Meet the Team

Elizabeth has 6 years of teaching experience in dance with a background in ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz. She began teaching in 2013 with Arts Alive Fine Arts Studio and continued with Alamance Fine Arts Academy. She has studied various forms of dance since she was little with her main focuses being ballet and modern. She is passionate about bringing emotion through movement and inspiring her students to dance for their Creator’s glory. After taking the 2019-2020 year off from teaching, she is very excited to return to AFAA’s team again! Elizabeth lives in Graham, NC with her husband, Caleb, and dog, Mufasa.

Lydia is a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom of 3 beautiful children: Hannah Rose, Samuel, and Rachel Violet. She's been married to her best friend and talented husband, Lucas Harris, since 2002. She was a CNA on the Oncology floor for 6.5 years and worked for a year as a community support staff. She and her husband have worked with the children's ministry at their church for many years and she has been their VBS director for a few years as well. She has always loved working with people, especially children. Her family has enjoyed being a part of AFAA from it's beginning and she is excited to be a part of the AFAA team.

Lucas Harris has been married to his wife, Lydia, since 2002 and they have 3 sweet children: Hannah Rose, Samuel, and Rachel Violet. He and his family attend Integrity Community Church, where they are involved in and enjoy various areas of ministry. While his full-time job is working as a building inspector for Alamance County, he and his family can be found after work hours designing, building, and painting sets for AFAA as well as volunteering at both AFAA and Integrity. He has had a love for art his whole life, and is looking forward to joining AFAA--along with his wife--as the Visual Art Instructors. He believes that art is meant to be an act of worship to our Creator, who is the greatest artist, and he enjoys sharing that with his students

Katherine fell in love with acting when her mother signed her up at 11 years old, and she has been passionate about it ever since. She has been acting on stage and in film for 15 years. Katherine studied acting for the camera, cinematography, and lighting at the Center for Creative Media in Texas, and spent a year in Atlanta working in the film industry. She is incredibly excited to teach theatre at AFAA. Her credits include, Mrs. Beaver (“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”), Mary Magdalene (“Jesus of Nazareth”), Mrs. Gardener (“Pride and Prejudice”), and Susy Hendrix (“Wait Until Dark”). Katherine lives in Elon with her husband, Andrew, and one year old daughter, Arwen.

Katherine has been acting and directing for over ten years. She's been pursuing an Associate's degree in Film and Video Technology at Piedmont Community College, where she has written and directed three short films and acted in two more. She worked as part of the crew for the short psychological thrillers, The Mark of Nafarious and the feature film Kill Giggles. Katherine is thrilled to be working at AFAA, her second home, where she first learned to act. Some of her notable roles included, Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Lydia Bennet (Pride and Prejudice), and Much (Robin Hood).

Courtney is a recent graduate of Liberty University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with focuses in Theater, Business, and Strategic Communications. Courtney has a passion for communicating, acting, and makeup art. She combines these skills along with those that she learned at college to run a character entertainment business for children’s birthday parties, which she hopes to grow and expand in upcoming years. She grew up participating in both theater and dance at AFAA and is excited to return as a part of the team.

Jessica, a homeschool mom of 5, has enjoyed making music as long as she can remember. In 2005 she received her BA in Vocal Performance from Evangel University in Springfield, MO and has enjoyed teaching and coaching voice students since then. Her and her husband have lead worship together for over 20 years. She has directed Homeschool Choirs in Rowan and Alamance County for 4 1/2 years. She looks forward to sharing her love of singing with the students of AFAA.