Meet the Growing Room of Columbus’ Leadership Team

Kathryn Thomas
Director of Growing Room of Columbus

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Kathryn currently resides in Upatoi, GA. She is married to her husband Richard and they have 5 wonderful children. They are a military family and have lived in many places around the country. She has a love for travel and experiencing historical landmarks.
Kathryn has received her degree in Early Childhood Education at Ashford University, as well as, two certifications as an Emergency Medical Technician at Savannah Tech.

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She has also completed additional early childhood education courses to expand her knowledge. She has experience in Family Child Care with the military, homeschooling her own children and has worked as a Substitute Teacher.
She is starting her career at the Growing Room as an Assistant Director and is excited to grow with the company. She takes pride in what she does, and she will ensure the children are in a safe and trusted environment; where they can learn, grow and achieve new milestones.

Alexis Skidmore
Supervisor at Growing Room of Columbus

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Alexis was born and raised in Columbus, GA. She is currently enrolled at Troy University to obtain a degree in Elementary Education. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, taking road trips, boat rides and just enjoying the outdoors. Alexis loves football season so she can show her love and support to the Auburn Tigers. Alexis has a beautiful 7-year-old daughter name Kylee who grew up learning the Growing Room Way.

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Alexis started her career with Growing Room in 2015 as a School Age Teacher. She also worked as a K2B Lead teacher. After working in a classroom for a few years, Ms. Alexis was promoted to Front Office Manager and has worked her way up to a Supervisor. You can find her walking the halls of Growing Room of Columbus laughing, telling jokes, and loving on the kids. Alexis has a great relationship with everyone she encounters and hopes her positive attitude makes an impact on the Growing Room every day.