Organizational Chart

ERIN STALBAUM
Superintendent

Dr. Erin Stalbaum has 20 years of experience in public education, including a decade in the classroom and leadership roles at the school, district, and state levels. Dr. Stalbaum began her career in Greenwood Schools, where she taught elementary and middle school, before serving as a senior school improvement specialist with the Indiana Department of Education. She later led district-wide academic initiatives for the Kokomo School Corporation. Prior to coming to CGCSC, she served as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources at Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, following a role as Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Professional Development at Monroe County Community School Corporation.

Dr. Stalbaum holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Superintendency from Indiana State University, a master's degree in Educational Leadership: Urban Principalship Program from Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, and a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a Reading Specialist Minor from Ball State University. She and her husband have three sons who attend Center Grove schools.

JASON TAYLOR, EDD
Associate Superintendent

Jason Taylor, Ed.D., is Center Grove’s Associate Superintendent. He returned to Center Grove to serve as the district’s Chief Technology Officer in June 2014. Prior to that, Taylor served as the Data Integration Manager from 2008-2011. He was named Assistant Superintendent of HR and Technology in 2019 and Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Business, and Technology in 2024.

Dr. Taylor started his career in education technology in the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation. He also served in corporation leadership roles for the Decatur County Community School Corporation and the Monroe County Community School Corporation. Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a dual license in Social Studies and Technology Education from Franklin College. Taylor holds a master’s degree in Education from Indiana University and a master’s degree in Strategic Management from the Kelley School of Business. Taylor earned his specialist’s degree from Indiana University in 2019 and his doctorate from Oakland City University in 2023.  

LYNN SIMMERS, PHD
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning

Lynn Simmers, Ph.D., is Center Grove’s Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning. She previously served as the Assistant Superintendent of Southwest Allen County Schools in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her 30-year career in education started in Manchester Community Schools in North Manchester, Indiana where she taught 6th Grade. 

Dr. Simmers has served as assistant principal, athletic director, and principal in Warsaw Community Schools, Northwest Allen County Schools, and Dekalb County Central Schools before moving to Southwest Allen County Schools. She has served as Southwest Allen’s Assistant Superintendent since 2014. Simmers holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Manchester College, a master’s degree in Education Administration from Indiana/Purdue University Fort Wayne, and a doctorate in Educational Administration from Indiana State University.  

KHAILEY BROWN
Executive Director of Human Resources

Khailey Brown is Center Grove’s Executive Director of Human Resources. She previously served as the district’s Director of Elementary Special Education since August 2021. Brown moved to Center Grove in February 2018 when she was named the Coordinator of Special Education.

Brown started her career in education as a teacher at RISE Learning Center in Perry Township. She then taught special education for grades 6-8 in Manhattan Beach, CA before moving to Noblesville Schools where she taught gifted and talented for grade 5 and behavior support and adaptive skills for grades K-5. She moved to Clark Pleasant Community Schools to serve as Program Support, working alongside administrators and teachers to support and grow special education programming, before coming to Center Grove. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a dual license in Mild and Intense interventions, Director of Exceptional Needs licensure, and master’s degrees in both Special Education and Education Leadership, all from Indiana University.

CHRISTY MURRAY
Executive Director of Student Services 

Christy Murray is Center Grove’s Executive Director of Student Services. She previously served as the district’s Director of School Counseling and Mental Health since May of 2021. Prior to that she served as the Director of Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Wellness for the Indiana Department of Education.

Murray previously worked in Center Grove for nine years, first as a School Social Worker at North Grove Elementary and then School Counselor at Center Grove Middle School Central. Murray holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Anderson University, a master’s in social work from IUPUI, and a master's in School Counseling from Indiana Wesleyan. She is a Licensed Social Worker.

MEGAN CURTIS
Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning

Mrs. Curtis comes to Center Grove from Southwest Allen County Schools where she most recently served as the literacy specialist. She started her career in Dekalb County Central United Schools where she served as an 8th Grade Language Arts teacher, and Literacy Coordinator. She has also served as a 5th Grade teacher in Southwest Allen and an assistant principal at Adams Central Elementary in Adams Central Community Schools.

Curtis holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Purdue University Fort Wayne.

