Lead Teachers oversee the classroom registration and assigning students to a behind-the-wheel instructor.
Lead Teacher’s Contact information is listed below.
Apex High School
Lead Teacher: Patrick Leary
Driver Education Experience: 27 years
Bio: I have been teaching Math and Driver Education for 27 years, all at Apex High School. I graduated from NC State University. I have a master’s degree in mathematics and am a National Board-Certified Teacher. I am the lead teacher (coordinator) for Apex High School and Apex Friendship High School.
phone: 919-387-2208 ext. 27239
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Apex Friendship High School
Teacher: Patrick Leary
Driver Education Experience: 27 years
Bio: I have been teaching Math and Driver Education for 27 years, all at Apex High School. I graduated from NC State University. I have a master’s degree in mathematics and am a National Board-Certified Teacher. I am the lead teacher (coordinator) for Apex High School and Apex Friendship High School.
phone: 919-694-0500 ext: 20055
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Athens Drive High School
Lead Teacher: Jimmy Ray
Driver Education Experience: 13 years
Bio: Graduate of Elizabeth City State University with a B.A., North Central University with a M.S degree in Counseling, 25 years of WCPSS in multiple roles. I teach classroom and behind-th-wheel instruction.
phone: (919) 233-4050 ext. 24875
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Broughton High School
Lead Teacher: Ron Wheeler
Driver Education Experience: 15 years
Bio: I have been with Jordan Driving School since 2008. I mainly teach the Behind the Wheel training part of driver education. I love watching student drivers gain confidence in their driving during the BTW training.
phone: 919-618-1652
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Cardinal Gibbons High School
Teacher: Ron Wheeler
Driver Education Experience: 15 years
Bio: I have been with Jordan Driving School since 2008. I mainly teach the Behind the Wheel training part of driver education. I love watching student drivers gain confidence in their driving during the BTW training.
phone: 919-618-1652
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Cary High School
Lead Teacher: Cliff Sherman
Driver Education Experience: 10 years
Bio: Certified English teacher and library media specialist, 20 years with WCPSS and B.A. and M.S. degrees from East Carolina University. I teach classroom instruction.
phone: Email only at this time.
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East Wake Academy
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Millbrook, Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
phone: Email only at this time.
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East Wake High School
Lead Teacher: Stephen Fister
Driver Education Experience: 12 years
Bio: I have been teaching engineering & design in WCPSS for 16 years. I live in Zebulon, NC with my wife and 2 sons. We enjoy hiking, camping, and fishing in our free time.
phone: Email only at this time.
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Enloe High School
Lead Teacher: Cathy Stone
Driver Education Experience: 10 years
Bio: Hello, my name is Cathy Stone, and I am a native of Raleigh, NC. I attended WCPSS schools and graduated form East Carolina University with a B.S. degree in both Healthful Living and K-12 Driver and Traffic Safety Education. After teaching 8 years in both Healthful Living and then K-8 Physical Education in Madison County Schools, I returned to Raleigh to help care for my parents. I taught Healthful Living at Durant Road Middle School for the next 26 years. I retired July 1, 2022, after teaching 34 years in public schools. I returned to work with Jordan Driving School in October of 2022. I began working with the Enloe community in late December 2022. I have appreciated being welcomed and supported by all associated with the school and the Driver Education Program at Enloe. I also teach Driver Education classroom at Green Hope and Green Level High Schools and substitute. When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with family, friends, two dogs, and one cat. My favorite vacation retreats are the mountains and the beach, and music is my hobby.
phone: 919-856-7918 ext. 23884
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Franklin Academy
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Millbrook, Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
phone: Email only at this time.
