Arts Faculty
ALLISON DOBIAS teaches Middle School and High School Theatre Arts and Broadcasting. She earned a B.A. in Film and Digital Media and Theatre from Carson Newman University. She began working in education in 2021. She is also the Yearbook Advisor.
LANA FOSTER earned a B.S. from Tennessee Technological University and an MAE from Cumberland University. She served as a librarian in Morgan County and Roane County Schools since 1996 before coming to CCS in 2022. Mrs. Foster is the CCS librarian.
KRISTA GADDIS teaches Elementary Art to Kindergarten through Fifth Grade students. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Studio Art and an M.S. in Art Education. She has been teaching since 2011.
BRANDON MCBATH teaches Middle School Art and Art Appreciation. He earned a BFA in Studio Art and an Art History Minor from the University of Tennessee. He has been working in education since 2016.
LAUREN POTTER received her Bachelor's of Music in Church Music from Carson-Newman University. She teaches 6th, 7th, 8th, and High School Chorus and leads the High School Worship Team. Ms. Potter joined the CCS Faculty in 2023.
NATALIE RENFROE is the CCS Band Director. She earned M.S. in Music Education from the University of Tennessee and a B.A. in Music Performance and International affairs from Florida State University. She has served as Principle horn for Akademie Ved Orchestra in Prague, Czech Republic, and currently subs as French Horn with the Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra.
Heather Reynolds is our High School Art Teacher. She began working in the field of education in 2007 and has worked at CCS since 2001. Heather has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art from the University of Tennessee.
JAMIE TUCKER teaches Elementary Music and directs Elementary Chapel. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education (K-8th) from Carson Newman University. Mrs. Tucker has been working in education since 2001. She is also the sponsor of the Elementary New Christians Club.