Faculty

William (Bill) F. Roach, Jr. wroach@greermiddlecollege.org
Bill face Dr. Roach is the Principal / Executive Director at GMC. He holds a BA in Political Science and a MA in Educational Leadership from Furman University, an Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership from USC, and recently topped it off by completing his ph.D. in Educational Leadership at Furman before the close of 2012. In Greenville County he has coached, taught Social Studies, served as Assistant Principal, IB Coordinator and Principal. Mr. Roach came to GMC last year from Berea High School where he served as principal for 7 years.
Michelle Allen mallen@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Mrs. Allen is starting her 2nd year at GMC this year.  She is a Greenville native with a Bachelors of Science degree in History, Secondary Education from Appalachian State University.  This is Mrs. Allen’s 13th year in education and she loves being in the classroom at GMC.  Mrs. Allen has taught a wide variety of social studies classes over the years and is excited to be teaching Global Studies 2 and Economics this year.
Judy Bagley jbagley@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
judy bagley face Mrs. Bagley has taught for various schools in Greenville County. She holds a BS in Business Administration from Winthrop University and a MAT in Education from Converse College. She teaches Resource.
Amy Ballard aballard@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Amy Ballard Amy Ballard is the new Assistant Principal at GMC. She holds a BA in Secondary Education–Mathematics and a M.Ed. in Adminstration and Supervision from Clemson. Her Ed.S. and Ph.D. in Educational Administration are both from USC. She taught math and coached cheerleading for 6 years. Dr. Ballard comes to us from Laurens District 55 where she was an assistant principal for the past 4 years.
Melanie Bargar mbargar@greermiddlecollege.org
Melanie face Melanie Bargar is Director of Development. She is a former teacher in the Greenville County School District and has 2 sons attending GMC. Her passion is to see our school grow to become the school of choice in Greenville County. Her responsibilities include Fundraising, Parent Volunteers, Student Recruitment, Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising.
Shelly Bishop
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Bishop This is Mrs. Bishop’s 2nd year at GMC. She taught at Mauldin High for seven years. She has a BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University and a M. Ed. from Anderson University. Mrs. Bishop was in corporate America for 18 years before making the transition to education. She will be teaching Marketing, Advertising, Accounting and Service Learning this year. She, her husband Christian, and daughter Bailey (12) are excited to be a part of the Blazer family!
Alex Brilliandt
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Mr. Brilliandt is our Freshman Success and Film/Video teacher. He received his BFA in Filmmaking from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and went on to earn his MAT in Secondary English at Converse College. Mr. Brilliandt previously served as an Adjunct English Instructor at Spartanburg Community College and has also worked for the National High School Institute at Northwestern University as a Faculty Associate.
Frankie Casey fcasey@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Mrs. Casey is a founding member of GMC! She is entering her 5th year and will be teaching English III. She received her B.S. from The Ohio State University and her M.A.T. from Converse College. She has been married five years to her amazing husband, Erik, and their daughter Grace just turned one year old.
Logan Chandler lchandler@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Logan Chandler Logan Chandler is GMC’s new guidance counselor. She has an M.Ed. in School Counseling from Clemson University and B.A. from Wofford College. She worked for two years for the University of Virginia.
Denise Clark dclark@greermiddlecollege.org
Denise face Denise Clark assists with attendance, enrollment and office support. Before coming to Greer Middle College she was employed by Greenville County Schools for over ten years.
Kris Cowdrey kcowdrey@greermiddlecollege.org
We would like to welcome Kris Cowdrey to GMC as the new Resource Aide! Please join us in welcoming her to the family.
John Cochran jcochran@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Mr. Cochran taught at Greenville Technical College for four years before coming to GMC in 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from The University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Teaching English from Converse College. He teaches English 4, Film Criticism and some electives.
Chas Crenshaw ccrenshaw@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Chas Crenshaw Please join us in welcoming our new Athletic Director, Chas Crenshaw. We are happy to have him join the GMC family!
Caitlin Diener cdiener@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Mrs. Diener is new to GMC this year. Last year she taught at Greenville Technical Charter High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics Education from Bob Jones University. She will be teaching Algebra 2, Probability and Statistics, and Math Strategies this year.
Crystal Earle cearle@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Ms. Earle teaches Senior Project. Her educational background includes a BS in Therapeutic Recreation from Clemson University and a Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of South Carolina. She is also the girls’ soccer coach and co-sponsor of Beta Club.
Nathan Gallion ngallion@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
nathan gallion face This is Mr. Gallion second year at GMC. Before teaching here, Mr. Gallion taught in Greenville County for five years and in the Philippines for two. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from Bob Jones University and has lived in the Greenville area for 13 years. He currently teaches Government and Global Studies II and is proud to be a Blazer!
Alexander George ageorge@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
alexander george face This will be Mr. George’s fourth year at GMC.  Mr. George has taught Physical Science at Greer Middle College for two years and this year he will teach Chemistry for the second year. He earned his bachelors degree in Composite Science Education from Bob Jones University.
