Our Team
Our team of educators is dedicated to positively impacting students, families, and our community. Go Wolfpack!

Luis E. Leon, M.A.
Head of School - Main Campus, Grades K-7
During his time at Cornerstone Academy, Mr. Leon has served as the Assistant Principal/ Behavior Intervention Specialist and is now our Head of School at Cornerstone Academy. A former music teacher in Miami and his native Puerto Rico, he enjoys seeing students grow and develop as artists and performers while enhancing the school’s extra-curricular activities and overall instruction. He encourages each student to become a respectful, problem-solving, resilient individual as well as inspiring leadership and the impact it has among classmates and younger students. Mr. Leon is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory. He received his second Master’s Degree in Education Administration from The Ohio State University.

Brian P. Carlton, M.A.
Head of School - Annex Location, Grades 8-12
Mr. Carlton has been in the education field for 20 years with a multitude of experiences. After 6 years as a choir and band director in St. Louis Public Schools and Columbus charter schools, he began his career in administration at Cornerstone Academy in 2007. Mr. Carlton was the Assistant Principal and Head of School at Columbus Preparatory Academy from 2007 through June, 2018.
Mr. Carlton believes in supporting the academic success of students through the diligent servant leadership of educators. He did his undergraduate studies at Murray State University and received his Master's Degree in Education Administration from The Ohio State University. He rejoined the staff of Cornerstone Academy in July of 2018. Mr. Carlton is happily married with three wonderful children, two of whom also attend Cornerstone Academy.
Staff Directory
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Dr. Laura Reinert-Peters
Director or Academics/Title I - Annex , Grade 8-12 reinertpeters@cornerstoneacad.org -
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Mrs. Sydney Eidens
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade Kindergarten smoore1@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Terrah Hensley
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade Kindergarten tlee@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Julie Slack
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade Kindergarten-Team Lead jslack@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Maya Price
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade Kindergarten mprice@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Amber Sherman
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade Kindergarten asherman1@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Dorothy Pinkerton
Instructional Assistant , Grade Kindergarten-Sherman dpinkerton@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Chayma
Instructional Assistant , Grade Kindergarten -
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Mrs. Nicona Becker
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 1 nbecker@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Victoria Davis
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 1 vdavis@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Janelle Marks
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 1-Team Lead jmarks@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Khierstyn Branan
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 1 kbranan@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. M. Elizabeth Greene
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 2 mgreene@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Heather Paoletto
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 2-Team Lead hhenderson@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Jennifer Maurer
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 2 jmaurer@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Ashleigh Gorden
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 2 agorden@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Tiffany Baccus
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 3-Team Lead tbaccus1@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Taylor Hardy
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 3 thardy@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Rachel Shoemaker
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 3 rshoemaker@cornerstoneacad.org -
Mrs. Kimberly Smith
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social StudiesTeacher , Grade 3 ksmith2@cornerstoneacad.org -
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Mrs. Evelyn VanScoy
ELA/Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 4 evanscoy@cornerstoneacad.org -
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Mr. Christopher Davidson
Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Teacher , Grade 5 cdavidson@cornerstoneacad.org -
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Mrs. Kathleen Campbell
Teacher - Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus , Grade 11-12 CHS kcampbell@cornerstoneacad.org -
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Ms. Sara Murphy
Teacher - World History 10, Humanities Electives 10-12 , Grade 10-12 CHS smurphy1@cornerstoneacad.org -
Miss Danielle Rains
Teacher - ELA 9 and ELA Elective 11 & 12 , Grade 9, 11 & 12 CHS drains@cornerstoneacad.org -
Dr. Rhodora Ruiz
Teacher - Chemistry, Human Anatomy & Physio , Grade 11-12 CHS rruiz@cornerstoneacad.org -
Ms. Chenee Sarsosa
Teacher - Geometry 10, Statistics & Probability 11-12 , Grade 10-12 CHS -
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Mrs. Sarah Welsh
Teacher - ELA 10, ELA Elective 11 & 12 , Grade 10-12 CHS swelsh@cornerstoneacad.org -
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