Faculty+and+Staff


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Steve Robinson** //President Southern Association of Independent Schools, GA//

Steve Robinson has served as the President of SAIS since July 2007. He received both his B.A. in Religion and his M.A. in General Education from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, OK. He then earned his Ph.D. in Applied Behavioral Studies from Oklahoma State University. Before coming to SAIS, Dr. Robinson headed two schools: Saddlebrook Preparatory School (Tampa, FL) and The Orme School (Mayer, AZ). Prior to that, he served as the Director of Student Recruitment at Southern Nazarene University, the Director of Student Assessment and the Director of Graduate Student Services at Oklahoma State University, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, and Vice President for Student Affairs at Carl Albert State College in Poteau, OK. This is Steve’s second year teaching in the SAIS Institute for New Teachers.

**Ed Fox** //Middle School Geology Teacher Charlotte Latin School, NC//

Ed Fox has taught 8th-12th grade Geoscience at Charlotte Latin School for the last 21 years, and now also teaches two internet courses. After graduating from the University of the South with a B.S. in Geology/Forestry, he received his M. Ed. from the University of Southern Mississippi and his Masters in Geosciences from Mississippi State University. Ed taught for four years at the Webb School in Bell Buckle, TN, and enjoys coaching and playing Ultimate. Additionally, he has travelled the globe from Hawaii to Mongolia searching for rocks, lava, and dinosaur bones. A graduate of two New Teacher Seminars, Ed spends the summers doing stand-up comedy across the Southeast. This is Ed’s 17th year teaching new teachers with SAIS.

**Matt Scully** //Director of Technology Providence Day School, NC//

Matt Scully has been Director of Technology at Providence Day School for the last seven years after joining the staff in May 1998 as the Systems Administrator. He is also teaches Middle School English. Matt graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Education. Over his career in education, he has taught a little of everything, including pre-algebra, civics, earth science, language arts, and reading. Since completing his M. Ed. in Educational Technology Leadership at the Teachers' College at Columbia in New York City, he has focused his energy on exploring innovative instructional practices that leverage the benefits of technology to promote active learning. Matt serves as a member of the Commission on Technology for NCAIS. Matt and his wife, Connie, and their two daughters, Hannah and Abby, enjoy the outdoors, playing cards, reading, and gardening. This is Matt’s third year teaching in the SAIS Institute for New Teachers.

**Jennifer Rundles** //Science Teacher Saint Mary’s School, NC//

Jennifer Rundles has taught Chemistry and Physics at Saint Mary’s School for the last 7 years. Jennifer graduated from Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS with a B.S. in Chemistry. The first few years after graduation, she worked for a pharmaceutical service company, Ingenix, and for Coca Cola Enterprise in Atlanta, GA. After recognizing education was her passion she started working on her M.A.T. in Secondary Education with the University of Phoenix. Working on her master’s degree lead her to pursuing her career as an educator where she started working with Saint Mary’s in 2003. During her time at Saint Mary’s Jennifer has also been a part of the residential program. She has served as a dorm faculty, ATeam leader, and is currently a dorm Head of a primarily 12th grade dorm.