Admission Team

Polly has worked in eight schools in Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. She has thirteen years of teaching experience, spent seven years as a Lower School division head, and served as an Admissions Director for twelve years. She holds a BA from Emory University and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Georgia State University and is certified in Educational Leadership, Early Childhood Education, and Instructional Supervision.
 
Polly has served on numerous Board of Trustee committees in her career, including Diversity and Finance. Polly has extensive experience working as part of SAIS school accreditation teams and participated in the NAIS Aspiring Heads Program.
 
She is a certified member of the Academy of Orton Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. She has conducted curricular audits for Georgia and North Carolina schools and worked as a dyslexia consultant for ExceptionAlly. 
 
Previously, Polly served as the Director of the Atlanta Area Independent School Association's Admissions Group and was a member of the Directors group of the Atlanta Metro Atlanta Early Childhood Association. She has served on the Boards of the Cathedral Preschool, Atlanta, Georgia, and Odyssey Atlanta, a public school -private school summer program between the Westminster Schools and area public schools, also in Atlanta. She has also served on the Board of Visitors for the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.

Bethani has over ten years of school experience with the majority of her time being spent at international schools. She began her career teaching at elementary schools as an IB-PYP teacher. After teaching, she served as Director of Admission and Marketing for several years before joining Trinity’s Admission team as Associate Director of Admission and Enrollment.

In Bethani’s free time, she enjoys traveling, watching British documentaries, and hunting for 1st edition children’s books. Bethani is known for making a “mean shrimp and grits” and having an entire camera roll full of photos of her adorable baby Bastion (“Bash”).

Kat's connection to Trinity spans 15 years, beginning in 2008 when her son, Jess, entered Kindergarten. Kat is a proud Mom of a Trinity Lifer. During her son's school years at Trinity, 2008-2017, she volunteered in any way she could to involve herself in embracing the Trinity Community. She served lunches, shelved books in the library, was a homeroom Mom, went on countless field trips, and cheered on Trinity students at football games, basketball games, and school pageants and plays. Kat's most significant volunteer roles at Trinity were serving as Parent Council President and A Night to Shine Chair. As Chair of these two groups, Kat led a team of people to support the teachers and students and raise money for professional development and tuition assistance, all while maintaining the culture of the Trinity Community. 

Kat's connection to Trinity didn't end when her son graduated. She returned to Trinity two years ago and assumed the role of World Language Long Term Substitute Teacher. She entered the Fellows Program in 2021. The knowledge she gained from the Teaching Fellows Program broadened her perspective on the math and Literacy curriculum.  

Kat is a current sustaining member of The Junior League of Austin for 15 years, serving on several executive committees and Chair of A Christmas Affair in 2015. She also served as Chair of the Annual Fund at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin for four years.   Kat has strong relationships with her colleagues built on mutual respect, trust, and fun.  She is thrilled to be part of the Admission Team at Trinity and is committed to her new role. She values Trinity's mission and core values daily.  

Kat enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She especially enjoys spending time with her son, Jess. He is pursuing his college degree at the University of Texas and is a proud parent volunteer of his Sigma Chi Fraternity. She loves running, playing with her dogs, live music, good food, and wine, and is always ready for adventurous travel. 

Eleanor holds a first class degree in English Literature and Sociology from the University of Reading; a Post Graduate Certificate of Education, specialising in elementary Literacy, from the Forest Primary Collegiate, affiliated with Anglia University; and a Masters of Arts in Cultural and Media Studies, from the Open University. She also holds a number of professional International Baccalaureate qualifications and experiences.

Eleanor has over 20 years of elementary teaching experience, in both UK and US, public and private school, mainly specialising in General Elementary, Literacy and PE; including over a decade's experience of being on school leadership teams, specialising in assessment and student teacher liaison; and 6 years of Deputy Headship, helping to run an Early Childhood - Grade 8, IB accredited school. Eleanor continues to diversify and broaden her professional scope, this time, by branching into admissions at Trinity.

Despite originally coming to the US to teach for 2 years, in 2010, Eleanor now has an American husband and a 5 year old, Texan daughter, who keep her very busy! When she is not working, or spending time with her family, Eleanor loves to keep fit, playing sports (tennis and netball), working out at the gym, and competing in all sorts of crazy events, like triathlons and half marathons! She is so delighted to have become part of the Trinity community and can't wait to meet you all.