
Director & Founder
Dawnshelle Wold
Dawnshelle Wold graduated from Bethel University in St. Paul, MN, in 1995, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. After a short career as a financial planning assistant in Minneapolis, she and her husband started a family, where she encountered the challenges of parenting three wonderful and educationally diverse children. To keep a similar schedule as her children, she became a Special Education Paraprofessional in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota. It was there that she witnessed students of all abilities simply fall through the cracks, including her own children. Her family’s homeschool journey began.
Upon moving to Wilmore after her husband joined the faculty at Asbury University, Dawnshelle served as a teacher and later Assistant Director for Yellow Wood Success Academy - a hybrid homeschool, formerly in Lexington, from 2016 until May of 2020. When the director of Yellow Wood moved and closed the school, a few parents and teachers urged Dawnshelle to venture forward and fill the void. In her experience, she realized that not everyone learns the same, and not everyone teaches the same. Everyone is unique. So, she chose to create a different type of school; an eclectic micro school where foundational skills would be mastered using a variety of teaching methods, including project-based learning, classical, traditional lecture, and hands-on – all while encouraging community and creativity. This is Wilmore Crossing Academy.
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Degree: B.A. Psychology, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
Teaching: Mad Skills, English Mechanics
Favorite Food: Super-premium ice cream
Favorite Pastime: Riding roller coasters
Interesting Fact: I’ve jumped on top of the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

Sarah Vencill
Degree: B.S. Elementary Education
Teaching: Primary, Intermediate grades and Monday Electives
Favorite Food: Crab Legs
Favorite Pastime: Reading
Interesting Fact: I once had over 40 goats.

Haylee Moody
Degree: B.A. English & Comm. Arts, Post B.A. Elementary Ed.
Teaching: K-6th
Favorite Food: fried country ham & McDonald's Diet Coke
Favorite Pastime: chill'n on my porch swing
Interesting Fact: I have a 19 year old son who plays ball at Midway, a 16 year old daughter who attends WJHS, and then there's A.K who's 6 years old!

Presley Davila
Degree: B.A. in Elementary Education and an M.Ed. in Reading K-12. I am certified Reading Specialist, Special Education, and ESL
Teaching: Elementary and Middle School ELA, reading intervention & Monday Electives
Favorite Food: Tex Mex
Favorite Pastime: Writing
Interesting Fact: We toilet trained two of our cats.

Emily Kennedy
Degree: A.S. Health Studies, B.A. Early Childhood Development & Education
Teaching: Lead History / Social Studies
Favorite Food: Anything from the Farmer's Market!
Favorite Pastime: Being outside - hiking, camping, kayaking etc....
Interesting Fact: Attended H.S. in 3 different countries.

Rebekah Nutter
Degree: BA in Asian Studies - Cornell University. Graduate coursework in education- San Francisco State University
Teaching: Spanish, Geometry & World studies specials
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Pastime: Cooking or reading
Interesting Fact: I served in the U.S. Peace Corps from 1992-1995
Jacob Kerfoot
Degree: B.A. English Education from EKU,
Teaching: Middle & High School ELA & Monday Electives
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Interesting Fact: Worked with the Jessamine County Migrant Education Program for 8 years, which includes: summer camps, home tutoring, field trip work, community immersion, and individual instruction.

Rebecca Radcliffe
Degree: B.A. in Biology from Transylvania University, MAT in Mathematics, certified math teacher grades 8-12.
Teaching: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Biology co-teacher, and Monday electives
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Stephanie Smith
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Teaching: Biology - all grades
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Monica klepac
Degree: B.A. Elementary Education, Asbury College
M.A. Teaching English as a Second Language, Asbury University
Teaching: Intermdiate ELA
Favorite Food: Chicken tikka masala
Favorite Pastime: Sewing, quilting, embroidery
Interesting Fact: My family lived in Romania for 8 years. Vorbesc Romaneste foarte bine.

Tanya Robbins
Degree: Reading Specialist
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Krista Meadows-Odago
Degree: B.A. Theatre and Spanish, M.A. Social Work, LCSW
Teaching: Drama/ Theatre Design, & Adulting/ Life Skills
Favorite Food: Indian and Mexican food
Favorite Pastime: Hiking, camping and spending time with my kids.
Interesting Fact: Traveled to 10 different countries.

Valerie Hildabrand
Degree: BMME, Bachelor's of Music in Music Education
Teaching: Music electives
Favorite Food: Italian food, cheesecake & dark chocolate
Favorite Pastime: Beach vacations, family time
Interesting Fact: I am a trombone player in a rock band - currently performing with a band called Kelly Caldwell and Kashmere. We play later 70's and 80's rock.

Emma Wold
Degree: B.A. Sociology, Minor in Art
Teaching: Art electives
Favorite Food: Asian Dumplings
Favorite Pastime: Video games
Interesting Fact: Got my first ever opinion article published in the Lexington Herald Leader