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    Steve Lisk
    Interim Head of School
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    Sandy Boyd
    Head of Upper School
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    Cassie Cloninger
    Early Learning Division Head | Lower School
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    University of North Carolina at Pembroke - B.S.
    Appalachian State University - Master of Arts in Literacy Education
    Bio
     
    Cassie Cloninger is part of O’Neal’s kindergarten team. She has taught here at The O’Neal School for four years, with a total of 20 years of experience in the field.  Mrs. Cloninger holds her Bachelor of Science in Birth-Kindergarten Education from UNC Pembroke, has her Montessori teacher certification, and is currently completing her master’s degree in reading education at Appalachian State University. Go Mountaineers!
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    Aimee Johnson
    Director of Finance
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    University of North Carolina at Pembroke - B.S.
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    Breanna Orentlikher
    Director of Enrollment Management
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    University at Buffalo - Master of Education
    SUNY Purchase College - Bachelor of Arts
    Bio
     
    Mrs. Orentlikher graduated from Purchase College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and later attended the University at Buffalo where she earned her Master’s of Education degree. She has lived in New York her entire life before moving to Pinehurst in 2018. She has worked for Collegiate Admissions departments before joining O’Neal in 2022.
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    Elizabeth Sager
    Head of Middle School
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    University of Colorado Boulder - B.S.
    University of Northern Colorado - M.Ed.
    Bio
     
    Mrs. Sager has been an educator for over 20 years. Having lived in 5 states and 2 countries over her career she comes with a variety of experiences and expertise in the field of Individualized Education. She has extensive Literacy and Math remediation training targeted to middle and secondary learners. She utilizes a wide variety of research based instructional strategies to support learners in the AEC program. Her focus on enabling students to work with their unique skills enables them to grow and maximize their academic success. Outside of school she spends time with her family, which includes her husband 3 kids and 2 labs, camping traveling and golfing (or at least trying).
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    Lance Stucky
    Director of Athletics and Transportation
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    Kathy Taylor
    Director of Communications and Facilities
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    North Carolina State University - Digital Marketing Certificate
    Meredith College - B.S.
    Bio
     
    Mrs. Taylor started working at O'Neal in 2006. She graduated from Meredith College with a BS degree in business administration (marketing) and a second major in French, including a semester study abroad in Angers, France. She has travelled across the nation, Europe and Japan working as speakers bureau coordinator for IBM’s networking hardware and software divisions before taking the position of marketing specialist at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. She owned and operated a marketing communications business before coming to O’Neal. Mrs. Taylor lives in Sanford and is married with three sons, all O’Neal Falcons - Joseph ’14, Will '17, and Sam '28. Mrs. Taylor enjoys spending time at the North Carolina Coast and keeping score for her son's travel baseball team.
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    Jeni Wiley
    Primary Division Head | Lower School
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    Elon University - BA
    UNC-Pembroke - MSA
    Bio
     
    Jeni Wiley brings more than three decades of educational experience to The O’Neal School. She earned her degree in Middle Grades Education from Elon College (now Elon University) in 1994 and went on to serve 19 years as a middle school English and History teacher. During that time, she was twice honored as Teacher of the Year—first at East Wake Middle School in 2001 and later at New Century Middle School in 2012.
     
    In 2013, Mrs. Wiley transitioned into school leadership, completing her Principal Licensure through the Sandhills Leadership Academy in 2014 and earning her Master’s in School Administration from UNC–Pembroke in 2015. She went on to serve as principal of Elise Middle School and West Pine Middle School, and in 2022 was recognized as Moore County Schools Principal of the Year. Most recently, she served as Interim Principal of Pinehurst Elementary School in the spring of 2025.
     
    Mrs. Wiley is excited to join the vibrant community at The O’Neal School. She looks forward to collaborating with the dedicated faculty and staff to ensure students are prepared for success—both today and in the future. She is deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve a school where excellence, pride, character, and community are at the heart of everything they do.
 

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    At O'Neal 10+ Years

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    Employees are O'Neal School Alums

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    Hold Advanced Degrees

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    Teacher to Student Ratio
 
 

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