Faculty
Emory Flowers is a proud Aggie Graduate with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. She grew up in Victoria and is excited to move back closer to family. Emory is married to Joseph Flowers and "mom" to two dogs. In her free time she loves hanging out with her friends and family, cooking, or curling up with a good book.
Kelly is a 1994 graduate of Southwest Texas State University with a B.A. in Psychology. She retired from Region III-ESC in 2020 and has been a substitute teacher at Trinity since 2021. This year, Kelly starts full-time as an aide in K5 with Stephanie Hybner. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Degrees: Bachelor's Southwest Texas State University (1994)
Courtney was born in Victoria; however, raised in Goliad County. She is married to Clinton Brandt and loves her animals. She started working at Trinity Episcopal School in 2017. She graduated from the University of Houston-Victoria with her Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (EC-6th) in May 2021. She enjoys reading, being outside, and spending time with her family.
Esme has worked with young children for the past 23 years. She came to Trinity 2008 and has served as the extended care director or co-director since that time.
Esme is married and has two children and seven grandchildren. In her spare time Esme enjoys reading, gardening, and cooking, but her greatest enjoyment is spending time with her family.
Stephanie Hybner is a 2003 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. She later went on to receive her Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and has taught for 13 years. She spent her first 7 years teaching 2nd and 3rd grade in the public school system and has taught 3rdgrade as well as Kindergarten in the private sector for the last 6 years. She and her husband Ryan, are the proud parents of their two daughters Emery and Riley, and their son Zachary. Their family has recently relocated to the Victoria area from Corpus Christi, TX. Stephanie is very excited to join the Trinity family and continue teaching Kindergarten here as a Patriot! When she is not teaching she enjoys relaxing at home, hanging out with friends and family, traveling, and reading a good book.
Hello, my name is Elexis Wesley, and I am super excited to be a part of Trinity. I am currently enrolled in UHV to earn my bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. I will be working as Mrs. Woods aide in K5. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family, and working my photo booth that I just recently started with my sister.
I have been fortunate enough to have been a part of the Trinity community for the past 7 years. As a dedicated Librarian at Trinity Episcopal School since 2016, I have had the privilege of nurturing young minds and fostering a love for learning. Before joining Trinity, I spent several years as an Early Childhood Educator in the public school system, specializing in Pre-Kindergarten, first, and second grades. I am overjoyed to embark on another year at Trinity, continuing my role as a Librarian and also as the instructor for our exciting Makerpace program. It is truly a dream come true to be able to combine my two greatest passions - literature and three-dimensional art - in order to provide a unique and enriching educational experience for our students. When I am not at school, I find solace in the peaceful countryside where I reside with my loving husband and our beloved animals.
Sally McCloud is so excited to be joining the Trinity Episcopal School family this year as a 2nd grade teacher. Sally is a graduate of the University of Mississippi. She began her teaching career in 2012 at The Fay School in Houston, TX where she taught third and fourth grade. After teaching for two years, she stepped away from the classroom while her husband attended law school at Louisiana State University. Upon her family’s return to Texas, Sally joined the Woodsboro Elementary School faculty. She taught first grade and fourth grade during her four years in Woodsboro. Sally currently resides in Refugio with her husband, Simon, and three sons: Bowie, Thomas Wade, and Benjamin. She enjoys reading, taking walks with her family, watching football and gymnastics, and cheering on the Ole Miss Rebels.
Jamie Biles is a 1993 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. During her teaching career, she has taught students in all grades from PreK to 5th grade. She joined the Trinity staff in 2014 and is the 4th grade ELAR and Social Studies teacher. She looks forward to exploring different genres of literature and diving into Texas History this year with her students.
Jamie and her husband, Stephen, are the proud parents of Benjamin, Grant, and Lauren.
Rachel Bush is originally from California, but made it to Texas as fast as she could! She graduated from Concordia University of Texas, at Austin, from the College of Education in 2009 and has taught for 14 years. Rachel has taught Pre-K3, Pre-K4,3rd and now 7th grade.
Teaching at Trinity has been a giant blessing. She enjoys going to Chapel and praising God for all His blessings. She loves having her son on campus with her and loves that he feels right at home, here.
Rachel loves to camp, bake, cook, read, cheer on the Longhorns, and be outdoors with her husband, Brandon, son Kyle, and daughter Lucia. Rachel is also an active member at Grace Lutheran Church.
Kristine King is excited to be teaching first grade at Trinity Episcopal School. Mrs. King taught at Rowland Elementary for five years before moving to La Vernia where she then returned to her hometown of Victoria and joined our staff here at Trinity in 2019. Kristine has experience teaching 5th and 1st grades.
