Meet the Teachers
Chris Grotemat
Head of Middle & Upper School and
Director of Technology Integration
LeTourneau University, B.A.
Stephen F. Austin State University, M.Ed.
Year Started at TST – 2023
Ranjit Kodali
Director of College Advising
AP Capstone Teacher
Southern Methodist University, B.A.
University of Texas at Dallas, B.S.
University of Houston Law Center, J.D.
Year Started at TST – 2017
Julianna Bruyere McDaniel
Director of Marketing
Baylor University, B.B.A.
Year Started at TST – 2022
Valerie Toney
Director of Finance
University of Houston – Downtown, B.B.A
Year Started at TST – 2022
Blair Parmeter
1st Grade Teacher
Centenary College of Louisiana B.S.
Stephen F. Austin State University B.S.
Sam Houston State University M.S.
Year Started at TST – 2021
Janie Farrer
3rd Grade Teacher
Abilene Christian University, B.S.
Stephen F. Austin, M.Ed.
Year Started at TST – 2023
Rachel Alexander
Lower School Assistant
LeTourneau University, B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies
Year Started at TST – 2021

Carolyn Holland
Early Childhood & Lower School Assistant
Kilgore College – Office Technology Certification
Year Started at TST – 2023
Stefani Baxter
Upper School Science Teacher
University of Houston, B.S.
Texas A&M University Commerce, M.S.
Year Started at TST – 2021
The Rev. Dr. Bill Carroll
Upper School Religion
Harvard University, B.A.
University of Divinity School, Ph.D. & Master of Divinity
Year Started at TST – 2019
Kacey McWilliams
Middle School Language Arts Teacher
University of Alaska Anchorage, B.A.
University of Alaska Anchorage, M.Ed.
Year Started at TST – 2019
Mike Meredith
Upper School Religion Teacher
Middle School Math Teacher
East Texas Baptist University, B.S.
University of Texas at Tyler, M.S.
Year Started at TST – 2011
Izzy Osterloo
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
LeTourneau University, B.S.
Year Started at TST – 2024
Brandi Pittinger
Middle School Science Teacher
Stephen F. Austin, B.S.
LeTourneau University, M.Ed
Year Started at TST – 2022
Bridgette Ponder
Upper School Math Teacher
LeTourneau University, B.S.
LeTourneau University, M.B.Ed
Year Started at TST – 1999
Tovah Robertson
Upper School Social Studies Teacher
Howard Payne University B.A.
Arizona State University M.A.
Year Started at TST – 2016

Austin Blackwell
Head Varsity Football Coach
Stephen F. Austin State University, B.B.A.
Year Started at TST – 2024

Taylor Brown
Early Childhood and Lower School Music Teacher
Texas Tech University, B.A.
Year Started at TST – 2020
Emma Hernandez
Early Childhood and Lower School Spanish Teacher
ITSM, B.S.
Year Started at TST – 2022
Carolyn Jagers
Early Childhood and Lower School Art Teacher
Millsaps College B.A.
National University M.A.
Year Started at TST – 2000
Ranjit Kodali
Director of College Advising/ AP Capstone Teacher
Southern Methodist University B.A.
University of Texas at Dallas B.S.
University of Houston Law Center J.D.
Year Started at TST – 2017
Paula Martin
Photography/ Publications Teacher
Texas A&M University, B.S.
Year Started at TST – 2007
Clint McMullen
Lower and Middle School
Music Teacher
Stephen F. Austin State University, B.A.
Year Started at TST – 2015