Meet the Staff at Bright

M.Ed., ABD, CCJS, and Honorary Colonel in the Oklahoma National Guard

Everett has a Master’s in Education and is working to obtain a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology. Additionally he’s a Certified Criminal Justice Specialist and taught at Northwestern Oklahoma State University for 18 years.

Everett knows about the difficulty in reading and writing. He himself couldn’t recite the alphabet until 2nd grade and couldn’t read with any level of comprehension until 4th grade. He never made a “B” or an “A” on his report card until 6th grade.

“It was truly life changing when I met a teacher who understood how to help me; without her I would probably not be able to read a newspaper or magazine. I want you to know that I know what it’s like to struggle with reading and writing and subsequently every other subject. And, I know what it’s like to finally have hope.”

Everett is married and has four children and five grandchildren. He has worked with children throughout his career in counseling, schools and church.

 Certified Teacher,

Master’s degree in education in 2006 specializing in early childhood education 

Brown has 15 years of experience in teaching and tutoring students. She taught 10 years in public education and five years in private education, both at the elementary level. Brown spent a year educating college-level students.

While attending university, Brown was the lead preschool teacher and coach at Metro Gymnastics in Oklahoma City. 

Brown obtained her master’s degree in education in 2006 specializing in early childhood education.

She is married and has been blessed with three children: a daughter, Braelynn Marie, passed away in 2012, a son Braxtyn and a daughter Brightyn. The Browns currently live in Kellyville.

 Certified Teacher, 

Swagerty graduated from the  University of Toledo in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She finished a master’s degree in reading curriculum and instruction.  

Swagerty has 13 years of experience in teaching and tutoring students. She taught 10 years in public education and three years in private education . 

Swagerty took the role as a reading specialist for one year and has worked as a special education teacher for the last two years. 

“I have a passion for giving the students that little extra support of what they need to help them realize they can be successful.”

Swagerty graduated from the  University of Toledo in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She finished a master’s degree in reading curriculum and instruction.   

She is currently the lead special education teacher at Coweta Public Junior High School.  

She and her husband have three children, David, Issac and McKenzie. They currently live in Porter, Oklahoma 

Certified Teacher,

B.A. in Education (Speech-Language Pathology and Learning Disabilities)  Eakle later returned to NSU, earned her M.ED in Special Education and School Administration. 

Dana Eakle grew up in Picher, Oklahoma and graduated from Picher-Cardin High School. She attended NEO in Miami, before transferring to NSU in Tahlequah, where she earned B.A. in Education (Speech-Language Pathology and Learning Disabilities)  Eakle later returned to NSU, earned her M.ED in Special Education and School Administration. She has completed registry training in Autism, Other Health Impairments, and Traumatic Brain Injury.  After 36 years of teaching in public education, she recently retired.  

Dana and her husband Kevin, have one son, Skylar.  When they aren't watching Skylar play his guitar, they enjoy going to car shows, or cruising in one of Kevin's classic cars.

Eakle's passion has always been working with special needs children.  She strives to live by her favorite quote: "If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."

Luis Bello has more than 30 years experience in teaching, and has taught classes in different countries both in

Spanish and English.  He graduated from the Universidad de Oriente in Cuba with a degree in Chemical Education (1982) and a Ph.D. in Chemical Education (1993). Lewis has taught General and Inorganic Chemistry, Algebra and Spanish Language. Luis is currently a full-time professor at Tulsa Community

College, and an active member of the American Chemical Society.

Josh Pillow currently serves as a paraprofessional in the special education department at Jenks Public Schools. Prior to his career in education, he worked around ten years in the social services field assisting individuals with behavioral health and housing needs at the community level. Josh is pursuing special education certification and enjoys working with students of all ages, academic needs and subjects. He believes that education can be specialized and tailored to each student's academic needs and learning styles. Tutoring allows for one-on-one focus with students to identify and develop strengths for life-long learning. Josh is married and a three-year-old son. Josh's formal education includes a combination of public and private education. He

attended public school in Ketchum, Oklahoma until a sophomore in high school then attended and graduated from Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2005. He went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a minor in geography. He completed graduate coursework for Marital and Family Therapy at Southern

Nazarene University-Tulsa and Social Work at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Josh looks forward to the

opportunity to assist students with their academic goals!