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Meet the Staff at Stone Mountain Private School for Boys
Susan Hardy
Executive Director
Susan Hardy graduated with a M. Ed in Special Education from Vanderbilt University in 1989. She has a passion for teaching children with special needs. This path has led her to the rewarding world of adolescent treatment where she has been a teacher, a director of education, and, for the past ten years, an executive director.
John Steele
Academic Director
John Steele is SMS's Academic Director. He is a native of AltaVista, Virginia. He attended the College of William and Mary and received a B.A. in History and a M.A. in Education. John has taught eighth grade, directed camp programs, and a high ropes challenge course near Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a published author of science fiction, fantasy novels, and short stories, as well as being an ultimate Frisbee enthusiast.
Sam Moore
Admissions Director
Sam Moore graduated Summa Cum Laude in Middle Grades Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he also taught middle school language arts, social studies, and academically-gifted students. He pursued graduate work at Western Carolina University, where he received his special education license in learning disabilities and behavior disorders. Mr. Moore relocated to Black Mountain in 1994, to fulfill his desire to work with underachieving adolescents at Stone Mountain School. Prior to his current position as Admissions Director, Mr. Moore fulfilled the duties of Academic Director, establishing the SMS academic program. Sam and his wife have two teenage children, a boy and a girl. He enjoys mountain biking and volunteering at the community fire department.
Jeremy Poore
Field Director
Jeremy Poore is the Field Director at Stone Mountain School. As one of the first instructors at SUWS of the Carolinas and Phoenix Outdoor programs, he had the ability to co-create both programs from the ground up. With more than six hundred field days and the experience of managing the Phoenix Outdoor Field Department, Jeremy has established his ability to create positive cultures and build state-of-the-art treatment teams. He graduated from Bates College and has traveled, studied, and lived on four continents. Jeremy's greatest passion is the advancement of personal awareness through meditation, yoga, and group process.