IB Faculty
Hello, I'm Caroline Cowen and I have been teaching since 2012 and teaching IB Chemistry since 2014. I love teaching in the IB Diploma Program because it allows students to discover how to think and learn; not just memorize facts. I'm passionate about helping students understand what chemistry is through discovery in lab. In my free time, I enjoy hiking with my husband, reading, and drinking lots of coffee.
Mr. Culpepper
IB Theatre
hculpepper@greenville.k12.sc.us
Harry Culpepper, Jr. is originally from Belton, SC and proudly graduated from Belton Honea Path High School and the Fine Arts Center of Greenville and went on to graduate from Shenandoah University with a BFA in Music Theatre.
He spent several years working as a professional actor appearing on stages all across the southeast with his longest stint at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN. He has directed productions for the Spartanburg Youth Theatre, Spartanburg Repertory Company, Greer Children's Theatre, Main Street Youth Theatre, and the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina.
He began his teaching career founding the theatre program at the SC School for the Deaf and Blind and then spent 6 years as the Theatre Teacher at the Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts, which earned the 2009-10 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts National Schools of Distinction in Arts Education Award and 2 years at Hilton Head Island High School rebuilding their theatre program expanding production from one annual production to a full season of main stage plays and musicals and one acts.
He serves as one of the Co-Lead Theatre Teachers for Greenville County Schools and holds a Masters of Arts in Arts Administration from Winthrop University.
In his time at Woodmont the Wildcat Players have won the State One Act Championship winning multiple awards and being filmed for a PBS Documentary, Placed in the top 5 in 4 of the last 5 years, won multiple state level awards and in 2018-19 was names one of the top 4 High School Theatre Programs in the nation by the Educational Theatre Association.
Mrs. DeYoung
IB Spanish SL
ndeyoung@greenville.k12.sc.us
My name is Nancy DeYoung and I teach IB Spanish at Woodmont. I have been teaching Spanish for over 20 years and have taught at Woodmont for the last 3 years. My favorite part of teaching Spanish is observing firsthand the growth of my students in the language and watching their confidence and enthusiasm in their language acquisition increase.
In my free time, I enjoy running, caring for orchids, my dogs, and hanging out with my husband and adult children but not necessarily in that order.
Ms. Hamby
IB Visual Arts
mhamby@greenville.k12.sc.us
Meredith Hamby is a native of South Carolina. She has been a teacher for Greenville County for eleven years and currently teaches IB Visual Art for Woodmont High. Painting murals was her main hustle until she realized she missed being with young people and their energy and vast well of creativity. After earning an Art Education degree from Converse College, Ms. Hamby began teaching and fills her classes with real life experiences and inspiration from artists all over the world. The Contemporary artists at Woodmont High are some of her favorite artists.
Mrs. McAleer
IB Psychology SL/HL
IB English HL 1
ddwright@greenville.k12.sc.us
Denise McAleer is Woodmont's IB psychology and English instructor. She grew up just north of the Windy City (Chicago), earned her Bachelor's and Masters' degrees in Iowa where she raised her five children before moving to South Carolina in 2019. She has been teaching for over fifteen years, but her first career was as a research analyst and advertising director for national newspaper companies. She believes this experience offers a unique perspective to the International Baccalaureate program.
She is very passionate about educating young people on the values of awareness, critical thinking, tolerance, problem-solving, and trying new things!
Mrs. Owens
IB Music SL/HL
saowens@greenville.k12.sc.us
I have been the Choral Director at Woodmont High School since 2006 and teaching IB Music since 2017. This is my 19th year in Education. My Husband, Son and I moved back to the area from Charlotte, NC in 2006 after living there for 6 years. I attended Winthrop University and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Choral Music Education in 2004. I am married and have 2 wonderful boys; William (17 years) and Nathan (13 years). I received my Masters of Classroom Leadership from Southern Wesleyan University in 2013. It is my goal as the I.B. Music Instructor to teach students how to LISTEN to music, and how to EVALUATE what they are hearing. My end goal in this course is to shape students' minds, and to open their eyes to the world of music history and music theory that is out there. More than anything, in this class, I want students to learn to use their BRAIN as well as their fantastic music education to evaluate and consider all the possible options when it comes to a piece of music.
Mr. Phillips
IB History of Americas
japhillips@greenville.k12.sc.us
Hello, I'm Jim Phillips, Social Studies teacher here at Woodmont. I’ve been teaching since 2011 and teaching IB History since 2016. The IB Diploma Program is all about learning to learn! Students are encouraged to collaborate and learn from one another. They discover how to think BIG and to understand the relationships between people and events; they don’t simply memorize.
I’m an “Army Brat,” that was mostly raised in the Up-State. I’m a graduate of Wofford College and I’m an avid supporter of the Terriers. When I’m not teaching and she’s not “administrating,” my wife and I enjoy travel, movies, sports, good food and being life-long learners.
Mrs. Robinson
CAS Coordinator
IB Spanish
jmrobinson@greenville.k12.sc.us
My name is Jennifer Robinson and I've been teaching Spanish since 2009. I have taught elementary Spanish and secondary special education. I was the swim and soccer coach at WHS for many years. I was the 2020 Woodmont teacher of the year and currently serve as department chair. I'm originally from Rochester, NY. I graduated with my masters in Education in 2012. I have two small children. In my free time, I love to run and cook! I'm excited to be a part of the IB team at my school and look forward to learning more.
Mrs. Sexton
IB Mathematics
acandler@greenville.k12.sc.us
Hi, my name is Ashley Sexton and I've been teaching at Woodmont since 2006 and I've been teaching IB Math at Woodmont since 2016. I love watching students learn how the math they've been practicing for the past 3 years are actually practical in the real world. My goal is to instill confidence in my students that they can do this math. In my free time, I like to be with my family. We enjoy going to play disc golf, kayaking, and playing board games.
Emily Styer received her undergraduate degree in Economics with a minor in Business from Penn State University, Post-Baccalaureate in Math Education from Millersville University, and Master’s in Administration from Southern Wesleyan University.
Mrs. Styer taught math for nine years before becoming the IB Coordinator at Woodmont HS. She spent a majority of her teaching career teaching Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and IB Math. She also served as AP coordinator for three years In North Charleston, SC.