Lisa Monnat  – Office Assistant

Lisa Monnat – Office Assistant

Lisa grew up as an Army Brat following her Dad’s military career. Her family settled in Alabama where she attended Troy University obtaining her B.S. in Marketing and her Masters in Business Administration. After graduation, she and her husband, Tony, travelled the...
Amy Jo Harvey – Interventionist

Amy Jo Harvey – Interventionist

Amy Jo is from Minnesota and graduated with a BSW from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She loves going back home each summer to see family and spend time in the beautiful lakes of this area! Shortly after college Amy Jo was in Peace Corps-Thailand working with...
Crim Bassett – Co-director

Crim Bassett – Co-director

Crim grew up in North Georgia where she attended the University of Georgia and gained a BS in Child and Family Development. In 1996, she and her husband Jeff moved to the North Carolina Mountains to start their business, Bee Global Studio. For the past 16 years they...
Billie Clemens – Co-director

Billie Clemens – Co-director

Billie Clemens joins Mountain Discovery with 36 years of teaching experience as a history educator. Her passion for history and for encouraging kids to challenge themselves led her to work with the Advanced Placement United States History program including serving on...
Carter Petty – Co-director

Carter Petty – Co-director

Carter came to MDCS with a varied background. He obtained both a B.A. in English and an M.F.A. in Technical Theatre and Design from the University of Georgia and went on to work in professional theater.  He segued from theater to blacksmithing and spent the next ten...
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