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Nancy Stavrakakis

Mrs. Stavrakakis has been at MPE since the school opened  She grew up in Raleigh and has lived in Wake County most of her life.  She attended NC State and then Meredith College where she earned her Elementary Education Teaching Certification and a degree in Child Development.  She also attended McDaniel College where she earned her masters in Counselor Education. Mrs. Stavrakakis is a National Board Certified Teacher, the 2020 Wake County School Counselor of the year, the 2020 North Carolina School Counselor Association's School Counselor of the Year, and the 2022 Specialized Instructional Support Educator of the Year for North Carolina. She has two daughters who both attend NC State. Mrs. Stavrakakis loves doing crafts, spending time with friends and going to the beach!

Teri Armstrong

Mrs. Armstrong has been at MPE since January 2021. She grew up in Goldsboro with an educator family - a 3rd grade Teacher mom and an Elementary School Principal dad. She earned a BA from Guilford College, and MS in Counseling from NC A&T State University, and completed post-graduate School Counseling coursework at NC Central University. She has twin daughters and a daughter-in-law. She is an NC State University Wolfpack, Appalachian State University Mountaineers and UNC Tarheels fan since her daughters, daughter-in-law, and husband graduated from these universities! She enjoys decorating, tending to all her flowers, exercising, and watching football, basketball, and soccer!