Sofia Gonzalez sgonzalez@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Ms. Gonzalez has taught for 16 years and seven of those in Greenville, South Carolina. She holds her Bachelor’s degree from Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile and her Master’s in Education from Anderson University, South Carolina. She teaches Spanish 1 and Spanish 3.
Melinda Hall mhall@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Melinda Hall is the new Master Teacher for the TAP program at GMC.  She holds a BA in Secondary Education—English from Clemson University and a M.Ed. in Secondary English from Converse College.  Ms. Hall is also a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent Young Adult English Language Arts (AYA-ELA 2002). She has taught middle and high school English for twenty years, and most recently worked as a middle and high school instructional coach.
Leeann Lewis llewis@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Ms. Lewis has taught at Lugoff Elgin High, and in Greenville at Northwest Middle School, Bryson Middle School, Lakeview Middle School and Lifelong Learning. She has been at Greer Middle College for three years. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College and a Masters of Education from Southern Wesleyan University. She has taught Algebra I, II, Geometry and Math Support. This is her fourth year at GMC and loves every minute of it.
Keith McCaskill kmccaskill@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
keith mccaskill face Mr. McCaskill is teaching Physical Science and Physics. He received an A.A. from Spartanburg Methodist, B.S. in Science Education from Clemson University, Master in Science Education from Clemson and +30 from various universities in the Upstate. Before coming to GMC in 2010, Mr. McCaskill taught at Greer Middle for 8 years, Hillcrest High for 10 years and Riverside High for 16 years. Mr. McCaskill is certified to teach all science courses.
Wendy McKinney wmckinney@greermiddlecollege.org
Wendy face Wendy McKinney is the Office Manager at GMC. She takes care of the myriad of details involved in running the school office. Before coming to GMC in 2009, she worked for 3 years at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville.
Julie Moore jmoore@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
julie moore face Mrs. Moore is our technology teacher. She holds an AOS in Accounting from Utica School of Commerce Utica/Rome , a BPS in Management/Accounting from SUNY College of Technology Utica/Rome and a Masters + 30 from SUNY at Oswego College and Converse College in Business Education. She has been a teacher for 14 yrs. Mrs. Moore teaches Business Computer Applications and Digital Literacy.  She is also the Yearbook advisor.
Lydia Newell
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Newell Mrs. Newell teaches Spanish 2 and 3. This is her second year at GMC and her fifth year of teaching. She holds a B.A. degree in Spanish Education from Bob Jones University and has studied in Spain and traveled to Mexico and Costa Rica.
Danielle Oslager doslager@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
danielle oslanger face Ms. Oslager graduated from Clemson University with a BA in Secondary Education – Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences in May of 2010. She loves baseball, especially the Atlanta Braves. She teaches Algebra II.
Kayvon Pourmand kpourmand@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Mr. Pourmand is the school’s Systems Administrator. After graduating from Greenville Tech Charter High School with two associates degrees, Mr. Pourmand earned a BS in Journalism from Boston University in 2008.
Laura Sawicki lsawicki@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
laura sawicki face Ms. Sawicki teaches Biology and Marine Science. She has a BS and M. Ed in Secondary Science Teaching from Clemson University. She has taught for 9 years – 4 years at Berea High School, 2 years at Solomon Christian School in WA. and 3 years at GMC.
Megan Schonhar mschonhar@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
megan face Ms. Schonhar graduated from Furman University in May 2010 with a BA in English. The is her second year at GMC. She teaches English 2, Creative Writing and Contemporary Literature.
David Smith dsmith@greermiddlecollege.org
david smith face Mr. Smith is teaching Leadership this year at GMC. He graduated from Western Carolina University with a BS/BA and Clemson University with a masters degree in Educational Leadership. Coach Smith has been a teacher and coach in Greenville County for 21 years. This is his third year at GMC.
Kelley Smith ksmith@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
kelley As graduate of Clemson University, Ms. Smith is proud to be a Clemson Tiger! She has a passion for helping today’s youth and encourages them constantly to pursue their goals and dreams. She serves as GMC’s college seminar instructor, Student Government Advisor, Volleyball coach, and Beta Club Co-Advisor.
Ryan Stone rstone@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Bill face This Mr. Stone’s second year teaching and he is excited to be at Greer Middle College. He is a graduate of Furman University, where he studied History and Ancient Greek Language and Literature. He attended graduate school at Converse, where he received a Masters of Arts in Teaching. His wife (who also teaches high school social studies) and he live in Greenville with their twin boys, Will and John. He teaches Current Events, World Cultures and News Production.
Rebecca Sudduth rsudduth@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Rebecca face Rebecca Sudduth is beginning her second year at Greer Middle College. She was a guidance counselor and English teacher at Travelers Rest High School for 19 years. She holds two degrees from Clemson University – a in BA Secondary Education English and a MEd in Counseling and Guidance Services. She is the Dean of Students/Guidance Counselor at GMC.
Ella Kate Williams ekwilliams@greermiddlecollege.org | Webpage
Bill face In December 2010, Ms. Williams graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics Teaching. She has been passionate about math her entire life and is excited to share that passion with her students. She teaches Geometry.