Dr. Brad Griggs - Head of School
Cambridge Academy is led by Dr. Brad Griggs. Dr. Griggs has served as Assistant Head of School and Upper and Middle School Science instructor. Additionally, Dr. Griggs has helped prepare our upperclasses for the SAT and ACT, served as the advisor for the National Honor Society, and brought many other positive changes to the school. Before joining the Cambridge Academy faculty, Dr. Griggs was on faculty at Piedmont Technical College and served as the Dean of Arts & Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and a B.S. in Biology from Clemson University. He, his wife Rachel, and daughter Lauren, a senior, attend First Presbyterian, where he serves as an Elder.
Administrative Team
Assistant Head of School/Division Head - Lower School
Melissa Funderburk
Division Head - Early Childhood Learning
Kaitlyn Bourne
Division Head - Middle School
Patti McGehee
Director of Student Affairs/ Division Head - Upper School
Abbie Gregory
Business Manager
Thelma Wilkie
Director of Enrollment Management and Student Records
Joe Benson
School Counselor/ DSS Daycare Coordinator
Leigh Croyle
Student Government Association
School Officers
Julia Donaghy President
Reagan Myers Vice-President
Alaina Cresswell Treasurer
Morgan Benson Secretary
Faith Kennedy Historian
Upper School Representatives Middle School Representative
Jasmine Capaccio (11th grade) Anna Elizabeth Turner (6th grade)
Marisa Hansen (10th grade)
Zaylee Landmesser (11th grade)
Avari Mitchell (9th Grade)
Braxton Phillips (11th grade)
Board of Trustees
Jennifer Mapes - Chair
Bill Irwin - Vice-Chair
Adam Bacot - Treasurer
John Moore - Secretary
Jennifer Goldman
Pamela Hamilton
Amy Love Johnson
Mandy Price
Reid Walker
Mary Weaver
Samantha Valkenburg
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Brad Griggs - Head of School
Ginny Edwards - CAPTA
Julia Donaghy - Student Body Representative
Robert Rooney - Director of Athletics
Email may be sent to the Board at board@cambridgeacademy.org