Administration and Staff

Overbrook Faculty and Administration

Overbrook has one of the finest faculties in the Nashville areas with 48% of the faculty and administration holding advanced degrees. In addition, 40% have more than 10 years experience teaching, and seven teachers are Overbrook alumnae.

Principal – Sister Marie Blanchette, O.P.

Sister Marie Blanchette holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Belmont, a master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, and a master’s of education in educational administration from the University of Southern Mississippi. She has taught for 16 years and has been a principal for six years.

In 2001, the Diocese of Richmond honored Sister Marie Blanchette with the Catechist of the Year award.

Academic Dean – Phyllis McGee

Phyllis McGee holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Middle Tennessee State University. She has been in education for 27 years with training and qualifications in: Nonpublic School Facilitator/Chair Quality Assurance Review Team for SACSCASI, Montessori Assistant Training, Florida Performance Measurement System, Catechetical Certification for the Diocese of Nashville, Certification in Great Books facilitation, and certification in both CPR and First Aid.

Office Manager – Marge Lang

Marge Lang is the Office Manager at Overbrook. She has been at Overbrook for 14 years and served the faculty and students as receptionist/clinic attendant for 10 of those years. Some of her current duties include support for the Principal and faculty, maintaining the student data base and school calendar, emergency response coordinator, security,maintenance and cleaning laison, and special events facilitator. She brings over 40 years of office experience to the school. One of her daughters is an Overbrook graduate.

Director of Admissions – Ellen Butler Fernandez

Ellen Fernandez developed and managed the first professional admissions office at Overbrook School in the summer of 1991. For 16 years, Ellen has served as director of admission, registrar and coordinates the annual standardized testing and the tuition assistance program. She brings 38 years of experience in office management and customer relations to Overbrook School. She was President of the Nashville Consortium of Independent Schools from 1998-2000 and has served on committees with the Consortium to implement by-laws and the Common Teacher Recommendation. She served on the Dominican Campus Strategic Plan Core Team in 1997 and the Strategic Planning Fundraising/Marketing/Admissions Task Team for Overbrook and St. Cecilia in 2006. She is a third generation St. Cecilia Academy graduate and has two daughters that are 4th generation graduates.

Purchasing Manager – Lisa Augustine

Lisa Augustine has been at Overbrook for 24 years. She is the purchasing manager for the school as well as a vital part of the office staff handling such duties as the tardy desk each morning. She works to make sure the school is stocked with all the needed supplies from paper in the copy machines to scissors for the art room to every text book used in the classrooms. Ms. Augustine is also responsible for many of the invitations and special event programs parents and guests receive throughout the school year. All three of her children attended Overbrook School and her daughter taught kindergarten at Overbrook before having a baby in the spring of 2006.

Receptionist – Natalie McGee

Natalie McGee is the face and voice of Overbrook as the school's receptionist. She handles the myriad of responsibilities that come with the front desk throughout the day as well as acts as a first responder for the school clinic. Ms. McGee is editor of the Overbrook Eagle and assistant editor of the yearbook.
She holds a degree in English literature from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a minor in photography.

Director of Development – Debbie Lassiter

Debbie Lassiter is the director of development for Overbrook School and St. Cecilia Academy. She is responsible for all aspects of fundraising and donor relations including research, solicitation, managing volunteer committees, proposal development, writing and submitting grant requests to meet the annual fund, capital campaign, and endowment goals for both Overbrook School and St. Cecilia Academy.
Both of her daughters are graduates of Overbrook.

Director of Communications – Barbara Esteves-Moore

Barbara Esteves-Moore serves as the director of communications for Overbrook School and St. Cecilia Academy. She is responsible for all marketing and public relations for Overbrook, including the production of The Brook magazine. This summer she oversaw the redesign of this Web site. She holds a degree in mass communications with a minor in print journalism from the University of New Orleans. She wrote for The Tennessean for eight years before moving to Overbrook and St. Cecilia. She has a daughter who is an Overbrook student.