BRMS Administrative Team
Mrs. Sandra Taylor, Principal
Sandra Taylor began her educational career in 1991 at Blue Ridge High School as a science teacher and has also worked at Travelers Rest High, Riverside High and Northwest Middle. She taught all levels of Physical Science, General Science, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy/Physiology and 7th grade Science. Mrs. Taylor has a Masters in Secondary Administration and an Education Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership, both from Furman University and served as an Assistant Principal for over 10 years.
Mrs. Taylor enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys. When time allows, they often find themselves on adventures, such as camping, hiking and trout fishing. Mrs. Taylor enjoys working in their garden and spends part of the summer canning and freezing fruits and vegetables.
Mrs. Taylor is proud to be the BRMS Principal and loves working with the Blue Ridge community, where her career began.
Email: staylor@greenville.k12.sc.us
Mr. Jay Grady, Assistant Principal (7th Grade)
Jay Grady began his career in middle school education as a 7th-grade social studies teacher at Parker Middle School. Since then he has been a teacher and administrator at 4 other Greenville County Middle Schools. Mr. Grady is an alumnus of Lander University and Furman University. His hobbies include working in the yard, sports, and painting.
Mr. Grady is very excited to be the 7th-grade administrator at BRMS. He loves BRMS and hopes you will as well.
Email: jgrady@greenville.k12.sc.us
Mr. William Gillette, Assistant Principal (6th Grade)
Mr. Gillette began his teaching career in 2012 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. His first teaching position was as a social studies teacher in Sumter, South Carolina. Then, the following year he moved back home to Greenville and took a position at Greenville Early College. While there, he co-taught social studies and English. During that time, he became interested in administration and completed an administrative program at Clemson University. In 2017, he moved to Travelers Rest, South Carolina, and became a teacher at Northwest Middle School. In 2020, he was afforded the opportunity to teach in the GCSD Virtual Program and started working on his doctorate. After a successful year virtually, he joined the Blue Ridge Community as an administrator. This is his third year in administration at BRMS.
Mr. Gillette’s family is everything to him. His wife Erica works as a patient coordinator for Novus Orthodontics, and his daughter Kate attends one of the local elementary schools. The family has two cats and two dogs. In his free time, Mr. Gillette enjoys spending time with his family hiking, boating, hunting, fishing, and cooking.
Email: wgillette@greenville.k12.sc.us
Mrs. Kelli Bechtel, Administrative Assistant (8th Grade)
Hi, my name is Kelli Bechtel. I have been a Science Teacher at BRMS for a number of years and I LOVE being at Blue Ridge Middle School!!
I was born and raised in Westerville, OH. I received my B.A. in Middle School Education from the University of South Carolina with a certificate for middle school Science & Social Studies and my M. Ed from Clemson University. My husband’s name is Vince; we have been married for 18 years. He is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the TempestAero Group located here in Greenville. Our daughter's name is Audri Grace and we have a son, Sam. Our family is complete with our cat Annie and our pound puppy Piper.
I love to hear all about my student’s interests & the fun things they do on the weekends. I do my best to attend events here at BRMS as often as possible. I love being with my family, reading a good book, cooking/baking, & watching Ohio State football. I am looking forward to a great school year.
Email: kbechtel@greenville.k12.sc.us
Dr. Angie Siegfried, Instructional Coach (IC)
Dr. Siegfried began her teaching career 2007 as a 5th-grade teacher in Georgia. After her first year, she returned to school to earn her master's degree in middle-grade mathematics. In 2010, she started teaching middle school and never looked back. She moved to Greenville in 2016, where she taught math for six years and served as an Instructional Coach to the Greenville County Schools Virtual Program (GCSVP) for two years. She finished her Doctorate at North Greenville University in K-12 Leadership in the summer of 2024 and will graduate in December. In 2024, she joined the Blue Ridge Middle School community as the Instructional Coach. Dr. Siegfried and her husband have three fur babies - two Pomeranians and a corgi-chihuahua mix.
Email: ansiegfried@greenville.k12.sc.us