Who's Who in Admission
Meet the Office
CONTACT US | |
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| TOLL-FREE 1-800-422-3212 | ADMISSION OFFICE FAX 828-209-0003 |
| Palmer Straughn Director of Admission and Financial Aid 828-684-6232 ext. 118 pstraughn@christschool.org | Erasto Hatchett Associate Director of Admission 828-684-6232 ext. 117 ehatchett@christschool.org |
| Coco Parham Admission Office Manager 828-684-6232 ext. 106 cparham@christschool.org | Bradley Lidberg Assistant Director of Admission 828-684-6232 ext. 162 blidberg@christschool.org |
Admission Staff
Point guards are the glue that holds any good basketball team together.
Associate Director of Admission and Basketball Program Director Erasto Hatchett has always led from the front and has strengthened Christ School with his depth of educational knowledge and experience.
Mr. Hatchett grew up playing basketball in one of the hotbeds for the sport (Lexington, Ky.) and was a point guard at the college level for Johnson C. Smith University. He knew then how to motivate and make teammates better, lessons which he carried into roles in administration, admissions, teaching, coaching, and as a case manager at schools in Charlotte and Raleigh for 22 years.
Prior to coming here in 2023, Mr. Hatchett was Athletic Director, head basketball coach, and a physical education teacher at Charlotte’s Northside Christian Academy from 2016 to 2022, and prior to that was Assistant Director of Admissions at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh from 2010 to 2016.
He has been married for more than 20 years to his wife, Tiffany, and they have two daughters, Aaliyah and Madison. Mr. Hatchett’s hobbies include basketball, naturally, as well as pickleball, table tennis and barbering.
Former college football player Bradley Lidberg channels his competitive fire in different ways now.
The 2026-27 academic year will be his third as Assistant Director of Admission, always on the lookout for the next Greenies.
Mr. Lidberg graduated from North Dakota State University with a B.S. in Sport Management and then received his master's in Sports and Recreation Management from the University of Iowa in 2022. A year later, he bolstered the Greenie football coaching staff as Special Teams & Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach.
Mr. Lidberg's playing career at Concordia College lasted from 2015 to 2017.
Coco Parham P'13 continues to be a fixture and welcoming presence as an Office Manager, now entering her 23rd year at Christ School.
Mrs. Parham has been in Admission for 10 years now and previously worked for 13 years in the College Guidance Office as an administrative assistant and testing coordinator.
Mrs. Parham graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a B.A. in 1987. Her hobbies include hiking, reading, and watching a great movie. She prides herself on being an animal advocate and has volunteered in the past with the Asheville Humane Society.
Mrs. Parham is married to former Athletic Director Duncan Parham. They live in Asheville and have two children, Ellsworth ’13 and Emma.