Our Staff
Staff
Meet the Teachers & Staff of ClearView Prep Preschool
Front Office
Cindy Cornelius | Director
Cindy Cornelius
Cindy graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Early Elementary Education. Cindy enjoys interacting with children and helping them grow academically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Cindy grew up in the Hermitage area. After graduating from WKU with a degree in Early Elementary Education, she then taught kindergarten in TN and TX. Cindy and her husband, Ryan, were married in 1997, moved to Austin, TX, from 2001-2005 and now resides in Franklin with her family and have two (adopted) children Pearce and Allie. Pearce and Allie were both in CV Prep, so Cindy has experienced CV Prep as a parent, substitute teacher, teacher and currently as director. The Cornelius family has been members of Clearview since 2006.
Cindy enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and watching Pearce and Allie play ball.
Judy Winton | Assistant Director
Judy Winton
Judy Winton has been a member of ClearView since November 2020. She previously taught at CCC for 1.5 years before working for WCS as an Attendance Secretary for the last 7 years while her kids were in college. She has just recently returned to ClearView Prep as the Assistant Director. She graduated from Tennessee Tech University with a B.S. in Elementary Education. Judy and her husband David have been married since 1990 and have 2 sons – Seth and his wife Niki who live in Ooltewah, TN, and Cole who graduated from UTC in December 2021. Judy loves the opportunity to help in all the ClearView Prep classrooms and be with all the teachers and students. In her free time, she loves to read (especially on the beach), quilt, cook, cheer on her UT Vols, and spend time with family and friends.
Jennifer Lein | Finance Assistant
Jennifer Lein
Jennifer is from Brentwood, TN, and moved to Franklin in 1995. The Lein family has been attending ClearView since 2006. She and her husband have four children Jeremy, Samantha, Adrianna and William.
Jennifer started out subbing for CCC and then came on board full-time as our amazing floater teacher. She, also, serves as our extended care coordinator and financial assistant.
She enjoys attending her kid’s activities and doing things outdoors such as hiking and walking.
Babies
Marissa Hromadka
Marissa Hromadka
Marissa moved to Franklin from Houston, TX in 2015 and feels very blessed to live in such a beautiful place with such kind hearted people.
She attended Texas A&M University earning a B.A. in Psychology. After college she worked for the Texas A&M University Child Development Center as a lead in the three year old class. Marissa & her husband moved to Dallas for a year and after returning to Houston she taught the threes for Humble ISDs Early Head Start program.
The Hromadkas have been blessed with two beautiful children (Bella and Luke) and she felt God calling her to teach in a Christian preschool setting. This allowed her to be with her children and strengthen their love for learning about the Lord. CCC reminded her so much of the school she loved so much, but had to leave to relocate. She immediately knew that ClearView was the right place for her. She feels blessed to have a spot on staff with the infants where she can continue doing what she loves.
Kelly Gamble
Kelly Gamble
Kelly is from Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2001. She married her high school sweetheart, Will on December 1, 2001. After marrying, they have lived in Atlanta, Charlotte, and now Franklin. They have 2 children, Alexy and Trey.
Kelly’s has been at CCC, since 2018. She has been a Sunday school teacher for 2-year old’s to high schoolers. She is also on staff at ClearView as the Paid Childcare Coordinator. As part of the preschool team at ClearView she helps in many of the ClearView/CCC preschool activities such as Playcation. Both of Kelly’s children attended Christian preschool so she knows the importance of teaching kids Bible stories and songs at an early age. She loves seeing the children singing the songs they have learned and knowing Bible stories they have learned at preschool and church.
1 Year Olds
Tracy Peterson
Tracy Peterson
Tracy began teaching at CCC in 1995 and has been teaching preschool for over 30 years. She lives in Franklin and is married to Kyle.
They have two daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, and three grandchildren whom all attend CCC. She loves teaching preschool, baseball (especially Vanderbilt baseball), traveling and spending time with family.
Neeka Blankenship
Neeka Blankenship
Neeka Blankenship lives in Franklin, TN along with her husband Kevin and their son Kevin Chase. Neeka teaches in our MOPs program and, also, is a Sunday school teacher in our Kindergarten class where she and her husband have taught since 2008. Her son is also a junior teacher in the class. Neeka is excited to be part of the CCC team.
Ginger Philpot
Ginger Philpot
Ginger moved to Nashville from her hometown of Atlanta, GA in 2016. She has spent her career working in various fields of healthcare including, senior living sales and marketing, hospice community relations and geriatric pharmacy services. After having her daughter, prematurely in 2020, Ginger decided to stay home and care for her. Over the past 2 years her love for child development has come to the forefront as she assists her daughter with various pediatric therapies. She lives in Brentwood with her husband, Ross and daughter, Harper.
2 Year Olds
Pat Davis
Pat Davis
Along with her husband, Phil, Pat Davis moved from Memphis to Franklin in 1993. After a 20-year career as a Medical Secretary, Pat started a second career as a preschool teacher here at CCC. This is her 20th year. She enjoys ministering to children and parents.
