Administration
The bottom line in leadership isn’t how far we advance ourselves, but how far we advance others. —John C Maxwell, author, speaker, pastor
You care about who teaches your children and you should. But have you considered who leads and supports them? Our administrative team – from our IT staff, to our headmaster, to operations and marketing – are carefully selected folks who love God, love children, and love classical education.
Meet the Administration
Academic Advisors
But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands. Isaiah 32:8 ESV
Every full-time student in the Veritas Scholars Academy Diploma Program has a dedicated Academic Advisor who will provide knowledgeable counsel to ensure they are taking all the right courses to meet their fullest potential and are on track to meet graduation requirements.
Meet the Academic Advisors
Faculty
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32:8 ESV
The impact that a great teacher can have on the education of a student is immeasurable. At Veritas, we understand the importance of great teachers and are proud to introduce you to our remarkable group of men and women that are helping to shape the minds of the next generation. As you will quickly see, our teachers are from all over the nation and even the world. Operating in an online environment has allowed us to find and attract some of the best teachers in the world.
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Sarah Alba
Sarah Alba has had the unexpected pleasure of teaching at two schools over the past five years...
About Sarah
Rocio Alférez-García
Trained in Spain and Ireland, Señora Rocio is a language teacher, a certified mentor and coach, and has a Bachelor’s in Marketing and a Master’s degree in International Markets.
About Rocio
Melissa Amaya
Melissa Amaya is a Software Engineer by trade and an educator by calling. She has served as a Classical Conversations Tutor...
About Melissa
Kathy Arrick
God has inspired in Kathy Arrick a strong desire to impart to young hearts the delights of learning, the rewards of challenging work...
About Kathy
Nicole Artese
Nicole grew up in Massachusetts and attended college at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT...
About Nicole
Dr. Whitney Barnes
Dr. Whitney Barnes began her teaching career in the humanities in 2012. She holds a Masters in history from Georgia State University...
About Whitney
Erick Barrett
Erick Barrett is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.
About Erick
Janet Beavin
Janet Beavin has taught writing classes at VSA since 2008, with previous experience in public and private schools.
About Janet
Camber Beck
Camber Beck demonstrates a heart for elementary-aged students, both with and without disabilities, and loves to see them develop...
About Camber
Carrie Bennett
Carrie Bennett is a fifth generation teacher who is passionate about all things having to do with language and children.
About Carrie
Dr. Hannah Bergren
Dr. Hannah Bergren has made teaching and helping students succeed a priority and commitment in her life since she was a teenager.
About Hannah
Leah Boothman
Mrs. Leah Boothman has loved education ever since she first began tutoring children in high school.
About Leah
Britta Braaten
Britta Braaten is from the state of Washington but currently lives in North Carolina with her husband.
About Britta
Kortnie Brockwalder
Kortnie Brockwalder began her teaching career in 2015, and since then she has taught in grammar school settings.
About Kortnie
Allan Bruner
Allan Bruner is a science teacher at a small public high school in Oregon, where he has served as mathematics, chemistry...
About Allan
Joshua Butcher
Joshua Butcher began teaching classically in 2010 after earning a BS and MA in Rhetoric & Public Affairs, eventually abandoning his dissertation to focus more fully on classical education.
About Joshua
Robin Caminiti
Robin Caminiti began her teaching profession over 20 years ago at a public high school, then pivoted to being a Supervising Teacher...
About Robin
Al-Marie Campana
Al-Marie Campana (best known as Nana) was born and raised in Puerto Rico.
About Al-Marie
Carrie Cannon
Carrie Cannon’s most recent endeavor has been working as a research assistant creating a glossary for the Medieval Chronicle...
About Carrie
Kayla Cannon
Kayla Cannon discovered the delight of teaching grade-school as an environmental educator for Green Valleys Watershed Association’s summer programs.
About Kayla
Sarah Cartwright
Sarah Cartwright grew up with a homeschool, classical, Christian education and thoroughly enjoyed learning through the lens...
