Education Leadership Partners

Education Leadership Partners

The South Carolina Aquarium Online curriculum is the result of the work of teachers from all over South Carolina. This is a list of the educators who participated in the Aquarium’s Education Leadership Partner (ELP) course and whose ideas were incorporated into this curriculum. This program is supported by a grant from the Honda USA Foundation.

Julie Bailey
Newington Elementary
Summerville, SC
Kindergarten Teacher
jubailey@dorchester2.k12.sc.us

Holly Blair
Charleston, SC
hollyblair@gmail.com

Mary Brown
Rock Hill, SC
Retired Teacher
mlbrownrhsc@live.com

Frances Bryan
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Retired Teacher
Jfbryan6@gmail.com

Katrina Bryan
Mason Preparatory School
Charleston, SC
Assistant Headmaster
bryank@masonprep.org

Tamela Cannada
Mountain View Elementary School
Taylors, SC
3rd Grade Teacher
tcannada@greenville.k12.sc.us

Barbara Eager
Charleston, SC
Retired Teacher
beager67@yahoo.com

Rebecca Evans
Fennell Elementary
Yemassee, SC
Kindergarten Teacher
revans@hcsdsc.org

Kimberly Fulco
Green Charter School
North Charleston, SC
Kindergarten Teacher
kfulco@scgreencharter.org

Courtney Gerstenmaier Felton
cegerste@gmail.com

Ellen Gower
Charleston, SC
Retired Teacher
gowerclan@aol.com

Tamara Kirshtein
North Charleston High
North Charleston, SC
Science Teacher
tamsam2@aol.com

Tricia Kyzer
Wild Oak Independant School
Hendersonville, NC
3rd-6th Grade Teacher
tricia.kyzer@gmail.com

Tim Lee
Jones Gap State Park
Cleveland, SC
Park Naturalist
tlee@scprt.com

Linda Lentz
Charleston, SC
Retired Teacher
lslentz@comcast.net

Carmelina Livingston
S2TEM Centers SC
Goose Creek, SC
Lead Education Specialist
clivingston@s2temsc.org

Alene Lowe
Divine Redeemer School
Hanahan, SC
5th-8th Grade Teacher
alowe@drcs.co

Sue Morrison
Charleston, SC
Retired Teacher
suemorrisonverizon@gmail.com

Pat Pierce 
Myrtle Beach, SC
Blended Learning Coach and Teacher
sciencelady@earthlink.net

Andrew Powell
Hartsville, SC
South Florence High School
Science Teacher
anpowell@fsd1.org

Christine Rolka
Midland Valley High
Graniteville, SC
Science Teacher
crolka@acpsd.net

Robin Rutherford 
Charleston, SC
Retired Teacher
robin.rutherford5@gmail.com

Karey Santos 
Aiken, SC
Retired Teacher
kareysantos@gmail.com

Robin Sheek 
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Retired Teacher
robinsheek@comcast.net

Margaret Spigner 
Charleston, SC
Retired Teacher
margspigner@gmail.com

Gina Varat 
Christ Church Episcopal School
Greenville, SC
5th Grade Teacher
oldfort98@att.net

Carla White
Midland Valley High
Graniteville, SC
Science Teacher
cwhite3@acpsd.net

Alene Wilkins 
Summerville, SC
Retired Teacher
wilkinsdms@gmail.com

Michele Wright
ALA Charter School
Lexington, SC
Science Teacher
michele.lynn.ross@gmail.com

ELP V - 2023

Julie Bailey
Rebecca Evans
Kimberly Fulco
Tamara Kirshtein

Tricia Kyzer
Alene Lowe
Andrew Powell

Christine Rolka
Carla White
Michele Wright

ELP IV - 2001

Tamela Cannada
Jane Ellenberg
Cassandra Kimmerly
Tim Lee
Ellen Readen
Carol St. Clair

Barbara Eager
Jackie Fritz
Christina Kleindt
Connie Leverett
Lori Smith
Gina Varat

Deborah Elek
Susan Gaines
Gwendolyn Lawrimore
Thomas Littlejohn
Norma Smith

ELP III - 2000

Ginger Allen
Beth Blaskowitz
Melissa Harvey
Christie Kittrell
Mary O’Leary
JoLynn Prochaska
Jane Settle
Barbara Williams

Jane Benton
Colette Dryden
Arthur Holmes
Barbara Kulisek
Harold Oberg
Robin Rutherford
Janet Strickland

Eileen Bergreen
Dale Ginn
Laura Kent
Lois Lewis
Derenda Phillips
Sophie Sanders
Melissa Vogt

ELP II - 1999

Kathleen Bibb
Jennifer Cobb
Linda Lentz
Dana Penick
Melinda Spencer

Catherine Byrd
Cole Holman
Nancy McGinnis
Heather Rembold
Gail Wilkinson

Helen Campbell
Mary Lou Jones
Robert Page
Tara Richter
Deborah Willis

ELP I - 1998

Robbie Allen
Mary Brown
Kathy Gillespie
Anna Hilton
Mark Musselman
Karey Santos
Margaret Spigner

Bunny Beckham
Frances Bryan
Christine Harris
A.B. Marshall
Tina Pateracki
Linda Shelley

Deborah Belflower
Cindy Gardner
Mindy Hester
Carole McAfee
Pat Pierce
Barbara Silver