DFW PAC ACADEMIC STAFF
Dani Newlin
ADMINISTRATOR/ 8TH - 12TH TEACHER
• Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education – Creighton University (summa cum laude)
• 15+ years teaching various grade levels, Instructional Facilitator and Interventionist, certified ESL endorsement
• Married my high school sweetheart with 2 beautiful girls who love performing just as much as your kids do!
J'Cee Carothers
8TH - 12TH ENGLISH TEACHER
• Graduated from East Texas Baptist University with a bachelors’s degree in English
• Certified English, reading, and language arts teacher for 6th-12th grades
•Former English/Language Arts teacher for Plano ISD
•Enjoys reading, yoga, and spending time with her husband and three kids
Scott Bailey
Head Master
*Current Principal and Headmaster for DFW Performing Arts Center
*Worked for the Carroll Independent School District for 15 years as a district administrator/engineer
*Technology, Marketing and Graphic Art Guru for DFW PAC and all three DSOD locations
Andrea Pfarrer
GRADES 8TH - 12TH SCIENCE
• Graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Engineering Management.
• A native Ohioan, she worked in automotive engineering until becoming a stay-at-home mom for her amazing son.
• So excited to be part of the wonderful PAC staff and share her love of science and teaching!
Paula Knobe
GRADES 4TH - 7TH
• Degree in Elementary education
• 10 years at PAC
• Enjoys spending time with my family doing anything outdoors
Stephanie Cress
4TH - 7TH MATH & SCIENCE TEACHER
* Graduated from University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, minor in Journalism
* Worked as a Public Relation Specialist until becoming a stay-at-home mom for 3 daughters
* Since moving back to DFW in 2015, has work in CISD as a substitute teacher mainly at the middle school level
* Grew up in the DFW area a majority of my life, but has lived in many places across the US after graduating college
* Two of my daughters are on the Winter Guard dance team at CHS
Jill Brown
8TH-12TH MATH TEACHER
*Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, minor in Mathematics – Midwestern State University
*Lived in the DFW area a majority of my life and worked as a software developer until becoming a stay-at-home mom for her 2 daughters
*Over 15+ math tutor specializing in high school and middle school math. (6th grade – Calculus),
I love traveling and spending time with family and I am excited to join the PAC team