faculty | welcome to new faculty and staff High School Dean Jackson will teach high school English and assist with varsity tennis and middle school basketball. He graduated from Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia and attended Georgia State University. Prior to Wesleyan, Dean taught honors English at Northview High School. In addition, he is a Fellowship of Christian Athletes Advisor. Dean, his wife Rachel, and two boys, Nathaniel, 11, and Benjamin, 8, attend Johns Creek First United Methodist Church. Rachel teaches Kindergarten at Medlock Bridge Elementary School.
Kendra Morris will teach high school English and be responsible for the Literary Magazine. She graduated from the Marist School in Atlanta and attended the University of Notre Dame, earning a Bachelor of Arts double majoring in English and Liberal Studies. In addition, she holds a masters in the Art of Teaching English from Agnes Scott College. Kendra enjoys attending her children’s activities, playing tennis and volleyball, her women’s Bible study, serving as the PTA vice-president at Simpson Elementary, and serving with “Hands of Love” ministry. Kendra previously taught at Wesleyan from 1999 - 2008 and has spent the past four years at home with her youngest child. While at Wesleyan, she received the yearbook dedication from the class of 2003. Prior to teaching at Wesleyan, she was awarded the Teacher of the Year award, selected by her colleagues, at Atlanta Country Day School. Kendra, her husband Mike, and their children, Fletcher, 9, Lily, 8, and Piper, 3, attend Simpsonwood United Methodist Church. Whitney Panetta joins the Wesleyan staff as the Fine Arts Administrative Assistant and will also teach two art classes and coach middle school softball and JV girls lacrosse. She graduated from Roswell High School. After high school, Whitney attended the University of Georgia, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education and a Masters of Art Education. She enjoys making art in her spare time, painting, and volunteering with Relay for Life. Prior to Wesleyan, she taught at Eastside High School in Covington, Georgia. At Eastside, she was awarded two grants for lessons she planned and was named one of Eastside’s top teachers in 2011. Whitney and her husband Nick attend Roswell Presbyterian Church. Guillermo Vallejo will teach high school Spanish and serve as an assistant varsity girls soccer coach and middle school volleyball coach. He graduated from Calasancio High School in Columbia and attended Universidad Distrital Bogata earning a Bachelors degree in Modern Language. He also holds a masters degree in Spanish as a second language from the Universidad de Leon Spain and a Specialist degree in Linguistics from the Universidad La Gran Colombia. Guillermo enjoys playing and watching sports, reading, dancing salsa and merengue with his wife, and is a volunteer soccer referee for the Latino community in Queens, New York. Prior to Wesleyan, he taught Spanish and coached at Marymount School of New York City. Guillermo, his wife, and their children Evelyn, 23, Lauren, 22, Alexandra, 16, and Sofia, 12, attend St. Francis de Sales in Manhattan.
Administration & Staff Brian Morgan joins the Wesleyan staff as the Director of Information Services, including technology, library, and photography services. He graduated from Norcross High School and attended Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Management. He enjoys volunteering at Wesleyan, playing tennis, and sports. Prior to joining the Wesleyan staff in April, Brian worked for the Microsoft Corporation and most recently was self-employed running his photography business, Brianography. Brian’s wife Carey is Wesleyan’s lower school administrative assistant and his children Ramey, a rising 11th grader, and Rachel, a rising 8th grader attend Wesleyan. The Morgan family are members at Simpsonwood United Methodist Church.
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Emily Zaritz will teach high school English and help in the Writing Lab after school. She graduated from Chattahoochee High School and attended the University of Georgia earning a Bachelor of Science in English. She plans to pursue a Masters in Theological Studies in the near future. Emily enjoys reading, writing, spending time with family, and volunteering in the Johns Creek Baptist Church Preschool and Children’s Ministry. She has taught at Chattahoochee High School for the past nine years. Emily, her husband Paul, and children, Kailey Kate, 6, and Luca, 3, attend Johns Creek Baptist Church.
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