Chad Hambrick
Chad Hambrick has been serving the body of Christ since 1995 in several diverse church settings. God has equipped Chad to encourage and equip ministry leaders. Chad currently serves as the Director of Discipleship at Eastridge Community Church in Covington, GA. He is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and an ordained minister. Chad’s life experience and undergraduate study in counseling has given him the insight needed to minister to those who lead others. Chad’s main focus is to encourage and equip Christian leaders to implement a lifestyle of abiding, serving and multiplying in order to fulfill the Great Commission. Chad desires more than anything to see followers of Christ become the servant leaders that God has created them to be.
jenny hammons
Jenny and her husband, David, have been married since 1998 and have been blessed with three children. She is a homeschool mom who has graduated two children from SGA with one to go! She graduated from Samford University with a Bachelors of Music degree in Piano Performance. She also has a Master of Music degree from Georgia State University in Piano Pedagogy. She is currently working toward a Ministry Certification through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jenny has been teaching piano, music theory, and music history classes since 1996. She has taught in university settings, fine arts schools, and privately. She is also an art enthusiast. At Scholars Guild, she teaches 5th-7th Visual Arts, 7th/8th Grade Faith Foundations, High School Music & Art Appreciation, and assists the Musical Theatre program. She is a private piano teacher and the owner of Hammons Music Studio. She loves to serve the Lord at her church as well in the worship and youth ministries. All of this is great, but her number one passion is to love God, her family, and people. Discipling SGA students toward a growing understanding of Jesus and His love for them is one of her greatest joys in life!
DAnny James
Danny graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Computer Science. Since that time he has held numerous positions covering the gamut of computer technology. His current role is a Principal Software Engineer with a major healthcare data analytics company. Danny recently moved to Bethlehem with his wife (Scholars Guild's very own Ginny James) and two of his children. His oldest daughter was recently married. He loves cooking, CrossFit (which he has coached as a CF-L2 trainer for 6 years), golf and just hanging with his family.
Sara Lunsford
Sara graduated from Georgia College and State University in 2007 with a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education. By the age four, she had a love for theatre instilled by her mom and old musical classics. Sara has served as Choreographer, Musical Director, and Assistant Director for numerous productions. She taught Drama at Young Americans Christian School, claiming back to back One-Act State Championships in 2015 and 2016, as well as producing Seussical and The Little Mermaid. Sara trained in vocal performance for six years and currently teaches private vocal lessons and serves as the Contemporary Worship Leader for First Conyers Baptist Church. Sara is happily married to her middle school sweetheart, Brian. They have three beautiful children, Selah Grace and their twins, Eleanora and Asher.
angel straight
Angel has been married to Jesse since 2005. She graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in Political Science. She worked throughout and beyond college with a state Senator. After a couple of years working at a law firm, she went back to school to earn her Master's in Social Studies Education from UGA. She worked as a high school teacher for Gwinnett County, but came home full-time once her first son was born. She currently homeschools her 3 children. Throughout her time at home, she has worked at SGA and other homeschool co-ops, sharing her passion for social studies, seeking truth, thinking logically, and developing a biblical worldview. In her free time, Angel enjoys reading, yoga, spending time with her people, and traveling.
CAthy strange
Cathy feels blessed that God has directed her to SGA. She has a BS degree in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in Management and Administration. Cathy has been married to her wonderful husband, Mark, since 1998. She has a daughter, Taylor, who graduated from SGA in 2018 and is attending Auburn University seeking a degree in Aerospace Engineering. Her son, Logan, attends Georgia Southern University working on a degree in Sports Management.. In her early years, she studied Criminal Justice Investigation and Forensics, however, the Lord knew her love would be with teaching and ministering to the next generation. After moving here from Ohio, she has since worked as a Product Marketing Manager, for a large corporation, and later a Preschool Teacher for 7 years and became certified in Leadership Development with Growing Leaders. Cathy is passionate about serving the Lord and spends much of her time staying involved in her church and serves in youth activities and events She is currently a leader in Community Bible Study enjoys spending time with family, near and far, sharing time with friends, visiting her children at college, and going to the beach.
