NGSGM Faculty

Stacie is a 2003 graduate of Atlanta Baptist College. She has been married to Stephen since 2004 and is the mom of three girls. After 10 years as a preschool teacher, Stacie stepped away from the classroom to homeschool her daughters. She serves in various capacities at Bible Baptist Church in Monroe, GA. As a pastor’s wife, her work and ministry are never through. In her spare [...]

A native of northeast Alabama, Nelson grew up in a musical home and developed a love for singing and playing the piano at an early age.  He had the opportunity to attend six different summer music schools (including NGSGM) as a youth, and attributes much of his music education to his music school experiences.  As an adult, Nelson was honored to be asked to teach at three [...]

Jason, a native of Loganville, Georgia, came to NGSGM in the summer of 1988 as a student and fell in love with convention singing. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Georgia with an emphasis in voice. Jason is a is a published songwriter and private voice, organ & piano teacher. Jason is the chorus teacher at Newton Conover High School where [...]

Maria has a Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Appalachian St. University. She is currently a speech pathologist in the North Carolina School System. Maria has attended over five different music school across the southeast. She has been on staff for NGSGM since 2004.  She and Jason serve at Cornerstone Church in Maiden, NC where Maria assists with the choir, youth praise band and sings on the [...]

Justin first attended NGSGM in 1988. He was later a student at the Texas Southern Gospel School of Music and Ben Speer’s Stamps Baxter School of Music. He has written a number of convention songs and has been teaching at summer music schools since 2008. Justin holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in early childhood education and has been teaching at the elementary level for 20 [...]

Ginger grew up in North Carolina, surrounded by music as she traveled with her parents’ Southern gospel quartet. She learned to sing and play the piano at a young age and began participating in the music ministry of her home church during elementary school. Ginger started attending summer music schools, including NGSGM, in 1993. She attributes much of her musical knowledge to these schools and the dedicated [...]

Sam was raised in a Christian home and was saved at the age of 12. He attended West Coast Baptist College and received his Bachelors and Masters in Music with a proficiency in piano and choral directing. He and his wife Emily have two kids and enjoy serving in the music ministry at People’s Baptist Church. Sam enjoys playing sports and is passionate about ice cream.

Emily was raised in a Christian home and saved at the age of six. She attended West Coast Baptist College and received her Bachelor’s in piano performance. She married Sam in 2018, and they have two sweet kids, Selah and Cooper. Emily has enjoyed teaching private piano lessons since her senior year of high school. She also loves hunting and coffee!

Jessica attended NGSGM for several years prior to returning as a teacher in 2007. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Georgia and a Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Georgia State University. Jessica has many years of experience as a choir director and currently serves as a pianist and vocalist at her church. She and her husband, Stephen, reside [...]

Michelle Green is an accomplished choral director with over 15 years of experience in music education, dedicated to fostering musical excellence and building community through choral performance. She currently serves as the choral director at Loganville High School, where she leads vibrant ensembles recognized for their artistry, discipline, and expressive sound. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Georgia State University and a Master’s degree [...]

Nicole has been continuously involved in Southern Gospel music since before her days as a student at the North Georgia School of Music in Cleveland, Georgia. She attended her first music school as a young child, when Hyman Brown came and taught music school at her church, and has loved singing and playing music for the Lord ever since. Nicole holds an Associate’s Degree in music from [...]

Livy grew up in Canton, GA, and began attending NGSGM at a young age. After high school, she pursued her music education degree at the University of Mobile, where she toured with the Voices of Mobile. She has performed at Carnegie Hall in NYC and she has lead worship in some of America’s largest churches and in countries such as Cuba, Romania, and United Kingdom. Post graduation, [...]

Jonathan Dickey is passionate about church music and has been privileged to serve as the minister of music at Glen Iris Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama since 2006.  Jonathan graduated with a B.A. in Music Ministry from Crown College in 2002, and a M.A. in Music from Crown College in 2005.  He also studied orchestration at Berklee College of Music.  Jonathan also works as a real estate [...]

Alisha Herlong is a native of Rabun Gap, Georgia and attended North Georgia School of Gospel Music for 7 years as a student. Once convention style music began to surge in her veins she was hooked! She furthered her love for music and graduated in 2001 from Western Carolina University with a Bachelors of Science in Music Education (vocal emphasis). In 2020, Alisha earned her Master's Degree [...]

Caroline Ingram and her husband, Chandler live in Dawsonville Georgia. They are members of Silver City Baptist church where Chandler is a home preacher. She graduated from the University of North Georgia in 2025 with a Bachelors degree in General Education and Special Education. Caroline teaches Special Education in Forsyth County School System. She first came to NGSGM in 2016 and was a student there until she [...]