Brittany Niles is so happy to be a part of our Carolina Prep family!  Although originally from Florida, she has lived most of here life here in Greenville, South Carolina.  Brittany has been working with young children for over 5 years and is rewarded by the difference she makes in their little lives everyday.  She brings her artistic and crafty talents into the classroom with her creative activities for young infants!  Along with loving children and animals, Brittany’s family is the biggest part of her life!

Ms. Rebecca Barr joins our Greenville community from Powdersville, SC!  She attended Anderson University where she earned her degree in Multi-categorical Special Education.  Rebecca has spent over 12 years working with young children and in special education classrooms.  Rebecca strives to help her students gain daily living skills and to grow physically as well as mentally.  Rebecca also volunteers twice a year for The Special Olympics.  Her parents have been her biggest inspiration in life because of their dedication to loving others!  Outside of school, you can find Rebecca crafting, watching Netflix, swimming, and visiting her favorite place, Hunting Island State Park.  One day, she plans to travel to Wellington, Colorado!

Melissa Sharpless grew up in Sumter, South Carolina and graduated from Laurence Manning Academy.  She received a BA degree in Elementary Education from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.  Mrs. Sharpless has taught pre-school for 12 years and has worked primarily with 2-5 year olds.  She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and cheering on the Clemson Tigers!

Ms. Jyrdan is devoted to working with young children and helping them reach their developmental milestones.  Jyrdan has been working with children since 2013 and is excited to work as our Rotating Teaching in our youngest classrooms!  Jyrdan attended the University of West Georgia, and has an Assistant in Nursing degree along with a certification to be a nursing assistant.  In her time outside of work, she enjoys watching football, being with friends and family, traveling, and scrapbooking!  Fun fact about Jyrdan:  She loves aquariums, and anywhere else there are fish!!  Help us welcome Jyrdan to the Carolina Prep team!

Chelsea is one of our Pre-Prepper Teachers. She is very excited to be teaching here with the teachers, students and parents and getting to know everyone along the way. Chelsea was born and raised here in Greenville, where she attended Berea High School and graduated in the year 2010. It was in her senior year that she learned her love for children through service learning, and then began pursuing a degree in Elementary Education at the University of South Carolina Upstate while also still learning and training in educational facilities. She attended Upstate for 3 1/2 years, then she learned that her and her high school sweetheart were expecting. She decided to stay home and become a full time mom. After staying home with her daughter for a year and a half she went back to her passion of working with children. Since then, Chelsea has learned many new things and she tries to apply that knowledge daily with the kiddos. When she is not teaching, Chelsea enjoys spending time with her family, singing, dancing and cooking to relax or just enjoy having a good time. She has been known to have a silly personality and  loves applying it into the classroom, she also enjoy being warm, and understanding as she finds that children learn discipline best through understanding and care.”

Alissa Pace is one of our Prepper teachers. She is originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She received her BA degree in Mass Communications from USC-Upstate. She worked in Spartanburg District 1 schools for 4 years, first as a Kindergarten Assistant, then in the library as a Media Arts Teacher. She enjoys cooking, reading, a good cup of coffee, and spending time with her husband, 3 cats and her sweet baby Luca!