Staff Directory

Jeremy Gough serves as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, Upper School PE Department Head and Teacher, as well as co-teacher of Anatomy and Physiology and a freshman advisor. He has a Master's degree in Applied Exercise and Health Science from Kennesaw State University and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology from Valdosta State University. Gough is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) and is certified through Functional Movement Systems. He was born and raised in Georgia and currently lives in Sandy Springs with his wife Kristy where they are active members at Passion City Church in Buckhead and serve with Passion Kids.

 

Previously, Gough served as the director of Sport Performance at Kennesaw State. While at KSU, he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of training for over 400 student-athletes competing in 16 Olympic Sports at the NCAA Division I level. During this time, he also had the privilege of being a part of numerous conference championships and NCAA-qualifying individuals and teams. Prior to his five years at KSU, Gough, had the honor of serving as Sport Physiology Fellow for the US Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs, Colorado.In this role, he assisted in all aspects of training for resident athletes of these US programs: Bobsled and Skeleton, Boxing, Cycling, Fencing, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Shooting, Track and Field, Triathlon, and Wrestling, as well as the following US Paralympic programs: Judo, Shooting, Swimming, and Track and Field. Additionally, he designed and implemented all aspects of strength training and conditioning for members of the US Paralympic Alpine Ski team and resident athlete members of USA Modern Pentathlon and for Olympic and National Champion USA Bobsled and Skeleton athletes. He also collaborated with Sports Medicine to design, implement, and oversee rehabilitation training programs for athletes competing in Greco-Roman wrestling, men’s gymnastics, USA Weightlifting, and women’s freestyle wrestling.

 

Jeremy Gough brings over 10 years of experience in the field of human performance working with a variety of athletes, coaches, and individuals. He has developed programs in which athletes are assisted in reaching their maximum genetic potential while preserving their quality of life through the systematic design, implementation, and monitoring of prehabilitation, strength training and conditioning programs through a multifaceted approach centered on current scientific research.

Susan Bargo is an alumna of The Walker School and a member of Walker’s Athletics Hall of Fame for basketball and softball. She returned to Walker in 2001 to serve as Alumni Director. After serving seven years, she moved into teaching middle school physical education. In college, Coach Bargo played basketball and was a two time All Conference player in softball at Mercer University. Following her playing career, Bargo officiated women’s NCAA basketball for over 20 years. 

In 2002, Bargo joined the Walker coaching staff as the Head Varsity Softball Coach and led the defending state champions back to the state sectionals. Currently, Coach Bargo heads up the softball program after spending several years working with the middle school. In addition, she served as Girls Assistant Varsity Basketball coach from 2002-2011 before moving to the middle school girls A basketball team which she continues to coach. 

Coach Bargo is a tri-sport coach for the Wolverines, leading Varsity Softball, Middle School Girls A Basketball and Varsity girls golf. 

Bargo is a lifelong resident of Marietta, GA.

Coach Anderson is beginning his first year at The Walker School.  He will be coaching the offensive line for the Varsity football team as well as leading the Walker School Boys Lacrosse Program as the Head Coach.  Coach Anderson will also be joining our academic team as a Middle School Social Studies teacher.  

Coach Anderson is a graduate of South Gwinnett High School in Gwinnett County where he played football and baseball for the Comets.  After high school he went on to Valdosta State University where he obtained a degree in secondary education with an emphasis in History.

In his 14 years of coaching varsity sports, Coach Anderson has coached multiple sports with football and lacrosse being his primary focus.  His teaching and coaching career includes; Cedar Shoals High School, Osborne High School, and Wheeler High School.

Most recently Coach Anderson was the defensive line coach, director of lacrosse, and head boys lacrosse coach at St. Pius.  His three-year tenure included quarterfinal and semifinal appearances in football as well as two straight years of quarter-final and region championships with the girls lacrosse team from 2016-2018. Anderson and St. Pius also earned a second round playoff appearance with the boys lacrosse team in 2019.  Coach Anderson is a level 2 US Lacrosse coach as well as a level 3 US Track and Field Coach.

