Marisa Cashin moved to North Carolina with her husband Peter in 2007.  She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. Dr. Cashin received her Bachelor’s Degree,  obtained her Masters in K-12 Special Education and in 2016 obtained her Doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction. She is also a National Board Certified Teacher and a Beginning Teacher Mentor. Something that she truly enjoys is learning from her students everyday.

Latiqua Dortch is very glad to be joining the Hawk Family this school year! She graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, Duke University with AIG Licensure, and Gardner-Webb University with a Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction. She taught in Durham Public Schools for 4 years, and this will be her 3rd year teaching in Wake County Public Schools System. She loves building meaningful relationships with her students and families. Outside of school, she absolutely adores cooking/baking, shopping, working out, and spending time with her family and friends.

Carol Mohn is a North Carolina native who earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Mathematics from the University of North Carolina and a Masters of Education from Meredith College. After teaching middle school in Orange County for two years, she moved to Raleigh and has been teaching in the Wake County Public School System ever since. She is in her nineteenth year as an educator with both teaching and instructional coaching experience. She is passionate about providing equitable learning experiences for all students and fostering a love of learning and personal growth in her students. Outside of school,  she enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and five children. She is an avid runner who enjoys training for half marathons and a voracious reader. She is grateful to be a part of the dynamic, innovative Hortons Creek staff!

Laura Pomes is originally from Long Island, New York. With her husband, Anthony, they moved to North Carolina in 2007 after she finished her Master's degree at Queens College in Elementary Education. They have two sons, Nicholas and Vincent. Nick will be in 3rd grade this year and Vincent will be in kindergarten. Learning with her students and seeing them grow and flourish is what makes teaching so meaningful to her. She loves to challenge both herself and her students to be a better person, help others, and reflect on goals throughout the year. When they learn and reflect together, they grow together. When she is not teaching, she loves to go shopping, read books, travel around the beautiful state, spend time with her family, and cook/bake. Her favorite color is purple. Some of her favorite things to eat are pizza and salad. She loves to watch the travel channel and HGTV.

Alecia Soltes relocated to Wake Forest, North Carolina in November of 2018.  She is a wife, mother, and grandmother. Mrs. Soltes received her Bachelor’s Degree in English from Lambuth University in Jackson, TN and obtained her Masters in Elementary Education from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. She has been teaching for 12 years in 5th grade, 4th grade, 1st grade, and kindergarten. Her teaching experiences have been in Olathe, Kansas; Kansas City, Missouri; Franklin, Tennessee; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She enjoys spending her days working with children and can't imagine doing any other job. She is very excited to be teaching here at Hortons Creek!

Bria Wright is so excited to be #Flyingin5th again this school year. She loves teaching reading and social studies and helping students make sense of the complex world around them. She is passionate about racial equity in education and believe it is her life's work! She is in grad school part time for literacy and literacy intervention. In her free time, she spend lots of time with her husband and 1.5 year old. He keeps them very busy! She also love anything Beyonce, shopping and painting. She is looking forward to a great year doing school different!