Pat and Phil are members of ClearView Baptist Church. They have one daughter, who lives in Vero Beach Florida, along with their granddaughter. Their grandson lives in Franklin. When she isn’t teaching, Pat enjoys gardening, reading, and traveling.
Bridgid Long
Bridgid Long
Bridgid is originally from Chicago but loves the southern pace of Franklin! She has lived here for almost five years and has no plans to return to a big city. She loves being around kids and is a busy mom of three. She enjoys cooking, hiking, yoga, and going to new places. But her favorite place to be is with her kids and wild dog, Archie.
Kim Church
Kim Church
Kim loves being part of the Clearview Prep family! She and her husband, Brad, live in Nolensville, and they have two daughters, Lyla (6 years) and Sadie (3 years). Lyla was a student at Clearview Prep, and now Sadie is loving being part of the Clearview family. Kim has her Master’s degree in elementary education and was previously a first-grade teacher. She has also worked as the program director of a preschool gymnastics program, and she is so happy to be able to merge her love of teaching and preschoolers! Kim loves watching children learn and grow in their love of Christ and knowledge of the world around them.
Veronica Ordonez
Veronica Ordonez
Veronica was born and raised in Mexico, where she earned a B.A. in Psychology. She moved to Franklin 5 years ago with her husband and little girl. After 5 years of staying home with her daughter, getting a sleep coaching certification, and becoming a mom of a baby boy; she decided to start teaching at a preschool. Veronica fell in love with Clearview Prep community when her younger daughter attended here 4 years ago, and she knew it was a place she wanted to come back.
3 Year Olds
Becky Epley
Becky Epley
Becky and her family have lived in the Franklin area for almost 35 years. She is the mother of seven children, ages 27 to 13, and a grandmother of four (who live in TX). Although teaching preschool at Clearview Prep is a new endeavor for Becky, she has worked with children in the church and homeschool setting for many years. She has 22 years of homeschooling experience and is currently homeschooling her youngest two. Becky loves children! After experiencing the blessing of having preschoolers around for so many years and missing that now, working with the 3 years olds at Clearview Prep brings her so much JOY! She enjoys music, traveling, reading, baking, and outdoor adventures.
4 Year Olds
Samantha Haynes
Samantha Haynes
Samantha grew up outside of Birmingham, AL, until she moved to Franklin in 2010 when she married her husband, Will. They have two children: Adeline and Henry.
Samantha taught preschool gymnastics until pursuing a career as a hairstylist in 2009. She had been home with her children – both of whom have attended ClearView Prep – until she felt called to contribute to the students of CVP. She has always been impressed by the community of teachers at CVP and how they care for their students through instruction and the love of Christ and is excited to give back to the preschool that has meant so much to her children’s growth.
In her free time, Samantha likes to spend time with her family, trying new restaurants with her husband, or playing Mahjong with her friends.
Pre-K
Christy Brittain
Christy Brittain
Christy and her husband Tom moved to Franklin in the fall of 2015. They have 3 boys, William, Andrew, and Benjamin. She holds a B.S. and a Masters of Education from James Madison University. Christy began teaching in the field of Early Childhood Special Education in Virginia in 2000. While her boys were young, she led the 4 year old class at Westminster Presbyterian in Waynesboro, Virginia. As her family moved from Virginia, to Texas, and now Tennessee, she has continued to remain close to children and education through Sunday School, VBS, substitute teaching, leading art classes and hosting Backyard Kids Club here at ClearView. She is very excited to be a part of CV Prep!
Patti Connally
Patti Connally
Patti Connally, her husband, and two children have been members of ClearView Baptist Church since 1999. Both her daughter and son graduated from CV Prep. Patti has taught in the CV Prep program since September 2005, teaching all but one of those years in the pre-K classroom. Before becoming a CV Prep teacher, Patti taught early childhood special education in the public school system for eight years. She has both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Special Education and works in the ministry for special needs students at ClearView on Sunday mornings.
Teaching preschoolers is Patti’s passion and spiritual gift. It is a joy to spend each Tuesday and Thursday working with these precious students and ministering to their families! She loves seeing a child’s face light up with excitement when a new skill is learned and takes the responsibility of preparing her students for kindergarten very seriously. The Bees class is always buzzing with fun activities, love, and laughter!
Marla Hastings
Marla Hastings
Marla and her family have lived in Franklin since 1996. She graduated from the University of Alabama where she earned her BA in Psychology. Marla has been working with children most of her life and is so excited to be at CV Prep! In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren. She loves to read, work in the yard and be near a pool. In the summer she coaches a summer league swim team and loves talking about swimming.
Music
Sarah Savage
Sarah Savage
Sarah Savage studied music at both The University of the Ozarks and Belmont University. She taught Preschool Music for 4 years in the Nashville Area at Green Hills Child Development, a local Montessori. She also used to work on music row in Nashville for the publishing company Merf Music Group where she did orchestration and film score compositions for their catalog.
Sarah was born in Colorado but moved all over the country as a child. She has lived in 6 different states including Missouri, Florida, Minnesota, and Oregon. Sarah now resides in Spring Hill, TN with her husband (Jeff) and three children (Paige, Will, and Sammy). She enjoys spending the weekends at home with her family and composing music when she gets an opportunity to do so.
