Parkway ELC Staff

Trevor Owens, Parkway Program Coordinator

I am so honored to have been here at Parkway.  This is my 13th year.  I am the Program Coordinator of the best kids in the world.  I graduated Appalachian State with a BS in Psychology with a  Concentration in math.  I have worked with kids of all ages in some capacity for 17.5 years.  I also DJ on the side.  I am married to my amazing wife Nicole for 2.5 years.  I have a step daughter, Britt, who keeps the family laughing and sometimes beats me at Mario Kart.  We also welcomed Thomas Kole into the world in March of 2018.  My admiration for parents is at an all time high and my admiration for my wife is even higher.  I am a fan of my family, Mario Kart, Putt Putt, music, and obviously food.  My fav sports teams are APPALACHIAN STATE, Yankees, Panthers, Colts, UNC, and Im not opposed to watching Mixed Martial Arts.  I really do enjoy coming to work.  Im so excited about the adventures we will share in After School.  The best is yet to come.

Teresa Cerda Parkway Itinerant Program Coordinator

 Teresa Cerda is an artist, and she was born in Santiago, Chile, and resided in Madrid, Spain for 20 years before relocating in Boone, NC in 2005. In Chile, she received a bachelor degree in Social Communication at Inacap College. Between 1987 and 1990, she was working in the technical production area of the Cultural Department at Estacion Central City Hall in Santiago. In this position, she focused her work to make art programs for children.

 In 1994, she earned an Associate degree in Stage Design in the Escuela Tecnológica de Artes Escénicas in Madrid. From 1994 to 2005, she served as a manager of the Framing Workshops at the Fundación de Artes y Autores Contemporáneos (ARAUCO).  

Teresa focuses at Parkway ELC with the kindergarten and first grade groups. She has been working at Parkway school for one year. She focuses her learning process in art, Spanish and games. She enjoys playing and singing Spanish songs with the children.  In her class, she is looking for individual expression of each child, because she thinks every child has something special for developing.

 After moving to North Carolina, Cerda continued to focus in producing art works. She had exhibited her paintings in Turchin Center, Ashe County Art Gallery. Caldwell Art Council, Brahm Museum and other galleries around NC. Also, she had many opportunities collaborating with Elkland Art Center, painting giant puppets.

In 2017 she got a  BA in Studio Art  with concentration in Ceramic at Appalachian State University..

To Be Announced- Group Leader