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School Counselor

Christa Cigna

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, Student Services
Title(s)
Counselor
Job Title
Counselor

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
(919) 556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Psychology, University of Georgia
B.S. Human Development & Family Science, University of Georgia
Masters of Science in Counseling & Specialist in Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Other Information

Biography
Ms. Cigna is the School Counselor at Youngsville Elementary. She loves being a part of the YES family! Ms. Cigna grew up in New Jersey before relocating to Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia where she received Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Human Development & Family Science. Ms. Cigna completed her Masters of Counseling and Educational Specialist degrees at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC).

Ms. Cigna enjoys working with elementary students and supporting their academic, social-emotional, and career development. Ms. Cigna loves spending time at the beach, traveling, playing soccer, and trying new restaurants!

Academically & Intellectually Gifted

Christy Nash

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School, Franklinton Elementary, Youngsville Elementary
Department(s)
AIG, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
AIG Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.A. in English, Meredith College
M.S. Human Services, Capella University

Other Information

Biography
Christy has been teaching for 11 years with 9 of those years at YES. This is her second year in AIG. She loves teaching because she enjoys developing relationships with students and instilling a love of learning. She loves to read, write, sing, spend time with friends, and is very involved in church, where she teaches middle school girls. She has three cats- Caspurr, Jewel, and Onyx.

Exceptional Children (Adaptive Curriculum)

Abbie Carter

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
Exceptional Children, Not applicable to my position
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
East Carolina University

Other Information

Exceptional Children Support

Renee Bell

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
3rd, 4th, 5th, Exceptional Children
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Special Education, East Carolina University

Other Information

Biography
Mrs. Bell began working for FCS as a substitute teacher when her son was in elementary school. She currently teaches students in third, fourth, and fifth grades. Mrs. Bell lives in Franklin County with her husband, Reggie. Their daughter, Amanda S., is a student at NCSU. Their son, Robbie, is married to Amanda L., and they have two awesome children, Clay and Kit. Mrs. Bell enjoys spending her free time with Reggie and their family.

Exceptional Children Support

Marsha Timberlake

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Substitute
Department(s)
Exceptional Children, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd
Title(s)
Teacher
Job Title
Teacher

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
(919)556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
BS Early Childhood Education, Atlantic Christian College
M.A. Education, East Carolina University
National Board Certified

Other Information

Biography
Mrs. Timberlake retired from teaching at Youngsville Elementary with 30 years of service. She is back working parttime in the EC Department at Youngsville Elementary working with grades K-2. Teaching is her passion, and she has also taught at Franklinton Elementary, and Jones Dairy Elementary after her retirement at Youngsville Elementary. Mrs. Timberlake is married to David Timberlake and has one son, Josh. She enjoys traveling, going to Atlantic Beach, reading, and sewing.

ESL - English as a Second Language Support

Julie Simmons

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Central Office, Bunn Elementary, Youngsville Elementary
Department(s)
English, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Title(s)
ESL
Job Title
ESL

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-496-4015

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Elementary Education, Campbell University

Other Information

Biography
Mrs. Julie Simmons is the ESL teacher. She is very excited to serve the multilingual learners (MLs). Mrs. Simmons is originally from Greensboro and has been in education for 19 years. She and her family have lived in Franklin County since 2020. When not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids, cooking, running, and watching Duke basketball. She feels blessed to be part of the FCS family!

School Inventionalist

Lynn Zellmer

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
English, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Title(s)
Interventionist
Job Title
Interventionist

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Elementary Education, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
M.S. Reading, Duquesne University

Other Information

Biography
Mrs. Zellmer taught 3rd grade in Las Vegas, Nevada for several years before moving to North Carolina to teach in Wake County. There she taught 4th and 8th grades as well as K-5 Reading Intervention. She also served as a Literacy Coach. This is Mrs. Zellmer's second year at Youngsville Elementary. She is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but now lives in Wake Forest. When she is not at school, Mrs. Zellmer loves to spend time with her husband, two daughters, and two cats. She enjoys reading, watching sports, and playing board games, card games, and word games.

Instructional Coach

Tara Smith

Faculty Information

Location(s)
Youngsville Elementary, Youngsville Elementary School
Department(s)
Curriculum & Instruction, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Title(s)
ELEMENTARY TEACHER
Job Title
Instructional Coach

Contact Information

Email
(Primary)
Work Email
Work Phone
919-556-5250

Education

Degree(s)
B.S. Elementary and Special Education, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Other Information

Biography
Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, Ms. Smith has spent the majority of her teaching career at Youngsville Elementary School. She taught 5th grade ELA/SS for 20 years and then moved into the Instructional Coach position in June 2020.