Cindy Jo Ball

Logic School: Science
BS Old Dominion University

Mrs. Ball graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. She has  worked as a Labor and Delivery Nurse, Home Health and Hospice Nurse, and Medical-Surgical Nurse in Orthopedics. In 2009 she put her nursing career on hold and became a full time stay-at-home mom. She and her husband Jackie have three beautiful children, Jackson, Gracie Jo, and Jude.  They are members of Hurricane Baptist Church of Davenport, VA  where she has played an active roll in the AWANA program and other youth ministries for many years.

Josh Biggs

Grammar, Logic & Rhetoric Schools: Physical Education
BS Virginia Intermont College

Mr. Biggs graduated from Virginia Intermont College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education & Health (K-12). He will be stepping into his 9th year (5th @ CCA) of teaching Physical Education for the 2023-2024 school year. Mr. Biggs lives in Bristol, TN and has sweet puppy named Macie. He attends Fellowship Chapel in Bristol, VA where he is active in serving in the Children’s Department. When he is not at school or church, you can find him on a golf course, bowling in a church league, or playing basketball. Mr. Biggs is thankful for God’s sovereignty and grace in his life. He is blessed to be a part of the CCA Family!

lauren Blevins

Lunchroom Coordinator
BA King University

Mrs. Blevins is a graduate of King University where she earned her BA in psychology. She has extensive experience in food service, healthcare, and management. She recently received her ServSafe certification for food service management. Mrs. Blevins and her husband William have five children together-Matthew, Kaitlyn, Joy, Abby, and Eli. She and her family attend Rosedale Baptist Church in Abingdon, Virginia where she sings on the praise team, teaches, and serves on the camp committee working with children and youth summer camps.

Autumn Boggs

Marketing Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
BS The University of Tennessee in Communications

​Mrs. Boggs graduated from The University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in Communications, majoring in Advertising. She and her husband Scott were on the founding board of Cornerstone Christian Academy. She serves as marketing coordinator and administrative assistant. She and her husband have four children, Sydney, Brant, Griffin, and Tate and reside in Abingdon. They attend Highlands Fellowship Church.

heather bostic

Logic School: 6th Grade
BS Old Dominion University

Mrs. Bostic earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Old Dominion University in December 2011. She spent 6 years in the Russell County Public School system as an educator. In 2019, Mrs. Bostic embraced a new season as a stay-at-home mom, devoting herself to her family and deepening her walk with Christ. She and her husband, Noah, live in the Hansonville area with their daughter, Addyson, and attend church in Dickenson County. She is thrilled to be joining the CCA community and looks forward to partnering with families in shaping young hearts and minds for Christ.

Kayla Byrd   

Grammar School:  Kindergarten
AS Virginia Highlands Community College
BS Liberty University

​​Mrs. Byrd earned her Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary studies in Business and Education from Liberty University. Mrs. Byrd was called into teaching in 2009. She served at Sinking Springs Presbyterian Preschool as lead teacher, then as a substitute for Cornerstone Christian Academy and in public schools before beginning to teach full-time at Cornerstone in Junior Kindergarten in 2017. She attends Fellowship Chapel. She and her husband Nathan have four children: Grace, Dawson, Jordan, and Madison. Mrs. Byrd enjoys spending time with her family and dog (Harley), as well as reading, in her spare time.

kim Collins

Grammar School: Second Grade
​BA Virginia Intermont College
BA Tennessee Temple

Ms. Collins earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Virginia Intermont College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Tennessee Temple University. Her educational experience includes 9 years with Smyth County Public Schools and 7 years as a private piano teacher prior to coming to Cornerstone. She has a daughter, Meghan, and resides in Chilhowie. She is blessed to attend Chilhowie Baptist Church where she is a church pianist.

meghan Collins

Grammar School: Junior Kindergarten
​BS Crown College

Ms. Collins graduated from The Crown College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She is excited to begin her teaching career at CCA. She resides in Chilhowie and attends Chilhowie Baptist Church where she is involved in the music ministry, as well as in children and teen ministries.

SARAH EPPLIN

Logic & Rhetoric Schools: Latin
BA Appalachian State University
MA University of Georgia
MA Cornell University

Mrs. Epplin grew up in North Carolina and earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Appalachian State University, a Master of Arts in Greek & Latin from the University of Georgia, and a Master of Arts in Classical Philology & Literature from Cornell University. She has spent the past three years teaching Upper School Latin and Humanities at Willow Glen Christian School in upstate New York. She is now relocating to Virginia to be closer to family, and she feels very blessed to be joining the faculty at Cornerstone. Mrs. Epplin has served on the Board of Administration, the Fellowship Team, and the choir at her church in New York. She looks forward to finding a new church family in Abingdon. She and her husband, Scott, are both App State grads and are excited to move back to the Blue Ridge Mountains. They have two sons, Simon and Silas, and two dogs. 

