Kristi Boston is the creator and founder of NCSchoolScout.com, a Charlotte North Carolina consulting service developed to assist parents navigate the many school options for their children. From preschool through high school, Kristi is passionate about creating the best fit for your child whether it be public, private, day or boarding school.

 Kristi has a masters degree in counseling and has lived in Charlotte since accepting a job with one of the area schools in 1993. With her 30+ years of experience in the private school sector, as well as raising two children who attended both public and private schools, she is well versed in the school options in this area. Whether a family is moving into the area, beginning the school search or looking for a change in their child’s current schooling, she is all about helping families find that ‘right fit’ school. 

Trent Brown is the Director of Enrollment Management at Davidson Day School. He just hit the 11 year mark as the Director of Enrollment Management and has spent his entire career has been spent in admissions and recruiting.  He has worked in both secondary and post secondary admissions.  

Dr. Michele Carol Mannering is a licensed psychologist and Nationally Certified School Psychologist.  She completed her undergraduate degree in human development at Boston College and also obtained a master’s degree in developmental psychology at Boston College.  She received her PhD from Fordham University in the school psychology program. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Hospital Boston in the Developmental Medicine Center, a clinical position comprised of diagnostic and extended diagnostic assessment, consultancy, and short-term treatment with patients ranging from infancy to adolescence.  During this year, Dr. Mannering participated in nationally recognized Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program, developing leadership skills to improve the status of infants, children, and adolescents with (or at risk for) neurodevelopmental disabilities and to enhance systems of care for these children and their families.  Dr. Mannering completed a second fellowship year at the University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, Mailman Center for Child Development, focusing on neuropsychological testing for children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions and compromised immunological functioning.  In addition to working in private practice settings, Dr. Mannering has worked as a school psychologist in therapeutic schools for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in Boston and Miami. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Florida International University in both undergraduate and graduate programs.  Dr. Mannering often speaks at schools and through organized groups on topics pertinent to child health and development. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, National Association of School Psychologists, and the Independent Educational Consultants Association. For the past nine years, Dr. Mannering has run her independent clinical practice, Myers Park Pediatric Psychology.  ​

KIMBERLY BINFORD MANNION, M.A., SLP-CCC
As Owner of TerrificTalkers, I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a Master of Arts degree in speech-language pathology from Marshall University. I am licensed to practice in both North Carolina and California and hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). My career began serving communication disordered clients in 1987. I have worked in the public-school setting for 9 years and joined Catherine M. Leister and Associates (now TerrificTalkers) in 1991.
In 2010, I became the owner of TerrificTalkers with experience in working with preschoolers, school-aged children, adolescents, and adults. My experience covers a wide variety of communication areas, but special interests are phonological awareness, articulation, apraxia, auditory/language processing, and pervasive developmental disorder/autism. I work with various private schools providing speech and language therapy services, such as, Charlotte Country Day School, The Fletcher School, Charlotte Latin School and St. Gabriel’s School in addition to serving clients at this office. I also have shared the responsibility for designing and promoting the Chatterbugs language group, New Social Language Group, Summer Sound Camp and Leaping Listeners Camp for preschoolers at this practice.
In my leisure time, I enjoy traveling, ballroom dancing, community service and time spent with my husband, family, friends and dogs, Romeo, and Daisy.

Jennifer Moore is the Director of Admission and Financial Support at Trinity Episcopal School, a K-8 school in uptown Charlotte. She began her journey to be a teacher when her oldest son had a difficult year at a magnet school. Trinity was still considered a brand new school in 2003, and although the plan was for the boys to attend public schools, there was something special that drew her into the community at Trinity and instilled a desire in her to work towards becoming a teacher.

Through professional development opportunities available at Trinity, she spent several summers at Teacher's College at Columbia University in NYC, and she is Orton Gillingham certified. Jennifer fell in love with the five year olds and found her home in kindergarten as a Lead Teacher for several years before moving into the Admission office, where she now shepherds families through the process of a school search for their child. She has been asked to speak at area preschools on the topic of kindergarten readiness and when she is nowhere to be found, it's likely you'll find her with the kindergartners.

Jennifer Newcombe

Jennifer's favorite role to date is that of Lolli to her granddaughter, Johan Shay. In addition to enjoying family time, Jennifer recently joined Providence Day School as an Associate Director of Admissions. Jennifer coordinates the readiness screenings and admissions process for Lower School families.

Jennifer began her career teaching second grade at Steel Creek and Lake Wylie Elementary Schools in Charlotte. Teaching reading was Jennifer's true passion, and after earning a Master's in Reading, Jennifer joined Gaston Day School in 2001 as a Reading Specialist. Jennifer worked in many roles at GDS as a first-grade teacher, academic coach, LS Books, Brains & Beyond teacher, Learning Academy Director, and Middle School Coordinator. Jennifer also served as the Lower School Director at The Brookwood School, in Thomasville, Georgia. 

Chelle Stoneburg is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and the Director of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services at Child and Family Development, in Charlotte, NC. She works primarily with young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families. She received her Master's degree in Early Childhood Special Education and Behavior Analysis from Vanderbilt University and her Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences from Auburn University. She specializes in Early Intervention services for young children, with special interest in caregiver trainings, therapist support and supervision, and play-based treatment options.

Heidi Tringali, MS, OTR/L specializes in pediatric, school-based occupational therapy services. She works individually with children, provides support and education to families, and consults to school faculty to ensure that each child’s fullest potential is realized. She is passionate about maximizing the individual potential in every child, and her goal is to ensure that all children are able to give their optimum performance in the classroom. She is licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina.  Tringali has practiced as an occupational therapist for more than 18 years. Prior to starting her private practice, she worked in a variety of pediatric, geriatric, and psychiatric settings.  She specializes in clinical education, program development, and pediatric therapy services.

Tringali holds a BA in special education and psychology from Hastings College and a MS in occupational therapy from Tufts University.  She is also certified in Handwriting Without Tears, a developmentally based handwriting program for children.