Staff Directory

Crystal joins the faculty as the Lower School science teacher, combining her passion for science-related research and study with her love for teaching. She has worked the last five years as an environmental scientist and specialist for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Previously, she served as a preschool teacher at Angels Watching Over Me Academy in Brentwood and as a science teacher for Metro Nashville Public Schools, where she taught physical science and chemistry. A veteran of the United States Air Force, Crystal received a master’s degree in teaching from Trevecca Nazarene University and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Tennessee State University.

Born in Texas and raised in Nashville since the third grade at Oak Hill School, Jessica brings the family environment she found as a new student at OHS to her classroom now as a teacher. She believes watching a student walk confidently out of your room into the next grade or next school, knowing he or she can be successful, is the most rewarding part of being a teacher. “A teacher must not only teach their content area, but also teach his or her students how to navigate their world and how to reach their greatest potential.” In her spare time, Jessica enjoys running, playing outside, cooking and being a mom to her daughter.

Coneale’s inspiration to become a teacher came from her grandmother, with whom she helped set up her classroom during the summers as a young girl. Her favorite thing about working at Oak Hill School is the support she receives from administrators, colleagues, and parents, but also says that it simply is a fun place to work! Coneale, a mother of three who has been teaching at OHS for over a decade, enjoys travelling to new places, reading, and working on her exceptional bowling game in her spare time.

John, who spent seven years at a think-tank in Washington, DC prior to landing in Nashville, says that being a part of the community of parents, teachers and students is the best thing about working at Oak Hill School.  Raised in a family of educators, John says that he “feels very at home working in a school around so many energetic learners and their teachers.” By raising money for the school, coordinating parent volunteer efforts, and overseeing marketing and communications for OHS, John’s role is multifacted. John, originally from El Dorado, Arkansas, is also an Eagle Scout, and loves to cook, read, follow politics, and pull for the Arkansas Razorbacks, Green Bay Packers, and San Antonio Spurs.