries.com

Ashlynn Bailey

High School Science, abailey@northsideministries.com

Claire Kriese

JH & HS Math, ckriese@northsideministries.com

Greg Rysta

History, Bible, Volleyball, grysta@northsideministries.com

Noah Westman-Barth

High School English, nwestmanbarth@northsideministries.com

Bethany Jewett

MS Girls’ Health, PE, Speech, Coaching, bjewett@northsideministries.com

Vayle Carruthers

Computer, IT, vcarruthers@northsideministries.com

Dan Smith

Athletic Director, Bible, PE, Soccer, Basketball, dsmith@northsideministries.com

Jodi Shaleen

Handbells, Private Lessons, Accompanist, jshaleen@northsideministries.com

Dr. David Shaleen

Fine Arts Director, Bands and Choirs, dshaleen@northsideministries.com

Contact Us

Reach out to us with any inquiries or to schedule a visit, as we look forward to welcoming you to our faith-driven community.


Phone:
(843) 797-2690
Email: office@northsidecharleston.com

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