HCS Climate and Culture Team
Heather Peterson
Director Climate and Culture
Trena Hatcher
Executive Director Student SupportThe Climate and Culture team extends beyond central office into our schools. Each school has climate coaches that support the work of creating a positive teaching and learning environment. They model and share social emotional learning strategies with colleagues while keeping the work of climate and culture a priority on a daily basis.
HCS 2023-2024 Climate Coaches
Elementary School Coaches
Moton Early Child Hood Center
Marilyn Green, Aberdeen
April Tran, Armstrong
Jennifer Price, Asbury
Charnita Clements, Barron
Aliyah Wilson, Bassette
Jesse Jones, Bryan
Jamie Guthrie, Burbank
Malinda Britt, Christian
Maya Richardson, Cooper
Sarah Hammond, Forrest
Emily Edman, Jackson
Jan-Marie VanDenheede and Shaela Martin, Kraft
Lenny Hammock, Langley
Machen
Ashley Ferguson, Patrick
Ashlee Dillingham, Peake
Elizabeth Hester, Smith
Combined School Coaches
AALC and Bridgeport
Laura Howlett and Jennifer Jones-Cooper, Andrews
Masao Green and Deb Hicks, Kilgore
Emilie Morris and Shanika Keyes, Phenix
Middle School Coaches
Lisa Farrell, Eaton
Tijuania Lambert, Jones
Lakesha Pickering, Lindsay
Syms
Rebecca Sedgwick, Tarrant
High School Coaches
Kimberly Coleman and Sierra Jones, Bethel
Hampton
Jane Merryman and Zach Cook, Kecoughtan
Tirzah Sarro-Jaynes and Nashawn Jeffries, Phoebus