Clarissa Howe is a North Carolina native and has called many places home in both the USA and in Europe, before settling in Wilmington in 1988. She has a B.A. in Anthropology and Art History from UNC Chapel Hill. With too many interest to settle upon a career, Clarissa has happily filled the role of Teacher’s Assistant at CFCI since the school’s first year.

She and her husband have three children, one is a happy student at CFCI and one had made a successful transition to high school after 6 happy years at CFCI.