SHANNON CARROLL-FREY
Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning

Shannon Carroll-Frey has served as an administrator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. She moved into her current position as Director of Secondary Teaching & Learning in 2016. Prior to that, she was the principal of Center Grove Elementary School. She served for four years as principal of Arlington Elementary in Monroe County Schools, following seven years as assistant principal at Jackson Creek Middle School, also in Monroe County. Before moving to Monroe County, she was the academic assistant principal at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis. She started her career as a science teacher at East Middle School in Martinsville before moving to Fall Creek Valley Middle School in Lawrence Township.

Mrs. Carroll-Frey holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education/general science and a master’s degree in education administration, both from Butler University. She, her husband, David Frey, have two daughters who attend Center Grove schools.

KRISTIN RODMAN
Director of Elementary Education

Kristin Rodman is Center Grove’s Director of Special Education. Prior to this role, Rodman served  for four years as the principal of Sugar Grove Elementary School. Under her leadership Sugar Grove was named a 2023 National Blue Ribbon School. She also served as assistant principal for Center Grove Elementary for three years and at Center Grove Middle School Central where she was a special education teacher and later dean of students.  

Rodman holds a bachelor’s degree in Exceptional Need-Severe Interventions and a master’s degree in Education Administration and Supervision, both from Ball State. She and her husband, Matt, have two children who attend Center Grove schools.

AMANDA TRIMBLE
Special Programs Coordinator

Amanda Trimble is Center Grove’s Special Programs Coordinator. She’s held her current position since 2017. Some of her responsibilities include high ability and multilingual district programming.

Previously she served as an administrator at both Maple Grove Elementary and CG Middle School North. Trimble transitioned to teaching and started her career in education as an elementary teacher for Noblesville Schools. Her teaching experience includes K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades. Trimble then became a K-5 Literacy Instructional Coach where she supported teachers implementing best practices into their instruction. She then had the opportunity to support teachers at the secondary level as a district Instructional Coach. In 2014, she left Noblesville and was hired at Maple Grove Elementary as an assistant principal. Trimble holds a bachelor’s degree in Management of Criminal Justice, a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, and a High Ability endorsement.

MEAGHAN KRUKEMEIER
Coordinator of School Counseling

Meaghan Krukemeier moved into the Coordinator of School Counseling role in July 2024. Prior to this role, Meaghan served for five years as the Director of Guidance, and four years as a school counselor for Center Grove High School. She started her career in education as a high school Biology and Chemistry teacher in Belleville, IL. In 2023, Krukemeier was one of two educators in the state to win an Indiana Department of Education Collaborative Educator Excellence Award, which recognizes educators for their collaboration with partners to improve opportunities for students.

Krukemeier holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from Southern Illinois University and a master's degree in professional school counseling from Lindenwood University. She and her husband live in the Center Grove area with their son and daughter who are both Center Grove students.

VALARIE MILLER, RDN
Director of Food and Nutrition Services

Valarie Miller, R.D.N. is the Director of Food & Nutrition Services at Center Grove. She oversees the district's participation in the USDA's National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Her role ensures that the programs meet all requirements and that students have access to nutritious meals that support their exceptional educational experience.

Miller began her career in school nutrition at Center Grove as the Food & Nutrition Services assistant director. She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Health Sciences, Dietetics, from Indiana University.

SARAH PITTS
Director of Transportation 

Sarah Pitts joined Center Grove as Director of Transportation in April 2019. Mrs. Pitts has served as the Transportation Coordinator at Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation for 3.5 years. She is a 1997 graduate of Purdue University where she earned a bachelor's degree in Management from the Krannert School of Business. She lives in Franklin with her husband and four children.

AMY NORMAN, BSN, RN, NCSN
Health Services Coordinator

Amy Norman, BSN, RN, NCSN, has served as Center Grove’s health services coordinator since April 2018. Before joining Center Grove, she worked as an RN for a home health company and Community Hospital South.

Norman is a graduate of Center Grove High School and received a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Indiana University – Bloomington. She went back to school in 2012 and earned her Bachelor Science of Nursing degree through the accelerated nursing program in December 2013 at Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis. Norman became a nationally certified school nurse in 2022. Norman has four sons: two of whom have graduated from Center Grove and two who currently attend Center Grove High School. Her husband, Adam, also is a Center Grove graduate.