Office Staff

Sitting: Joy Hastings, Mikayla Modirzadeh. Standing: Christin Downs, Topher Dow, Janela Ford

Joy Hastings: I worked as a pre-school teacher for 20 years and transitioned over to Jefferson Elementary as a TA for two years and now work as Data Manager. Graduated from Crest High and Isothermal Community College. My husband and I have been married over 30 years and have two grown sons. I enjoy camping, traveling and spending time with my family.  

Mikayla Modirzadeh: I graduated from UNCG while working as a tutor at Jefferson in 2017. I moved into a TA position and remained in that role until 2020. This is when I became the office bookkeeper. I have been married to my husband nearly 7 years and we live near Fallston, NC. I love spending time with my large family, traveling, listening to music/audio books, and walking my dog.

Janela Ford: I attended high school at Cleveland Early College, go Vikings! I received a bachelors degree in social work from Columbia College in SC, and a masters in social work from Johnson C. Smith! I have served my Cleveland County community as a social worker for the last 5 years, and this is my second year here at the hive as a Jefferson Bee! When I'm not at school enjoying time with our students, I love to visit the bookstore with my nieces and try recipes I find online!