About Sarah
Scott Cartwright
Scott Cartwright grew up with missionary parents and learned from a young age the importance of faith in every aspect of our lives.
About Scott
Dr. Jonathon Caudill
Dr. Jonathan Caudill has always enjoyed teaching about living things.
About Jonathon
Dr. Kari Ceaicovschi
Dr. Kari Ceaicovschi has been teaching as a Latin teacher in secondary education since 2008, beginning with a Classical Christian school...
About Kari
Grace Centanni
Grace Centanni has been enamored with immortal languages since she declared as an eight-year-old to her parents...
About Grace
Kathleen Cockrel
Kathleen Cockrel is a math instructor at Eureka College in central Illinois and has tutored elementary through high-school math for several years.
About Kathleen
Jennifer Collender
Jennifer Collender graduated valedictorian from Logos School and then from New St. Andrew's College with a Liberal Arts...
About Jennifer
Dr. Michael Collender
Dr. Michael Collender has 20 years of experience teaching in Classical Christian education.
About Michael
Rick Davis
Rick Davis has been teaching in classical Christian schools since 2006. He studied in the honors program at Liberty University where...
About Rick
Shana Deemy
Shana Deemy has over 25 years of teaching experience in both public and private school settings.
About Shana
Lockett DeGraaf
Lockett DeGraaf has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and began educating classically ten years ago.
About Lockett
Ruth DeUnger
Ruth DeUnger is a lifelong learner and lover of all things mathematics. Ruth is saved by the Grace of God...
About Ruth
Lucinda Diem
Cindy Diem has been a teacher in a homeschool cooperative in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area since 2007.
About Lucinda
Dr. Aranda Duan
Dr. Aranda Duan earned her Bachelor of Science at Grand Valley State University, where her love of chemistry began to concentrate on the studies of biophysical chemistry...
About Aranda
Jaime Dudreck
Jamie Dudreck knew from a young age that she wanted to teach. She loves to teach young children about God’s beautiful world...
About Jaime
Kyle Dunham
Kyle Dunham is an experienced teacher of more than twenty years, with a passion for learning and communicating truth to young people and adults of all ages.
About Kyle
Amy Dunlap
Amy Dunlap began her teaching career at Esperanza Academy Charter High School in 2007 and spent nearly seven years there teaching 9th and 10th graders in inner-city Philadelphia.
About Amy
Loraine Dunn
Lorraine Dunn graduated with her degree in Social Studies Education from Millersville University in the fall of 2012.
About Loraine
Melonie Eastham
Melonie Eastham loves teaching students to look for the integration of Biblical truth and worldview. “In the beginning...
About Melonie
Dena Elder
Dena Elder taught mathematics for seven years prior to the blessing of becoming a mother to three fantastic children...
About Dena
Martyn Ellsworth
Martyn Ellsworth began his career as a youth minister in southern Illinois. He spent several years in youth ministry and has served as a pastor since 2008...
About Martyn
Mari Leigh Fanning
Mari Leigh Fanning has been an educator most of her life. Upon graduation from high school, she fulfilled her dream of teaching ballet at a local dance studio.
About Mari Leigh
Dr. Cindy Felso
Dr. Cindy Felso is a longtime advocate for home education and classical education that has been teaching logic and math
About Cindy
Lia Foster
Lia Foster’s teaching career began as a public school educator after she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education...
About Lia
Julia Fuette
Julia Fuette has been teaching history, literature, and composition since 2005.
About Julia
Tom Garfield
Tom Garfield, a Michigan native, has lived in Moscow, Idaho since 1977, largely due to meeting and marrying his wife, Julie, there.
About Tom
Sarah Gavin
Sarah Gavin earned her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Grove City College before moving overseas to attend...
About Sarah
Susan Girdner
Susan Girdner is thrilled to be teaching at Veritas Scholars Academy! Susan has an M.A. in Special Education from Eastern Mennonite University...
About Susan
Samuel Gist
Samuel Gist taught Latin, Logic, and Humanities at a local classical Christian school for five years before joining Veritas Scholars Academy.
