KIPP Nashville College Prep Team - KIPP Nashville

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OUR TEAM

Meet the KIPP Nashville College Prep team — our school leaders, teachers, and support staff.

At KIPP Nashville College Prep, we believe that every child has the opportunity to be a leader. Our team promotes a college-bound culture through intentional character building, including a course on leadership, strong academics, and a growing music program.

Leadership Team

Kristin Barnhart

Student Support Coordinator

The Ohio State University

Lance Blocker

Dean of Students

Tennessee State University

Nikki Miller Olszewski

School Leader

University of Dayton

Loren Prince

Director of Operations

University of Missouri

Kerianne Ryan

Assistant Principal

Duke University

Charlene Sevilla

Assistant Principal

University of New Mexico

Featured Team Members

Ashley Edmonds

5th Grade Composition and 5th Grade Level Chair
Tuskegee University

There is nothing like teaching. I do this work each day knowing this is my purpose in life. Standing in front of leaders each day delivering content and giving advice to be successful in and out of the classroom warms my heart to know that I’m making a difference. I do this work with the goal of closing the achievement gap, because ethnicity or where you live shouldn’t determine whether you will become a college graduate. I have set the tone of influencing my student’s mindset to know, “You are stronger than your challenges and your challenges are making you stronger.” KNCP allows me to teach in a school environment that values a sense of community and is centered around educating urban communities that are racially and culturally diverse.

Xavier Shackelford

7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher
University of Arkansas

I do this work to be a mirror for and beacon of hope for my students. My desire is to fulfill my purpose, by leveraging my lessons, both the hardships and misfortunes and the blessings, to empower the dreams of everyone that I encounter no matter their background, associations, experiences or beliefs prior. Our students deserve access to their most ambitious goals and dreams. I’ll do whatever I can to help them get there.