Staff
Staff Directory
Meet Our Staff
Beth Edgemon
Counselor
- BS Mathematic Education
- Florida State University
- MS Counseling
- Oregon State University
- Entered Philomath School District in 2004
- Teaching in Oregon since 1998
If you would like to meet (Zoom or in person) with Ms. Edgemon, please email her. Students who attend in person at the Academy can stop by any time they are in the building.
Emily Strong
Office Manager/
Registrar
- Emily has worked in education since 2011.
- She is originally from Southern California and came to Oregon in 2019.
- She has two cats and two cockatiels (and hopes to add many more pets to her home!)
- Her interests include hiking, road trips, cooking, reading, gardening, and animals.
- Entered Philomath School District in 2020
Jennifer House
K-8 Online Learning Specialist
"The role of the K-8 Online Learning Specialist is to support the students, their families and teachers in the implementation of an online learning environment."
- BS Human Development/ Education
- Warner Pacific College
- MEd Education/ESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Western Oregon University
- Certificate eLearning Curriculum & Design
- Oregon State University
- 29 years of classroom experience in Grades K-8
- Entered Philomath School District in 2007
Phil Ayer
9-12 Math and Science Teacher
- BS Secondary Science Education
- Preliminary teaching experience at Crescent Valley High School
- He is a Midwesterner by birth, Westcoaster by chance, and a Pacific Northwesterner by choice. His interests include music, cooking, games, and pets.
- He has had many different jobs, including barista, orchestral stage hand, software sales and support technician, and lead singer in a rock band.
Justin Barron
9-12 Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher
- BS Psychology/Zoology -Oregon State University
- MS Education from Oregon State University
- Marine Educator at OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center
- 20+ years K-12 classroom experience
- Entered Philomath School District in 2022