Sarah Harman

Marketing Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Bachelor of Nursing University of Nottingham

Mrs. Harman graduated from the University of Nottingham with a Nursing Degree. She then spent the majority of her time working in the ER but felt called to the mission field. She joined the Africa Mercy Ship, a floating hospital, and spent a year serving in the small West African country of Benin. While there, she met her husband, Cass. After they married she moved to America. She has now been here for 10 years, and they live on a farm in Castlewood with their 3 children: Cohen, Maddie and Levi. They are members of Abingdon Bible Church.

Janet Haynes

Grammar, Logic & Rhetoric Schools: Latin, Music & Rhetoric Choir
Bachelor of Music University of Georgia

​Mrs. Haynes graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Music in Therapy.  She worked as a Registered Music Therapist at Brawner Hospital in Smyrna, Georgia for six years, where she was the Director of Activity Therapy for two years.  Janet has been a private piano, theory and voice teacher in Abingdon for twenty-three years. She has also been a church and community choir director and a substitute music teacher in local schools system. She served as the MOPs mentor mom for seven years. Mrs. Haynes is married to Bill, and they have two sons, Will & Daniel. She and Bill attend Grace Christian Fellowship.

Katherine Hayton

Financial Coordinator
AAS Virginia Highlands Community College in Accounting

​​Mrs. Hayton graduated for Virginia Highlands Community College with an AAS in Accounting. She has worked in bookkeeping and accounting, and is the owner of Sweet Works, a home-based custom baking business. She is married to Stacy and they have one daughter Anna. They attend Abingdon Bible Church

LESLEY LINT

Grammar, Logic & Rhetoric Schools:  Art
BS Murray State University

Mrs. Lint earned a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts from Murray State University.  She is skilled and experienced in multiple areas of art including oil, watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, pastel pencil, illustration, sculpting, printmaking, drawing, matting and framing, Chinese brushwork, sewing, and crafting, as well as gallery and portfolio management. Mrs. Lint specializes in family and pet portraits in oil, pastel, and graphite and is recognized for illustrations in several professional works.  She has designed murals for the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, St. Mary’s School, and other residences and businesses in the Knoxville area.  She also designed the Abingdon Main Street Wolves at JJ’s Restaurant and Wolf Hills Antiques in Abingdon.  Mrs. Lint is creating her own series of children’s books that teaches the values and love of God in an Appalachian cultural setting.  In addition, she serves as Women’s Ministry Leader and substitute Pre-K Sunday School Teacher at Bristol First Assembly in Bristol, Virginia. Mrs. Lint is excited to teach art to eager learners in a Christ-centered environment and looks forward to what God has planned for CCA.

erin Looney

Grammar School:  Music & Drama
BS Kentucky Christian University
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​Mrs. Looney received a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocal and Instrumental Music Education and Bible from Kentucky Christian University. Since graduating college, she has had many opportunities to teach music. Her first job was a permanent substitute position teaching show choir and general music at her high school alma mater Southmont Jr/Sr. High School in central IN. From there, she taught general music and beginning band at Woodford Christian School in Versailles, KY for 4 years. In 2011, she felt called to move to the rolling hills of TN to be with her family. She then taught general music and drama for 4 years at Sullins Academy until the birth of her first daughter. She then shifted roles and began teaching piano lessons and Musikgarten classes at SA for the next 5 years. After the birth of her youngest, she moved from a school setting and taught Musikgarten classes, as well as private lessons in voice, piano, and woodwind instruments for 4 years at Laurel Springs Studio. The Looneys attend Highlands Fellowship in Abingdon, where she serves on the vocal team. The Looneys have three energetic and joyful daughters, Elliana, Hannah, and Charlotte, who attend CCA. Mrs. Looney is honored and excited to be back in the classroom as part of the CCA faculty.

Becky Lortz

Grammar School:  Fourth Grade
BS Liberty University
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​Mrs. Lortz graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and moved to Denver, Colorado.  She has worked and volunteered  in public and private schools in Colorado and Virginia.  She has had the opportunity to live in Brussels, Belgium and Dusseldorf, Germany for almost three years. She is married to Kirk, and they have three daughters, Bethany, Katlyn, and Anna.  She and her family attend Abingdon Bible Church, where they are involved in the Life Group Ministry.

Angela McNulty 

Director of Admissions & School Nurse
BSN Carson-Newman College
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​Mrs. McNulty graduated from Carson-Newman College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She worked on a Medical Telemetry Unit at Winchester Medical Center and then served as the Clinical Educator for Telemetry at WMC. She has been involved with MOPs and Bible Study Fellowship. She is married to Bruce and has five children. She and her family attend Simple Rhythms.