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Fuquay Varina High School
Lead Teacher: Tricia Myers
Driver Education Experience: 9 years
Bio: A school counselor for 28 years, presently at Fuquay Varina High School. A graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a BA in psychology, A graduate of Gardner-Webb University with MA in School Counseling K-12, a graduate from NC State University with MA in School Administration K-12 and a graduate of University of North Carolina in Greensboro with and Advanced Degree in School Counseling. I am the mother of two young men. I am a foster parent to many children that have been in my home. I enjoy students and begin working for Jordan Driving School as the Lead Teacher 9 years ago at FVHS. I served as the Executive Secretary for SERADTSEA and on the board for ADTSEA. It is a privilege to work with such great educators that are passionate about proper driver education for our young people.
phone: (919) 557-2511 ext. 23860
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Garner High School
Lead Teacher: Stephen Fister
Driver Education Experience: 12 years
Bio: I have been teaching engineering & design in WCPSS for 16 years. I live in Zebulon, NC with my wife and 2 sons. We enjoy hiking, camping, and fishing in our free time.
phone: Email only at this time.
Green Hope High School
Lead Teacher: Cathy Stone
Driver Education Experience: 10 years
Bio: Hello, my name is Cathy Stone, and I am a native of Raleigh, NC. I attended WCPSS schools and graduated form East Carolina University with a B.S. degree in both Healthful Living and K-12 Driver and Traffic Safety Education. After teaching 8 years in both Healthful Living and then K-8 Physical Education in Madison County Schools, I returned to Raleigh to help care for my parents. I taught Healthful Living at Durant Road Middle School for the next 26 years. I retired July 1, 2022, after teaching 34 years in public schools. I returned to work with Jordan Driving School in October of 2022. I began working with the Enloe community in late December 2022. I have appreciated being welcomed and supported by all associated with the school and the Driver Education Program at Enloe. I also teach Driver Education classroom at Green Hope and Green Level High Schools and substitute. When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with family, friends, two dogs, and one cat. My favorite vacation retreats are the mountains and the beach, and music is my hobby.
phone: 919-380-3700 ext. 25426
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Green Level High School
Lead Teacher: Chip Bunn
Driver Education Experience: 30 years
Bio: I graduated from East Carolina University in 1986 with a B.S. in Education, M.A.E.D in Heath & Physical Education, and a minor in Driver Education. I taught at South Lenoir High School from 1987-1988. I then taught at Broughton High School from 1988-1999. The last school I taught at was Green Hope High School from 1999-2019. I began working for Jordan Driving School in 1993.
phone: 919-500-2174
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Heritage Christian Academy
Susanna Langdon
phone: 919-772-4877
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Heritage Leadership Academy
Teacher: Susanna Langdon
phone: Email only at this time.
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Heritage High School
Lead Teacher: Daniel Bolick
Driver Education Experience: 46 years
Bio: Teacher for 32 years, retired for 32 years, and teaches behind-the-wheel.
phone: (919) 570-5600 ext. 20713
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Holly Springs High School
Lead Teacher: Alfreda Rhodes
Driver Education Experience: 7 years
Bio: Retired Wake County Schools media specialist with 33 years’ experience working in education. Now work part-time with Jordan Driving School teaching classroom instruction.
phone: (919) 577-1444 ext. 23481
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Home School
Teacher: Sandra Dunbar
Driver Education Experience:
Bio: Coming soon…
phone: Email only at this time.
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Knightdale High School
Teacher: Danny Hodge
Driver Education Experience: 6 years
Bio: I am a graduate of Chowan University. I worked in the printing industry for twenty years before going into teaching. I just entered my 17th year of teaching, my 9th year at Knightdale High School. I teach classroom instruction.
phone: Email only at this time.
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Leesville Road High School
Lead Teacher: Cliff Sherman
Driver Education Experience: 10 years
Bio: Certified English teacher and library media specialist, 20 years with WCPSS and B.A. and M.S. degrees from East Carolina University. I teach classroom instruction.
phone: Email only at this time.