She and her husband, John, have been married since 2007 and are the proud parents of Lillian and Carter. Kristine enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, reading, and being outdoors. She has a passion for teaching and is excited to get to know all of her new students as well as love on her previous ones.
Sarah Cooper is excited to be teaching first grade at Trinity Episcopal School this year! She graduated from the University of Houston-Victoria in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies and is certified to teach K4 through sixth grade. Prior to being a stay-at-home mom for the past three years, Sarah taught in public school for seven years and has experience in K4, first grade, and third grade.
A native Spanish speaker from Lima, Peru, this is Martha’s 28th year teaching Spanish at Trinity to students in fifth through 8th grade. Martha attended the Universidad Privada Ricardo Palma translation and interpretation program in Peru and worked for both the American Chamber of Commerce and Occidental Petroleum. In 1980, she moved to Texas with her late husband Charles Bentley.
She has two children Lieutenant Colonel USMC Romeo Paolo, a Naval Academy graduate stationed in Germany and daughter Monique Bentley of Sugarland. Martha is a proud grandmother of eight grandchildren.
She is a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church where she has been active in the Lectors Ministry for the last twenty-two years and is a member of the Catholic Daughters. She enjoys cooking, decorating, traveling and spending time with her family
Dana Howard is a 1995 graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in journalism and is certified to teach grades 4-8. She has been an educator since 2001 and has taught across multiple grade levels, including elementary, middle school, and high school. When Dana is not in the classroom, she enjoys being with her husband and four children, watching Aggie football, and crafting weird and wonderful creations.
Specialty Faculty
The following group of educators work with students in multiple grades throughout the day.
Ms. Bone was a choir and music teacher for 29 years before leaving the public school classroom. She has taught grades K-12, teaching at VISD for a number of years before moving to Austin, where she spent 12 years at a K-5 elementary school. She is experienced in creating and producing school wide performances and working with children. She will be on campus Tuesdays and Fridays and teaching K3-4th grade.
A native Spanish speaker from Lima, Peru, this is Martha’s 28th year teaching Spanish at Trinity to students in fifth through 8th grade. Martha attended the Universidad Privada Ricardo Palma translation and interpretation program in Peru and worked for both the American Chamber of Commerce and Occidental Petroleum. In 1980, she moved to Texas with her late husband Charles Bentley.
She has two children Lieutenant Colonel USMC Romeo Paolo, a Naval Academy graduate stationed in Germany and daughter Monique Bentley of Sugarland. Martha is a proud grandmother of eight grandchildren.
She is a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church where she has been active in the Lectors Ministry for the last twenty-two years and is a member of the Catholic Daughters. She enjoys cooking, decorating, traveling and spending time with her family
Erin Koehler is a 1999 graduate of Southwest Texas State with a Bachelor's Degree in Geography & History Education. She has as a Youth Minister for the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard in Corpus Christi, St. David's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, and as a member of the Bishop's staff for Youth and Young Adult ministries. As a Youth Minister, Erin spent many summers as a Teacher, Counselor, and Staff Director at Camp Capers, and as a Teacher at Family Camp at the Mustang Island Conference Center. Some of her favorite experiences as a Youth Minister are the outdoor education trips with St. James Episcopal School, Corpus Christi, and many, many mission trips! Before moving to Victoria in July 2020, Erin spent six years as a Senior Dorm Parent for the Residential Life Program at TMI Episcopal School in San Antonio.
Her husband, Michael, is serving as the Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church. They are the proud parents of three Trinity Patriots; Kenny, Joseph, and Stephen. Erin enjoys digging in the dirt, listening to podcasts, and reading if there ever is any free time.
Emily Moeller is a 2009 Graduate of Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN, with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and Spanish Education. Her training includes an immersion program through Martin Luther College and the Academia de Espanol de Quito in Quito, Ecuador, in 2006, the National Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling conference in 2014 and 2017, and the National Network of Early Language Learning conference in 2022 and 2023.
Emily taught high school Spanish for seven years at a private high school in Michigan. After relocating with her husband Andrew to Victoria, Texas, in 2016 she taught Spanish for two years at Victoria West High School until their son Jonah was born. As Jonah started K4 at Trinity last year, Emily was excited to also join the Trinity family.
Emily loves traveling - to the Midwest to visit family, to state and national parks, and around the world when the opportunity arises. At home she enjoys baking, board games, calligraphy, and catching up on tv shows.
Andrew, Emily and Jonah are active members at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Victoria.