STAFF DIRECTORY
ADMINISTRATION

Dana M. Hutto
Head of School
Dana Hutto earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Carolina. She was the Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction of East Point Academy in West Columbia, SC since 2014. Mrs. Hutto has twenty-eight years of experience in education, having taught elementary and middle school as well as university level courses for in-service teachers. She has worked at both the South Carolina Department of Education and Lexington School District One as a science, health, and physical education coordinator. She has extensive experience in working with teachers on integrating standards, classroom instruction and assessment.

Lee Simmons
Director of Operations
Prior to joining the East Link team in July 2018, Lee Simmons spent time working as an administrator in English immersion schools, programs and centers across China. He helped open six English immersion programs during his time in China.
Lee has a Bachelor's degree in Finance and completed his MBA in 2013. In December 2021, he achieved certification as an administrator of school finance and operations (SFO) through ASBO International. Together with his wonderful wife, Cyndi, he has two children, Catherine, who is in K5 at East Link, and Lucas, who is in preschool.
Lee enjoys spending his free time traveling, experiencing new foods, grilling and going to the lake. He is excited to continue supporting the students and staff at ELA.

Mrs. Melody Simmons
Student Services Coordinator
Student Attendance and Enrollment
Staff

Kindergarten
Amanda Ellison

Kindergarten Assistant
Mary Ashmore

Kindergarten
Naijia Zhu

Kindergarten Assistant
Wan-Hsia Chu

1st Grade
Liesel Lunn
1st Grade
Ting "Poppy" He
2nd Grade
Ashley Schell
2nd Grade
Yue Yin




3rd Grade
Shuchi Huang

3rd Grade
Bobbi Scranton

4th Grade
Megan Darby

4th Grade
Daisy Pan


MS English
Kim Rieger
MS Science
Helen Wallen

MS Math/Algebra
Fiona Wong

MS Mandarin
Ruoyi Zhu

Gifted/Talented
Mandarin Immersion
Mengran Cao

Music / Dance
Amanda Wang

Art
Amabel Liu
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Physical Education
Taylor Reeves

Library Coordinator
After Care Coordinator
Amanda Barnes

MS Math and Computer
Kathleen Rieger

School Nurse
Katie Manwaring
"Nurse Katie"

Reception / Family Liaison
Isabel "Isa" Marin

Special Education
Specialist
Lori Wilson-Ide

Multilanguage Learner Specialist
Robin Johnson

Reading
Interventionist
Abbey Hix