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Middle Creek High School
Lead Teacher: Thomas Hunter
Driver Education Experience: 20 years
Bio: After years of employment in the private sector, I have worked with WCPSS & with Jordan Driving School as a classroom teacher, behind the wheel instructor, instructor trainer, and Jordan Driving School staff as director of teacher operations.
phone: (919) 773-3838 ext. 21892
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Millbrook High School
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Millbrook, Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
phone: Email only at this time.
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North Raleigh Christian Academy
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Millbrook, Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
phone: (919) 280-7031 (VM not working, only email at this time.)
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North Wake College and Career Academy
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Millbrook, Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
Panther Creek High School
Lead Teacher: Chip Bunn
Driver Education Experience: 30 years
Bio: I graduated from East Carolina University in 1986 with a B.S. in Education, M.A.E.D in Heath & Physical Education, and a minor in Driver Education. I taught at South Lenoir High School from 1987-1988. I then taught at Broughton High School from 1988-1999. The last school I taught at was Green Hope High School from 1999-2019. I began working for Jordan Driving School in 1993.
phone: 919-500-2174
Rolesville High School
Teacher: Patrina Pearce-Cameron
Driver Education Experience: 6.5 years
Bio: I have a B.A. in Economics from UNC Chapel Hill, a B.A in Middle Grades Education from NC Central University, and a MBA from East Carolina University. I have been an education in Wilson and Wake counties for 25 years. I have been a driver education classroom and behind the wheel instructor at Rolesville High School for 6 ½ years and am currently the lead teacher.
phone: (919) 554-6303 ext: 20376
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Sanderson High School
Teacher: Julius Reid
Driver Education Experience: 5 years
Bio: Graduate of Saint Augustine’s University, 18 years of banking and corporate experience and13 years in transportation industry with a CDL certification. I teach behind-the-wheel instruction.
phone: (919) 881-4800 ext. 24843 (Only email at this time, no VM)
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South Garner High School
Lead Teacher: Stephen Fister
Driver Education Experience: 12 years
Bio: I have been teaching engineering & design in WCPSS for 16 years. I live in Zebulon, NC with my wife and 2 sons. We enjoy hiking, camping, and fishing in our free time.
phone: Email only at this time.
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Southeast Raleigh High School
Lead Teacher: John Baker
Driver Education Experience: 13 years
Bio: Health teacher for WCPSS for 30+ years, Coaching basketball for WCPSS for 30+ years, Retired from teaching/coaching in 2018. Lead teacher for Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School and a classroom teacher for driver education.
phone: (919) 856-2800 ext. 25008
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Thales Academy
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Millbrook, Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
phone: 919-280-7031(VM not working, only email at this time.)
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Wake Forest High School
Teacher: Talia Davis
Driver Education Experience: 7 years
Bio: I’ve been teaching for 14 years. I graduated from UNC Charlotte and NC Central University. I have a degree in English and a master’s degree in educational technology.
phone: Email only at this time.
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Wakefield High School
Teacher: Ed Tharrington
Driver Education Experience: 8 years
Bio: I am a retired high school mathematics teacher with 33 years of experience. The last 20 years have been at Wakefield High School. My position at Jordan Driving School is lead teacher; I oversee drivers’ education at Millbrook, Wakefield, North Wake College & Career Academy, Thales Academy, and North Raleigh Christian Academy. I am also a faculty member at William Peace University and a Wake Forest resident.
phone: 919-280-7031(VM not working, only email at this time.)
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Willow Spring High School
Lead Teacher: Alfreda Rhodes
Driver Education Experience: 7 years
Bio: Retired Wake County Schools media specialist with 33 years’ experience working in education. Now work part-time with Jordan Driving School teaching classroom instruction.
phone: 919-614-9908
[email protected].
Additional Select Schools Classes
Lead Teacher: Susanna Langdon & Chip Bunn
phone: 919-500-2174
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Saturday/Spring Break/Winter Break Classes
Mary Brooks
phone: 919-772-4877
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