Mr. Corrigan, Director of CFCI, is starting his 4th year at CFCI. He came to the school in 2008 from Searsport District Middle School in Maine. He was the Principal of the 6-8 Middle School for three years and Dean of Students and Athletic Director for the High School and the Middle School in Searsport for one year More...

Ms. Underwood began working at CFCI in 2008. She came from South Brunswick Middle School where she served as a Curriculum Specialist and Algebra 1 teacher. More....

Michael Zentmeyer is now in his fourth year as the Human Resources Coordinator at CFCI. In this role, he serves the staff in areas such as salary, benefits, certification and licensure More....

Pam is our front office administrator and maintains student records, handles telephone calls, attendance, visitors, student applications, lottery, enrollment and various other duties. She came to CFCI in January 2003. More....

Joanne Brinkley has been teaching for 14 years. She taught for four years in Duplin County. While there, she was trained as a Reading Recovery teacher and taught at risk first graders for three years. After moving back to Wilmington, she taught first grade for four years at Mary C Williams in New Hanover County .More...

Beth Warren Carter will be teaching kindergarten in 2011-1012…her 12th year at CFCI. She graduated from Ga. Southern University with a degree in Early Childhood Education, and from UNC-CH with a Master’s degree in reading. More....

Kindergarten/1st grade teacher René has many connections to CFCI. She is one of the co-founders of the school, a CFCI Board member, and the mother two children enrolled at the school.
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 I decided to be a school teacher in high school when I applied and won the NC Teaching Fellows Scholarship. Initially I was a high school major, but after one year I changed my major to elementary ed. More...

 I first graduated from UNCW with a degree in Psychology and then went back to school to get my second degree in Elementary Education. More..

Julie Sartorius graduated from UNCW in 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education after completing her internship in first grade at CFCI. As she developed her background in inquiry based learning, she fell in love with the open and caring environment CFCI has to offer. . More...

Middle Grades (6-8th grade)

Jackie comes from Boones Mill, VA where she grew up on an apple farm in the mountains, and still likes to visit regularly. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary and Middle Grades Education with a concentration in math, and a Master’s in Elementary Education. More...

Lisa Brackney earned a Bachelors degree from USF in Tampa, FL and a Masters degree from UNCW . More...

Indira Grimes is from Houston, Texas. She completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1993 and worked as an engineer for 9 years with Andersen Windows and Corning.More...

 My name is Miriam (Missy) Ritchie and I'm the new art teacher at CFCI. I'm so excited about joining the CFCI community, and I look forward to the opportunity to learn and grow together! I attended St. Mary's School, in Raleigh, for my last 2 years of High School, and for my first 2 years of college. More...

Sofia Kusmirek-Pugh is the Exceptional Children TA. Originally from Washington State, Mrs. Kusmirek-Pugh has also lived in Washington DC, where she worked as a teacher for nearly 5 years. More...

Sadie Barker has a Master's degree in Creative Writing from The University of Arizona and has worked as a freelance writer, editor, writing teacher, and writing consultant for over 15 years. .More....