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    Mary Frances Payne
    7th Latin Teacher
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    Mary Frances Payne attended Regents starting in Kindergarten and graduated with the class of 2015. She received her Bachelor's from Wheaton College. She's always had a desire to teach, especially at a school like Regents. This desire came from the experience she had with her teachers growing up. They continuously displayed Christ's love and encouraged her to be the best version of herself, all while showing her what is good, true, and beautiful through their lessons. Mary Frances wants to do the same for her students.

    Mary Frances loves running, baking, all things food-related, and spending time with her friends. She has a twin sister in Orlando and her parents are in Austin.
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    Wade Pellerin
    Facilities Manager
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    Wade Pellerin started at Regents in August 2017 and serves the entire campus. He feels fortunate to be involved in such a wide variety of events and activities and continue to learn and appreciate the community.
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    Serena Pent
    Athletic Trainer
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    Serena was born and raised in the central coast of California. She studied Athletic Training at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and continued her education there receiving her Masters in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Athletic Training. She has been practicing as a Certified Athletic Trainer for 7 years now working at all different levels of athletics from the Collegiate level, semi-professional baseball, and even professional Rodeo! Serena and her husband Ryan have been married for a year now and are expecting their first child!
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    Dan Peterson
    Head of School
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    Dr. Peterson has served as the Head of School at Regents School of Austin since 2018. Originally from Tennessee, he obtained a M.Div. degree in theology from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He served for one year at Heritage Academy in Columbia, Missouri. He then served for six years as founding Head of School at Cornerstone Academy in Tennessee, while pursuing and earning his Ph.D. in Leadership and Christian Education in 2012. He began his tenure at Regents in 2012 serving as the Head of School of Logic until 2015. He served as the Head of School and President of Evangelical Christian School in Tennessee from 2015 to 2018 before returning to Regents. Dr. Peterson has presented at several national and regional conferences, and he has completed the Colson Fellows National Program. He serves as a Board member for the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS), Classic Learning Test (CLT), Council on Educational Standards and Accountability, and Baylor University’s Center for School Leadership.

    Dr. and Mrs. Peterson have been married nearly 22 years and have four children, his son graduated from Regents in 2023, and his three daughters are current students. He enjoys reading, cycling, hiking, fly fishing, and playing soccer, but most of all spending time with his family.
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    Melissa Piercy
    Front Desk Hospitality
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    Laura Powell
    Girls Assistant Athletic Director, Girls XC Head Coach
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    Margaret Pruitt
    SOR Literature
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    Maggie Pruitt had an unconventional childhood growing up in Kerrville, Texas during the school year and at Laity Lodge Youth Camp on the Frio river in the summertime. It was at LLYC that she first heard the gospel, met Christ, and decided to follow Him. She went on to graduate from Texas A&M University with a Journalism degree and English and Art minors. While at A&M she served as a Young Life leader at College Station High School, found her love for education and has spent the last few years teaching English at CSHS. She is looking forward to continuing her teaching career at Regents and the opportunity to do so while pointing students to Christ. She’s spent the past three summers serving as a backpacking guide for a ministry in Colorado. When she’s not teaching, you can find her reading, listening to podcasts, hiking or reuniting with her college bluegrass cover band.
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