USNA Volunteer Spotlight: Jennie Zagnoev
Celebrate National Volunteer Week by reading about University School of Nashville Association volunteer and PDS/USN alumna Jennie Zagnoev ’02, and visit usn.org/volunteer to learn about opportunities to get involved with USNA.
By Ian Dinkins, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
This National Volunteer Week, we're thrilled to celebrate the volunteers who make USN such a special place. Let’s get to know Jennie Shepard ’02, a USNA alumna and parent who has worked with the USNA for nearly a decade.
Q: In what grades are your children?
A: 7th grade-Evan; 5th grade- Zoe and Emma
Q: How long have you been involved with USNA?
A: I've been involved with USNA since my kids started kindergarten.
Q: What has been your all-time favorite volunteering experience for a USNA event?
A: The year I co-chaired Fall Fest was one of my favorite experiences. The weather was beautiful, and we had so much fun planning the event.
Q: What are you most excited about in the 2025-2026 school year?
A: I am looking forward to getting more involved with the Tiger Club! So thrilled to have it and be a part of that. Tiger Club, USN’s athletic booster club, helps support upgrades to our athletic facilities, coordinates concessions sales, and sponsors our Sports Recognition evenings.
Q: If you could invite any celebrity to speak at a school assembly, who would it be and why?
A: So many options!
- Oprah is a pillar and a killer philanthropist.
- Lady Gaga is an excellent role model for young kids, regardless of where they come from or who they are.
- Michelle Obama loves kids and would be such an inspiration.
- Adam Sandler: No explanation necessary.
- Jack Black: duh.
Q: What aspect of USN do you appreciate the most?
A: I love the community and the comfort that I feel at the school where I grew up. Going to USN for 12 years, it always felt like home. Even before my kids began their careers at USN, they were comfortable here as well.
Q: Do you have any advice for fellow parent volunteers?
A: Get involved. Communicate. Have fun.
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Meet new MS faculty
New to the Middle School are Fifth Grade English Teacher Kevin Foster, Sixth Grade Science Teacher Selene Willis, Sixth Grade Math Teacher Ella Koehl, and Seventh Grade Science Teacher Lara Webb.Read More -
Seasoned educators join HS faculty
Read MoreNew to High School at USN are: History and Humanities Teacher Melanie Abercrombie, English and Humanites Teachers Frances Alexander and Andrew Gilbert; Spanish Teachers Bear Anthony and Andrew Cosper; French Teacher Ninon Bartz; Math Teachers Justin De Santis, David Rudolph, Emily Stump, and Brad Trotter; Band Director John Hopkins; Learning Specialist Rachael Zaher; Ceramics Teacher Jess Pouncy; and Debate Teacher Jennie MaryTai Liu.
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Email: info@usn.org
River Campus
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Nashville, TN 37218
2000 Edgehill Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-321-8000
Fax: 615-321-0889
Email: info@usn.org
River Campus
1200 County Hospital Road
Nashville, TN 37218
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University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.
University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.