He resides in Marietta with his wife (Jamie) and their two boys Jack (5) and Will (4).

Susan Bargo is an alumna of The Walker School and a member of Walker’s Athletics Hall of Fame for basketball and softball. She returned to Walker in 2001 to serve as Alumni Director. After serving seven years, she moved into teaching middle school physical education. In college, Coach Bargo played basketball and was a two time All Conference player in softball at Mercer University. Following her playing career, Bargo officiated women’s NCAA basketball for over 20 years. 

In 2002, Bargo joined the Walker coaching staff as the Head Varsity Softball Coach and led the defending state champions back to the state sectionals. Currently, Coach Bargo heads up the softball program after spending several years working with the middle school. In addition, she served as Girls Assistant Varsity Basketball coach from 2002-2011 before moving to the middle school girls A basketball team which she continues to coach. 

Coach Bargo is a tri-sport coach for the Wolverines, leading Varsity Softball, Middle School Girls A Basketball and Varsity girls golf. 

Bargo is a lifelong resident of Marietta, GA.

Andrea Barnett is beginning her second year at the Walker School where she is the PE teacher for Early Learners through 2nd grade. This year, she will also assume the role of the new  Primary/Lower School athletics coordinator, in which she will be responsible for connecting our Primary and Lower School families with our Middle and Upper School athletes through the Jr. Wolverine Club, clinics, class visits, etc.

At Walker, Barnett is also the Head Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis Coach. In the spring, the girls were a State Tournament finalist while the boys advanced to the Elite 8. She is also an Assistant Girls Varsity Basketball Coach.

Barnett came to The Walker School from the Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock, AR for where she taught Kindergarten and PK3-2nd grade science for a total of 12 years. During that time, she started the Girls Varsity Soccer program and led the team to 3 State Championship appearances, 7 State Semi-Finals and 2 State Quarter-Finals. She also coached the Girls and Boys Varsity Tennis programs for seven years, where she won 13 State Championships (7 girls, 6 boys) and 1 State Runner-Up.

In addition to coaching and teaching, Barnett works for US Youth Soccer as the girls south region head administrator, where she coordinates and runs a three-week summer camp at the University of Montevallo, all training events (local and international), and all communication for the south region (12 states and 6 different age groups). 

Married to Jeff Barnett (Walker teacher/coach), she lives in Acworth with her two fur babies, Bentley, the yellow lab, and Maxine, the boxer. 

 

Avery McClesky is the Head Girls Varsity Lacrosse Coach at the Walker School. She joined the Wolverines as a community coach in 2017-18 and had such a positive experience working with the Wolverines that she then sought a job with the school as an Early Learner (3 yr old) teaching assistant. This was the perfect mesh of her two passions, teaching and loving on the "itty bittys" and guiding talented young women in a sport about which she is so passionate

McClesky graduated from Kell High School where she played a variety of sports including lacrosse, swimming/diving, softball, cheerleading and gymnastics. She also was a member of the marching band. Upon graduation, she attended Shorter University where she played lacrosse. While with the Hawks, McClesky was 1st team All-America, All-South Region 1st Team, South Region All-Academic, Best Offensive Player and NWLL All-Tournament team.

McClesky is married to Ben, a basketball coach, and they have two daughters, JoJo and Teddi Grace.

Jamie Rubens is beginning his eighth year at the Walker School, where he teaches middle school math. This spring will be Jamie’s seventh year as coach of the varsity girls soccer team. In Jamie’s six years as head coach, the team has won the area championship five times and has continued the program’s streak of reaching the state tournament for 17 consecutive years.

Prior to arriving at Walker in 2012, Jamie spent five years teaching and coaching at The Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota, FL. At ODA, he led the team to its first state playoff appearance in school history.

Jamie played soccer at Denison University in Granville Ohio, where he walked onto the team as a sophomore. He lives in Kennesaw with his fiancé Carly and dog Coogee.