About Ms. Kerstetter

Tracey Kerstetter is excited to be with the Sandy Ridge community again since 2020. She began her teaching career in Las Vegas, Nevada at Elise L. Wolff Elementary School where she taught Kindergarten and second grade. In 2006, she moved to North Carolina with her daughter, Meagan, and began teaching at Sandy Ridge Elementary. While at Sandy Ridge she taught 3rd and 4th grade, served in numerous leadership roles and organized several events. She was a teacher of the year for 2009-2010 for Sandy Ridge, and also led numerous training sessions in science, technology, and math in Union County.

After spending several years in the classroom, she continued her education at Wingate University in Educational Leadership. She then moved into an Instructional Content Facilitator role for the county where she provided coaching and instructional support to teachers and schools spanning grades K-5. Next steps led her to Cuthbertson Middle school where she was an Assistant Principal from 2017–2020.

Ms. Kerstetter currently resides in Waxhaw, NC.  In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, living a healthy lifestyle, and making memories with family and friends and her dog, Avett.

Contact Ms. Kerstetter

• Email: tracey.kerstetter@ucps.k12.nc.us

About Mrs. Yetter

Tricia Yetter has been an Assistant Principal at Sandy Ridge Elementary since 2006. Mrs. Yetter, a native Floridian, moved to North Carolina from the Tampa area where she worked in Pasco and Hillsborough counties as an Assistant Principal and Teacher (middle/high school). Mrs. Yetter has a Master's and a Bachelor's degree from Florida State University and completed her coursework towards her Ed.S. in Educational Leadership through the University of South Florida.

Mrs. Yetter is married to Glenn and they have four children, Paytenn, Trenn, Tysenn, and Treytenn. Her children have all attended Sandy Ridge Elementary school, with the older three currently attending middle/high in the Parkwood cluster.  Their family is completed with a variety of pets, including two boxers, two bearded dragons, a cat, and a hamster! The Yetters moved to the Charlotte area to be near extended family and to experience the change of seasons.

Contact Mrs. Yetter

• Phone: 704-290-1505
• Email: tricia.yetter@ucps.k12.nc.us

• Dr. Jennifer Topper
• 704-296-9898

• Principal: Tracey Kerstetter
• Representative: Pam Carlton