RACHAEL Milhorne

Grammar School:  Junior Kindergarten
BS King University
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​Mrs. Milhorne earned her Bachelors of Science degree (Magna Cum Laude) in Criminal Justice in 2018 from King University. She has been a stay-at-home mother until she began substituting at CCA in 2022. In January of 2024 she filled the Junior-Kindergarten teacher position for the remainder of the school year. Mrs. Milhorne lives in the Damascus area with her husband, Andrew, and their two children, Spencer and Parker, who attend CCA. The Milhorne’s attend Beulah Baptist Church. Mrs. Milhorne is thrilled to be a teacher at CCA! 

Kim Overbay

Grammar School: Third Grade
BS Crown College

​Mrs. Overbay graduated from Crown College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She taught for almost four years at Grace Christian School in Newport, TN before moving with her family to Virginia and having children. Since the move she has stayed very active in the Joy Baptist Church, where her husband is pastor. Teaching in the Children’s Church and the Sunday evening kid’s program is a great blessing for her. Mrs. Overbay is grateful to God for her husband, Jay, and her four children (Josiah, Abigail, Hannah, and Jonathan).

Hannah Pollard

Logic & Rhetoric Schools: Director of Student Development & Yearbook
BS Georgia Southern University in Therapeutic Recreation
MA Richmont University in Marriage and Family Therapy

​Mrs. Pollard earned a Bachelors of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from Georgia Southern University.  She earned a Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Richmont University in Chattanooga, TN.  She moved to Abingdon, VA with her husband, Dave, and four children in 2012. The Pollards attend Highlands Fellowship

heidi posey

Logic & Rhetoric Schools: Math
BA Concordia University Wisconsin

Mrs. Posey earned her Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education and Mathematics from Concordia University Wisconsin. She spent eight years teaching math in Lutheran schools before she and her husband, Brian, moved to Bristol in 2019.  She spent the next six years working for K-VA-T. She and Brian have two children, Charlie and Addie, who attend Cornerstone. Their family attends Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Johnson City. She is excited to join the family at Cornerstone and return to Christian education. 

Ashley Smith

Athletic Director and Social Media Coordinator
BA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Exercise and Sport Science

​Mrs. Smith graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in Exercise and Sport Science. She worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer before becoming a stay-at-home mom in 2006. After five years of homeschooling, she joined the staff at Cornerstone in 2016. She and her husband Jeff have two sons, Jacob and Daniel. They are members at Abingdon Bible Church where they serve in various ministries.

estella stubbs

Rhetoric School: Math
BS Liberty University
MEd Liberty University

Mrs. Stubbs graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master’s in Special Education. She then enrolled in the University of Lynchburg to pursue 18 credit hours of master level Mathematics. She has twenty years of classroom experience, mostly teaching at the college level. She worked full time at Liberty University, teaching freshman and sophomore math until she had her children and became a full-time stay-at-home mom. She and her husband Jason have two energetic sons, Daniel and Jacob. They attend First Baptist Church of Damascus. Mrs. Stubbs is excited to be a part of CCA!

Holli Tignor

Grammar School:  First Grade
BS East Tennessee State University
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​​Mrs. Tignor received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from East Tennessee State University.  Before coming to Cornerstone Christian Academy, she taught preschool for two years. Holli loves teaching first grade and helping her students discover the world that God has created.  She believes it is a great privilege to teach her students from a Biblical perspective. Mrs. Tignor is married to Jason and they attend Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church in Gray, Tennessee where she serves as a Second grade Sunday school teacher.

Carrie Taylor Widener

Grammar School: Fifth Grade
BS Virginia Tech
MA Virginia Tech
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Mrs. Widener graduated from Virginia Tech with both a Bachelor of Science in Family & Childhood Development and a Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction. She has eight years of classroom experience in local schools and received the 2006 Teacher of the Year award. She is married to Paul and they have one daughter, Lydia. They attend Chestnut Grove Community Church.

VIRGINIA WITCHER

Development Coordinator
BA Converse College

Mrs. Witcher graduated from Converse College with a degree in Business Administration. She previously served in corporate administration for a regional property management company and served as comptroller for a law firm in South Carolina. She moved to Bristol, VA with her husband Will, and they have two children, William and Katherine. Virginia has served as a substitute teacher at Cornerstone for the past three years. They are members of Eastern Heights Presbyterian Church in Bristol. 

Becca Witler

Rhetoric School: History
BS Western New Mexico University
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Mrs. Witler earned her Bachelor of Science degree in History from Western New Mexico University. She has homeschooled two of her own children, as well as spent many hours substituting in public schools and at Cornerstone. Throughout the years of growing and raising their family, she has served and taught the youth and young adults in their church. They moved to Abingdon in 201 ans they attend Highlands Fellowship. God used her husband’s job to give them the incredible opportunities of living in New Mexico, Colorado, Australia, and now Virginia. She married her high school sweetheart, Michael, and they have four children: Emma, Noah, Mason, and Adley. Spending time with family, being outside playing sports or hiking, reading, and exploring new places are a few of her favorite things. She is thrilled to be in Abingdon and teaching at Cornerstone!