About Samuel
Jason Glass
Jason Glass has over a decade of teaching experience including Science, Bible, Physical Education, Health, and English...
About Jason
Dr. Paula Gossard
Dr. Paula Gossard discovered a love of middle school students and teaching while leading a middle school youth group...
About Paula
Damian Haarhoff
Damian Haarhoff (more commonly known as Sir Haarhoff the brave and noble) was born in Cape Town, South Africa...
About Damian
Malinda Harrell
Malinda Harrell’s passion for teaching has spanned over twenty-five years, and includes teaching elementary and middle...
About Malinda
Sarah Heflin
Katie Heflin’s love for teaching began at a young age when she would accompany her mother to help in a Special Education classroom...
About Sarah
Angie Henriksen
Angie Henriksen graduated from Wheaton College with a B.A. in Elementary Education and from the University of Illinois with an M.Ed. in Special Education...
About Angie
Rebekah Henwood
Rebekah Henwood is a homeschooling mother who is passionate about classical education and encouraging other families...
About Rebekah
Elizabeth Hobson
Beth Hobson is thrilled to be teaching mathematics at Veritas Scholars Academy! Beth attended Texas A&M University...
About Elizabeth
Dr. Jon Hoglund
Jon Hoglund loves teaching Omnibus for Veritas and has been doing so since 2018.
About Jon
Jonathan Hoover
Jonathan Hoover has taught various levels of mathematics, but especially enjoys teaching Algebra...
About Jonathan
Margaret Hoover
Margaret Hoover’s passion is to see her students excel both as students and as individuals.
About Margaret
Tammy Howland
Tammy Howland graduated from Indiana University with her degree in secondary math education in 1992.
About Tammy
Sara Hunt
Sara Hunt is a Georgia native who enjoys debates about the best sweet tea spots and other important topics. She was classically trained K-12 and can attest to the quality of classical Christian education.
About Sara
Rebecca Jacoby
Becky Jacoby graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Education and Psychology...
About Rebecca
Amanda Jager
Amanda Jager has been teaching in various professional settings and homeschooling her own children since 2011. With a B.Ed. and an M.A. from McGill University...
About Amanda
April Jones
April Jones has over twenty-five years of experience in teaching and tutoring in a variety of settings in K-12th grade through private, public, catholic, classical Christian schools...
About April
Michelle Jones
Michelle Jones knew since she was in the 3rd grade that she wanted to be a teacher. That led her to complete her BA in Elementary Education...
About Michelle
Tammy Kabakjian
Tammy Kabakjian is a homeschooling mother with a love of classical education. She earned a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education from...
About Tammy
Teresa Kao
Teresa Kao is the wife of American Bible Society attorney Stephen Kao and the mother...
About Teresa
Kathryn Kavanagh
Katie Kavanagh has taught the Christian classical liberal arts at Providence Academy and Providence Prep Academy...
About Kathryn
Al Keller
Al Keller received his M.A. in Russian History from the University of New Orleans in 1970, followed by three years of post-graduate...
About Al
Dr. Rachel Keller
Dr. Rachel Keller has extensive teaching experience at the college level, secondary level, and internationally.
About Rachel
Amy Kelly
Amy received her Master of Theology degree (ThM) from Dallas Theological Seminary with an emphasis in Systematic Theology.
About Amy
Caryn Kepford
Caryn Kepford received her BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She continued her...
About Caryn
Dr. Binnie King
Dr. Binnie King is an enthusiastic classical Christian educator whom God has prepared for such a time as this.
About Binnie
Jodie Kirk
Jodie Kirk grew up in beautiful Hawaii. She has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Hawaii Pacific University and a Master of Science in Secondary Science Education...
About Jodie
Amy Kleespies
Amy Kleespies is an Army wife who has lived and taught throughout the United States.
About Amy
Jack Klein
Jack Klein lives just a stone’s throw from the Beartooth Mountains in Billings, MT - recently awarded “Best City in America” by...
About Jack
Susan Klein
Susan Klein is the wife of fellow VSA teacher Jack Klein and mother of six children ranging in age from 31 down to 17...
