Middle Campus Teachers

May 26 2023

Stephanie Villamizar

Elementary Music Teacher &
Middle Campus Spanish Teacher

svillamizar@eastpointsc.org
803-926-5180

Stephanie grew up in Myrtle Beach and attended Columbia College where she graduated with a B.A. in Music with an emphasis in Voice in 2017. Previously she was a voice and piano instructor for a local music school and a preschool teacher. After school, Stephanie is the voice instructor for the Broadway Bound Musical Theatre Company and performs in community theatre productions. She is very excited to be a part of the EPA community and to be a panda!

May 26 2023

David Hogan

Social Studies Teacher

hdavid@eastpointsc.org

Hogan David is a native of Columbia, South Carolina, and lives in Lexington with his wife, Kayla, and their dog, Blanche. He’s a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s in History and a minor in Business Administration. After years spent in the sales and marketing industry, Hogan is pursuing his passion to teach history through participation in the PACE Program. This will be his first year teaching, and he hopes to instill in his students a love of history, culture, and geography. Aside from history, Hogan enjoys reading, sports, and spending time with family and friends.

May 26 2023

Aimee Genereux

Math Teacher

agenereux @eastpointsc.org

(803) 926-0520

May 26 2023

Jodie Collier

Math Teacher

jcollier@eastpointsc.org

Jodie Collier grew up in West Columbia and graduated from BC High School and the University of South Carolina. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and worked in the power and telecommunications field. She felt a call to become a teacher and has been sharing her math content knowledge with middle school students at EPA for the last 4 years. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.

May 26 2023

Di Lu

Mandarin Teacher

dilu@eastpointsc.org

2020 will be Di Lu’s 5th year working at East Point Academy. She currently teaches Mandarin at Middle Campus. Lu is from Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, which is the capital of 13 dynasties and home to the Terracotta Warriors Soldiers. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a Master of Arts in Teaching in World Language Education. During Lu’s spare time, she likes cooking, traveling, and watching movies. When teaching, Lu likes to incorporate projects, music, movements, and cultural exploration with language learning. She firmly believes that when teachers apply a global lens to their instruction, they are building global competencies in their students and nurturing global citizens. Global citizens develop a broader and deeper understanding of the world and different cultures.

May 26 2023

Jia Li

Mandarin Teacher

jiali@eastpointsc.org

Jia Li grew up in Northwest China and graduated from Tuebingen University in Germany with a degree in English literature and culture. She began working at East Point Academy in 2019 as a Mandarin Chinese teacher. Li enjoys sharing knowledge of different languages and appreciating different cultures with her students. She is also into cooking, reading, and hiking.

May 26 2023

April Jones

ELA Teacher

ajones@eastpointsc.org

As a Tennessee native, April Jones and her family are thrilled to be settling in Columbia after spending the last two winters in Michigan. She earned a B.S. in English from BYU-Idaho and her M.F.A. from Antioch University Los Angeles. She’s spent the last five years teaching ESL and is delighted to be bringing her love of English to students at East Point Academy. In her free time, she enjoys learning languages, running, and traveling around the world.

May 26 2023

Sally Swick

Science Teacher

sswick@eastpointsc.org

Sally Swick has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Mars Hill College and she is a very recent graduate of USC with a Master of Arts in Teaching for Secondary Chemistry/General Science and Middle School Science. She has worked for the last 5 years as a certified pharmacy technician and is looking forward to bringing real-world science knowledge and skills into the science classroom. She has been a proud EPA parent for the last 5 years. Her daughter, Kaydence Guynn, will be in 5th grade this coming school year. Swick, her husband, and Kaydence enjoy spending time together doing just about anything but especially getting exercise outdoors.