Whetstone Academy
Mountain Rest, SC

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Kevin Decker Announced As New
Director of Admissions and Marketing

Effective August 1, 2016, Kevin Decker will be the new Director of Admissions and Marketing of Whetstone Academy. The Academy is located on 57 pristine acres bordering the Sumter National Forest. Tucked away in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in upstate South Carolina near the Chattooga River, Whetstone Academy therapeutically serves boys ages 10-15.

Kevin began working in the mental health field at the early age of 12 as a volunteer for the state of North Carolina. During his 3 years of volunteer service, he was awarded the North Carolina Volunteer of the Year by The Honorable James B Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina in 1994. After high school, Kevin began working at the state mental health facility in Morganton, North Carolina as a residential supervisor.
After 11 years of service to the state, he began working at Stone Mountain School, a therapeutic boarding school in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

Kevin then focused his career in the education field as the Director of Student Services, Associate Dean of Students, and Director of Consultant Relations at an independent boarding school in Atlanta, GA. He then worked as Director of Admissions/Marketing for the East Coast for Sedona Sky Academy and Ashcreek Ranch Academy. Most recently, Kevin was the Group Home Program Director and supervised 8 group homes for RHA in Asheville, NC.

Kevin has his degree in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University. When Kevin is not working, he with his family and their 3 dogs, Otis, Moo & Shelby.

About Whetstone Academy
Whetstone Academy is a year round therapeutic boarding school for young boys ages 10 - 14. WA is full therapeutic program in a Montessori environment encouraging young men to discover their innate worth and nurture those gifts to fruition.