About Susan
Kyle Klunick
Kyle Klunick was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois. God saved him during his freshman year at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, where he went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Physics...
About Kyle
Theresa Krebs
Theresa Krebs attended George Mason University, where she earned undergraduate degrees in both Chemistry and Biology, with...
About Theresa
Reena Kurapati
Reena Kurapati has taught 6th grade General Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, remedial math, and Economics at...
About Reena
Joanna Kurtz
Joanna Kurtz has been a classroom educator since 2002. She began her teaching career in a third-grade classroom of a Christian school in Fort Worth, Texas...
About Joanna
Margaret Laird
A teacher at heart, Margaret graduated from Liberty University in 2003 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences. She later obtained an M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning...
About Margaret
Mei-Ning Langworthy
Mei-Ning Langworthy graduated as valedictorian of Lincoln Academy and later with high honors from the Wheaton Conservatory of Music...
About Mei-Ning
Esther Leonard
Esther Leonard has 13 years of experience in education. For eight years she taught basic science to 6th-8th grade students and was a mentor teacher and department chair.
About Esther
Kathy Leone
Kathy Leone has worked in the field of education since 2001, serving as a public high school teacher and administrator...
About Kathy
Amy Levin
Amy Levin attended Kent State University, earning both a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a minor in English, and a Master’s degree in speech-language pathology ten years later...
About Amy
Crissy Lodmell
Crissy Lodmell is excited to be teaching mathematics at Veritas Scholars Academy! Crissy graduated magna cum laude from...
About Crissy
Beth Lucas
Beth Lucas has served as a missionary in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. She has taught in a wide variety of settings...
About Beth
Dr. Erlend MacGillivray
Dr. Erlend McGillivary gained his PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
About Erlend
Honesty Martin
Honesty Martin has a passion for math, dance, teaching, and singing. After receiving a BS in Mathematics and a Dance Minor...
About Honesty
Dr. Greg Massey
Dr. Greg Massey earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of South Carolina in 1992.
About Greg
Kelda Massey
Kelda Massey earned her Master’s in Education from Freed-Hardeman University in 2002. Over the past two decades, she has enjoyed teaching various subjects...
About Kelda
Andrea McCabe
Andrea McCabe developed a love of both science and teaching early in life, helping her father set up his entomological field...
About Andrea
Amy McCollum
Amy McCollum is a homeschooling mom of four children. She graduated from California Lutheran University...
About Amy
Melanie Meadow
Melanie Meadow says, as an author, she is a seeker of story, of the narratives of lives, of history, of God’s place in it and through us all.
About Melanie
Gina Miller
Gina Miller is thrilled to be teaching mathematics at Veritas Scholars Academy! Gina graduated from Bridgewater College...
About Gina
Jennifer Milligan
Jennifer Milligan is a Virginia girl but has spent much of her adult life living in various places along the East Coast besides her home state: West Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and now Pennsylvania...
About Jennifer
Krikor Mnatzaganian
Krikor Mnatzaganian was born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel where he started his career teaching Mathematics...
About Krikor
David Moody
David Moody has taught as a teacher at a Christian school and served as a principal for many years after graduating from the University of Virginia.
About David
Elizabeth Morelli
Elizabeth Morelli graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Master's College with a BA in Education, and has been teaching in classrooms ever since.
About Elizabeth
Heather Morgan
Heather Morgan is a Navy kid and Army veteran whose work has taken her all over the globe.
About Heather
Monica Munn
Monica Munn graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematical Education in 2003.
About Monica
Elizabeth Nelson
Elizabeth Nelson has her M.A. in Secondary Science Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College...
About Elizabeth
Lauren Patrick
Lauren Patrick is a second-generation teacher who is passionate about all things having to do with children and the way God designed each and every child...
About Lauren
Toni Payne
Toni Payne has a love for learning and a love for Christ; these affections have fueled her service to classical, Christian education for over a decade...
About Toni
Corey Piper
Corey Piper earned his BA in Education from Whitworth University in Spokane, WA, and has mostly taught middle school students...
