Tenley Fish, a native of Washington State, has a degree in English from Brigham Young University. After completing her degree, she worked in several jobs that helped her hone her writing and editing skills including an assignment for Novell, Inc as a contract specialist. Between 2007 and 2010, Ms. Fish worked in public education, serving on the Charter School Committee for Bay District Schools.. During this assignment, she was involved with charter school issues at the local, state and national levels. Ms. Fish also has experience in human resources, office management and retail sales.

Yichun Huang grew up in Shanghai, China. She studied Chinese at East China Normal University and minored in Japanese. Then she received a master's degree in teaching foreign language from New York University. Prior to joining the Renascence School team, Ms. Huang worked as an English teacher in China and taught Chinese in China and the US. Ms. Huang was active in the arts community in Shanghai and has strong math and science abilities. She enjoys modern Chinese music, sharing the Chinese culture and language, playing the erhu and riding her bicycle.

Misti Keith has a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of Florida. She worked in construction, education, museum collections and archeology for large, medium and small organizations before moving to Panama City. Her assignments have included data collection, laboratory analysis, project management, accounting and general business operations. She also is an active volunteer; working on fossil digs, shoreline restoration and human identification projects. In addition, Ms. Keith is a Notary Public and has an OSHA HAZWOPER certification.

Zhenzhen Mao received a degree in English from Capital Normal University in Beijing, China. She recently completed a dual degree master's program in comparative and international education and curriculum and instruction. She has experience teaching native Chinese speakers English and native English speakers Chinese. While in China, whe was a volunteer for the 2010 Olympic Games. Ms. Mao is passionate about learning and loves sharing the Chinese culture with others. She is an avid basketball player, so you also can find her shooting hoops and cheering on her favorite teams.

Katy Marchand has a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from California State University Fullerton and a Master of Arts in Mathematics from the University of California Davis. Before coming to the Renascence School, Ms. Marchand spent four years teaching math at Woodland Christian High School, where she also served as the robotics coach. Before teaching in secondary school, Ms. Marchand worked as a teaching assistant, associate instructor and tutor of mathematics. Ms. Marchand recently moved to Florida from California.

Juliann Talkington has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and graduate degrees from Stanford, Columbis University and the University of London. She has a strong administrative background, as well as experience in education, science and technology, business management, mathematics and marketing. She believes it is important for children to have a strong understanding of math, science, English and history and to be fluent in more than one language.

Jingyi Xiao has a bachelor's degree in risk management/insurance from Hunan University and a master's degree in financial mathematics from Florida State University. She received academic scholarships to study at both Hunan University and Florida State University. During her undergraduate years, she was Vice President of the Hunan  University Student Union. In addition to teaching, Ms. Xiao worked in the insurance industry. Her warm, bubbly personality and willingness to learn new things helps her relate to elementary and middle school students.