Rochester, New York born— raised in Honeoye Falls, NY and currently residing in Aiken, SC Stacey Waugh is a public school educator. She works diligently to support her students and provide a quality education for all, through her true love of helping others see their potential and reach their goals.
Stacey Waugh is President and Cofounder of the Trevor John Waugh Memorial Education Foundation, a non-profit organization created to honor Trevor, her big brother. Through TJWMEF, she advocates charitable giving and provides educational opportunities for underprivileged youth. She has served her community as an educator for the past 13 years. She provides guitar lessons to her students through an afterschool program created and run by her with the help of guest faculty that assist when possible. The students have had a variety of experiences playing for their community over the past 8 years. With the help from amazing leaders, fellow teachers and staff, and community partnerships, Ms. Waugh helps provide a safe place for all children to learn and thrive.
Ms. Waugh holds a Bachelor’s Degree from University of South Carolina Aiken in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree from Columbia College in Divergent Learning. She is the president of the Aiken County Palmetto State Literacy Association which promotes and provides professional development focused on literacy for educators in her district. She was recently named the 2019/20 Teacher of the Year at Oakwood-Windsor Elementary School and works with all stakeholders to support the children in her community.
Buffalo, New York born and raised - currently residing in Hilton, NY John JJ Waugh is a real estate broker. He started college, however was drafted and served as a Marine from 1970-76. After many years' experience in commercial and residential carpentry and construction, he decided to expand his horizons by bringing his knowledge to bear in the role of Realtor. A big believer in education, from the very beginning John felt it important to learn as much about the industry as possible and continued taking courses even after he received his license in order to broaden and diversify his real estate knowledge. While learning the real estate business he saw the need for a clearer explanation of the challenges involved in navigating the tricky processes of home building and home buying, and thus began writing the first drafts of the home buying manuals that John JJ Waugh Associates provides its clients with today.
After only eighteen months as an agent, John's success enabled him to open his own brokerage, where he gained a reputation for providing the utmost in ethical and comprehensive services to his clients. Later, capitalizing on his background and commitment to small business enterprises, he built a local custom home building firm from the ground up. Committed not only to practice but also teaching ethical real estate practice, in 2006 he became a licensed real estate instructor for NY State and published a book and four training manuals for real estate agents.
John JJ Waugh is Vice President and Co-founder of the Trevor John Waugh Memorial Education Foundation, a non-profit organization created to honor Trevor, his son. John Waugh’s love for family and his children are his most important accomplishments. His stepson, Dana, a realtor, resides in Boston with wife Libby, and two children, Penelope and Deacon. His daughter, Stacey, a teacher, resides in South Carolina with her wife, Jessica Russell and their dog Ludwig. His beloved son, Trevor John Waugh, insurance agent, was born and raised in NY. He passed away peacefully at home of a heart attack shortly after Christmas, 2019. Trevor lived life to the fullest and never met a stranger. He loved his family and friends tremendously and whole-heartedly. He had a laugh and a smile that lit up every room he entered. He was a natural leader and always helped anyone in need. His generosity reached many and will continue to live on through our foundation in memory of him.