About Corey
Sheryl Powell
Sheryl Powell graduated from Houghton University with a B.A. in French and did graduate studies in the language at Calvin College...
About Sheryl
Jessica Price
Jessica Price has been teaching literacy (grammar, composition, literature, and phonics) and drama for 10 years...
About Jessica
Devan Quandt
Devan Quandt is a vibrant and energetic educator raised in the small town of Lancaster, PA. She is entering her eighth year of professional teaching...
About Devan
Melinda Quattlebaum
Melinda Quattlebaum is a born and raised Oklahoman who loves the unpredictability of Oklahoma weather. Raised in the cit...
About Melinda
Morgan Radutiu
Morgan Radutiu has always had a desire for teaching and sharing new knowledge with others. She knew early on that she wanted to teach in a formal setting...
About Morgan
Alyssa Reaves
Alyssa Reaves has had the heart of an educator from an early age when she would play school with her sisters.
About Alyssa
Amy Redelsperger
Amy Redelsperger has been teaching her children classically for the past six years. In addition to homeschooling her own children...
About Amy
Elizabeth Riess
Elizabeth Riess brings an enthusiastic and engaging teaching style alongside her more than 15 years of experience teaching in classrooms...
About Elizabeth
Rachael Robbins
Mrs. Rachael Robbins has taught in classical Christian schools and homeschools since 2017. She has taught and tutored Latin, Literature, Logic, Rhetoric...
About Rachael
Lori Rogers
Lori Rogers graduated from Bryan College in 1984 with a BA in Psychology/Family and Marriage Counseling. She homeschooled...
About Lori
Mackenzie Rollins
Mackenzie Rollins was born in Ohio and graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Spanish.
About Mackenzie
Mary Sam
Mary Sam is a home schooling mom of six children, ages 6 through 20. She graduated from Houghton College with a BS...
About Mary
Daniel Samms
Daniel Samms is originally from West Virginia and currently pastors Restoration Church in Ohio. He completed his MA in Philosophical Theology...
About Daniel
Megan Sargent
Megan Sargent has been teaching for 16 years in various settings, including public schools, homeschools, co-ops, and college courses...
About Megan
Katy Schmitz
Katy Schmitz has been teaching VSA curriculum to her own children, and to other homeschooled students in her community...
About Katy
Dr. Debora Schulze
Dr. Debora Schulze lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with her husband Jim and her son Adam, a VSA student.
About Debora
Beth Scott
Beth Scott has taught French, Spanish, English Language Arts, Writing, and ESL at both public and private schools and at...
About Beth
Holly Scott-Riddell
Holly Scott-Riddell was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, but currently resides in St. Andrews, Scotland.
About Holly
Amber Scroggs
Amber Scroggs has been teaching students of all ages for the last 18 years. She has taught History, Literature, Art, and Composition...
About Amber
Erica Searl
Erica Searl graduated summa cum laude from Montana State University with a BS in mathematics...
About Erica
Rob Shearer
Rob Shearer is the husband of Cyndy Shearer, the proud father of 11 children, an Elder at Abundant Life Church, and the...
About Rob
Kathryne Sinelnikova
Katie Sinelnikova began her teaching career as an English as a second language teacher in northern Russia.
About Kathryne
Heidi Smith
Heidi Smith has been interested in math and science, especially learning about the way things work for as long as she can remember...
About Heidi
Esther Snodgrass
Esther Snodgrass grew up on a farm in the mountains of western Maryland where she was homeschooled and developed a curiosity about the way the world works and a love of learning.
About Esther
Esther Souman
Esther Souman is a Ph.D. candidate in History with four years’ experience in teaching classes of first-year university students...
About Esther
Mandy Southern
Mandy Southern was born and raised in Northwest Oklahoma on a family farm where she learned the value of working hard and ideas essential for life.
About Mandy
Dr. Travis Southern
Dr. Travis Southern received his B.S. in biochemistry with distinction and his M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.
About Travis
Yolanda Statema
Yolanda Statema has been teaching for over 30 years, with the majority of those years of teaching being in schools...
About Yolanda
Ed Stengel
Edward Stengel is a published scholar of history and literature, an experienced Christian Apologist, as well as a world...
About Ed
Melissa Stewart
Melissa Stewart grew up in northern New Jersey in an ethnically and linguistically diverse neighborhood, which inspired...
About Melissa
Dr. Jay Stigdon
Dr. Stigdon lives on a small farm in his home state of Indiana with an amazing wife who is intent on raising an ever-growing menagerie of cats...
About Jay
Shannon Strader
Shannon Strader’s first teaching role was in clinical research at the University of Houston.
About Shannon
Lindsay Sturm
Lindsay Sturm is a lifelong learner. In addition to classically homeschooling her own seven children, she has taught a variety of levels in diverse contexts...
About Lindsay
Dr. Benjamin Szumskyj
Dr. Benjamin Szumskyj has been a teacher for over eighteen years, most of these within Christian schools...
About Benjamin
Melissa Teply
Melissa Teply earned a B.S. in Secondary Education Biology from Crichton College in Memphis, TN in 1999.
About Melissa
Edward Thurber
Edward Thurber earned a BA in English literature from the University of California at Davis. He earned a Master’s degree...
About Edward
Norma Tochijara
Norma Tochijara was born in Mexico City but 16 years ago moved to Montreal, Canada, where she lives with her family...
About Norma
Jaime Treadwell
Jaime Treadwell began her career over 20 years ago, teaching students with mild to moderate learning disabilities.
About Jaime
Midge Vad
Midge Vad received her education degree in 2007 from Missouri State University and since then has taught many different grade levels...
About Midge
David Vander Haak
David Vander Haak grew up with Christian Education in his blood. Both of his parents have taught at Christian schools his entire life...
About David
Gail Van Ryn
Gail Van Ryn has a passion for teaching students of all ages to communicate using various forms of media
About Gail
Esther Veldman
Esther Veldman has been teaching for most of her adult life both in the classroom and at home.
About Esther
Natalie Venable
Natalie Venable is a professional educator with 25+ years of teaching experience.
About Natalie
Dr. Kimberly Wagner
Dr. Kimberly Wagner earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education, Master in Education in Administration, and her Doctorate in Higher Education from Mary Hardin-Baylor...
About Kimberly
Jamie Weary
Jamie Weary received her B.S. in Math Education from Geneva College in 2008. Upon receiving her teaching certification...
About Jamie
Summer Weaver
Summer Weaver has developed a passion and personal commitment to three things: leading young children to Christ...
About Summer
Hettie Weber
Hettie Weber resides in beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia, a perfect place for her students to come visit and learn...
About Hettie
Dr. Miranda Webster
By God’s grace, Miranda Webster loved going to church weekly and was very involved in her local youth group.
About Miranda
Jeffrey Wells
Jeff Wells spent 23 years in pastoral ministry during which time he founded Crowley Christian School...
About Jeffrey
Dr. Jessica Whisenant
Dr. Jessica Whisenant began her career teaching ancient Near Eastern history and biblical Hebrew as a graduate student at the University of Michigan...
About Jessica
Carrie White
Carrie White has spent the majority of her teaching career in the realm of classical Christian education.
About Carrie
Christina Wienckoski
Christina Wienckoski graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in French and completed her Master of Education in French from West Chester University...
About Christina
Stacy Williams
Stacy Williams has over 15 years of teaching experience in both public and private school settings. She graduated from Reinhardt College...
About Stacy
Carla Wilson
Carla Wilson’s route to discovering her call to teach has been a circuitous one. She studied chemical engineering...
About Carla
Carolyn Wilson
Carolyn Wilson has spent her life in classical Christian education and appreciates it more every year.
About Carolyn
Mary Wright
Mary graduated with distinction from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with a B.A. from the College of Math, Science, and Engineering.
About Mary
Lindsay York
Lindsay York is a homeschool mom who has raised three children on Veritas Press curriculum and VSA.
About Lindsay
